Gazwag
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which is more to be said than some midlands team with a song about a place in Scotland as their walkout tune
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[Football] London calling…
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Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Yeah but the bloke that sung it was from …. erm…oh yeah.
They could always do that stupid one about Sausage Rolls as I don’t suppose Sleaford Mods are appropriate.
- Jul 27, 2024
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Strummer was living in Chelsea when he wrote the song but I don’t know if he had any connection with the club. The band lived in Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove and Mick Jones is a long-time QPR ST holder. A lot of London clubs play London Calling but seems to have closer associations with QPR than anywhere else.
As an aside, I remember buying the 7’ single from Noise Records in Newhaven. It had a waxy feeling sleeve which came in different colours.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Bring it on, more the merrier for me, it gives me (and others around me that I see/hear joining in) a bit of a lift pre match.
BigBod
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- Dec 12, 2014
- 383
No, they come out to Liquidator and London Calling is played pre match. Depending on the final score seems to influence what they play after the game, usually Blue is the colour and Blue Day, if it's a stonking win then it's One Step Beyond...
London Calling? I’d have thought another Clash song was more appropriate for them…
… London’s Burning?
Do Wolves still use Liquidator too?
Has to be really. Jones lived in a council flat overlooking the West Way. I'd accept Fulham nicking it too. Down by the river.
The rest?
BrightonCottager
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Fulham have used it to walk out to at the start of the 2nd half for at least a decade. And, as @essbee1 & @Harry Wilson's tackle state, we are the only ones who do actually 'live by the river'.
- Jun 20, 2021
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West Ham's ground is right next to a river (the Lea), although perhaps not the one suggested in the song.
- Jul 27, 2024
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Brentford v close to the Thames at Kew. As mentioned earlier, Strummer was living by the river in Chelsea when he wrote the song. It’s "I live by the river" not "we play football by the river."
- Apr 5, 2014
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It is odd. All I can think of is that was number one for weeks over 77/78. Perhaps they adapted it then and for some reason it stuck. That was the year they won the league.
Crispy Ambulance
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Always good to hear Charlton run out to Into The Valley.
Anger
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- Jul 21, 2017
- 600
Definitely Everton and still is their pre-match music play.
Can’t remember it at Watford, but maybe it was and I have forgotten.
The Lemming Stomper
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Google 'Bill Kenwright' then all will become clear re Everton