Utter Roaster Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Nothing came up when I searched for 'club songs' so hope this one hasn't been done before... So your club has a song or chant, maybe more than one. Disregarding the particular lyrics, any idea where the melody comes from? Seems that quite a few are based on songs from musicals or pieces of classical/orchestral music. Couple of examples. Aberdeen's Stand Free uses Aaron Copland's Appallachian Spring Theme (better known to many as Lord of the Dance). Montrose's Dynamo uses the tune of O Tannenbaum, an occasional Christmas standard. And Hello Hello is based on a folk song written during the US Civil War, Marching Through Georgia. Anybody got examples of club songs or chants that borrow interesting melodies from other sources? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The Green Brigade hold an Egyptian sun god in high esteem, so much so they have a song about him, don't know the entomology of the tune though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The h*** are particularly inventive in this regard, Derry's Walls is to the tune of this... and Follow Follow to this... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: The Green Brigade hold an Egyptian sun god in high esteem, so much so they have a song about him, don't know the entomology of the tune though. What's the study of insects got to do with it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Probably heard at every game in Scotland, ever. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Ynwa originally comes from the musical Carousel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Glory Glory to the Hibees is to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic or John Brown's body (lies a mouldering in the grave like his team, ha ha). My mate's dad had the original 45 record which came out in the 1960s IIRC. It had the Hearts song on one side and the Hibs song on the other. I think Hector Nicol sang both. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 And Hail Hail is a piece of music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, I think it's in the overture to Pirates of Penzance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The song I first heard as "Joe, Joe, Super Joe, Super Joe McBride-o" (great rhymers yer Easter Road crowd) is the childrens' rhyme Skip to my Lou 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Four leaf clover Willie Maley (“and they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay”) Go Glasgow Celtic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Utter Roaster said: Nothing came up when I searched for 'club songs' so hope this one hasn't been done before... So your club has a song or chant, maybe more than one. Disregarding the particular lyrics, any idea where the melody comes from? Seems that quite a few are based on songs from musicals or pieces of classical/orchestral music. Couple of examples. Aberdeen's Stand Free uses Aaron Copland's Appallachian Spring Theme (better known to many as Lord of the Dance). Montrose's Dynamo uses the tune of O Tannenbaum, an occasional Christmas standard. And Hello Hello is based on a folk song written during the US Civil War, Marching Through Georgia. Anybody got examples of club songs or chants that borrow interesting melodies from other sources? Off the ball did a show about this a few months back was quite interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Spot, spot the looney. Looney, looney looney looney lunatic. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na........Dundee....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Hello, hello, thirty-six nil, thirty-six nil... Obviously the chant dates from long before Glitter was exposed as a paedophile, but is still sung. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooseLee Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Not sure if it's all or just part of the hearts song that comes from a hymn I know that the this is my story bit does. I'm sure the hibs song comes from an old nursery rhyme about having shit on your shoe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB93 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 3 hours ago, HooseLee said: Not sure if it's all or just part of the hearts song that comes from a hymn I know that the this is my story bit does. I'm sure the hibs song comes from an old nursery rhyme about having shit on your shoe. According to a Hearts forum it's a combination of these two songs - Not a chant/crowd song but Dundee's Up Wi' the Bonnets was based on a song which in turn was based on an old poem by Walter Scott in 1825. There's a few other examples I've come across by chance in the past, will have to track them back down. Good thread 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Four lads had a dream - Sloop John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Johnny Cash sung the Hearts songThe Championeeees song seems to be a traditional Dutch song ‘Orange Bovrn’. They sung it to Michael Caine when he liberated Eindhoven.A good percentage of our football chants seem to find their origins in the US Civil War strangely enough... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Not knowing the origins of the song I was both shocked and bemused when I first watched Smokey and the Bandit. As the Bandit races to his final goal up came the tune of the Billy Boys... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 34 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Four lads had a dream - Sloop John B Their dream died in 2012. More Celtic thievery... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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