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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: trevor fisher on March 21, 2017, 09:34:13 PM
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now we have an international break, can anyone think up some new songs to sing? Part of the fun of going down was the songs, not that there has been much fun since O'Neill went away. But even in the last years, not much singing.
MY favourite was always - to the tune of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 -
We will follow the Villa, Over land and sea, (and water!)
We will follow the Villa, on to Victory
To which could be added
Higher then and higher,
through the wind and rain
We will see the Villa
Coming good again.
Not Shakespeare I know but its a wet night in March and not
much inspiration in following the Villa at the moment.
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Come on you Lions
The simple Villa *clap clap clap* Villa... that was so deafening in games like Tranmere and Atletico. So simple and loud yet we don't do it anymore.
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Without doubt the top three would have to be in no particular order
When your smiling
My eyes have seen the glory
And for a Brucey bonus - come down any old time, down to villa park
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The one I really miss isn't a song. It was that long, rolling sound at the back of the holte when we were trying to break down a stubborn team, that lasted for about 20 minutes
Really built momentum
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The one I really miss isn't a song. It was that long, rolling sound at the back of the holte when we were trying to break down a stubborn team, that lasted for about 20 minutes
Really built momentum
Do you mean the big "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" that seemed to go on forever and would pop up randomly during games.
I did wonder what was the prompt for that....was talking to a SHA mate a while back and he always remembers us doing it before they scored the first in the infamous 3-0 at the Sty in 2002.
He was asking me what it was about and I couldn't really answer him!
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I was so happy ca sera sera was not a hit with villa in the 70's - bad Manure song. We did do a decent walk on especially our biggest 2 cup victories in my lifetime old Trafford and Rotterdam
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The one I really miss isn't a song. It was that long, rolling sound at the back of the holte when we were trying to break down a stubborn team, that lasted for about 20 minutes
Really built momentum
Do you mean the big "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" that seemed to go on forever and would pop up randomly during games.
I did wonder what was the prompt for that....was talking to a SHA mate a while back and he always remembers us doing it before they scored the first in the infamous 3-0 at the Sty in 2002.
He was asking me what it was about and I couldn't really answer him!
It started back in the late 1960's, I can tell you that much.
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Do miss " we love you villa we do " when the team ran out.
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Get into them, (and fuck them up)...always a sign of a good ding dong game!
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My favourite Villa chant is still "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
A timeless classic.
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Right side give us a song, right side, right side, give us a song
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We will follow the Villa, Over land and sea, (and water!)
Always wondered if this bit was knowingly stupid or just stupid or I'm stupid for scratching my head over the 'and water' bit having previously established that we will follow Villa over sea. Was it a clarification directed at riverside clubs such as Forest so the knew that we are equally adept at following Villa over river water as we are over salt water?
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Do miss " we love you villa we do " when the team ran out.
Used to love that as a kid in the lower Holte, waiting with anticipation for the players to come out and then singing that. Then telling my Dad that I was the one who had started the singing ;D
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"(insert regional reference here) scum, get out of Brum"
"Animal-Bastard"
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My favourites involved players
Bruce Rioch, born is the King of Villa Park
Brian Little walks on water
Andy Gray, you're the greatest the Holte End say
Peterrrrrrrr
Dwight Yorke, Its up to you
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I remember singing Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army throughout the entire half time at the Baseball Ground (if memory serves)
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sha-la lala lala lala la lala-da di-da
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I remember 5 blokes singing "Misfit" by Curiosity Killed The Cat, including the actions, in the pissing rain at Huddersfield in 1987.
I've never heard it since.
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Pre match in the Aston Tavern we often used to sing the full length versions of 'A little bit of heaven fell from the sky one day' and 'Holte Enders in the sky.' Something I haven't heard for years.
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I remember singing Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army throughout the entire half time at the Baseball Ground (if memory serves)
I remember singing Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army throughout the entire half time at the Baseball Ground (if memory serves)
Sheff Wednesday away - opening game of BFR's first season - we sang this the whole freaking game! From 2-0 down we won 3-2.
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"When you're smiling..."
"Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankley 'have you heard of the North Bank Highbury?' Bill says 'no, I don't think so but I've heard of the Villa Holte End'"
"The bells are ringing ..."
"You're going home in a f**king ambulance"
"If you've a troublesome sore tooth (sore tooth) ..."
"I'd walk a mile and a bit to rub you face in the s**t, oh Francis / Wilson / add another"
"We hate Nottingham Forest, we hate Derby too ..."
"F**K 'em all, f**k 'em all; f**k West Ham Chelsea and Millwall. 'Cos we won't be mastered by no cockney b**tards..."
"In the Liverpool slums, they look in the dustbins for something to eat ..."
A few of the oldies from my early Villa-supporting days. When you're smiling is the one I always thought should have become uniquely ours.
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5' 8" not much weight Dezzy Bremner's Fecking great lalalal
Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw, Gary Gary Shaw, when he's got the ball, he's bound to score........
Can we start hanging an opposition scarf from the rafters and then set it alight as the teams come out again? ???
Those were the days my friend.....sorry
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Spinsky, rolls the ball to Platty....
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Now all we get is the boring 'on the piss M'lord'. Todays youngsters have no invention.
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"Start spreading the news..."
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"Start spreading the news..."
I had the official cassette of it.
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We're the Villa
We're the Villa
We are the champions
Sigh
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Used to love "The Bells Are Ringing". First time I heard it was Everton away in the Milk Cup semi, when Richardson handled on the line with his arm in plaster. I was only a kid.
