Club Anthem

[Tuppers]

To the tune of Viva Orlandi

Sussex by the Seaaa
Sussex by the Seaaa
You can tell them all, that we stand or fall
For Sussex by the Seaaa

 

[pastafarian]

The Sussex by the sea anthem is perfect being the county theme and we are the only football league club to have one. We just need the club to respond by putting the words up on the screens. I don't understand why they don't.

wrong perspective.

Its a beautiful anthem,currently the one played to the supporters is the version without the lyrics.

Its not hard to to work out if a version was played with lyrics everyone would catch on in two seconds.......the one direction crowd would also be forced to clap in time and not al lamborghini

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

And re your point on 'which cup should it be?' Norman Wisdom's Albion-specific words are: 'Going up AND WE'LL win the Cup'. 'Going up to win the cup' doesn't make sense as as you have realised.

It matters not. But I love the exasperation that people are not sticking precisely to the words of Norman Wisdom.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Never fails to inspire me. And I do prefer 'We'll tell them all that we stand or fall" to "We're going up to win the cup".

True. But think about Norman won't you?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Now's your chance Albion. Put aside the out of time clapping and na-na-na-na-na-na, simply put the lyrics on the screen to make the stadium sound 'as one'. Can't see too many being worried about gay hearts nor merry bugles.
Bin the clackers and sing the song.

 

[Quinney]

Now's your chance Albion. Put aside the out of time clapping and na-na-na-na-na-na, simply put the lyrics on the screen to make the stadium sound 'as one'. Can't see too many being worried about gay hearts nor merry bugles.
Bin the clackers and sing the song.

Agreed

 

[tronnogull]

The complete Norman Wisdom words are not very good.....

 

[tronnogull]

Sorry, they are also very big, duplicated, and upside down. I'm a novice at attachments........

 

[symyjym]

Sorry, they are also very big, duplicated, and upside down. I'm a novice at attachments........

 

[symyjym]

Here you go:

 

[symyjym]

Forgot to edit it, however it shows the right way around when opened, I've turmed it upside down to allow for this. Hope it works.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

 

[symyjym]

Nice find, I wonder why it didn't catch on

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The point about Sussex By The Sea is that it ISN'T a football club's chant. It's sung across Sussex by a whole range of people, united in their affection and loyalty to the community where they live. It's sung at cricket, it's sung at bonfire celebrations, it's sung at funerals. It links our football club to the wider community in a way that a mere "Albion" song could never do.

The only genuinely comparable anthem that I can think of is The Blaydon Races, although Cardiff City have tried to elevate Men of Harlech to a similar status. But that comes across as not much more than a rather arrogant and unsuccessful effort to impose Cardiff City on the rest of Wales.

We've got it right. Newcastle United have got it right. Let's not change this.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

The point about Sussex By The Sea is that it ISN'T a football club's chant. It's sung across Sussex by a whole range of people, united in their affection and loyalty to the community where they live. It's sung at cricket, it's sung at bonfire celebrations, it's sung at funerals. It links our football club to the wider community in a way that a mere "Albion" song could never do.

The only genuinely comparable anthem that I can think of is The Blaydon Races, although Cardiff City have tried to elevate Men of Harlech to a similar status. But that comes across as not much more than a rather arrogant and unsuccessful effort to impose Cardiff City on the rest of Wales.

We've got it right. Newcastle United have got it right. Let's not change this.

But it's not SUNG by hardly anybody at a home match.

 

[Igzilla]

Maybe Thursday's game is the perfect opportunity to get a marching band (the Sea Scouts down Victoria Road in Worthing used to practice it every week) and a decent opera singer to belt it out with the lyrics on the screen before kick off?

 

[MarioOrlandi]

The north stand don't even sing together. They sing against each other. Little pockets competing against one another! Nothing has been sustained or inspirational.
I think sussex by the sea shouldn't be replaced but it definitely isn't an anthem to inspire!

Well if it was good enough to inspire our soldiers, then it is good enough for me. The trouble being that some people cannot be bothered to learn the words.
On this subject, there are very few if any original tunes around today from which a verse can be made up. Plus as mentioned above if it contains more than two sentences the majority are completely lost.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

The point about Sussex By The Sea is that it ISN'T a football club's chant. It's sung across Sussex by a whole range of people, united in their affection and loyalty to the community where they live. It's sung at cricket, it's sung at bonfire celebrations, it's sung at funerals. It links our football club to the wider community in a way that a mere "Albion" song could never do.

The only genuinely comparable anthem that I can think of is The Blaydon Races, although Cardiff City have tried to elevate Men of Harlech to a similar status. But that comes across as not much more than a rather arrogant and unsuccessful effort to impose Cardiff City on the rest of Wales.

We've got it right. Newcastle United have got it right. Let's not change this.

Couldn't agree more. Changing it is a ridiculous notion.

 

[symyjym]

Maybe Thursday's game is the perfect opportunity to get a marching band (the Sea Scouts down Victoria Road in Worthing used to practice it every week) and a decent opera singer to belt it out with the lyrics on the screen before kick off?

Yep it needs to be a marching band for its full potentail, as opposed to a backing track.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

The point about Sussex By The Sea is that it ISN'T a football club's chant. It's sung across Sussex by a whole range of people, united in their affection and loyalty to the community where they live. It's sung at cricket, it's sung at bonfire celebrations, it's sung at funerals. It links our football club to the wider community in a way that a mere "Albion" song could never do.

The only genuinely comparable anthem that I can think of is The Blaydon Races, although Cardiff City have tried to elevate Men of Harlech to a similar status. But that comes across as not much more than a rather arrogant and unsuccessful effort to impose Cardiff City on the rest of Wales.

We've got it right. Newcastle United have got it right. Let's not change this.

Agree, BUT I'd like one verse, plus chorus, that everyone could learn, to include the Stand or Fall line, which at the moment, despite being the most important line, is not sung.