Darth Vadis 161 Posted February 21 Great piece. Is the drummer capable of keeping the timing though... https://x.com/Gary_Gowers/status/1760256204679385589?s=20 Beautifully sung 17 minutes in. Why was it ever changed to the version (drawl in comparison) currently sang? 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coneys Knee 1,028 Posted February 21 A beautiful version, lost forever! I love that. It would never happen today though for two reasons. 1) hardly anybody sings anyway, 2) the stone island brigade are in too much of a hurry to spit their words out. Seriously though, it’s no coincidence that the best sounding football songs always seem to be the slower ones. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 5,087 Posted February 21 Don't see why a determined group of fans standing together couldn't try to bring it back. Good opportunity is afforded by the rejig of personnel in the Barclay that safe standing might bring. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 5,087 Posted February 21 30 minutes ago, Darth Vadis said: Great piece. Is the drummer capable of keeping the timing though... https://x.com/Gary_Gowers/status/1760256204679385589?s=20 Beautifully sung 17 minutes in. Why was it ever changed to the version (drawl in comparison) currently sang? Brilliant. Highly recommended to those who've never heard it sung slowly. Just so much better like that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Satriales 786 Posted February 21 Almost sounds like a completely different song. Surely it's possible for modern day fans to do this, similar to Spurs and the slow version of When the Saints. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,841 Posted February 21 36 minutes ago, Satriales said: Almost sounds like a completely different song. Surely it's possible for modern day fans to do this, similar to Spurs and the slow version of When the Saints. It does - it seems at least 2-3x quicker now…at QPR the other day I was quite taken aback how quickly it was being sung, and it’s not for the better. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,537 Posted February 21 Somewhere in the middle would be nice, so many just mumble through it quite monotonically. As nice as it sounds on that '75 footage, it's a little bit too chorally for people to sing out today, I think sung like that today we'd sound like we're taking the p**s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,642 Posted February 21 (edited) I was there that day, our fans were brilliant. Sung like that, it is a real experience. Today's fast and incomplete version is a sign of the times, a bit like a McDonalds/Burger King version......fast and no taste...... Edited February 21 by lake district canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Canary 715 Posted February 22 Might be my memory playing tricks so be intersting if someone could correct me if I'm wrong but in those days didn't we start the song from "One the Ball City" rather than "Kick it Off"? Can't hear the earlier part on the link above. I always thought the lengthening of it to include the earlier part was why it ended up being sung more quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tootingyellow 1 Posted February 22 It's one of my bugbears. It seems that the fans today are in a race to get to the end, finishing with 'Hurrah, we've scored a city'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
