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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Dazvillain on January 11, 2023, 11:04:45 PM
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A lot of fans would relate to full time songs of Don’t look back in anger or Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck. News of his untimely death has been released, we need a win Friday night, and hope the club and fans give a great rendition of his famous old song …..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64228780
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
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Does anybody know the words?
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As far back as I can recall the song was played by mobile DJ's (such as the now legendary Aquarius and The Mighty Quinn) at Birthdays, weddings and the like and those full of Double Diamond, Skol White Stripe and Babycham would bellow the name of their team at the appropriate moment. I always felt it was a Midlands thing but more popular with us and the 8 Track Tramps because it scanned better. And it was very hard to fit "shit on the Villa" or "we know what we am" in that gap.
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I watched the Sheff Wed v Newcastle FA cup game last week at Hillsborough, and SW use it too.
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I'm not a fan either and was surprised they brought it back. Not my thing at all.
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The words I sang were:
And it’s Hi Ho Aston Villa
Everywhere we go there’s agro
Lets see those toe caps shining
And the razor blades
In your Combie lining.
But might just have been the folks I was with... none of us were skinheads or carried razorblades or were anywhere near as hard as we felt we were standing at the back of the Holte in the 70's
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
It was sung at Villa back in the skinhead days in the 70s as Rioch says it’s just that Wolves haven’t thought up any new ones since then.
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
We've used it to some degree for over 30 years.
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It’s the first Villa song my nephew has managed to learn! Except he thinks it’s ‘GO GO Aston Villa!’
He’s 9 FFS - he epitomises our songbook issues as a fan base!
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Another non-fan here. The first time I heard it at a ground was Molyneux so it's a no from me.
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Us, Wolves and Sheff Weds have used it for donkey's years. Most clubs that could fit their name in used it back in the day but we are the 3 main clubs that carried on with it. No club can claim as 'theirs'.
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
We've used it to some degree for over 30 years.
Longer I reckon...we used to sing a version of it at college after games/beer and a different version at Villa Park during games...I left college in 1975!
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It’s the first Villa song my nephew has managed to learn! Except he thinks it’s ‘GO GO Aston Villa!’
He’s 9 FFS - he epitomises our songbook issues as a fan base!
haha I love this.
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It was played at our wedding reception, not sure why the DJ played it but what was hilarious was seeing the dance floor completely empty when it came on. Blades fans hate it. My lad (8) likes it.
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The main issue with it is that other than the first line and the chorus, nobody knows any of the words.
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I dont like that new thing they do flashing the lights when it comes on. And that shit that sounds like an Old Spice advert.
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Nothing makes me cringe more than all that happy clapping when it comes on.
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I dont like that new thing they do flashing the lights when it comes on. And that shit that sounds like an Old Spice advert.
To be fair, I rather like the lights thing.
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I try and delay going to my seat to avoid the racket, I mean, I've stood in front of the side stage PA during a Sabbath gig at the Hummingbird but that was nothing compared to the ear splitting screech of that rubbish they play when the teams come out.
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I try and delay going to my seat to avoid the racket, I mean, I've stood in front of the side stage PA during a Sabbath gig at the Hummingbird but that was nothing compared to the ear splitting screech of that rubbish they play when the teams come out.
The whole pre match format us amateurish and cringeworthy.
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As a happy clapper from the Shires, who only goes a few times a season (when in the country), I really like it.
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Also why does the music need to be so bloody loud in the warm ups
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Good heavens ,we're going to have young people enjoying themselves next!
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As a happy clapper from the Shires, who only goes a few times a season (when in the country), I really like it.
I am also a happy clapper from the shires, and am also a fan. My little girl bloody loves it, belts out "Hi ho Aston Villa!" at the top of her voice when it comes on in her grandad's car (a Man Utd supporter). So worth it just for that.
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I like nothing better than seeing young people enjoy themselves.
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Sorry too quick with enter
Ricoh's version is the one I remember although Crombie could be interspersed with Sheepskin
Why bin a song we have sang since the 70,s and clearly gets a lot bouncing
A bit lively compared to , the bells are ringing
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I think I would like it more if it was associated with us and only us. I do like the actual original song.
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As much as I don't like them the best build up songs and entrance has to be Everton.
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As much as I don't like them the best build up songs and entrance has to be Everton.
Z Cars, Welcome to the Factory of Sadness?
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Stop flashing the lights and play TFAUSM just before/as the teams come out, that’s it, really not that difficult.
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As much as I don't like them the best build up songs and entrance has to be Everton.
Z Cars, Welcome to the Factory of Sadness?
That Grand old Team shite has to be the most grating football song out there
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Stop flashing the lights and play TFAUSM just before/as the teams come out, that’s it, really not that difficult.
No.
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I dont like that new thing they do flashing the lights when it comes on. And that shit that sounds like an Old Spice advert.
We were actually one of the last clubs to do this light show stuff pre kick off. Likes of Chelsea/Man.City/Wolves been doing it for years.
Just what generation z demand so they can film it and put it on their content creating blogs/insta.
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I'm not a fan either and was surprised they brought it back. Not my thing at all.
Has it ever gone away? Been played pretty consistently either pre or post match since late 90s so omnipresent compared to flash in the pans like DLBIA and Sweet Caroline which were the victory songs for about a year.
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I'm just not keen on "Hi, ho silver lining" ....and neither, apparently, was Jeff Beck.
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No, he wasn't.
He reckons that his manager Mickie Most (great name!) called him into his office and told him he had a song for his new single. Jeff was pleased until Most said he would have to sing lead vocals on it.
Unlike a lot of folks, Jeff didn't like the sound of his own voice.
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It's a real shame we don't have an anthem, most other teams do. HEITS is as close as we get to being uniquely ours these days.
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It's a real shame we don't have an anthem, most other teams do. HEITS is as close as we get to being uniquely ours these days.
I don’t think it’s true to say ‘most’ other teams do. A few do and it’s definitely nice to have one. HEITS as it is sung is easily as long as ManCity’s Blue Moon and is uniquely ours. It’d be great to have something longer but we are ahead of a lot of teams with that.
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Stop flashing the lights and play TFAUSM just before/as the teams come out, that’s it, really not that difficult.
No.
Me neither. I don't get why it's liked at all other than for nostalgic reasons. It's simply not very good and reminds me of the rubbishy things that were around back in the 70's but not in a nostalgic way... Songs of Praise being one which reminded me that there was school in the morning.
