Urgent: New Songs Required

**galwayhoop** · 29/03/2007, 11:46 AM

right lads, it's getting a bit sad.
stand up for ....
come on the ....

we need to improve our singing at matches. the canal end is hopping at the moment at croker with mostly willing participants all in the one spot so lets try and get a few new numbers going. we only really have the stand up song at the moment. fair enough we have come on you boys and the fields also but they never get a full airing.

so suggestions for new songs here. the criteria for a song as i see it is:

catchy
reasonabily short
repetitive but gets louder as sung
easily recoginisible for rest of the stadium so everyone joins in
must be sung in an IRISH accent - 'who are ya', 'thierry henry havin' a larph'...etc need not apply.

i would love 'the one road' myself but it seems a bit hard for a lot of people.

**micls** · 29/03/2007, 12:04 PM

HOw bout using players individual songs. Sure they'd be easy to find out from clubs.

When at city a simple one for Doyler was
Super, super Kev
Super, super kev
Super, Super kev
super Kevin Doyle.

Not exactly highly original but effecti8ve. His one to ring of fire is better but not as catchy

**citizenerased** · 29/03/2007, 12:08 PM

agree the current songs have been exhausted!!!

**galwayhoop** · 29/03/2007, 12:15 PM

i know many on here don't like celtic but the willie maley song (james mcgrory) is class when sung by the crowd. probably the problem is that there is only a few international games a year whereas for clubs they are every week.

was thinking more of songs for the team / country as opposed to individual player songs.

can't stand england supporters or their songs but hats off to the way they sing the queens song and rule britannia the whole way through games.

**John83** · 29/03/2007, 12:28 PM

Blackburn fans used sing this:
All you need is Duff, do do do-do do,
All you need is Duff, do do do-do do,
All you need is Duff, Duff,
Duff is all you need.

Don't know if he came up with it, but the foot.ie member Collie sings this:
Woah-oh we're half way there,
Woah-oh Given is our player,
He's got great hands,
And ... (I've never caught the fourth line

),
Woah-oh, Given is our player.

**pineapple stu** · 29/03/2007, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by micls

When at city a simple one for Doyler was
Super, super Kev
Super, super kev
Super, Super kev
super Kevin Doyle.

That was sung last night when he went off.

All you need is Duff is a good one. Molly Malone, if the culchies don't object.

**Ash** · 29/03/2007, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Molly Malone, if the culchies don't object.

I'll allow it

... but only if it ends with

"through streets broad and narrow, singing
IRELAND ... IRELAND ... IRELAND

**michaelguineys** · 29/03/2007, 12:45 PM

The Ring of Fire Kevin Doyle one is good aswell....

De de de de de Kevin Doyle
De de de de de Kevin Doyle
Kevin Doyle is a striker who's on fire
And he scores scores scores with Ireland (well we used obv say City) going higher,
And he scores scores scores
Coz he's on fire, coz he's on fire...

Heard a Shane Long one too last nite
It was the tune of that Gary Glitter (i think!) song, Come On, Come on...
Very basic, just said
Shane Long Shane Long
Shane Long Shane Long
Shane Long
Shane Long
Shane Long

**John83** · 29/03/2007, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

I'll allow it

... but only if it ends with

"through streets broad and narrow, singing
IRELAND ... IRELAND ... IRELAND

We tried that at the Wales game, but it was a 50-50 split over how to finish it, so everyone just trailed off, looking embarrassed.

**casso36** · 29/03/2007, 1:00 PM

To Tune Of Wid Rover!!!

I've been a green soilder for many..s a year
and i've spent all me money on football and beer.
We travelled with Charlton, McCarthy and Kerrrrr,
sure isn't it no wonder that we love our beer>

And it's no we never, no we never at all.
Now we have Stauton... who know's **** all

And its no we never, no we never at all.

Feel free to add on or jumble about>

i'll Get Me Coat Again!!!!

