The "funeral" bell

[john e]

Bring back 'Theme From An Unmade Silent Movie' please.

Yes please.

This every game.

if we have or ever had a Villa tune to come out to, this must be it,
its no good just wanting your favourite bit of music, it has nothing to do with Villa,
 this does, whether you like it or not it is the most traditional Villa tune, we should never have got rid

[sid1964]

Unmade Silent Movie - gets a big YES from me!!

[Loxton01]

For me it just shows the pure incompetence of the club.

The idea was for the old villa anthem the bells are ringing for the claret and blue to reign out. They got some people to record it think its on youtube and when u listen to it its good.

When i went down i said to my mate they have done some new walk on music and expected it to be good. They just laughed at me when they heard it.

I expected it to play out and the words be displayed on the screen so everyone could understand and sing along!!!

How hard is that to organise. God what is wrong with these people.

Ok if time is limited before that stupid premiership walkon song comes on..... play it a few minutes before or just simply reduce the number of bells


It cant be that hard can it???

[London Villan]

Two problems for the majority of fans with "The Bells..." are that people don't know the tune or the words...

Get a decent instrumental recording of the tune and play it everywhere from pre-match to the hold music on the ticket office phones, ring tones etc etc...

[Mazrim]

Another potential problem is that it's fucking shit.

[Simba]

The Club expected the fans to be singing "the bells are ringing" as soon as the funeral bells began. Nice idea. They and we want an anthem.
The PR guys put out the story about Aston Church sounding its bells in the old days and the fans spontaneously singing  "The bells are ringing for the Claret and Blue".

Nice. History and relevance.

Unfortunately PR People live in a different world. Fans won't be told what to do, they make it up.

In fact I haven't heard the song since those bloody bells chimed us onto the park.

Hint: Villa talk to the fans first, we can make a plan.

BTW thanks to whoever - this Craig Armstrong is new to me and it is beautiful stuff.

[Des Little]

Another potential problem is that it's fucking shit.

Seconded

[Ad@m]

The Club expected the fans to be singing "the bells are ringing" as soon as the funeral bells began. Nice idea. They and we want an anthem.
The PR guys put out the story about Aston Church sounding its bells in the old days and the fans spontaneously singing  "The bells are ringing for the Claret and Blue".

Nice. History and relevance.

Unfortunately PR People live in a different world. Fans won't be told what to do, they make it up.

In fact I haven't heard the song since those bloody bells chimed us onto the park.

Hint: Villa talk to the fans first, we can make a plan.

BTW thanks to whoever - this Craig Armstrong is new to me and it is beautiful stuff.

The whole 'prompting fans to do stuff' thing smacks me of being a bit American.  I'd imagine it'd work over there but UK football fans don't react well to being told what to do.  Unless you're a Fulham fan and you're told to use your 'clapper'.

[Louzie0]

Still say that the bells in Aston Church should be used 'live' as a peal like Carl Chinn described on the 'bells are ringing' thread, last month. Can't stand the single bell on the official stream. 
'Who sends to know for whom the bell is tolling?  ...It tolls for you..'  thank you Mr Hemingway.  Doom, Gloom and disaster!

[eamonn]

While I'm here, are the girls in this teenage wank fantasy or what?

Haha...was, er, looking at that earlier. I saw The Human League last week. Great fun altogether. The girls most telling contribution to the night was probably changing their outfits three times. Still, probably would though.

[DeKuip]

Cut all the pre-match crap and just give us the 90 minutes effort, skill, entertainment and tactical brilliance we pay a fortune to watch.
Sorted. End of thread. Goodnight.

[villajk]

Theme from an Unmade Silent Movie for me to. It's quite rousing and nostalgic.

The bells have to go though.

Well said

Would also agree

Agreed.

[jimmygreen]

Theme from an Unmade Silent Movie for me to. It's quite rousing and nostalgic.

The bells have to go though.

Well said

Would also agree

Agreed.

Me an' all. My favourite bit of shite music ever. Funny there's no clamour for 'We will rock you'.

[Pete3206]

[Chipsticks]

BTW thanks to whoever - this Craig Armstrong is new to me and it is beautiful stuff.

I agree, what was wrong with the old theme? I thought it was nice and got the ol' blood pumping a bit.

Also, if anyone remembers what happened the last time the club tried to manufacture an anthem, this was the product:

once again, a good opening, ruined by something that sounds so fake and emotionless produced by the club.