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Offline UK Redsox

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You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« on: December 09, 2012, 07:09:32 PM »
Hearing the Stokies murdering "Delilah" yesterday got me thinking.

Have Villa ever had a "song" ?

I'm not talking about chants, singing totally/slightly different lyrics to famous tunes etc, I mean an actual song with no changes to lyrical content
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2012, 07:39:29 PM »
The Bells are Ringing.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2012, 07:40:45 PM »
Ah. Just read your post a little more carefully before I posted 'Dwight Yorke' in addition to the above.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2012, 07:42:00 PM »
Quote from: Legion on December 09, 2012, 07:39:29 PM
The Bells are Ringing.

Aren't the lyrics changed?
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2012, 07:42:18 PM »
I remember Dirty old town in the 80's.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2012, 07:42:49 PM »
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2012, 07:48:41 PM »
There is one my grandfather used to sing called (I believe) An Old Jersey of Claret and Blue and also one about Summer Lane but I think the latter had it's original lyrics changed to fit a Villa theme.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2012, 07:50:33 PM »
Quote from: brian green on December 09, 2012, 07:48:41 PM
There is one my grandfather used to sing called (I believe) An Old Jersey of Claret and Blue and also one about Summer Lane but I think the latter had it's original lyrics changed to fit a Villa theme.

I think that's the one Eric Houghton used to sing. I also think Percy wrote about it for us.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2012, 08:11:38 PM »
I think that Peter Morris mentioned in his wonderful book that at one of the FA Cup finals at Crystal Palace the Villa fans entertained themselves by singing Hello Dolly.  If my memory is correct, this was from a popular musical of the era.

Not sure if this was a one off or not, though.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2012, 08:15:06 PM »
The only traditional song I know of with no wording alterations years ago was.

its a long way to Tipperary.  But the song was hi-jacked and changed to wembley
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Offline Nigel Macdougall

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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2012, 09:24:28 PM »
When you're smiling.
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Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2012, 09:26:35 PM »
The bells are singing.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2012, 10:23:51 PM »
Stoke fans have changed the words to Delilah - only slightly, but they've changed them.
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2012, 10:26:00 PM »
Does We'll Meet Again count?

Villa used to sing 'Long Way To Tipperary' and 'Dirty Old Town'? Never heard of that before.

Was 'We Will Rock You' not an anthem for a while or did I imagine that?
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Re: You'll never blow bubbles Delilah, so goodnight Irene
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2012, 10:34:35 PM »
Quote from: Irish villain on December 09, 2012, 10:26:00 PM
Does We'll Meet Again count?

Villa used to sing 'Long Way To Tipperary' and 'Dirty Old Town'? Never heard of that before.

Was 'We Will Rock You' not an anthem for a while or did I imagine that?

It was the running out music wasn't it?
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