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A football chant or terrace chant is form of vocalisation performed by supporters of association football, typically during football matches. Football chanting is an expression of collective identity, most often used by fans to express their pride in the team or encourage the home team, and they may be sung to celebrate a particular player or ...
"Glory Glory" is a terrace chant sung in association football in the United Kingdom and in other sport. It uses a popular camp meeting hymn tune of unknown origin that is famously associated with the marching song "John Brown's Body", with the chorus "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" – the chant replaces "Hallelujah" with the name (or a four-syllable adaptation) of the favoured team.
Aug 1, 2021 · In his book We Lose Every Week: The History Of Football Chanting, Andrew Lawn quotes the British folk singer Martin Carthy as describing football chants as “the one surviving embodiment of an ...
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Aug 7, 2023 · The very first football chants have their origins in dance hall music and folk culture. Music halls became popular around the same time as football in Britain, in the late 1800s, and had a similar appeal as an accessible form of entertainment for working class people.
Apr 11, 2024 · 1. You'll Never Walk Alone - Liverpool FC. "You'll Never Walk Alone" was originally a show tune from the musical Carousel. In 1963, it was covered by Gerry and the Pacemakers. This song became a hit single, and it was adopted by Liverpool fans in the 1960s as a powerful symbol of solidarity and resilience.
Apr 15, 2017 · On Sunday, BBC 6 Music DJ Mark Radcliffe explores the history of the football chant to find out what makes a hit in the stands. Before the programme goes live, we want to test your chant...