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I love the new flashing lights and I love Crazy Train belted out.
I'm nearly 42.
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It's a real shame we don't have an anthem, most other teams do. HEITS is as close as we get to being uniquely ours these days.
The bells are ringing used to fit the bill....
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As much as I don't like them the best build up songs and entrance has to be Everton.
Z Cars, Welcome to the Factory of Sadness?
That Grand old Team shite has to be the most grating football song out there
It's a bit music hall isn't it. Is it a relatively new thing with Everton. Spurs were singing it back in 67 and the original and only version that doesn't make my ears bleed is the Celtic version but then they've been singing it since the 1920s.
Worst ever has to be 'When the Spurs go marching on'. Even Wipe That Snot.. sounds okay compared to the new Spurs anthem.
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As much as I don't like them the best build up songs and entrance has to be Everton.
Z Cars, Welcome to the Factory of Sadness?
That Grand old Team shite has to be the most grating football song out there
It's a bit music hall isn't it. Is it a relatively new thing with Everton. Spurs were singing it back in 67 and the original and only version that doesn't make my ears bleed is the Celtic version but then they've been singing it since the 1920s.
Worst ever has to be 'When the Spurs go marching on'. Even Wipe That Snot.. sounds okay compared to the new Spurs anthem.
Luckily when we were there 2 weeks ago they didn't make a peep during the game so we weren't forced to endure that drivel. Admittedly it was a poor first half but the place was a morgue, both home and away fans bored shitless.
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
I totally agree. I absolutely hate this song and wish we would drop it, I wince when I hear it
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I don't think we will ever agree on an anthem. HEITS is our chant, can't see there ever being a consensus on an anthem. We have so many connections to bands like Sabbath and Duran Duran with villa fans...but alas nothing that would stick as ours.
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Stop flashing the lights and play TFAUSM just before/as the teams come out, that’s it, really not that difficult.
That's what a lot of us old fuckers and traditionalists would like. But the reality is the majority of the people in the stadium under 40 probably don't even know what it is and if they heard it would be all like yknow wtf?
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Stop flashing the lights and play TFAUSM just before/as the teams come out, that’s it, really not that difficult.
That's what a lot of us old fuckers and traditionalists would like. But the reality is the majority of the people in the stadium under 40 probably don't even know what it is and if they heard it would be all like yknow wtf?
I’m well over 40 and I think wtf when I hear it. It should be put in Room 101 with rickets, Wagon Wheels and Tory Economic competence.
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
I totally agree. I absolutely hate this song and wish we would drop it, I wince when I hear it
I don't particulalry like it but you can't deny it is taken up pretty loudly in the stands before the game. I really wish they wouldn't play it after though, I'd much prefer to not play anything and let the fans show appreciation as they wish, not be drowned out by that.
As for HEITS it's not sung much and never very loudly. I doubt many away fans would even recognise it let alone think of it as an anthem. TBAR is never sung any more, which is a shame as that did feel like our song.
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
I totally agree. I absolutely hate this song and wish we would drop it, I wince when I hear it
I don't particulalry like it but you can't deny it is taken up pretty loudly in the stands before the game. I really wish they wouldn't play it after though, I'd much prefer to not play anything and let the fans show appreciation as they wish, not be drowned out by that.
As for HEITS it's not sung much and never very loudly. I doubt many away fans would even recognise it let alone think of it as an anthem. TBAR is never sung any more, which is a shame as that did feel like our song.
It is a shame. No better anthem, as anyone at the Norwich League Cup quarter final in ‘84 will attest.
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I'm not a fan of us using Hi Ho Silver lining. it's always felt like it was a decision in the marketing department to play it... It has no connection with us and Wolves used it well before we did.
Be nice to sing it on Friday in honour of Jeff Beck, but after than can we bin it?
I totally agree. I absolutely hate this song and wish we would drop it, I wince when I hear it
I don't particulalry like it but you can't deny it is taken up pretty loudly in the stands before the game. I really wish they wouldn't play it after though, I'd much prefer to not play anything and let the fans show appreciation as they wish, not be drowned out by that.
As for HEITS it's not sung much and never very loudly. I doubt many away fans would even recognise it let alone think of it as an anthem. TBAR is never sung any more, which is a shame as that did feel like our song.
Yes TBAR is the only real Villa song.
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It's a bit late to be inventing an anthem I think. Don't Look Back in Anger seemed in danger of taking off at one point, but thankfully that nonsense seems to have died down a bit.
If I owned Villa I'd be blasting out The Twang's 'Either Way' 5 times a game until it started to sink in. As I may have mentioned on more than one occasion.
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If we were ever going to have an anthem it should be TBAR, not difficult words, no swearing so good for the kids and it’s about us. Also it’s not like 90% of other chants in that it’s pretty unique to us.
As I’ve also said many times before the walk out music should be Keep
On Running by the Spencer Davis Group. Good bass line which gets people clapping along and I’m sure some bright spark can think up some suitably simple words so we can all sing along.
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If we were ever going to have an anthem it should be TBAR, not difficult words, no swearing so good for the kids and it’s about us. Also it’s not like 90% of other chants in that it’s pretty unique to us.
As I’ve also said many times before the walk out music should be Keep
On Running by the Spencer Davis Group. Good bass line which gets people clapping along and I’m sure some bright spark can think up some suitably simple words so we can all sing along.
And here's the problem, there's just no accounting for taste when trying to force a song on the fans. I only hear a cheesy song and an Andrex advert when I listen to this.
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The season after MON walked the club tried to bring back Bells Are Ringing but it backfired.
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The season after MON walked the club tried to bring back Bells Are Ringing but it backfired.
Backfired? It just didnt get taken up but its not like they persevered with it though.
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The season after MON walked the club tried to bring back Bells Are Ringing but it backfired.
Backfired? It just didnt get taken up but its not like they persevered with it though.
Let me rephrase, they messed it up. Instead of letting the fans sing it they played it over the PA system with a loud bell ringing. It didn't really translate.
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I like the fact that we don't have an anthem and would hate anything to be imposed on the fans rather than growing organically. One listen to what Arsenal do before home games will tell you how bad in can turn out.
DLBIA was of it's time and was taken up by chance due to the circumstances at the time, but that time has passed. Ditto Sweet Caroline.
