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They are often adaptations of popular songs
- They are often adaptations of popular songs, using their tunes as the basis of the chants, but some are original.
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Aug 1, 2021 · The art of the football chant: the creators, the inspirations, the history and the celery - The Athletic. Nick Miller. Jul 31, 2021. 97. If you ever need proof that football is not an...
Apr 11, 2024 · Football chants have a long and vibrant history. They have evolved alongside the sport itself since the 19th century. Here's a glimpse into the fascinating history of how football chants came to be. Early days (1880s–1920s): Song were inspired by music halls and folk songs. Early chants were simple war cries or adaptations of existing melodies.
- Mrs Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel. We're starting, of course, with Leicester - the city that gave us, for better or worse, Showaddywaddy, Kasabian, Mark 'Return of the Mack' Morrison and Engelbert Humperdinck, and whose club every neutral wants to win the league.
- Sloop John B - The Beach Boys. In this cute clip, California's Beach Boys introduce themselves to the UK at the outset of their career, long before the melody to the chorus of their 1966 adaptation of a Bahamian folk song, Sloop John B, became a 21st-century staple at football matches.
- Blue Moon by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Jazz-pop standard Blue Moon was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934, became a hit in the US for both Billy Eckstine and Mel Tormé in 1949, then doo-wop group The Marcels (above) had a international smash with it in 1961.
- Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five. Another club that pretty much own a great pop song is Crystal Palace, who have a history with The Dave Clark Five's Glad All Over going all the way back to when it knocked The Beatles' I Wanna Hold Your Hand off the top spot back in 1964.
Jul 5, 2012 · Probably the friendliest chant you can’t taunt the opposition with and no wonder when it’s based on lovable Cockney favourite ‘Knees Up Mother Brown’. Notts County’s ‘Wheelbarrow Song’ came about when Shrewsbury Town supporters were treating them to a rendition of ‘On Top of Old Smokey’ but the Pies couldn’t understand their ...
Nov 15, 2022 · Best Football Songs: 25 Anthems For The Terraces. From indie-dance hits to showtunes turned Merseybeat pop singles, the best football songs are more than chants – they’re a way of life.
Jun 22, 2022 · June 22, 2022. By. Martin Chilton. Illustration: uDiscoverMusic. The words “released a football song” are usually enough to strike terror in a music lover’s heart; the idea that there might be a...
