History of BHA songs...

[fork me]

I'm guessing the oldest one we still sing occasionally is Brighton Aces (Blaydon Races) which must predate even the Peter Ward songs.

The earliest vinyl release AFAIK is Seagulls by Carol Mann in 1979.

Can anyone correct me or am I right?

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Wrong...think WW1

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

When did 'Albion... Albion....Albion....Albion' come into existence?

 

[fork me]

Wrong...think WW1

I see your point, but we need to find out when Seagulls fans adopted both. Blaydon Races is an older song than Sussex By The Sea, but which did OUR fans sing first.

Will we ever know?

 

[dougdeep]

Will we ever know?

Will we ever care?

 

[fork me]

Will we ever care?

Will anyone care if we care or not?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Will anyone care if we care or not?

I don't know!

 

[Superphil]

I don't know!

I don't care

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I see your point, but we need to find out when Seagulls fans adopted both. Blaydon Races is an older song than Sussex By The Sea, but which did OUR fans sing first.

Will we ever know?

Did we nick it from Shrewsbury Town?

Oh the lads you should have seen their faces
Going down the Wyle Cop to see the Shrewsbury aces
All the lads and lasses there with smiles upon their faces
Going down the Wyle Cop to see the Shrewsbury aces

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[Insel affe]

At number one is Tommy Cook
At number two is Tommy Cook
At number three is Tommy Cook
At number four is Tommy Cook
At number five is Tommy Cook
At number six is Tommy Cook
At number seven is Tommy Cook
At number eight is Tommy Cook
At number nine is Tommy Cook
At number ten is Tommy Cook
At number eleven is Tommy Cook

We all live in a Cook wonderland

 

[Bob!]

I'm guessing the oldest one we still sing occasionally is Brighton Aces (Blaydon Races) which must predate even the Peter Ward songs.

The earliest vinyl release AFAIK is Seagulls by Carol Mann in 1979.

Can anyone correct me or am I right?

Wasn't Sussex by the Sea adapted for the 1910 Charity Shield?

 

[fork me]

Did we nick it from Shrewsbury Town?

Oh the lads you should have seen their faces
Going down the Wyle Cop to see the Shrewsbury aces
All the lads and lasses there with smiles upon their faces
Going down the Wyle Cop to see the Shrewsbury aces

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Possibly, I though Newcastle used it first, but I could be wrong!

 

[fork me]

Wasn't Sussex by the Sea adapted for the 1910 Charity Shield?

Possibly, it was written in 1907. Blaydon Races was written in 1862, but I have no idea when we adopted it.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Possibly, I though Newcastle used it first, but I could be wrong!

Rather like Sussex By The Sea, the Blaydon Races isn't just a football chant. It's the regional "national anthem", sung on all occasions when geordies are feeling big about themselves. My grandad lived in Blaydon and my great grandad lived in Scotswood Road.