The lights and music thing does nothing for me compared to a simple outing for TFAUSL, but then I'm hardly the target audience given my misanthropic tendancies. I love the Bells, my finest memory of it is us raising the roof with it in the old Anfield Road Stand just before Deano scored the winner but if the fans don't want to know then so be it.
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I love the new flashing lights and I love Crazy Train belted out.
I'm nearly 42.
I'm eighteen and I need my heroines.
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Just had a Vietnam style flashback to that 'Aston Villa that's who" thing the school kids did. Nice idea and all that, but bloody hell, I wanted to hack my ears off after hearing it.
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TBAR is never sung any more, which is a shame as that did feel like our song.
It is a shame. No better anthem, as anyone at the Norwich League Cup quarter final in ‘84 will attest.
Ha! I've mentioned before, on the Sutton Lions coach we sang it non-stop all the way back to Brum. Even when we stopped off at a pub in the middle of no where, joining up with a few other Villa coaches, it never stopped. Mental night but right up there up as one of my favourite away days.
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I like the fact that we don't have an anthem and would hate anything to be imposed on the fans rather than growing organically. One listen to what Arsenal do before home games will tell you how bad in can turn out.
DLBIA was of it's time and was taken up by chance due to the circumstances at the time, but that time has passed. Ditto Sweet Caroline.
The lights and music thing does nothing for me compared to a simple outing for TFAUSL, but then I'm hardly the target audience given my misanthropic tendancies. I love the Bells, my finest memory of it is us raising the roof with it in the old Anfield Road Stand just before Deano scored the winner but if the fans don't want to know then so be it.
Oh yes, you can hear it clear as day on the old MOTD footage
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It's a real shame we don't have an anthem, most other teams do. HEITS is as close as we get to being uniquely ours these days.
HEITS is uniquely our but is no anthem. Like others, I relate strongly to TBAR since it was a 1970's anthem. I also like another 1970's song:
When you're smilin', when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
When you're laughin', when you're laughin'
The sun comes shinin' through
But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
So stop that cryin', be happy again
Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
We used to belt that out very effectively and I'm not aware of other clubs singing it.
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It's a real shame we don't have an anthem, most other teams do. HEITS is as close as we get to being uniquely ours these days.
HEITS is uniquely our but is no anthem. Like others, I relate strongly to TBAR since it was a 1970's anthem. I also like another 1970's song:
When you're smilin', when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
When you're laughin', when you're laughin'
The sun comes shinin' through
But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
So stop that cryin', be happy again
Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
We used to belt that out very effectively and I'm not aware of other clubs singing it.
I remember it well. We tended to replace "whole world " with "Holte End", and extended the final "you" to "you ooh ooh ooh...." ( it sounded better than it looks written down!)
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While I wouldn’t suggest it for us, I like the Liquidator.
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It's a real shame we don't have an anthem, most other teams do. HEITS is as close as we get to being uniquely ours these days.
HEITS is uniquely our but is no anthem. Like others, I relate strongly to TBAR since it was a 1970's anthem. I also like another 1970's song:
When you're smilin', when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
When you're laughin', when you're laughin'
The sun comes shinin' through
But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
So stop that cryin', be happy again
Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
We used to belt that out very effectively and I'm not aware of other clubs singing it.
I remember it well. We tended to replace "whole world " with "Holte End", and extended the final "you" to "you ooh ooh ooh...." ( it sounded better than it looks written down!)
also we’re winning again stead of be happy again
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TBAR is never sung any more, which is a shame as that did feel like our song.
It is a shame. No better anthem, as anyone at the Norwich League Cup quarter final in ‘84 will attest.
Ha! I've mentioned before, on the Sutton Lions coach we sang it non-stop all the way back to Brum. Even when we stopped off at a pub in the middle of no where, joining up with a few other Villa coaches, it never stopped. Mental night but right up there up as one of my favourite away days.
Mine too. A load of us went early and found a Mary Celeste-style snooker club with a bar and no staff anywhere to be seen. We were playing snooker and helping ourselves to free beer all afternoon, until everything stopped and we put the telly on to watch Grange Hill.
I think the Villa arse-slasher struck again that day as well.
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The season after MON walked the club tried to bring back Bells Are Ringing but it backfired.
if I remember we sung it at Norwich constantly all the way through it was a night game back in the early eighties I think
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The season after MON walked the club tried to bring back Bells Are Ringing but it backfired.
if I remember we sung it at Norwich constantly all the way through it was a night game back in the early eighties I think
Did all the posts above remind you of it?
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Totally agree TBAR should be our anthem but from what I hear from afar its died out over the last 10-15 years.
However, when I used to go my issue with it was it was always sung to quickly, especially the the bit before 'best in the land'. Knowin, goin, showin was always literally on top on each other, slow it down and it works.
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I went to the recording of that on the Holte End steps. It generated a lot of enthusiasm but when they played it before the home game the editing was awful. It started with the church bell tolling as if for a funeral. Appropriate really as it died a death after that.
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After the mismanaged attempt by the club some years ago can I make a request to revive The Bells Are Ringing? I don’t think that any song sums us up better now than “the Holte End smiles with you”. It contains neither swearing nor reference to any other team so would be acceptable to all, whatever age and the words are easy to pick up. I am certainly smiling now.
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After the mismanaged attempt by the club some years ago can I make a request to revive The Bells Are Ringing? I don’t think that any song sums us up better now than “the Holte End smiles with you”. It contains neither swearing nor reference to any other team so would be acceptable to all, whatever age and the words are easy to pick up. I am certainly smiling now.
Jesus I was just thinking the same thing the other day but in my befuddled middle aged state actually couldn’t remember the words.
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I’d completely forgotten about this song. Has it been wiped from our collective consciousness?. I have to confess when we got to the Knowin, showin bit I mumbled along, never entirely sure what I was singing.
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I love "The Bells", my favourite memory is us belting it out at Anfield just before Dean Sarnders scored. I always try and get it going but to no avail.
Funnily enough a couple of us sang it as we walked down the steps on the way out of the UH on Sunday, this was just after someone else sang a solo rendition of the "Holte End Smiles". Apparently Peter Drury mentioned both songs in his commentary for Sky during the match, none of us would've heard that at the time so it was a bit spooky....
