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Title: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: CT on October 29, 2015, 07:56:15 AM
"Baby don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright".

Not sure if this was it's first airing at St Mary's last night but it seemed to go down well on the left hand side of the away end.

I think we should really make this our song now. (Just keep the beat slow, it went too fast at the end!!)

Amongst all the Gallows humour last night and songs about how shit we are, this song just made me smile.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Holte L2 on October 29, 2015, 07:58:37 AM
We sang it at home to Fulham in 2011. Had the Holte rocking.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Smirker on October 29, 2015, 07:59:00 AM
This gets the nod from me, especially in the situation we currently find ourselves in. Though Ajax do sing it it wouldn't be as bad as another rehashing of Sloop John B or 7 Nation Army.

Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Ads on October 29, 2015, 08:06:20 AM
Three Little Birds is alright. We should learn the rest of he words mind.

The songs about how shit we are etc were moronic, but when every year 10 and 11 appeared to be on a jolly from school, it wasn't hard to see why the moron stakes were upped.

Kids em daft.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: adrenachrome on October 29, 2015, 08:13:53 AM
Could have been worse. We were singing a version of Yellow Submarine. Da yoots probs never heard of it.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Clampy on October 29, 2015, 08:24:28 AM
I think it's a woeful song so I hope we don't.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: TopDeck113 on October 29, 2015, 08:33:26 AM
In 1985/86/87 it was Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life... It was then hijacked by another group of fans, who stripped it of the irony and made it "their" song.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: garyshawsknee on October 29, 2015, 08:33:28 AM
I'm possibly his biggest fan, but this song is a right stinker. Can someone rework Hello Darling by Tippa Irie?  ( one for the teenagers! )
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Des Little on October 29, 2015, 09:01:03 AM
Can we get Musical Youth out of retirement to write us a relegation anthem?
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: mattjpa on October 29, 2015, 09:12:23 AM
if its going to become an anthem it needs to include a verse or at least 6-8 lines of the song or it becomes tedious and annoying like palace (or whoever it is) that sing two lines of Mrs Robinson over and over and over. It makes them sound so stupid.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 29, 2015, 09:16:31 AM
My girlfriend can't stand Bob Marley, so it gets my vote.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Des Little on October 29, 2015, 09:46:23 AM
I'm working on an adaptation of 'Police Officer' by Smiley Culture (RIP).

Will report back.

Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: glasses on October 29, 2015, 10:02:21 AM
I'm working on an adaptation of 'Police Officer' by Smiley Culture (RIP).

Will report back.


Would have been cockney translator if Sherwood was still here
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: adrenachrome on October 29, 2015, 11:20:14 AM
Happy Talk in Captain Sensible mode would well suit the limited vocal range of our chaps, and conveys much the same sentiment.

I'm Villa Till I Die was very impressive last night, and I suppose the original lyrics could be restored and delivered in Figgis (James Bolam) mode to supply a sufficiently maudlin backdrop to proceedings. Or maybe Happy House by Siouxie and The Banshees should things go further pear shaped.

Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Darlo Dave on October 29, 2015, 11:24:53 AM
Can we not sing something from when Lee Perry was working with him? Or at a push, something off Catch a Fire?

Either way, we should go for a song featuring Aston (Villa) "Family Man" (Earl) Barrett.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: TicketmanJC on October 29, 2015, 12:00:11 PM
Excellent idea - lets go for it!
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Pat McMahon on October 29, 2015, 02:36:09 PM
In 1985/86/87 it was Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life... It was then hijacked by another group of fans, who stripped it of the irony and made it "their" song.

First aired in the 6-2 defeat to Tony Woodcock in 1983 I believe (my mates tell me this as I was a student in Paris that season).

I think the Brigada boys are behind the Three Little Birds song.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Diablo on October 29, 2015, 02:57:32 PM
Happy Talk in Captain Sensible mode would well suit the limited vocal range of our chaps, and conveys much the same sentiment.

I'm Villa Till I Die was very impressive last night, and I suppose the original lyrics could be restored and delivered in Figgis (James Bolam) mode to supply a sufficiently maudlin backdrop to proceedings. Or maybe Happy House by Siouxie and The Banshees should things go further pear shaped.



Restoring the original lyrics to only when I laugh is a great shout
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: West Derby Villan on October 29, 2015, 05:23:59 PM
In 1985/86/87 it was Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life... It was then hijacked by another group of fans, who stripped it of the irony and made it "their" song.