**John83** · 29/03/2007, 1:05 PM

That's not bad. The Staunton bashing isn't ideal though - we sing bugger all songs, so they might as well be positive... we can save "NAME-HERE Out!" for that sort of thing.

**blobbyblob** · 29/03/2007, 1:42 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

I'll allow it

... but only if it ends with

"through streets broad and narrow, singing
IRELAND ... IRELAND ... IRELAND

Why not sing the chorus as it was written. No confusion then an a bit more miles on it rather than getting into the Ireland Ireland clap clap business.

**hp123** · 29/03/2007, 1:43 PM

I would walk 500 miles,
and I would walk 500 more,
Just to be the man who walk a 1000 miles to see McGeady(or insert other) score.
McGeady, Mceady, nanananananananana.

**kingdom hoop** · 29/03/2007, 2:07 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Don't know if he came up with it, but the foot.ie member Collie sings this:
Woah-oh we're half way there,
Woah-oh Given is our player,
He's got great hands,
And ... (I've never caught the fourth line

),
Woah-oh, Given is our player.

fourth line of 'and he'll save it i swear' would be good and appropriate maybe. but bon jovi??

**galwayhoop** · 29/03/2007, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by blobbyblob

Why not sing the chorus as it was written. No confusion then an a bit more miles on it rather than getting into the Ireland Ireland clap clap business.

as said before in order for songs to be effective and sung by the masses they need to be shortened or repeated - a la 'the fields of athenry' where only chorus gets sung. also 'you'll never walk alone' at both anfield and parkhead.

if a song is sung from start to finish - or as written as you suggested - then it tails off and doesn't gather necessary momentum. sad but true i'm afraid

**Armando** · 29/03/2007, 2:17 PM

I posted this a couple of years ago:

I've got a song for Duffer we can all enjoy as he tears into their defence. It's to the tune of KC and the Sunshine Bands 'Baby Give it up':
'Na na na na na na na na na na na, Damien Damien Duff, Damien Duff, Damien Damien Duff'.....(and so on).

I was in a boozer in Waterford a few months back and this song came on. We all sang the above lyrics. It sounded great.

It's short and catchy, so something all fans could latch onto and sing.

**hp123** · 29/03/2007, 2:25 PM

Duff, Duff will tear you apart again.
repeat....

Joy Divisions Love will tear you apart.

**michaelguineys** · 29/03/2007, 2:52 PM

Quote:
I've got a song for Duffer we can all enjoy as he tears into their defence. It's to the tune of KC and the Sunshine Bands 'Baby Give it up':
'Na na na na na na na na na na na, Damien Damien Duff, Damien Duff, Damien Damien Duff'.....(and so on).

I was in a boozer in Waterford a few months back and this song came on. We all sang the above lyrics. It sounded great.

We sing that for Roy o Donovan
na na na na na na na na na na na Roy O'Donovan
Donovan
Roy O'Donovan!
They even play the song over the PA when he scores!
(Well they did v Portadown anyway!)

**blobbyblob** · 29/03/2007, 2:59 PM

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

as said before in order for songs to be effective and sung by the masses they need to be shortened or repeated - a la 'the fields of athenry' where only chorus gets sung. also 'you'll never walk alone' at both anfield and parkhead.

if a song is sung from start to finish - or as written as you suggested - then it tails off and doesn't gather necessary momentum. sad but true i'm afraid

Agreed! Thats why I suggested the chorus as is.

We're on the one road, sharing the one load
We're on the road to God knows where
We're on the one road, it may be the wrong road
But we're together now who cares?
Northmen, Southmen, comrades all!
Dublin, Belfast, Cork or Donegal!
We're on the one road, swinging along, singin' a soldier's song!

**Jerry The Saint** · 29/03/2007, 3:11 PM

DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE
DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE, DUNNE
etc.

(White Stripes - Seven Nation Army)

We're going to Switzerland
A Seven Nation Army couldn't hold us back...