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It's a shame TBAR has sort of died out as it was one of my favourite songs when I started going to Villa. HEITS is also uniquely ours, but wouldn't want it anthem-ised. Also like the very slow version of Villa/Amazing Grace.
Again, not an anthem but I can't think of another side that sings it - the occasional renditions of "We'll Meet Again", I thought were absolute class - especially, I think, when Forest last went down - they were absolutely bloody awful, their fans seemed to be taking it much like ours did in the relegation season ... it was just a kind of non-gloating song that marked us out from the riff-raff.
No nostalgia for TFAUSM - I know it, but I've never heard it played at a game and in honesty I don't think I care for it any more than any other Villa pre-match song. Like Crazy Train, though, think we should stick with that. I don't mind Hi Ho Silver Lining. My daughter absolutely loved it when she went, was singing "Hi Ho ASTON VILLA" at pretty much anyone who'd listen, which was particularly nice as my partner's side of the family are all Manchester United supporters and had been trying to convince her down their sick, depraved path.
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Roll Along Aston Villa, roll along got an airing in Warsaw.
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I've just realised that I got my songs mixed up, When you're smiling suits us better just now.
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Yes, TBAR and When you're smiling (the Holte End smiles with you), were both referenced by the commentator during Sundays win over W Ham.
I figured he must have been talking about them with someone before the game.
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There was a campaign about this about a decade ago.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2011/04/08/check-out-new-version-of-classic-bells-are-ringing-anthem
The bells are ringing for the claret and blue
The fans are singing for the claret and blue.
Everybody is knowing, to the Villa they’re going.
Where the Villa are showing.
We’re the best in the land. Best in the land!!!
We’re congregating for the claret and blue.
The Holte End’s waiting for the claret and blue.
Everybody is knowing, to the Villa they’re going.
Where the Villa are showing.
We’re the best in the land. Best in the land!!!
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Some things are best left in the past. In fact, The Bells are Ringing is best taken out to sea, and dumped in the Mariana trench. And then concreted over, just in case.
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Some things are best left in the past. In fact, The Bells are Ringing is best taken out to sea, and dumped in the Mariana trench. And then concreted over, just in case.
😂
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
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Some things are best left in the past. In fact, The Bells are Ringing is best taken out to sea, and dumped in the Mariana trench. And then concreted over, just in case.
You prefer “ we even conquered Europe in 1982” which definitely deserves the taking behind the barn and shooting.
At least TBAR is a Villa song.
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After the mismanaged attempt by the club some years ago can I make a request to revive The Bells Are Ringing? I don’t think that any song sums us up better now than “the Holte End smiles with you”. It contains neither swearing nor reference to any other team so would be acceptable to all, whatever age and the words are easy to pick up. I am certainly smiling now.
Aren't you referring to two different songs there?
1. 'The Bells are ringing for the C & B' is one song, which ends with the line "we're the best in the land (best in the land)"
2. The song which ends "the Holte End smiles with you (lala lala la)" starts with "When you're smiling, when you're smiling" and is an old Sinatra song (lyrics below)
Back in the 1970's both were sung with gusto and both were pretty Villa-unique.
When you're smilin', when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
When you're laughin', when you're laughin'
The sun comes shinin' through
But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
So stop that cryin', be happy again
Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
When you're smilin', when you're smilin'
The whole world, it smiles with you
When you're laughin', oh babe, when you're laughin'
The sun would-a come shining through
But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
So stop that sighin', come on and be happy again
Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin', baby
The whole world smiles with you
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I remember the words “ we’re winning again” as it was often sang after we had scored.
And, “ The Holte End smiles with you”
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A trip to the seaside and taking a walk along the prom is long overdue !
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A trip to the seaside and taking a walk along the prom is long overdue !
Oh yes, a long lost favourite.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
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I loved TBAR, still do.
The same with "I do like to be beside the seaside" - though not so much "When you're smiling" though I remember singing it back in the day.
The Project B6 lot did a recent poll of a new (old) song and the most votes was for "The Impossible Dream" which is a classic and very appropriate for where we are now.
Trying too hard to get something to be adopted is cringeworthy, though the thought of the Holte End giving full voice to "The Impossible Dream" does make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. UTV.
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Need to get the bloke with the bugle back in the Holte End. That used to work wonders .
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There was a campaign about this about a decade ago.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2011/04/08/check-out-new-version-of-classic-bells-are-ringing-anthem
The bells are ringing for the claret and blue
The fans are singing for the claret and blue.
Everybody is knowing, to the Villa they’re going.
Where the Villa are showing.
We’re the best in the land. Best in the land!!!
We’re congregating for the claret and blue.
The Holte End’s waiting for the claret and blue.
Everybody is knowing, to the Villa they’re going.
Where the Villa are showing.
We’re the best in the land. Best in the land!!!
Miles better than anything people come up with now.
Its a yes from me.
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TBAR is a great song as it is totally unique to us. Anyone under 50 and Risso don't seem to care for it much so what will be will be. I don't much care for the Olez song but we more than any other club belt it out from all stands so I'll go along with it as it's ours more than anyone else's.
Incidentally, I noticed Chelsea fans at the weekend singing "Champions of Europe, you'll never see that" to the Arse fans. Maybe it was them among others who have picked up on the 'Cum by Ya' thing too, they're welcome to it.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Nah, 1970's surely?!
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
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Pretty sure it goes back to at least the early 70s. I remember Carl Chinn talking about it and saying he couldn't remember a time when it wasn't sung.
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Found the video from when they did that version on the steps and it's talked about from the 70s. Couple of mins in for Carl Chinn and then another chap.
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Pretty sure it goes back to at least the early 70s. I remember Carl Chinn talking about it and saying he couldn't remember a time when it wasn't sung.
Just seen that. Strange one as from 72 until post Rotterdam I don't recall it ever being sang, home or away. My guess is it was obviously sang back in the 60s but disappeared at some point and returned around 83.
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All football songs grow organically and fade away.
We don't really have an anthem, but i'm happy with that as long as new songs keep appearing.
I do chuckle at the latest "you've seen the Villa, now f*** off home..". I know it's childish and petty, probably cringe as well, but it's a perfect football song to aim at the opposition, especially when you've won.
I like the simplicity of the tune, the piss take lyrics and it lends itself well to accompanying hand gestures - perfect.
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Singing the scoreline seemed to vanish from all grounds at around the same time. At least that's what my memory of it is.
