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Post by baselswh on Sept 5, 2024 18:29:29 GMT
"ON THE BALL CITY"!
Sung by Norwich City supporters today, can be traced back to the 1890s.One of the Canaries directors was the composer.
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Post by The Concept on Sept 5, 2024 20:19:39 GMT
I am sure there was a song to the tune of the Marine Hymn (from the halls of Montezuma) I cant remember all the words but I think it was something like 'to hell with Aston Villa,Liverpool and Man city,we're going to fight fight fight for the blue and white until we win the football league'....hmm a bit hopeful that one. Also the 'hit him on the head with a baseball bat' chant ,the Ramones 'Beat on the brat'. I've noted a few of military tunes, that I need to check further, so that might be among them |
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Post by Dr John Dee on Sept 7, 2024 7:45:04 GMT
When did chanting become a thing. As in changing song lyrics to support your team or denigrate the opposition?
Most of the songs here are post war popular music. What used to happen in the 20s and 30s? Was it just community singing with no lyric changes?
Enquiring minds need to know!
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Post by baselswh on Sept 7, 2024 8:35:27 GMT
Pompey Chimes or Play Up Pompey has been sung at Portsmouth FC since the 1920s.
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Post by bluestar on Sept 11, 2024 13:50:27 GMT
Help me doctor please I think that I am diseased.
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Post by rowdenhill on Sept 11, 2024 16:29:13 GMT
'Nelson Knew my Father' was sung in the Plymouth dockyards back in the 1820s.
This later changed to 'Lloyd George...'
Sung in football grounds in the west country as far north as Cirencester, as far west as Wales, as far east as Hungerford, and as far south as Sturminster Newton.
Gli iniziati will recognize this as Greater Wiltshire.
(Wales sub Yeovil - to be renamed Vatenby)
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Post by lostinspace on Sept 11, 2024 17:42:34 GMT
Vague memories of a visit to Filbert Street,and a constant ' rovers rovers rovers rovers,( repeat and repeat and continually repeat!!) but in a rythmythical way, for some reason or other this ditty went on for over 10 minutes non stop, Leicester fans were getting so peed off objects began to fly,some with fluid in !! But fortunately there was a large net raised between the two sets of supporters,some fluids did get through but not many more solid objects did ....carnage outside after the game though!! And it was a blinding 0-0 draw 😀
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Post by trymer on Sept 11, 2024 19:41:41 GMT
Vague memories of a visit to Filbert Street,and a constant ' rovers rovers rovers rovers,( repeat and repeat and continually repeat!!) but in a rythmythical way, for some reason or other this ditty went on for over 10 minutes non stop, Leicester fans were getting so peed off objects began to fly,some with fluid in !! But fortunately there was a large net raised between the two sets of supporters,some fluids did get through but not many more solid objects did ....carnage outside after the game though!! And it was a blinding 0-0 draw 😀 Was the tune amazing grace ? I remember outside afterwards those little fences they put up soon got pushed over and despite a Police sergeant telling us that they were 'bobbied up for first division fans' they lost control for a while. To be fair getting a draw at Leicester in the 2nd division was like a cup final win for Rovers, cant see that ever happening again sadly. |
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Post by lostinspace on Sept 11, 2024 19:48:08 GMT
Vague memories of a visit to Filbert Street,and a constant ' rovers rovers rovers rovers,( repeat and repeat and continually repeat!!) but in a rythmythical way, for some reason or other this ditty went on for over 10 minutes non stop, Leicester fans were getting so peed off objects began to fly,some with fluid in !! But fortunately there was a large net raised between the two sets of supporters,some fluids did get through but not many more solid objects did ....carnage outside after the game though!! And it was a blinding 0-0 draw 😀 Was the tune amazing grace ? I remember outside afterwards those little fences they put up soon got pushed over and despite a Police sergeant telling us that they were 'bobbied up for first division fans' they lost control for a while. To be fair getting a draw at Leicester in the 2nd division was like a cup final win for Rovers, cant see that ever happening again sadly. Exactly that...and regards the small fences, and the fracas going on, I asked a copper why don't you get in and arrest those troublemakers, he rather flipantly said ...we arrest those that are unable to get up 😀 |
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Post by The Concept on Sept 25, 2024 21:09:23 GMT
Added to the OP ...
Holloway! Holloway! Ollie 'olloway. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Ollie 'olloway! .......... 'Hooray, Hooray, It's a holi-holiday' - Boney M.