First aired in the 6-2 defeat to Tony Woodcock in 1983 I believe (my mates tell me this as I was a student in Paris that season).

I think the Brigada boys are behind the Three Little Birds song.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: West Derby Villan on October 29, 2015, 05:26:37 PM
In 1985/86/87 it was Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life... It was then hijacked by another group of fans, who stripped it of the irony and made it "their" song.

First aired in the 6-2 defeat to Tony Woodcock in 1983 I believe (my mates tell me this as I was a student in Paris that season).

Yeah remember it well, proving that the Holte can always see humour in anything

I think the Brigada boys are behind the Three Little Birds song.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 29, 2015, 05:27:27 PM
Can we get Musical Youth out of retirement to write us a relegation anthem?

Let them be, we have The Specials - You're Wondering Now.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Stirchley Villain on October 29, 2015, 05:33:48 PM
I can't stand Bob Marley so no thanks.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 29, 2015, 05:48:18 PM
Three Little Birds is alright. We should learn the rest of he words mind.

The songs about how shit we are etc were moronic, but when every year 10 and 11 appeared to be on a jolly from school, it wasn't hard to see why the moron stakes were upped.

Kids em daft.

Would you rather those morons support Man City or Chelsea?
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 29, 2015, 05:51:39 PM
Can we get Musical Youth out of retirement to write us a relegation anthem?

Pass (to) the Frenchie (on the left hand side).

I also have a 7" picture disc of a track of theirs called Never Gonna Give You Up. Maybe that could work?
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Tony Erdington on October 29, 2015, 06:10:37 PM
Can we get Musical Youth out of retirement to write us a relegation anthem?

Pass (to) the Frenchie (on the left hand side).

I also have a 7" picture disc of a track of theirs called Never Gonna Give You Up. Maybe that could work?

and you own up to THAT!
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 29, 2015, 06:16:49 PM
Can we get Musical Youth out of retirement to write us a relegation anthem?

Pass (to) the Frenchie (on the left hand side).

I also have a 7" picture disc of a track of theirs called Never Gonna Give You Up. Maybe that could work?

and you own up to THAT!

Why not? They were my heroes. From about 3/4 years old (1983/84), I used to play loads of their records on my orange dansette. My Dad scratched my name into the run out groove on the records as though the band had deliberately done it just for me.

It was them (and UB40), that led me into loving Jamaican music as much as I do now. Nowt to be ashamed about.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Ormy Droid on October 29, 2015, 07:22:43 PM
Bit too commercial isn't it? Absolutely everyone knows the Legend stuff.

How about 'I'm Hurting Inside' - also by Bob and a far more apt, and a much, much better song, with a brilliant horn section.

Lyrics are bang on for us too..

'Don't you know I'm..
I'm hurtin', hurtin' inside...
Oh I'm hurtin'
Who cares
Who cares
Does the one who love
Oh...Feel the pain
Feel the pain!'
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Des Little on October 29, 2015, 07:28:43 PM
Can we get Musical Youth out of retirement to write us a relegation anthem?

Pass (to) the Frenchie (on the left hand side).

I also have a 7" picture disc of a track of theirs called Never Gonna Give You Up. Maybe that could work?

and you own up to THAT!

Why not? They were my heroes. From about 3/4 years old (1983/84), I used to play loads of their records on my orange dansette. My Dad scratched my name into the run out groove on the records as though the band had deliberately done it just for me.

It was them (and UB40), that led me into loving Jamaican music as much as I do now. Nowt to be ashamed about.

Tell Me Why is their best work by a mile
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Sexual Ealing on October 29, 2015, 07:32:04 PM
Isn't it borrowed from Ajax or Dortmund or someone? It seems familiar somehow.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: class-of-82 on October 29, 2015, 08:08:02 PM
Anyone at the baseball ground about 76/77 for the villa version of status quos "rocking all over the world"

Absolutely brilliant
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: PeterWithesShin on October 29, 2015, 08:11:03 PM
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Clampy on October 29, 2015, 08:23:32 PM
I can't stand Bob Marley so no thanks.

Neither can I. It's a no from me.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: luke95 on October 29, 2015, 08:30:46 PM
Always look on the bright side of life would be good to get going again .

We know it's ours despite what others claim .
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 29, 2015, 08:37:12 PM
Three Little Birds is alright. We should learn the rest of he words mind.

The songs about how shit we are etc were moronic, but when every year 10 and 11 appeared to be on a jolly from school, it wasn't hard to see why the moron stakes were upped.