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Singing the scoreline seemed to vanish from all grounds at around the same time. At least that's what my memory of it is.
True as is having a proper song for every player and serenading them before kick off where they'd always give a wave to the Holte. I'd hope on our European tour, like most English teams, we manage to pick up a few new tunes to bring back home and adapt.
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All football songs grow organically and fade away.
We don't really have an anthem, but i'm happy with that as long as new songs keep appearing.
I do chuckle at the latest "you've seen the Villa, now f*** off home..". I know it's childish and petty, probably cringe as well, but it's a perfect football song to aim at the opposition, especially when you've won.
I like the simplicity of the tune, the piss take lyrics and it lends itself well to accompanying hand gestures - perfect.
I too very much enjoy this as someone who's seat is close to the away fans and was getting sick of other fans turning up and having the time of their lives.
I propose we play this at the end of every home win going forward.
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Then we could all join it, '(Insert team name) sing, I don't know why, 'cause after the game, you're gonna die'.
Proper old school that, LeeB. ;)
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I'm still haunted by the memory of Chelts choosing to sing "Aston Villa, That's Who" the night before the Arsenal FA Cup final in the pub in Swiss Cottage.
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Some things are best left in the past. In fact, The Bells are Ringing is best taken out to sea, and dumped in the Mariana trench. And then concreted over, just in case.
100% this, it's shit and the lyrics make Smirker seem like Bernie Taupin.
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Some things are best left in the past. In fact, The Bells are Ringing is best taken out to sea, and dumped in the Mariana trench. And then concreted over, just in case.
100% this, it's shit and the lyrics make Smirker seem like Bernie Taupin.
I see the misery arses are out today. Love TBAR, it’s just one of ours.
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It's probably a similar thing to TFAUSM. If you grew up with them then they mean a fair bit and are very Villa things, if you weren't following us back then and only heard them more recently then on their own they probably don't seem much.
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I see the misery arses are out today. Love TBAR, it’s just one of ours.
Careful, that's seditious talk 'round these parts. :)
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Right that's it. I'm gonna start a new forum.
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The lads I knock about with on match days always sing "Picture on the Wall" by the Naturalites. A really old reggae tune that's got nothing to do with the Villa but it's had many an airing by lots of Villa fans of a certain age all over the country and even in Europe so for us it's become a bit of a Villa anthem wherever we find a juke box or a dj.
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Pretty sure it goes back to at least the early 70s. I remember Carl Chinn talking about it and saying he couldn't remember a time when it wasn't sung.
Just seen that. Strange one as from 72 until post Rotterdam I don't recall it ever being sang, home or away. My guess is it was obviously sang back in the 60s but disappeared at some point and returned around 83.
I first went up in '75 and it was certainly sung until the end of the decade. Then it became this song we all knew but it never seemed to get an airing.
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The lads I knock about with on match days always sing "Picture on the Wall" by the Naturalites. A really old reggae tune that's got nothing to do with the Villa but it's had many an airing by lots of Villa fans of a certain age all over the country and even in Europe so for us it's become a bit of a Villa anthem wherever we find a juke box or a dj.
Utter classic! I still have the 12 inch from '83.
What I really want to hear is...
Pass to Bailey pon the right hand side. :D
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Sorry if has been mentioned before. This was a song from the early 80's ? "Villa score, Villa score once you get one you'll get more ,will sing you assembly when we get to Wembley."
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After several FA Cup wins with Unai in charge I’d like to see an updated version of “my eyes have seen the glory of the the Villa win the cup”
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Pretty sure it goes back to at least the early 70s. I remember Carl Chinn talking about it and saying he couldn't remember a time when it wasn't sung.
Just seen that. Strange one as from 72 until post Rotterdam I don't recall it ever being sang, home or away. My guess is it was obviously sang back in the 60s but disappeared at some point and returned around 83.
I first heard it sung frequently during the 80-81 season. Always associate it with those happy times
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Sorry if has been mentioned before. This was a song from the early 80's ? "Villa score, Villa score once you get one you'll get more ,will sing you assembly when we get to Wembley."
I remember that being sung during an awful spell around 1979 when we just couldn’t buy a goal. Finally broke the deadlock with a 3-0 at home to Southampton but the song stuck for a while.
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The lads I knock about with on match days always sing "Picture on the Wall" by the Naturalites. A really old reggae tune that's got nothing to do with the Villa but it's had many an airing by lots of Villa fans of a certain age all over the country and even in Europe so for us it's become a bit of a Villa anthem wherever we find a juke box or a dj.
Utter classic! I still have the 12 inch from '83.
What I really want to hear is...
Pass to Bailey pon the right hand side. :D
Man after my own heart 😀
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Sorry if has been mentioned before. This was a song from the early 80's ? "Villa score, Villa score once you get one you'll get more ,will sing you assembly when we get to Wembley."
I remember that being sung during an awful spell around 1979 when we just couldn’t buy a goal. Finally broke the deadlock with a 3-0 at home to Southampton but the song stuck for a while.
One we could revive if someone can rework the bit where they sing "will sing you assembly" cos it makes no sense and messes with my ocd
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I always thought it was "we'll sing in assembly".
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I always thought it was "we'll sing in assembly".
So did I.
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Just found this.....
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
When the Hammers are scoring, and the South Bank are roaring,
And the money is pouring, for the Claret and Blue,
Claret and Blue,
No relegation for the Claret and Blue,
Just celebration for the Claret and Blue,
One day we'll win a cup or two, or three,
Or four or more, for West Ham and the Claret and Blue.
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Sorry if has been mentioned before. This was a song from the early 80's ? "Villa score, Villa score once you get one you'll get more ,will sing you assembly when we get to Wembley."
I remember that being sung during an awful spell around 1979 when we just couldn’t buy a goal. Finally broke the deadlock with a 3-0 at home to Southampton but the song stuck for a while.
One we could revive if someone can rework the bit where they sing "will sing you assembly" cos it makes no sense and messes with my ocd
I remember it being “we’ll see you /your assembly” which makes no sense either. Always annoyed me too!
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
Sang it for ages in the second half too. Villa everywhere that night. A bit different from the FA Cup replay just before. About 250 of us that night.
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Sorry if has been mentioned before. This was a song from the early 80's ? "Villa score, Villa score once you get one you'll get more ,will sing you assembly when we get to Wembley."