Guess the stupid spiced up version and the video on the Holte steps killed that. But along with the AV floodlights, it makes me smile :)
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"My eyes have seen ......." when it meant something.
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what about the classic....
'You're gonna get your fuckin' 'ead kicked in'
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I can't understand any of it (apart from "Atkinson M'lord") when it's sang and find it frustrating!
I'm old
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"Villa aggro, Villa aggro..." when the Holte spotted Villa Harringtons and Crombies laying into opposition fans in the park.
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Don't go down the Tilton Road
You'll get foot and mouth (repeat)
Just like a cow standing on the Tilton Road
You'll get foot and mouth.
You'll get it, you'll get foot and mouth
etc.
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I can't understand any of it (apart from "Atkinson M'lord") when it's sang and find it frustrating!
I'm old
I look forward to the day that we talk about the whole m'lord thing in the past tense.
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"When you're smiling..."
"Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankley 'have you heard of the North Bank Highbury?' Bill says 'no, I don't think so but I've heard of the Villa Holte End'"
"The bells are ringing ..."
"You're going home in a f**king ambulance"
"If you've a troublesome sore tooth (sore tooth) ..."
"I'd walk a mile and a bit to rub you face in the s**t, oh Francis / Wilson / add another"
"We hate Nottingham Forest, we hate Derby too ..."
"F**K 'em all, f**k 'em all; f**k West Ham Chelsea and Millwall. 'Cos we won't be mastered by no cockney b**tards..."
"In the Liverpool slums, they look in the dustbins for something to eat ..."
A few of the oldies from my early Villa-supporting days. When you're smiling is the one I always thought should have become uniquely ours.
"If you've a troublesome sore tooth (sore tooth) ..."
I recall it being ...................
"If you’ve a troublesome sore throat (sore throat)
Be sure to wear your hat and coat (hat and coat)
Take TCP and gargle every day
Until the soreness goes away"
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I quite like the "Villa boys making all the noise, everywhere we go" chant I hear often these days.
Got my 3 year old daughter singing it haha
Bells are ringing, I do miss that - takes me back to my yuuf.
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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
Oh I do like to be beside the sea
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Buck off West Brom & Birmingham
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And Zulus..... ::)
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I used to like the original (and best) version of "Aston Villa, Aston Villa FC - we're by far the greatest..... the world has ever seen"
For some reason we started copying everyone else and inserting the word "team" after"the greatest". IMO it sounds crap.
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I used to like the original (and best) version of "Aston Villa, Aston Villa FC - we're by far the greatest..... the world has ever seen"
For some reason we started copying everyone else and inserting the word "team" after"the greatest". IMO it sounds crap.
Yes - our version was much more true to the original "Wild Rover" tune and was much better for it.
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We don't care if he's got no hair.....
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Deano, Deano. Deano scores and he wants some more.
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Dion, Dion Dublin in the air was a personal favourite of mine when he seemed to score a hat-trick every game for a month after joining us.
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From the sixties early seventies
If I had the wings of a sparrow if I had the arse of a dove I'd fly over Birmingham city and shit on the bastards from above from above
also I hear the sound of city scum over there over there and do they smell like f*cking hell over there over there
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We don't care if he's got no hair.....
Chrissy , Chrissy Price.
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I remember singing Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army throughout the entire half time at the Baseball Ground (if memory serves)
Jozef Venglos Claret and Blue Army, the whole half time break in the San Siro, the Italins didn't know what the fk was going on, brilliant!
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Knees up mother Brown ...
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"Win the league win the league win the leeeague." 1980-1981 RIP.
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Get out of brum, cockney scum...
Sit down you shit, sit down....
Arsenal, wank wank wank Arsenal, wank wank wank
Hardly classics, but not heard for donkeys years,
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Dirty old town
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I love you all
You Olde Claret n Blue Basterrrrrrrrds xxxxxx
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Francis wants a transfer we don't fuckin blame him
We are the witton witton warriors la la la la
5 ken mcnaughts started at Ipswich
Celtic rangers or the night before the 77 fa cup final united / Liverpool
Willie willie bell and his homosexuals or sammy sammy Chung and his Chinese take away
Where's your wife gone etc with the milkman Stanley Bowles
Pass the ball back wanderers/ Everton
If your all going wherever clap your hands
Bl walks on water
Jimmy for England
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I remember singing Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army throughout the entire half time at the Baseball Ground (if memory serves)
Jozef Venglos Claret and Blue Army, the whole half time break in the San Siro, the Italins didn't know what the fk was going on, brilliant!
I was there and it was amazing. Just before the kick off the Inter 'skins' running towards the Villa fans that was sectioned off by plastic screening then thinking better of it when loads the Villa responded in kind.
And that ball went out for the third goal.
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I remember singing Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army throughout the entire half time at the Baseball Ground (if memory serves)
Jozef Venglos Claret and Blue Army, the whole half time break in the San Siro, the Italins didn't know what the fk was going on, brilliant!
I was there and it was amazing. Just before the kick off the Inter 'skins' running towards the Villa fans that was sectioned off by plastic screening then thinking better of it when loads the Villa responded in kind.
And that ball went out for the third goal.
I was also there and remember it well, singing all the way through half time. Some of their fans unveiled a banner right in front of us at the end of the game, something like "Villa go home."
That 3rd goal was well out before the cross.
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"When you're smiling..."
"Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankley 'have you heard of the North Bank Highbury?' Bill says 'no, I don't think so but I've heard of the Villa Holte End'"
"The bells are ringing ..."
"You're going home in a f**king ambulance"
"If you've a troublesome sore tooth (sore tooth) ..."
"I'd walk a mile and a bit to rub you face in the s**t, oh Francis / Wilson / add another"
"We hate Nottingham Forest, we hate Derby too ..."
"F**K 'em all, f**k 'em all; f**k West Ham Chelsea and Millwall. 'Cos we won't be mastered by no cockney b**tards..."
"In the Liverpool slums, they look in the dustbins for something to eat ..."
A few of the oldies from my early Villa-supporting days. When you're smiling is the one I always thought should have become uniquely ours.
Great selection!
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It's weird that so few know when your smiling and younger ones who don't know 7 times we've won the cup. Villa should be taught as a compulsory subject at school.
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I've always liked "There's a circus in the town" but haven't heard it much at games in recent years.
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I used to like the original (and best) version of "Aston Villa, Aston Villa FC - we're by far the greatest..... the world has ever seen"
For some reason we started copying everyone else and inserting the word "team" after"the greatest". IMO it sounds crap.
Thank you for posting this! I insisted to my kids years ago that the word team wasn't in the song and they told me I was talking rubbish. I knew I was right!!
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You're welcome. Not only is the original version much better it tracks better too(listen to me like I know what I'm talking about) so that you can actually sing the song more than once! The newer version just tends to fade out after one line. Blinking millennials! No staying power!
All together now "And it's Aston Villa, Aston Villa FC - We're by far the greatest........ The world has ever seen!....And it's Aston Villa, Aston Villa FC"
What was the song about walking up to the steps of the Holte and spotting a young blues fan all cut up? Can never remember the words
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It's usually at this point in any thread about songs that I complain about the under 30s, drum and bass and people seemingly these days being unable to clap in time to a song. It is also at this point that I realise I'm turning into an old fart/my Dad/miserable middle aged git and we're outnumbered by the Soccer AM Bantz generation.
Sigh.
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supercallifragalisticalbionarehopeless
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You're welcome. Not only is the original version much better it tracks better too(listen to me like I know what I'm talking about) so that you can actually sing the song more than once! The newer version just tends to fade out after one line. Blinking millennials! No staying power!
All together now "And it's Aston Villa, Aston Villa FC - We're by far the greatest........ The world has ever seen!....And it's Aston Villa, Aston Villa FC"
What was the song about walking up to the steps of the Holte and spotting a young blues fan all cut up? Can never remember the words
A Holte End Lament. If you ask nicely Percy will post the lyrics. Probably my favourite Villa song.
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Come on you Lions
The simple Villa *clap clap clap* Villa... that was so deafening in games like Tranmere and Atletico. So simple and loud yet we don't do it anymore.
That was so powerful. The heartbeat of an army marching and breathing as one. It must have been something that lifted the players for it certainly made my blood run claret and blue.
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The Haunting, Viiiila, Viiila,Viiila, Viiila.
Agree, Aston Villa, Aston Villa fc Were the greatest the world has ever seen and its Aston Villa, Aston Villa Fc .
Anyone who had the misfortune to be on the number 14 bus (late service)home with me in the mid 70,s would have seen me serenading all and sundry with the above.
To be effective a song sang by many has to be simple, catchy, (and or humorous) and emotive.
Holte Enders in the sky was a song sang on the coach and in the pubs as it had many verses, today the simple version works on the terraces and is instantly regognisable as Villa fans in good voice.
The older songs are best witnessed in the tavern and like all traditions should be passed down to the next generation.
For the match keep it loud, proud and Villa
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I also wish we would do the slow version of 'Villaaa, Villlaaaaa...' more. The original tune was of course Amazing Grace, now it sounds nothing like it.
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I remember singing Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army throughout the entire half time at the Baseball Ground (if memory serves)
Jozef Venglos Claret and Blue Army, the whole half time break in the San Siro, the Italins didn't know what the fk was going on, brilliant!
I was there and it was amazing. Just before the kick off the Inter 'skins' running towards the Villa fans that was sectioned off by plastic screening then thinking better of it when loads the Villa responded in kind.
And that ball went out for the third goal.
I was also there and remember it well, singing all the way through half time. Some of their fans unveiled a banner right in front of us at the end of the game, something like "Villa go home."
That 3rd goal was well out before the cross.
I presume it was Mr Weir who took some pics, I was in one in the news and record shortly after, my only real Villa claim to fame.Any aficionado out there that could post the pictures for old times sake? My programmes etc, are miles and miles away. :(
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Obladi oblada
We're the Villa
La la la
We've won again
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Come down any old time down to Villa Park
The board of directors will show you around
In Aston they say that we're wembley bound
Steeped in tradition are we
We're won the cup 7 times
So sing up the terrace, sing up on the stands
Sing up the Villa up
We're the Villa we're the Villa
We are the champions
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Obladi oblada
We're the Villa
La la la
We've won again
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I've never heard that one before, it needs to be resurrected!
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His name is Andy Gray
Alf Ramsey on a seaside pier
Across our fair city
On his horse
6ft 2 eyes of blue, Samis song
Andy Lochead in the air
Do you believe in the Villa, best lead by Clarkey
Come to Birmingham and you will see
Brian the wonder boy
Popular songs changed for the story at the time. Who's up Mary Brown
Original Tracey Andrews song to Alfie Roberts and his love of coppers.