Kids em daft.

Would you rather those morons support Man City or Chelsea?

Are we not allowed to criticise any Villa fans now?

We have loads of imbecile fans. So do most clubs.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: class-of-82 on October 29, 2015, 08:41:42 PM
When your smiling song from the 70s was and always will be in my eyes the villa song
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 29, 2015, 09:37:31 PM
The Earth Dies Screaming by UB40, off Signing Off.

It just has the right feel in terms of describing watching us these days.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: pauliewalnuts on October 29, 2015, 09:38:08 PM
Or maybe One in Ten by UB40 would be more appropriate, that reflecting our league win rate this season.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Ads on October 29, 2015, 09:40:58 PM
Three Little Birds is alright. We should learn the rest of he words mind.

The songs about how shit we are etc were moronic, but when every year 10 and 11 appeared to be on a jolly from school, it wasn't hard to see why the moron stakes were upped.

Kids em daft.

Would you rather those morons support Man City or Chelsea?

I'd rather they not sing moronic songs.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Des Little on October 29, 2015, 10:32:19 PM
Or maybe One in Ten by UB40 would be more appropriate, that reflecting our league win rate this season.

*applause*
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Stinkin_Thinkin on October 29, 2015, 11:02:39 PM
I always thought Go square Go by glasvegas was a football chant with guitars. Its prime material for some club to take ownership.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Sexual Ealing on October 29, 2015, 11:03:48 PM


Ah, thanks PWS. I think the main, and surprising, take away from that is that any lilting ballad can be improved by being chanted by 5000 slightly scary Dutch fellas. Dido, take note.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 29, 2015, 11:18:25 PM
Three Little Birds is alright. We should learn the rest of he words mind.

The songs about how shit we are etc were moronic, but when every year 10 and 11 appeared to be on a jolly from school, it wasn't hard to see why the moron stakes were upped.

Kids em daft.

Would you rather those morons support Man City or Chelsea?

Are we not allowed to criticise any Villa fans now?

We have loads of imbecile fans. So do most clubs.

I wasn't having a go, but, being a teacher in Brum, I'm always delighted when children support the Villa as far too many support Chelsea/Man City/Man Utd etc.

The fact they're supporting Villa should be celebrated, not knocked.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Can Gana Be Bettered!?!? on October 29, 2015, 11:20:33 PM
Three Little Birds is alright. We should learn the rest of he words mind.

The songs about how shit we are etc were moronic, but when every year 10 and 11 appeared to be on a jolly from school, it wasn't hard to see why the moron stakes were upped.

Kids em daft.

Would you rather those morons support Man City or Chelsea?

I'd rather they not sing moronic songs.

That's fine, but I'm just happy people that young actually support Villa.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: amfy on October 30, 2015, 08:06:14 PM
Three Little Birds is alright. We should learn the rest of he words mind.

The songs about how shit we are etc were moronic, but when every year 10 and 11 appeared to be on a jolly from school, it wasn't hard to see why the moron stakes were upped.

Kids em daft.

Would you rather those morons support Man City or Chelsea?

I'd rather they not sing moronic songs.

That's fine, but I'm just happy people that young actually support Villa.

I'm not sure that joining in with opposition chants that we're going down and that we're f@@@ing shit, in the first 10 minutes of a game that's still 0-0, actually counts as support.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Villa in Denmark on October 30, 2015, 08:29:21 PM
The Earth Dies Screaming by UB40, off Signing Off.

It just has the right feel in terms of describing watching us these days.

Different genre, but Fade To Black or Welcome Home (Sanitarium) or Sad But True by Metallica would all do a job.

Whoever the new manager is, he'll be hoping we adopt Patience by Guns'n'Roses and by the time this is all over I suspect we could all be singing along to Lithium by Nirvana.
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Post by: ROBBO on October 30, 2015, 08:47:48 PM
Any decent song that has Villa til i die as the closing line has my vote, inspirational.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: martin o`who?? on November 01, 2015, 04:03:43 PM
What??!!!......
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: in exile on November 01, 2015, 05:36:35 PM
I hate the song & the singer
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: nodge on November 01, 2015, 08:17:28 PM
I'm sure I've heard the Leicester fans singing three little birds but a speeded up version that they can clap their new fan fucking clappy things along to. I noticed Watford have joined the "look at us now we're in the Premier League and we're making loads of noise and waving flags and holding our phones up and singing songs nobody's heard of" brigade. Where were you all 3 years ago when you were shit and the place was half empty?
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Post by: Mister E on November 01, 2015, 08:22:40 PM
Got to be French now, surely?
.... not that I can recommend anything particularly relevant.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Vegas on November 01, 2015, 08:40:56 PM
Surely there must be a French band with an appropriate name ...
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: TopDeck113 on November 01, 2015, 08:51:54 PM
Non je nes regrette rien.