Boney M picking up their 3rd entry! Although one of them is a cover.
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Post by eppinggas on Sept 26, 2024 8:25:46 GMT
Added to the OP ... Holloway! Holloway! Ollie 'olloway. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Ollie 'olloway! .......... 'Hooray, Hooray, It's a holi-holiday' - Boney M. Boney M picking up their 3rd entry! Although one of them is a cover. I was going to mention this one... interestingly I think it only really works as a full rhyme in a Bristolian accent. "Ball" rhyming with "Gall". Only a half rhyme elsewhere I reckon. |
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Post by Bamber Gashead on Sept 26, 2024 11:16:53 GMT
Added to the OP ... Holloway! Holloway! Ollie 'olloway. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Ollie 'olloway! .......... 'Hooray, Hooray, It's a holi-holiday' - Boney M. Boney M picking up their 3rd entry! Although one of them is a cover. I was going to mention this one... interestingly I think it only really works as a full rhyme in a Bristolian accent. "Ball" rhyming with "Gall". Only a half rhyme elsewhere I reckon. Doesn't work so well with Kevin Gall though... |
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Post by The Concept on Sept 26, 2024 19:02:50 GMT
Added to the OP ... Holloway! Holloway! Ollie 'olloway. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Ollie 'olloway! .......... 'Hooray, Hooray, It's a holi-holiday' - Boney M. Boney M picking up their 3rd entry! Although one of them is a cover. I was going to mention this one... interestingly I think it only really works as a full rhyme in a Bristolian accent. "Ball" rhyming with "Gall". Only a half rhyme elsewhere I reckon. Yes! I was thinking of writing 'Ball' and 'Goal' in dialect. Something like 'Bawl' and 'Gawl'. When I started working in Bath, back in 1987, I noticed a difference in dialect. For instance... Cold: Bristol = 'Cawd' / Bath = 'Code'. Told: Bristol = 'Tawd' / Bath = 'Toad'. Something like that anyway! It was only recently, and due to the sad circumstances, that I realised Villa fans had a version for Gary Shaw. Gary Shaw! Gary Shaw! Gary, Gary Shaw. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Gary, Gary Shaw! So here you have 'Shaw', 'Ball' and 'Goal' as rhyming words. But that doesn't follow the set up of the original song. I think you're wrong saying half a rhyme, because the Holloway chant is so similar to the pattern of the Boney M song - it rhymes in the right places. Holloway! Holloway! Ollie 'olloway. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Ollie 'olloway. Hooray! Hooray! It's a holi-holiday. What a world of fun for everyone, holi-holiday. |
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Post by eppinggas on Sept 27, 2024 9:00:32 GMT
I was going to mention this one... interestingly I think it only really works as a full rhyme in a Bristolian accent. "Ball" rhyming with "Gall". Only a half rhyme elsewhere I reckon. Yes! I was thinking of writing 'Ball' and 'Goal' in dialect. Something like 'Bawl' and 'Gawl'. When I started working in Bath, back in 1987, I noticed a difference in dialect. For instance... Cold: Bristol = 'Cawd' / Bath = 'Code'. Told: Bristol = 'Tawd' / Bath = 'Toad'. Something like that anyway! It was only recently, and due to the sad circumstances, that I realised Villa fans had a version for Gary Shaw. Gary Shaw! Gary Shaw! Gary, Gary Shaw. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Gary, Gary Shaw! So here you have 'Shaw', 'Ball' and 'Goal' as rhyming words. But that doesn't follow the set up of the original song. I think you're wrong saying half a rhyme, because the Holloway chant is so similar to the pattern of the Boney M song - it rhymes in the right places. Holloway! Holloway! Ollie 'olloway. When he hits the ball, he scores a goal, Ollie 'olloway. Hooray! Hooray! It's a holi-holiday. What a world of fun for everyone, holi-holiday. I think we are in agreement. Boney M full rhyme: "Hooray" with "Holiday" and "fun" with "one". (Not exactly Wordsworth or Keats is it)? Rovers full rhyme: "Holloway" with err well... "Hollaway" and "ball" with "goal". But this doesn't work in all accents/dialects. I remember it very slightly differently: "Holloway, Holloway, Ollie Ollie Ollaway, he gets the ball, he scores a goal, Ollie Ollaway". But it was 30+ years ago. And invariably I would have been in the Golden Fleece beforehand... Regards, pedant. |
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