To the away fans through the fence or not in years gone bye, Back to school on Monday
Wipe that snot of the end of your nose
100 years and you've won f..k all City, City.
Especially for the cockneys, FA FAC FACK FACK ORF
I was born under the Holte End stand
Tip toe through the Tilton
Silver lining with the toe caps shining and the razor in the crombie lining
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One other one , not a song but a poem, best and probably only remembered by Burglar Bill and recited by him, about the night he broke into St. Andrews, last redeition I heard was in the Wembley Hilton before Arsenal, marvelous.
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Come down any old time down to Villa Park
The board of directors will show you around
In Aston they say that we're wembley bound
Steeped in tradition are we
We're won the cup 7 times
So sing up the terrace, sing up on the stands
Sing up the Villa up
We're the Villa we're the Villa
We are the champions
What tune was that to?
I may be getting this mixed up with another teams song but was there ever anything sung to Quo's Matchstick men?
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Come down any old time down to Villa Park
The board of directors will show you around
In Aston they say that we're wembley bound
Steeped in tradition are we
We're won the cup 7 times
So sing up the terrace, sing up on the stands
Sing up the Villa up
We're the Villa we're the Villa
We are the champions
What tune was that to?
I may be getting this mixed up with another teams song but was there ever anything sung to Quo's Matchstick men?
to the tune of Come down any old time ha ha.
I am aghast that some of these songs have just been lost in our history. Even When your smiling which was the most sang song at Blackburn when we played them in the cup late 70's/1980 is never ever sang. People don't believe it is a proper song when I sing it now.
how I hate the new songs such as everywhere we go and the pride of birmingham - give me we're all pissed up and we're off to wembley or 7 times we're won the cup any day. As for Que sera - I would twat anyone who sings that next to me - never was, never adopted as a Villa song. We went out of our way not to sing it in the 70's.
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Come down any old time down to Villa Park
The board of directors will show you around
In Aston they say that we're wembley bound
Steeped in tradition are we
We're won the cup 7 times
So sing up the terrace, sing up on the stands
Sing up the Villa up
We're the Villa we're the Villa
We are the champions
What tune was that to?
I may be getting this mixed up with another teams song but was there ever anything sung to Quo's Matchstick men?
to the tune of Come down any old time ha ha.
I am aghast that some of these songs have just been lost in our history. Even When your smiling which was the most sang song at Blackburn when we played them in the cup late 70's/1980 is never ever sang. People don't believe it is a proper song when I sing it now.
how I hate the new songs such as everywhere we go and the pride of birmingham - give me we're all pissed up and we're off to wembley or 7 times we're won the cup any day. As for Que sera - I would twat anyone who sings that next to me - never was, never adopted as a Villa song. We went out of our way not to sing it in the 70's.
Thanks, I guess it was an old music hall song? I've not come across that tune before. The depth of songs was a lot better then, more complex songs.
I know Everton and Leicester used to do When you're smiling with the whole world doing Que Sera!
Were any of the Irish songs ever adapted such as Boys of the old brigade or Dublin in the Green?
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Come down any old time down to Villa Park
The board of directors will show you around
In Aston they say that we're wembley bound
Steeped in tradition are we
We're won the cup 7 times
So sing up the terrace, sing up on the stands
Sing up the Villa up
We're the Villa we're the Villa
We are the champions
What tune was that to?
I may be getting this mixed up with another teams song but was there ever anything sung to Quo's Matchstick men?
to the tune of Come down any old time ha ha.
I am aghast that some of these songs have just been lost in our history. Even When your smiling which was the most sang song at Blackburn when we played them in the cup late 70's/1980 is never ever sang. People don't believe it is a proper song when I sing it now.
how I hate the new songs such as everywhere we go and the pride of birmingham - give me we're all pissed up and we're off to wembley or 7 times we're won the cup any day. As for Que sera - I would twat anyone who sings that next to me - never was, never adopted as a Villa song. We went out of our way not to sing it in the 70's.
This it? Harry Hibbs - Come round any old time
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It's strange how people look at you in a weird way if half of these are sung these days, unless it is by someone like big h and they then just have to stand there and suffer
Our current reputare is appalling makes us sound like Walsall or Shrewsbury on a good day.
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It's strange how people look at you in a weird way if half of these are sung these days, unless it is by someone like big h and they then just have to stand there and suffer
Our current reputare is appalling makes us sound like Walsall or Shrewsbury on a good day.
I totally agree and have thought so for some time......probably started with "there's only one...." which just seemed a generic and lazy song (apart from the JPA version)
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I was delighted to hear a strong rendition of "The Bells" on Saturday, albeit under the stand. That "everywhere we go" is just horrific.
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I was delighted to hear a strong rendition of "The Bells" on Saturday, albeit under the stand. That "everywhere we go" is just horrific.
Unfortunately 'everywhere we go' has been my number one uninvited earworm for some time. It is hanging around longer than Bryan Adams.
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I won't rest easy until the 'It's your round' horseshit is put to bed for the final time. What makes it worse is the round of applause we give ourselves after every bloody airing.
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I won't rest easy until the 'It's your round' horseshit is put to bed for the final time. What makes it worse is the round of applause we give ourselves after every bloody airing.
Not our finest piece of songwriting to say the least.
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Paul McGrath song okay once in the day but its sung over and over again.
Another part of our identity that has been lost to the generations who started going the match from perhaps 83 onwards.
Ask anyone under the age of 45 about when your smiling and your get a blank look at best.
