New songs needed

[Pat McMahon]

This topic is brought up at least once a year.

The output is always:

Du du du du (insert name)
One (insert name) there’s only one (insert name)
Ohhhhhhh (insert name)

Rinse and repeat

Which is why the search goes on for something unique for us to belt out.

Maybe not known if you’re under 55 but we invented the “One Aston Villa, there’s only one Aston Villa” chant.

After we lost to Barcelona in 1978 we played Leicester at home (IIRC) a few days later and pockets of Villa fans in the Holte were singing it. It spread around the back of the Holte and by the end of the game had become a full on chant. These blokes had heard the Guantanamero song over in Spain and just changed the words.

This was on the back of “AVFC , Aston Villa are magic” in the 1977 league cup final saga and “Oh Andy” for peak Andy Gray in 1976. The Gary Shaw chant came in 1980 so we invented our fair share of terrace chants. None of these would be classed as anthems though.

[Brazilian Villain]

My efforts peaked with the ode to Omari Kellyman - Piano Man (Billy Joel) but then he left us, to disappear into the Chelsea vortex yet we're still in the mood for a melody.

Stop trying to claim credit for it, you didn't start the fire.

[Percy McCarthy]

Summer in Summer Lane would be my choice, but nobody knows it.

TBAR was fantastic backaday.

HEITS has three verses, our fans nowadays haven’t got the attention span.

[thick_mike]

I invented “wooooah, oh oh, oh oh! Kanchelskis!” To the tune of Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer in preparation for our inevitable signing of the Russian wonder winger.

(We never signed him)

[AV84]

I always thought he was Ukranian?

[AV84]

We could have used Billy Jean for Philogene but he went and left. Could still sing it whenever we play his team, but I reckon they're off to the Championship again.

Philogene is not our player
He's just some guy we sold ooooon twice
But for a decent price

[ChicagoLion]

We could have used Billy Jean for Philogene but he went and left. Could still sing it whenever we play his team, but I reckon they're off to the Championship again.

Philogene is not our player
He's just some guy we sold ooooon twice
But for a decent price

I did.
Philogene is not a winger

[thick_mike]

I always thought he was Ukranian?

So he is, though he played for Russia post-USSR. In googling that I found out that he now bears a striking resemblance to Gerard Depardieu.

[Brazilian Villain]

I always thought he was Ukranian?

So he is, though he played for Russia post-USSR. In googling that I found out that he now bears a striking resemblance to Gerard Depardieu.

Let's hope he doesn't treat women in the same disgusting manner as Gérard.

[The Edge]

Summer in Summer Lane would be my choice, but nobody knows it.

TBAR was fantastic backaday.

HEITS has three verses, our fans nowadays haven’t got the attention span.

You can see the palm trees swayin' way down Summer Lane....

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

It's times like this we need to use AI:

"Royal & Claret"
(To the tune of Paranoid by Black Sabbath)

[Verse 1]
Runnin’ down the pitch, we’re on the attack,
Claret and the blue, we ain't lookin' back.
Holte End’s roaring, hear the Lions cry,
Villa Park is pumpin’, reachin’ for the sky!

[Chorus]
Ohhh, Prince William’s in the stands,
Singin’ loud, clappin’ hands!
Future king, Villa fan,
Bleedin’ claret, that’s the plan!

[Verse 2]
1960 was our last big prize,
Now Unai’s got us set to rise!
Counter-pressin’, playin’ mean,
Douglas Luiz runnin’ the machine!

[Chorus]
Ohhh, Prince William’s in the stands,
Singin’ loud, clappin’ hands!
Future king, Villa fan,
Bleedin’ claret, that’s the plan!

[Bridge]
Jack’s gone, we don’t care,
We got Watkins tearin’ air!
McGinn’s a warrior, you can see,
And the king-to-be sings "Come on, V!"

[Verse 3]
Villa til we die, no doubt at all,
European nights, we hear the call.
Prince William’s watchin’, royal pride,
Aston Villa, side by side!

[Outro]
Ohhh, Claret Army stand up tall,
We’re the Villa, hear us call!
Prince or pauper, makes no fuss,
Because the Lions roar for us!


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[Drummond]

Summer in Summer Lane would be my choice, but nobody knows it.

TBAR was fantastic backaday.

HEITS has three verses, our fans nowadays haven’t got the attention span.

It has 3 what? TLDR

[AV84]

I always thought he was Ukranian?

So he is, though he played for Russia post-USSR. In googling that I found out that he now bears a striking resemblance to Gerard Depardieu.

Looks a bit like Gary Mallett off Corrie (many moons ago)

[montague]

Not sure if this has been discussed already but what do people think of the PA announcer at VP starting off songs?

I absolutely hate it.

Yippee Aye Eeee at kick off was bad enough but now he’s starting off players songs after goals too.

Its very Crystal palace

[john e]

Maybe the last truly original song we had was the Dwight Yorke one Decades ago

The closest thing we have to an anthem is HEITS which is uniquely ours
I remember back in the 70’s there was far more original chants when someone started a chant was used by another club it was shouted down
Every song we have now is an adaption of somebody else’s. There is no new uniqueness to our repertoire anymore

Speaking, personally, I’m too old to worry about chanting anymore
Apart from the Villaar Villaar every now and again that’s basically my lot, I’ve done my time and earned my stripes it’s up to the younger Mob now

If anyone wants to create new songs to sing, they have to be simple, all the songs with a load versus absolute waste of time no one is gonna be learning them
Has to be simple few words and easily recognisable tune

The Allez Allez song isn’t ours
If you sing it loud enough and often enough it can becomes yours, like you’ll never Walk alone became Liverpool’s
No one else sings that now but I remember the time everyone sang it