I remember that being sung during an awful spell around 1979 when we just couldn’t buy a goal. Finally broke the deadlock with a 3-0 at home to Southampton but the song stuck for a while.
One we could revive if someone can rework the bit where they sing "will sing you assembly" cos it makes no sense and messes with my ocd
I remember it being “we’ll see you /your assembly” which makes no sense either. Always annoyed me too!
I always thought it was "We'll sing you a symphony"
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Just found this.....
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
When the Hammers are scoring, and the South Bank are roaring,
And the money is pouring, for the Claret and Blue,
Claret and Blue,
No relegation for the Claret and Blue,
Just celebration for the Claret and Blue,
One day we'll win a cup or two, or three,
Or four or more, for West Ham and the Claret and Blue.
That makes sense with the Bow Bells reference.
So did we copy them or did they copy us?
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Just found this.....
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
When the Hammers are scoring, and the South Bank are roaring,
And the money is pouring, for the Claret and Blue,
Claret and Blue,
No relegation for the Claret and Blue,
Just celebration for the Claret and Blue,
One day we'll win a cup or two, or three,
Or four or more, for West Ham and the Claret and Blue.
That makes sense with the Bow Bells reference.
So did we copy them or did they copy us?
They only started a couple of years ago.
Probably oblivious to our history with the song.
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Just found this.....
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
When the Hammers are scoring, and the South Bank are roaring,
And the money is pouring, for the Claret and Blue,
Claret and Blue,
No relegation for the Claret and Blue,
Just celebration for the Claret and Blue,
One day we'll win a cup or two, or three,
Or four or more, for West Ham and the Claret and Blue.
That makes sense with the Bow Bells reference.
So did we copy them or did they copy us?
They only started a couple of years ago.
Probably oblivious to our history with the song.
I doubt it. The South Bank was the old Bobby Moore stand at Upton park, and it hasn't been called that for decades.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
For reasons I can't remember, I went to that game with the Sutton Lions. All other away trips were either on the train or someone drove.
Absolutely brilliant trip - one of the best I can remember. Stopped after the game in a pub for hours with hundreds of Villa fans. ;D
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
For reasons I can't remember, I went to that game with the Sutton Lions. All other away trips were either on the train or someone drove.
Absolutely brilliant trip - one of the best I can remember. Stopped after the game in a pub for hours with hundreds of Villa fans. ;D
Yup. If you remember we only left the pub as they'd run out of beer. As you say, an absolutely brilliant away day. Up there in my favourites too.
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Just found this.....
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
Bow Bells are ringing, for the Claret and Blue,
When the Hammers are scoring, and the South Bank are roaring,
And the money is pouring, for the Claret and Blue,
Claret and Blue,
No relegation for the Claret and Blue,
Just celebration for the Claret and Blue,
One day we'll win a cup or two, or three,
Or four or more, for West Ham and the Claret and Blue.
That makes sense with the Bow Bells reference.
So did we copy them or did they copy us?
They only started a couple of years ago.
Probably oblivious to our history with the song.
I doubt it. The South Bank was the old Bobby Moore stand at Upton park, and it hasn't been called that for decades.
Or 'When the Hammers are scoring, and the Bobby Moore are roaring' doesn't quite sound right.
Where's Sendo when you need him? Nevermind.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
For reasons I can't remember, I went to that game with the Sutton Lions. All other away trips were either on the train or someone drove.
Absolutely brilliant trip - one of the best I can remember. Stopped after the game in a pub for hours with hundreds of Villa fans. ;D
Yup. If you remember we only left the pub as they'd run out of beer. As you say, an absolutely brilliant away day. Up there in my favourites too.
I didn't remember that - which suggests I may have played my part ;).
Though I was a youngster, 18 or 19, so I would have been drinking the cooking lager. I had the good sense to migrate to decent beer a year or two later. UTV.
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You can moan all you like about the songs we sing but the horrendous DJ at this fan park in Alkmaar is playing some absolute Blues. It’s like the worst cheese imaginable current track is Take That. Fucking Hell.
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You can moan all you like about the songs we sing but the horrendous DJ at this fan park in Alkmaar is playing some absolute Blues. It’s like the worst cheese imaginable current track is Take That. Fucking Hell.
Where's Gerrard when you need him?
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Or 'When the Hammers are scoring, and the Bobby Moore are roaring' doesn't quite sound right.
Where's Sendo when you need him? Nevermind.
Well they could have used the East or the West Stand if it was a modern song, which it isn't.
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🎶he’s our right back he’s our no 2
Signed for Villa the Polish Cafu
Down the right and he loves to attack
And he goes by the name of Matty cash🎶
Love from Alkmaar.
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Or 'When the Hammers are scoring, and the Bobby Moore are roaring' doesn't quite sound right.
Where's Sendo when you need him? Nevermind.
Well they could have used the East or the West Stand if it was a modern song, which it isn't.
Do the East or West stands ever roar? That said it looks like for once you are right, West Ham claim it's an old 'un from the 60s.
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Or 'When the Hammers are scoring, and the Bobby Moore are roaring' doesn't quite sound right.
Where's Sendo when you need him? Nevermind.
Well they could have used the East or the West Stand if it was a modern song, which it isn't.
Do the East or West stands ever roar? That said it looks like for once you are right, West Ham claim it's an old 'un from the 60s.
Do you not remember them singing it in the 60s? You must have been well into your 30s by then.
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Or 'When the Hammers are scoring, and the Bobby Moore are roaring' doesn't quite sound right.
Where's Sendo when you need him? Nevermind.
Well they could have used the East or the West Stand if it was a modern song, which it isn't.
Do the East or West stands ever roar? That said it looks like for once you are right, West Ham claim it's an old 'un from the 60s.
Do you not remember them singing it in the 60s? You must have been well into your 30s by then.
I think you're confusing me with Percy. I'm the well dressed one.
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Well the original song is from the 40/50s isn't it? Gene Kelly.
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I thought the 'you can stick your fucking bubbles up your arse' against West Ham was particularly melodic.
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I remember from way back when, when it was regular to hear ' Come on you Lions, Come on you Lions' ad nauseam. I can't remember the last time I heard it. A simple ditty but when the Villa were on the rampage it was something to behold.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
Sang it for ages in the second half too. Villa everywhere that night. A bit different from the FA Cup replay just before. About 250 of us that night.