For a club that lives and breathes its past its a proper shame.
Mind you I can't image the likes of Cockney Dave even clutching the Paul McGrath song - he would have his own words for it.
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A guilty pleasure is still signing Dwight Yorke, Dwight Yorke. Mainly because you can get into full voice belting it out, but it's still a great ditty.
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A guilty pleasure is still signing Dwight Yorke, Dwight Yorke. Mainly because you can get into full voice belting it out, but it's still a great ditty.
Also easier than trying to perfect the whispery shout of "Sid" whilst trying to get the quick little clappy bit right.
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The Noses had a goalkeeper by the name of Harry Hibbs that played for England back in the twenties and thirties. Was quite good according to my old man.
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'You're so sh1t it's unbelievable' was a favourite of mine. It would be apt most weeks in this division.
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'You're so sh1t it's unbelievable' was a favourite of mine. It would be apt most weeks in this division.
I prefer the more up to date and more jaunty "Your not very good, your not very good, your not very, your not very, your not very good".
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witton warrior
the "when your smiling" song is my most fave villa song ever I can remember 10,000 villa belting it out at the sty in the 70s drowning out that drone they sing
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witton warrior
the "when your smiling" song is my most fave villa song ever I can remember 10,000 villa belting it out at the sty in the 70s drowning out that drone they sing
Yessireeee
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Oh we hate West Brom and we hate West Brom x3
We are the West Brom...haters.
Tarzan, give us a song (who was Tarzan?)
We don't generally seem to sing pre-kick off songs about individual players these days. Guess it's just become passé
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Oh we hate West Brom and we hate West Brom x3
We are the West Brom...haters.
Tarzan, give us a song (who was Tarzan?)
We don't generally seem to sing pre-kick off songs about individual players these days. Guess it's just become passé
Tarzan was a character from The Holte End who could do a mean Tarzan impression. I heard him plenty of times but never saw or met him. A few years back my wife asked me if I knew a famous Villa fan known as Tarzan. It turned out her new workmate was his sister.
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Brian Clough Brian Clough, is it true what people say......
Roger Hunt, Roger Hunt,.........
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"Robson, Robson show us your dick" after Bryan allegedly exposed himself to a young lady in a nightclub when at United.
He was drunk by the way, but you probably either already knew that or had guessed it.
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we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never mock when they remember bruce rioch
we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never forget that twenty five yarder in the net !!!!!!
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Who can forget the classic 'Tina! Tina! Tina!' At the Baseball Ground as Shilton ran towards the away end. Ace
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"No Hair, The Keepers Got No Hair, The Keepers Got No Hair..."
45 minutes of abuse away to Oxford in the League Cup.
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"No Hair, The Keepers Got No Hair, The Keepers Got No Hair..."
45 minutes of abuse away to Oxford in the League Cup.
Yep, I was there. Feeling bad for the guy but still joining in. Paul Kee if I remember right.
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Who can forget the classic 'Tina! Tina! Tina!' At the Baseball Ground as Shilton ran towards the away end. Ace
That chant followed him from his Forest days to his his Southampton days and Derby days. Along with "have you got reclining seats" as I recall.
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I'm pretty sure Arsenal's first game after Tony Adams get sent down for drink driving was at Villa Park.
"Where's your donkey gone, where's your donkey gone"?
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Certainly away we sang "What a waste of carrots" to much amusement amongst the home fans.
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I remember 5 blokes singing "Misfit" by Curiosity Killed The Cat, including the actions, in the pissing rain at Huddersfield in 1987.
I've never heard it since.
That was great. Also that season at Elm Park Reading when a couple of fat middle aged blokes were chanting "fat bastards la la la" and a young skinny Asian lad joined in with them. They feigned offence and asked him who he thought he was calling them fat bastards. After seeing the worried look on the lad's face they put him out of his misery by laughing and grabbing him so the three of them could all sing it together
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... followed by "What a waste of porridge'. That was what they laughed at... Christ, my memory...
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derby away in the 70s when status quo "rocking all over the world" was in the charts when it was played before the game and again at half time it was quickly changed by us all to " villas all over the world" whole away end was singing it even though we was on the side in those days
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derby away in the 70s when status quo "rocking all over the world" was in the charts when it was played before the game and again at half time it was quickly changed by us all to " villas all over the world" whole away end was singing it even though we was on the side in those days
Well we were on the pop side Boxing Day game thousands were there
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we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never mock when they remember bruce rioch
we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never forget that twenty five yarder in the net !!!!!!
I was a Co author of that song
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we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never mock when they remember bruce rioch
we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never forget that twenty five yarder in the net !!!!!!
I was a Co author of that song
Is your name first in the credits? Are you Lennon or McCartney?
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Venus is a Penis - sung of course to Mark Venus
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Venus is a Penis - sung of course to Mark Venus
I remember one game in particular against Leicester at Villa Park in the mid eighties when that was sung repeatedly.
Pathetic, childish and very very funny.
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we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never mock when they remember bruce rioch
we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never forget that twenty five yarder in the net !!!!!!
I was a Co author of that song
Did you do any others?
Also, anyone know if Away in a manger was ever done?
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I think collaborator is a better description than Co Author
The game of course was the 2-0 win at the sty in 70, the season we were relegated.
At the time the villa fans that were based in town (pre Steamers) were known as the Doogle , not sure about the spelling.
They had a number of wordsmiths amongst them and were responsible for many of the songs that were sung in the early 70,s
Some of these songs got amended, changed and reworded as they were sung.
