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Postby csbowes » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:15 pm

I have a few questions about club songs...

Centrals = Hawthorn
Glenelg = Richmond
North = original
Norwood = Melbourne
Port = Sydney
South = Carlton
Sturt = Melbourne
West = Hawthorn
WWT = original

Who had the song first? Does anyone know?

Did Sturt not have the song first, then changed to the Carlton one, then back again? (i.e. Norwood had a different song and then changed and had the same as Sturt) or was Melbourne first to have that song?

Have any of the clubs had songs different to what they have now?

Does anyone have an MP3 of the Sturt (Carlton), West Torrens or Woodville songs I could grab?
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Re: Club Songs

Postby whufc » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:22 pm

csbowes wrote:I have a few questions about club songs...

Centrals = Hawthorn
Glenelg = Richmond
North = original
Norwood = Melbourne
Port = Sydney
South = Carlton
Sturt = Melbourne
West = Hawthorn
WWT = original

Who had the song first? Does anyone know?

Did Sturt not have the song first, then changed to the Carlton one, then back again? (i.e. Norwood had a different song and then changed and had the same as Sturt) or was Melbourne first to have that song?

Have any of the clubs had songs different to what they have now?

Does anyone have an MP3 of the Sturt (Carlton), West Torrens or Woodville songs I could grab?


hawthorn definatly before Centrals.

off the top my head Centrals have had

Tooralie
Pride of the Plains
This Time
We're a winning team
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Re: Club Songs

Postby dedja » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:29 pm

csbowes wrote:WWT = original


Not quite ...

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Re: Club Songs

Postby Magpiespower » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:44 am

Swans had it before Port.

Pretty sure Fos Williams appropriated it after hearing South players sing it.

Of course, they both rip-off the "Notre Dame Victory March."

Port sung a "War Cry" before that...
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Re: Club Songs

Postby FlyingHigh » Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:12 pm

Thought South may have only recently had in the Carlton tune, maybe in the last ten years?
Woodville had the Yankee-Doodle-Dandy tune too.

This old Torrens one may have been posted here before. Same tune, but sounds like more of a warcry.
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Re: Club Songs

Postby robranisgod » Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:57 pm

Magpiespower wrote:Swans had it before Port.

Pretty sure Fos Williams appropriated it after hearing South players sing it.

Of course, they both rip-off the "Notre Dame Victory March."

Port sung a "War Cry" before that...

South Melbourne actually got Notre Dame's permission to use the song.

In about 1974 or 1975 Port played South Melbourne in a trial match and it was there that the song on South Melbourne's suggestion became Ports anthem. I personally think that the Port/Sydney song and Tigerland are the best, but it is personal taste.

I have never liked North's song but a lot of people love it. It was specifically written for the club by Johnny Mac circa 1968. Johnny Mac was a great friend of Don Lindner.

North Ballarat in the VFL now use North's song, but of course use "good old black and whites" instead of "good old red and whites".

I can't prove it but I am inclined to think that Sturt used the Grand Old Flag before Norwood. I am led to believe that Len Fitzgerald introduced the song to Sturt and a Norwood supporter told me that ALan Killagrew brought it to Norwood but I am certainly not definite on those facts.

Don Roach brought the Yankee Doodle Dandy song to Westies after he returned from Hawthorn.
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Postby RustyCage » Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:08 pm

The WA state team sing the same song as Sydney/Port.
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Re: Club Songs

Postby Strawb » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:34 pm

Bob Keddie brought the club song to West Adelaide from Hawthorn and West just changed the words. Centrals got hold of it way after West Adelaide. Personally I would rather see Centrals use This Time for their club song.
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Re: Club Songs

Postby smac » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:29 pm

Dogs picked it up from 2000 onwards, IIRC.
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Re: Club Songs

Postby Strawb » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:19 pm

smac wrote:Dogs picked it up from 2000 onwards, IIRC.

I think you are correct. I have the CD at home with them all on it and their years. I can remember being at the after party in 2000 and the crowd were singing this time it was better than the players singing We're a winning team
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Re: Club Songs

Postby Magpiespower » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:39 pm

Prefer the Doggies club song John Swan belted out.

