nw42 said:This is brilliant, learn to sing the City way, no audio required. I reckon Gary will have it cracked by the end of today.
As for fell or went, as you say it's immaterial, although is it? There has to be a definitive version at some point, fell just sounds right to me but that"s probably because it's all I've ever known rather than because it fits better.
It's true to say that song is up there as the flagship song for City, it's the one that has stood the test of time, it tells the story, needs to be preserved.
btw, I'm 50 so I was around bitd, normally just sit around in the corner on this forum but I love the old stuff that gets thrown up every now and then, mainly the terrace stuff as opposed to the "normal" subjects.
Good to see Helen Turner remembered with such affection, yes she was a nightmare but she was our nightmare, she would never have come to any harm at aways, she was our version of the loon from Portsmouth.
Can recall a pre season friendly at Morecambe, unsure of the year but I'll go for 1977, Blues decided on a kickabout on the pitch before kick off (could've been half time), she was pretty much responsible for clearing the pitch of around 50/60 young pissheads. Good weekend that was, anybody remember the game?
felixbg said:either way you old bastards stopped singing it and the song has been lost pretty much ;). Gary your posts are always really interesting, i watched the dvd of the fa cup final vs leicester and all i could hear city singing all game was YNWA. was this common at the time? cheers
blueonblue said:We are the scorge of the midlands
The cock of the north
we all hate the scousers, an red shit of course
WE only drink whiskey an boddingtons beer...........because the MANCHESTER boys are all here.
We`ll drink a drink a drink, to Colin THE king THE king THE king
He`s the leader of MAN CITY
He`s the greatest, inside forward
That the worlld...has ever seen
Away at old trafford
Only mancs in the ground
The rest are all cockneys, who dont make a sound
You fly in from hong-kong
or as far as peru
But you have to be born here
to claim your a blue.....................f*ck off back to london, f*ck off back to london
felixbg said:Gary your posts are always really interesting, i watched the dvd of the fa cup final vs leicester and all i could hear city singing all game was YNWA. was this common at the time? cheers
Gary James said:felixbg said:Gary your posts are always really interesting, i watched the dvd of the fa cup final vs leicester and all i could hear city singing all game was YNWA. was this common at the time? cheers
You'll Never Walk Alone was not specifically a Liverpool chant until the 70s (possibly 80s) I understand (though I could be wrong!). From the footage I've seen and interviews I've carried out it seems YNWA was sung by successful sides in the same way I guess as that old "We won the Cup" or Champions chant was.
I don't know why other teams dropped it (possibly because Liverpool tended to win more in the 70s???).
blueonblue said:Sorry levets, no debate........your wrong, it was leader of our team ;0)