Roscoe, Coog, and foxy would probably have better recollections than me.
I do remember that one of the main drafter of songs was a guy called keithy Bryston ?
Sadly some of the team are no longer with us, Bootsie, Gary Haddon, Melvin and Coke to mention a few,
Back to the song, it was sang to the tune of "the red flag" and often mentioned " Brucies Cock " instead of Rioch it also included "keeping the Villa flag. flying high"
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Few years back I think it Carew's and Young's home debut against West Ham nearly all game it was Upson takes it up the a**e. I felt sorry for him
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I think collaborator is a better description than Co Author
The game of course was the 2-0 win at the sty in 70, the season we were relegated.
At the time the villa fans that were based in town (pre Steamers) were known as the Doogle , not sure about the spelling.
They had a number of wordsmiths amongst them and were responsible for many of the songs that were sung in the early 70,s
Some of these songs got amended, changed and reworded as they were sung.
Roscoe, Coog, and foxy would probably have better recollections than me.
I do remember that one of the main drafter of songs was a guy called keithy Bryston ?
Sadly some of the team are no longer with us, Bootsie, Gary Haddon, Melvin and Coke to mention a few,
Back to the song, it was sang to the tune of "the red flag" and often mentioned " Brucies Cock " instead of Rioch it also included "keeping the Villa flag. flying high"
I have some video's of Mel signing a few old songs on the way home from Pompey after a right session. I put them on Facebook.
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Few years back I think it Carew's and Young's home debut against West Ham nearly all game it was Upson takes it up the a**e. I felt sorry for him
A mate of mine was convinced Upson was the PL footballer who inserted his mobile phone where only customs officer look and then got his 'friend' to phone it for sexual kicks. I believe it was one of the relatively early tinternet 'facts'.
A story started by the News Of The World and confirmed by keyboard warriors. Who would dare doubt it's validity?
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Few years back I think it Carew's and Young's home debut against West Ham nearly all game it was Upson takes it up the a**e. I felt sorry for him
He went down injured, quite early on, the abuse reached it's crescendo and from what I recall he was subbed off with the injury.
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Few years back I think it Carew's and Young's home debut against West Ham nearly all game it was Upson takes it up the a**e. I felt sorry for him
A mate of mine was convinced Upson was the PL footballer who inserted his mobile phone where only customs officer look and then got his 'friend' to phone it for sexual kicks. I believe it was one of the relatively early tinternet 'facts'.
A story started by the News Of The World and confirmed by keyboard warriors. Who would dare doubt it's validity?
Ashley Cole wasn't it?
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Few years back I think it Carew's and Young's home debut against West Ham nearly all game it was Upson takes it up the a**e. I felt sorry for him
A mate of mine was convinced Upson was the PL footballer who inserted his mobile phone where only customs officer look and then got his 'friend' to phone it for sexual kicks. I believe it was one of the relatively early tinternet 'facts'.
A story started by the News Of The World and confirmed by keyboard warriors. Who would dare doubt it's validity?
Ashley Cole wasn't it?
My mate was convinced it was Upson and that Matt Taylor was his 'partner' in crime.
Although I could very well believe Ashley Cole involving a female in that kind of game.
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Like every other club at the time we used to sing you'll never walk alone!!!
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Like every other club at the time we used to sing you'll never walk alone!!!
Sang on all our big occasions in the 70’s early 80’s
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Like every other club at the time we used to sing you'll never walk alone!!!
Sang on all our big occasions in the 70’s early 80’s
As well as that weirdly horrible clap-clap truncated version in the 70s.
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Like every other club at the time we used to sing you'll never walk alone!!!
Sang on all our big occasions in the 70’s early 80’s
Although it didn't go down well in the early eighties when in the lead up to Christmas Bob Warman and his mate with Oscar the dog tried to get the Holte to sing that and some Christmas song. It didn't help that we were playing Liverpool.
I do remember it being sung during the after match celebrations in Rotterdam.
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how many on here remember the "walk on" we did at the end of the arse f.a.cup replay at vp in 74 when big Sammy morgan did his stuff
made the hairs on the back of ya neck stand up
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Like every other club at the time we used to sing you'll never walk alone!!!
Sang on all our big occasions in the 70’s early 80’s
As well as that weirdly horrible clap-clap truncated version in the 70s.
At least we had a badge of honour in the 70's refusing to sing Que Sera.
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Like every other club at the time we used to sing you'll never walk alone!!!
Sang on all our big occasions in the 70’s early 80’s
As well as that weirdly horrible clap-clap truncated version in the 70s.
the clap version was around in the 80s too.
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We were still singing YNWA in the 90s, sure you can hear us singing it just before Hughes scored in the 94 final.
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We were still singing YNWA in the 90s, sure you can hear us singing it just before Hughes scored in the 94 final.
By then we were only doing it when we played them.
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We were still singing YNWA in the 90s, sure you can hear us singing it just before Hughes scored in the 94 final.
By then we were only doing it when we played them.
I think that was last time I heard it. Safe to say its Iverpools anthem now and you won't hear villa sing it again.
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We were still singing YNWA in the 90s, sure you can hear us singing it just before Hughes scored in the 94 final.
By then we were only doing it when we played them.
I think that was last time I heard it. Safe to say its Iverpools anthem now and you won't hear villa sing it again.