Another one of the Sutton/Falcon Lodge /Alum Rock crew some happy times on that coach and good people
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Once that Matty Cash song is in your head it’s going nowhere.
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
Sang it for ages in the second half too. Villa everywhere that night. A bit different from the FA Cup replay just before. About 250 of us that night.
Another one of the Sutton/Falcon Lodge /Alum Rock crew some happy times on that coach and good people
The Villa Slasher struck that night if I remember correctly. We got there early and found a snooker hall with bar open and completely unmanned like the Mary Celeste. We helped ourselves to free beer until about 5 o’clock when we all settled down to watch Grange Hill on the telly, for which we needed 50p pieces to watch. That tells you about our ages, apart from having Groombridge with us. We were in awe of him.
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Once that Matty Cash song is in your head it’s going nowhere.
I agree. It was in my head for about 48 hours after Legia away.
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Once that Matty Cash song is in your head it’s going nowhere.
I agree. It was in my head for about 48 hours after Legia away.
That and the “oh what a night” song will be my ear worms for days.
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Trying too hard to get something to be adopted is cringeworthy, though the thought of the Holte End giving full voice to "The Impossible Dream" does make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. UTV.
I’d love to hear this belted out in the Holte too, think it wouldsound amazing and wouldn’t really need to change the lyrics.
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I really hope the one that was on a flag recently is captured by the fans and belted out to the tune of Let it Be
"Speaking words of wisdom, Emery - Emery,Emery, Emery, Emery..speaking words of wisdom Emery"
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I really hope the one that was on a flag recently is captured by the fans and belted out to the tune of Let it Be
"Speaking words of wisdom, Emery - Emery,Emery, Emery, Emery..speaking words of wisdom Emery"
Agreed, first new chant I've heard that I'd genuinely like to see taken up.
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I really hope the one that was on a flag recently is captured by the fans and belted out to the tune of Let it Be
"Speaking words of wisdom, Emery - Emery,Emery, Emery, Emery..speaking words of wisdom Emery"
Agreed, first new chant I've heard that I'd genuinely like to see taken up.
I'm with you on this as well.
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I really hope the one that was on a flag recently is captured by the fans and belted out to the tune of Let it Be
"Speaking words of wisdom, Emery - Emery,Emery, Emery, Emery..speaking words of wisdom Emery"
Was sang with gusto by Villa fans in cafe old sailor in Amsterdam on Friday afternoon
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
Sang it for ages in the second half too. Villa everywhere that night. A bit different from the FA Cup replay just before. About 250 of us that night.
Another one of the Sutton/Falcon Lodge /Alum Rock crew some happy times on that coach and good people
The Villa Slasher struck that night if I remember correctly. We got there early and found a snooker hall with bar open and completely unmanned like the Mary Celeste. We helped ourselves to free beer until about 5 o’clock when we all settled down to watch Grange Hill on the telly, for which we needed 50p pieces to watch. That tells you about our ages, apart from having Groombridge with us. We were in awe of him.
Johnny didn't you love him , nutter that he was.
Just back from a visit that took in 4 games, lots of story swapping and tales that some had forgot
Groombridge featured in a few of the tales
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Bells is a proper old school Villa song and most of us of a certain age have fond memories of it. Not sure how well it works in 2023 though.
Spot on.
It's not that old school though is it, early 90s saw it's inception I think? maybe it was late 80's.
Much earlier, Bren. I've mentioned it before but we sang TBAR non-stop on the Sutton Lions coach all the way back from Norwich in 84.
Oh and we won..
Sang it for ages in the second half too. Villa everywhere that night. A bit different from the FA Cup replay just before. About 250 of us that night.
Another one of the Sutton/Falcon Lodge /Alum Rock crew some happy times on that coach and good people
The Villa Slasher struck that night if I remember correctly. We got there early and found a snooker hall with bar open and completely unmanned like the Mary Celeste. We helped ourselves to free beer until about 5 o’clock when we all settled down to watch Grange Hill on the telly, for which we needed 50p pieces to watch. That tells you about our ages, apart from having Groombridge with us. We were in awe of him.
Johnny didn't you love him , nutter that he was.
Just back from a visit that took in 4 games, lots of story swapping and tales that some had forgot
Groombridge featured in a few of the tales
And he always will.
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One of the great certainties of life is that whenever TBAR is mentioned, Norwich 1984 gets brought up. Three times in three weeks we went there, 300 in the FA Cup replay, we had less on the train back to town in the league than Chelsea who'd been to Cambridge. In the middle we had 3,000 there for the League Cup. And I still say that the team we had then was one of the great Villa if onlys... We needed perhaps two more signings; Ellis thought we needed Graham Turner.
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Three times in a week we played them. Away, home and away. I was there for all. You can't imagine how much difficulty I had accepting Kevin Richardson joining us. Everton away was as ugly as I'd seen it from Villa fans. The upper tier seats were ripped out and flung into the Everton support to our left.
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Three times in a week we played them. Away, home and away. I was there for all. You can't imagine how much difficulty I had accepting Kevin Richardson joining us. Everton away was as ugly as I'd seen it from Villa fans. The upper tier seats were ripped out and flung into the Everton support to our left.
Yes, it was erm… lively. And the home leg.
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Thinking about it, I really think we need to update one of our classics considering we look so small time taking the piss out of a club no longer on our radar. We may as well be taking the piss out of Walsall. All things considered I'd like to hear the following:
Coventry are listening
To the song we are singing..
Let's face it, we're more likely to be playing them sometime this century than the Rags. And besides, I really think we give those hamlets in south east Birmingham far too much attention. Plus, it's only a matter of time before the two teams merge - one name from each club: 'Coventry' and 'City'.
Thoughts?
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I'd not been a huge fan of Hi Ho, but it sounded bloody awesome after the City and Arsenal games. Whole ground as one, felt bloody brilliant.
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I'd not been a huge fan of Hi Ho, but it sounded bloody awesome after the City and Arsenal games. Whole ground as one, felt bloody brilliant.
The trouble with Hi Ho Silver Lining is that there's too much song and only one brief line in the chorus when Aston Villa gets sung. Most people don't know the words to the rest of it, so it just sort of gets mumbled before the next "and it's Hi Ho Aston Villa" followed by and it's something something, mmmnnnthhh, brgghuujjk....