Beware the Dogs are coming!

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Re: Club Songs

Postby smac » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:43 pm

Agreed!

This time was penned by Lairdy, from memory. Based on an English world cup tune or something. Horrible song to actually sing when winning a game.
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Re: Club Songs

Postby Magpiespower » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:55 pm

smac wrote:Agreed!

This time was penned by Lairdy, from memory. Based on an English world cup tune or something. Horrible song to actually sing when winning a game.


"This Time" was funereal.

Also loved the white guernsey and white socks.

Bring it back!

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Re: Club Songs

Postby Leaping Lindner » Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:11 am

robranisgod wrote:
Magpiespower wrote:Swans had it before Port.

Pretty sure Fos Williams appropriated it after hearing South players sing it.

Of course, they both rip-off the "Notre Dame Victory March."

Port sung a "War Cry" before that...

South Melbourne actually got Notre Dame's permission to use the song.

In about 1974 or 1975 Port played South Melbourne in a trial match and it was there that the song on South Melbourne's suggestion became Ports anthem. I personally think that the Port/Sydney song and Tigerland are the best, but it is personal taste.

I have never liked North's song but a lot of people love it. It was specifically written for the club by Johnny Mac circa 1968. Johnny Mac was a great friend of Don Lindner.

North Ballarat in the VFL now use North's song, but of course use "good old black and whites" instead of "good old red and whites".

I can't prove it but I am inclined to think that Sturt used the Grand Old Flag before Norwood. I am led to believe that Len Fitzgerald introduced the song to Sturt and a Norwood supporter told me that ALan Killagrew brought it to Norwood but I am certainly not definite on those facts.

Don Roach brought the Yankee Doodle Dandy song to Westies after he returned from Hawthorn.


I think the 1976 Grand Final was the last time Port used the old song, as the song's lyrics were printed in the back of the Budget. I also recall hearing "Cheer Cheer the black and the white.." in 1977.
Also I was under the impression that Killegrew brought "Grand Old Flag" to Norwood and attempted to get them known as the Demons as well as changing the jumper to the Melbourne red V.
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Re: Club Songs

Postby robranisgod » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:34 am

Strawb wrote:Bob Keddie brought the club song to West Adelaide from Hawthorn and West just changed the words. Centrals got hold of it way after West Adelaide. Personally I would rather see Centrals use This Time for their club song.

Don Roach definitely brought the Hawthorn song back to West. He sang it on Channel Seven in 1966.
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Re: Club Songs

Postby Magpiespower » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:52 am

Leaping Lindner wrote:I think the 1976 Grand Final was the last time Port used the old song, as the song's lyrics were printed in the back of the Budget.


Off the top of my head, the chorus of the PAFC "War Cry" went something like...

Black and white we'll stick to you
Cane them up just as you do
Buck in the Magpie that's our cry
They're sure to fall to you
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Re: Club Songs

Postby Oz » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:33 pm

Didn't "The Bye" use North's song after knocking off the Power last year? :lol:
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Re: Club Songs

Postby JK » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:21 pm

whufc wrote:off the top my head Centrals have had

Tooralie
Pride of the Plains
This Time
We're a winning team


Which one of those was the "Beware The Dogs Are Coming" song?
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Re: Club Songs

Postby SDK » Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:34 pm

When Killa was at Norwood we WERE known as The Demons. After he left we went back to Redlegs and the non Melbourne jumper.
Not sure about the song.
By their nature football songs are rarely original and when they are they are usally crap ..... Fremantle ?????
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Re: Club Songs

Postby Strawb » Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:15 pm

robranisgod wrote:
Strawb wrote:Bob Keddie brought the club song to West Adelaide from Hawthorn and West just changed the words. Centrals got hold of it way after West Adelaide. Personally I would rather see Centrals use This Time for their club song.

Don Roach definitely brought the Hawthorn song back to West. He sang it on Channel Seven in 1966.

Thanks for that I was told it was Keddie.
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