... I think Celtic may have a thing or two to say about that
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Can someone confirm in the 70's the song was AVFC Aston Villa are magic not we all agree (like what every other team sang)
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Can someone confirm in the 70's the song was AVFC Aston Villa are magic not we all agree (like what every other team sang)
Definitely. 'We all agree, Aston Villa are magic. We all agree Birmingham City are tragic'.
There's one amongst many I remember.
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Can someone confirm in the 70's the song was AVFC Aston Villa are magic not we all agree (like what every other team sang)
It started off as "AVFC Aston Villa are magic"
It was in response to the Ipswich chant that they used to wind us up with:
"IRA Ipswich Republican Army"
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Can someone confirm in the 70's the song was AVFC Aston Villa are magic not we all agree (like what every other team sang)
It started off as "AVFC Aston Villa are magic"
It was in response to the Ipswich chant that they used to wind us up with:
"IRA Ipswich Republican Army"
I thought it was to counteract the Everton are magic song during the 77 cup final trilogy .
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If I remember our response to the Ipswich Republican Army chant was more physical than verbal certainly at Portman Road .
They did sing it once in the Witton the night match when we were both going for the league it ended very abruptly as there was loads of Villa around them
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Yeah - I mean the song came from the original Ipswich chant.
No idea if it was to counter anything, I always just thought it was just a song that took off.
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I haven't heard that song for at least 35 years. It seemed to be popular for only a season or two.
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how many on here remember the "walk on" we did at the end of the arse f.a.cup replay at vp in 74 when big Sammy morgan did his stuff
made the hairs on the back of ya neck stand up
6 foot 2 eyes are Blue, Sammy morgans after you. Bob Wilson was in a bad way that evening.
The bells are ringing is still one of my favourites
Oh Andy
Start spreading the news
Brian little walks on water
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Sing your hearts out for the lads
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Uoh uoh
Gagey is back
Gagey is back
I always thought was odd becusehe hadnt been anywhere
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Thankyou very much for Paul McGrath
Thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Boxing day 1989
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Ooh Graham Fenton
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Thankyou very much for Paul McGrath
Thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Boxing day 1989
I remember singing 'thank you very much for Chrissie Price' when we played Blackburn too. Although not as loudly as we sang it for Paul McGrath that boxing day.
I also remember singing 'We'll take more care of you Curbishley' when we played Small Heath straight after signing him from them.
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We won the league,we won the cup
Now Ronnie Bendall's fucked it up
(To the tune of we'll keep the red flag flying)
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Uoh uoh
Gagey is back
Gagey is back
I always thought was odd becusehe hadnt been anywhere
That chant was used if someone had been out of form or had been out injured. Gagey was out for a while after injuring his knee (away at Millwall if I remember right) around march 1989 (I think he missed the rest of the season). I remember it because I injured my knee playing football that same weekend and ended up in plaster and on crutches. Although I don't recall any 'Damo is back' chants upon my return to 'action'.
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"Dr Tony Went To Rome In A Ford Mondeo, And Brought Us Back A Manager Called Robert Di Matteo". That one didn't last too long.
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Thankyou very much for Paul McGrath
Thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Boxing day 1989
I always remember a Liverpool singing 'Thank you very much for Tony Daley' at me every time he saw me for a short period circa 1990/91. I always found this slightly strange as he never actually signed for them.
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Thankyou very much for Paul McGrath
Thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Boxing day 1989
I always remember a Liverpool singing 'Thank you very much for Tony Daley' at me every time he saw me for a short period circa 1990/91. I always found this slightly strange as he never actually signed for them.
Was he getting him mixed up with Mark Walters? He went from Rangers to Liverpool around that time.
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Thankyou very much for Paul McGrath
Thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Boxing day 1989
I always remember a Liverpool singing 'Thank you very much for Tony Daley' at me every time he saw me for a short period circa 1990/91. I always found this slightly strange as he never actually signed for them.
Was he getting him mixed up with Mark Walters? He went from Rangers to Liverpool around that time.
No I challenged him on it (bearing in mind I was only 11 at the time), he was convinced that Daley would be moving there.
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We actually sang the above song to West Brom when we sold Deehan to them - " thank you very much for the 2/4 million late 70's
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We actually sang the above song to West Brom when we sold Deehan to them - " thank you very much for the 2/4 million late 70's
We did indeed. A rehash of the “thank you very much for 1.5 million” to Wolves after Andy Gray was sold
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I think it's appropriate seeing as we have an upcoming fixture with them that we used to sing: Let's All Drink To The Death Of Millwall'. For the younger people on here the song was by Dave Davies of the Kinks fame and the original title was Let's All Drink To The Death Of A Clown.
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It’s so easy it’s so easy to win the uefa cup
Ps bring on Leeds and Man Utd. Was sung in the social before bloooose
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we used to sing loads of songs and chants where do I start, we have about 7 or 8 songs now. holte enders in the sky is all you mostly here now , whats happened to villas most famous chant villa clap clap clap and all the rest ? crazy
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Sweet Caroline the signature song of nw villa xx
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Sandwell Town resident alert.
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we used to sing loads of songs and chants where do I start, we have about 7 or 8 songs now. holte enders in the sky is all you mostly here now , whats happened to villas most famous chant villa clap clap clap and all the rest ? crazy
'hear'.
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Sandwell Town resident alert.
I thought I could smell something.
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We all agree
Aston Villa are magic
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We all agree
Aston Villa are magic
Just a bit behind the other memories, apparently
Can someone confirm in the 70's the song was AVFC Aston Villa are magic not we all agree (like what every other team sang)
Definitely. 'We all agree, Aston Villa are magic. We all agree Birmingham City are tragic'.