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I really hope the one that was on a flag recently is captured by the fans and belted out to the tune of Let it Be
"Speaking words of wisdom, Emery - Emery,Emery, Emery, Emery..speaking words of wisdom Emery"
Was sang with gusto by Villa fans in cafe old sailor in Amsterdam on Friday afternoon
I heard it quite frequently in Mostar too. Sarajevo maybe as well, but I may just thave been singing alone
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I'd not been a huge fan of Hi Ho, but it sounded bloody awesome after the City and Arsenal games. Whole ground as one, felt bloody brilliant.
The trouble with Hi Ho Silver Lining is that there's too much song and only one brief line in the chorus when Aston Villa gets sung. Most people don't know the words to the rest of it, so it just sort of gets mumbled before the next "and it's Hi Ho Aston Villa" followed by and it's something something, mmmnnnthhh, brgghuujjk....
I always sing the rest from back in the day…
And it’s hi ho Aston Villa
Everywhere we go there’s agro
You’ll see our toe-caps shining
Razor blades and Crombie lining…
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correct, Percy
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Thanks Percy. I have been trying to remember the last two lines all season.
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The Torres one at Brentford needs some work.
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Id like to see the Beatles/Emery one taken up by the Holte…
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When we found ourselves in times of trouble, going down with Stevie G
He came with words of wisdom, Emery
And from that hour of darkness he is now creating history
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
Emery, Emery, Emery, oh Emery
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
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When we found ourseves in times of trouble, going down with Stevie G
He came with words of wisdom, Emery
And from that hour of darkness he is now creating history
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
Emery, Emery, Emery, oh Emery
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
Winner.
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My favourite songs are always our managers name claret and blue army when done over and over and over. Good 10 minutes plus of it at Brentford.
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My favourite songs are always our managers name claret and blue army when done over and over and over. Good 10 minutes plus of it at Brentford.
I like to think my banging the beat out on the steel fence at the back kept it going.
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My favourite songs are always our managers name claret and blue army when done over and over and over. Good 10 minutes plus of it at Brentford.
Everton away, Sir Graham Taylor.
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My favourite songs are always our managers name claret and blue army when done over and over and over. Good 10 minutes plus of it at Brentford.
Everton away, Sir Graham Taylor.
I was in the Everton end that day, struggling to keep quiet. A very special send off for a great man.
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When we found ourseves in times of trouble, going down with Stevie G
He came with words of wisdom, Emery
And from that hour of darkness he is now creating history
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
Emery, Emery, Emery, oh Emery
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
Winner.
A thing of beauty and no more than he deserves.
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When we found ourselves in times of trouble, going down with Stevie G
He came with words of wisdom, Emery
And from that hour of darkness he is now creating history
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
Emery, Emery, Emery, oh Emery
Speaking words of wisdom, Emery
That's very good.
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The Torres one at Brentford needs some work.
And still need a decent one for Luiz.
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Chris Heck, Chris Heck,
Chrissy, Chrissy Heck!
He's having a 'mare but he don't care,
Chrissy, Chrissy Heck!
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While I wouldn’t suggest it for us, I like the Liquidator.
Back in the early 70s I remember waiting to get into the Hawthorns and Liquidator was being played over the tannoy. Perfect opportunity to sing our own words to 'their' tune: diddlediddlediddlediddlediddlediddlediddlediddle, f**k off West Brom....VILLA!
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Chris Heck, Chris Heck,
Chrissy, Chrissy Heck!
He's having a 'mare but he don't care,
Chrissy, Chrissy Heck!
Heck, the fool's new logo, golly!
Tra la la la la, la la la la!
Ditched the North Stand, wow such folly!
Tra la la la la, la la la la!
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Lower Grounds and shitty service,
Tra lalala etc
Terrace View a waste of money....
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My favourite songs are always our managers name claret and blue army when done over and over and over. Good 10 minutes plus of it at Brentford.
Everton away, Sir Graham Taylor.
I'll see your Everton away and raise you Hillsborough, Big Fat Ron :)
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I'll... raise you Hillsborough, Big Fat Ron :)
Yep, that was the one which sticks in my mind: a totally brilliant day, and the Villa fans were just amazing. Coming back from 0-2 to 3-2 was the icing onthe cake.
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There was a monster 'Josef Venglos Claret etc.' at Derby early in the season, must have been about 20 minutes
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I remember rating prospective managers post Taylor with my mate on how well they scanned into that song, the good doctor seemed perfect.
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My favourite songs are always our managers name claret and blue army when done over and over and over. Good 10 minutes plus of it at Brentford.
Everton away, Sir Graham Taylor.
I'll see your Everton away and raise you Hillsborough, Big Fat Ron :)
I wasn’t at Everton but was at Wednesday and my mates who were at both say Everton was better for the GT Claret and Blue Army but Wednesday was better for overall support.
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My favourite songs are always our managers name claret and blue army when done over and over and over. Good 10 minutes plus of it at Brentford.
Mine too.
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Memory fading a bit, what did we sing for the Doc ?
I remember after he left the non flattering , who's up Mother Brown songs.
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"Doc, Doc, Docherty!!" Repeated forever.
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We'll drink a drink a drink
To Tommy the Doc the Doc the Doc
The saviour of Aston Villa....
And something else.
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Jingle Bells Astle smells
Don Howe's got no hair
Bobby hope is a dope
But we don't fucking care.
A seasonal one for fans of a certain vintage.
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Hi Dave.
I always recall the third line as going, "Tony Brown is a clown."
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"Doc, Doc, Docherty!!" Repeated forever.
Modified to “Doc, Doc, Docherty, who the fucking hell is he” when he came back with Manyoo
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Hi Dave.
I always recall the third line as going, "Tony Brown is a clown."
Equally as good Dave, equally as good. Infantile but funny.
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Aren't all the best ones?
Merry Xmas, btw.
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And the same to you mate. Stay safe.
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There was a monster 'Josef Venglos Claret etc.' at Derby early in the season, must have been about 20 minutes
2-0 win at the Baseball Ground, Platt and Daley scored I think. Remember Dean Saunders hitting the bar/post for them. I was in the home end behind the goal (opposite the Villa fans). The song you mention was loud and clear for a long time.
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Fuck em all
Fuck em all
Chelsea West Ham and Millwall
We won’t be mastered
By no cockney bastards
So fuck fuck em all