As Randy whistles cheerfully as he thinks about his decision to buy us...
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: dave.woodhall on November 01, 2015, 08:52:38 PM
I'm sure I've heard the Leicester fans singing three little birds but a speeded up version that they can clap their new fan fucking clappy things along to. I noticed Watford have joined the "look at us now we're in the Premier League and we're making loads of noise and waving flags and holding our phones up and singing songs nobody's heard of" brigade. Where were you all 3 years ago when you were shit and the place was half empty?

See also Norwich, Southampton, Swansea, Stoke (of whom an Evertonian acquaintance of mine once said "They make out they're dead 'ard an 'dat. In the eighties they'd bring 400 with flasks an' butties" and many others. But none were ever so bad as this:

Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: CT on November 01, 2015, 09:02:56 PM
I'm sure I've heard the Leicester fans singing three little birds but a speeded up version that they can clap their new fan fucking clappy things along to. I noticed Watford have joined the "look at us now we're in the Premier League and we're making loads of noise and waving flags and holding our phones up and singing songs nobody's heard of" brigade. Where were you all 3 years ago when you were shit and the place was half empty?

See also Norwich, Southampton, Swansea, Stoke (of whom an Evertonian acquaintance of mine once said "They make out they're dead 'ard an 'dat. In the eighties they'd bring 400 with flasks an' butties" and many others. But none were ever so bad as this:



That's quite horrific!
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Pat McMahon on November 01, 2015, 09:34:31 PM
Surely there must be a French band with an appropriate name ...

Good thinking. Something by Saint Etienne then....
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Dante Lavelli on November 01, 2015, 09:38:35 PM
I'm sure I've heard the Leicester fans singing three little birds but a speeded up version that they can clap their new fan fucking clappy things along to. I noticed Watford have joined the "look at us now we're in the Premier League and we're making loads of noise and waving flags and holding our phones up and singing songs nobody's heard of" brigade. Where were you all 3 years ago when you were shit and the place was half empty?

Isn't the phone thing some sort of solidarity with the steel workers in the NE?
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Des Little on November 01, 2015, 09:46:45 PM
Surely there must be a French band with an appropriate name ...

Good thinking. Something by Saint Etienne then....

There is. http://youtu.be/4szHXagmryo
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: nodge on November 01, 2015, 10:51:12 PM
I'm sure I've heard the Leicester fans singing three little birds but a speeded up version that they can clap their new fan fucking clappy things along to. I noticed Watford have joined the "look at us now we're in the Premier League and we're making loads of noise and waving flags and holding our phones up and singing songs nobody's heard of" brigade. Where were you all 3 years ago when you were shit and the place was half empty?

Isn't the phone thing some sort of solidarity with the steel workers in the NE?

I think the Boro fans did it for that at Old Trafford the other night, not sure why Watford fans do it. Maybe they think they're at an Elton John concert.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: myf on November 01, 2015, 11:18:16 PM
Watford seem to think they are dortmund with their black and yellow flags. Bless em
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Dave Cooper please on November 02, 2015, 01:54:29 AM
Surely there must be a French band with an appropriate name ...

Good thinking. Something by Saint Etienne then....

There is. http://youtu.be/4szHXagmryo

Hmmm...Sarah Cracknell.
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Kingthing on November 02, 2015, 07:11:23 AM
Got to be French now, surely?
.... not that I can recommend anything particularly relevant.

your wish....

Je me suis levé ce matin,
Souriant avec le soleil levant,
Trois petits oiseaux,
Là, sur mon seuil,
Chantant des douces chansons,
De mélodies pures et vraies,
Disant "c'est mon message pour toi"
Title: Re: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds.
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on November 02, 2015, 07:19:35 AM
To the tune of Blondie's Denis, Denis:

Oo Remi doo-be-do
I'm in love with you
Remi doo-be-do
Save us from the poo
Remi doo-be-do
Of Division 2

Remi Remi
You are a foreign man
Remi Remi
You have a lovely tan
Remi Remi
Ou est votre masterplan?
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