There's one amongst many I remember.
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The original was at the time of the 2nd replay of the league cup in 77 in response to Everton are magic - we sung avfc aston villa are magic.
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The original was at the time of the 2nd replay of the league cup in 77 in response to Everton are magic - we sung avfc aston villa are magic.
I remember a fair few in the Holte singing 'we all agree, all your women are ugly' against Newcastle after Freddy Shepherd made those quotes about Geordie women.
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Spinsky, rolls the ball to Platty....
That's more of a pub song not really you don't hear it in the ground.
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'sit down yer shit sit down' when the away team score.
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What was the old 'cross in the air to...Tony Cascarino...' ?
I used to like that one.
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What was the old 'cross in the air to...Tony Cascarino...' ?
I used to like that one.
yep that's the one
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Nigel Spink, rolls the ball to Platty,
Flicks it on to Paul McGrath then on to Tony Daley.
Tony Daley down the wing like a torpedo
Puts the ball in the air for Tony Cascarino
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Nigel Spink, rolls the ball to Platty,
Flicks it on to Paul McGrath then on to Tony Daley.
Tony Daley down the wing like a torpedo
Puts the ball in the air for Tony Cascarino
I hear this one regularly at away games.
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Nigel Spink, rolls the ball to Platty,
Flicks it on to Paul McGrath then on to Tony Daley.
Tony Daley down the wing like a torpedo
Puts the ball in the air for Tony Cascarino
.....who then failed to connect cleanly and missed
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The song mentioned in brassneck’s book “it’s so easy it’s so easy to win the uefa cup”. 1977-78
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In the escort from the station at aways come to Birmingham and our will see ansells brewery and m&b We don’t drink whisky and we don’t drink rum we are the boot boys from brum
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Nigel Spink, rolls the ball to Platty,
Flicks it on to Paul McGrath then on to Tony Daley.
Tony Daley down the wing like a torpedo
Puts the ball in the air for Tony Cascarino
The extended note on 'air' was magic when we held on to it.
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In the escort from the station at aways come to Birmingham and our will see ansells brewery and m&b We don’t drink whisky and we don’t drink rum we are the boot boys from brum
Was it boot boy or beer boys? Sure I've heard both but boot boys seems to be more popular.
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One from the 90's?
"There's a circus in the town
Terry Cooper is a clown
Karren Brady is a f****** sl*g
And the Blues are going down!"
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When a woman used to walk past the Holte End, usually selling programmes - "get your tits out for the lads" was the usual song!
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In the escort from the station at aways come to Birmingham and our will see ansells brewery and m&b We don’t drink whisky and we don’t drink rum we are the boot boys from brum
Was it boot boy or beer boys? Sure I've heard both but boot boys seems to be more popular.
Boot boys, Dave
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we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never mock when they remember bruce rioch
we'll sing a song ov victory when villa win division three
the city fans will never forget that twenty five yarder in the net !!!!!!
I was a Co author of that song
Did you do any others?
Also, anyone know if Away in a manger was ever done?
I thought it was "City fans will never mock when they remember Bruce Rioch"
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One from the 90's?
"There's a circus in the town
Terry Cooper is a clown
Karren Brady is a f****** sl*g
And the Blues are going down!"
That is just a rejig of the eighties version.
There's a circus in the town, in the town
Ronnie Saunders is a clown, is a clown
Noel Blake is a f*cking thief
And Birmingham are going down, going down
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Nigel Spink, rolls the ball to Platty,
Flicks it on to Paul McGrath then on to Tony Daley.
Tony Daley down the wing like a torpedo
Puts the ball in the air for Tony Cascarino
The extended note on 'air' was magic when we held on to it.
To the best of my knowledge that started on a ferry over to France on the way to Milan in 1990. That is the first time I remember hearing it. Maybe Mr Woodhall can confirm or contradict that is he was on the same coach as us.
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“They say that Saint Andrews is a wonderful place
I’ve been there myself it’s a fuckin disgrace
They say there are showers it just isn’t true
It’s a hole in the roof where the rain pisses through
Singing we hate the we hate the city
Singing we hate the we hate the Blues
Singing we hate the we hate the city
And we love it when them bastards lose”
Timeless classic......
That one is for you John - sleep tight mate.
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What was the tune to the Andy Gray song you're the greatest the Holte End say? What other songs did he have?
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What was the tune to the Andy Gray song you're the greatest the Holte End say?
Sailing, Rod Stewart.
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'sit down yer shit sit down' when the away team score.
To the same tune: 'Go home yer bums, go home yer bums, go home yer bums, go home' - as opposition fans drift our before full time.
Alternatively, 5-10 minutes before full time: 'Its time for you to run'.
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What was the tune to the Andy Gray song you're the greatest the Holte End say?
Sailing, Rod Stewart.
Thanks Chris.
Would you also know the tune this too?
Hey hey Andy Gray how many goals will you score today
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Same as , Hey,Hey, LBJ how many kids will you kill today
An Anti Vietnam war chant
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What was the tune to the Andy Gray song you're the greatest the Holte End say?
Sailing, Rod Stewart.
Not to be confused with 'He shot, he cum, all over Gidman's bum, Andy Gray' when Andy returned to Villa Park with Wolves.
Or 'Andy is back' in another game when a small white dog ran on the pitch.
We we'ren't bitter about Andy leaving. Oh no.