NSC Cringers - look away now

[Me and my Monkey]

But it is was what I have always sung since the 60s.

Football fans always change the lyrics, it is part of what we do

Don't break my heart, my achy breaky heart, I just don't think he'd understand...

Or...

We've got Knockheart, Anthony Knockheart, I just don't think you understand...

I know which I prefer!

 

[ferring seagull]

I admit I used to go along with everyone else and mindlessly sing the "going up to win the cup" line too, back in the day. But having seen the correct lyrics over the years, I've grown fond of them and so that's what I've been singing for years now when the teams come out. I'm also growing into a cantankerous old fart, hence this is the kind of thing that now irritates me, probably to a disproportionate level.

Me too, already a cantankerous old fart but saddened that we cannot manage to get together with the original words for a wonderful anthem, especially when, at a specific point in time, we may have been lower to mid table and were knocked out of the FA Cup two weeks previously - you get the drift !

 

[dazzer6666]

Hull fans came up with one of my favourite 'away' chants to us, in the cup game. It's original.

You're so southern, you're practically French.

....which was followed by an even better 'bonjour, bonjour, we are the Brighton boys......'

 

[Lady Whistledown]

While we're on the subject, I know this is a very old one, but I still can't get over just how crap the lyrics to Norwich's favourite On The Ball City are.

Kick off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die;
On the ball, City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now’s your chance,

Hurrah! We’ve scored a goal.

City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*

 

[Bry Nylon]

While we're on the subject, I know this is a very old one, but I still can't get over just how crap the lyrics to Norwich's favourite On The Ball City are.

Kick off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die;
On the ball, City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now’s your chance,

Hurrah! We’ve scored a goal.

City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*

That is a truly crap song and not one I have heard of before. I hope Norwich don't mind but I felt inspired to re-work the lyrics:

Kick off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die;
On the ball, City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now’s your chance,

Hurrah! I've married my sister.

 

[lawros left foot]

While we're on the subject, I know this is a very old one, but I still can't get over just how crap the lyrics to Norwich's favourite On The Ball City are.

Kick off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die;
On the ball, City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now’s your chance,

Hurrah! We’ve scored a goal.

City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*[/QUOte



Done in a Mr Chumley-Warner accent

 

[sir albion]

That's modern day football for ya.....

 

[BadFish]

But its WRONG

"You can tell them all that we stand or fall for Sussex by the sea" is INFINITELY better, it carries so much more meaning. Its the most evocative line in our unique anthem, and yet its been replaced by a line of generic nonsense. Its a real bugbear of mine (as you can probably tell), and was covered at length in its own thread a while back. I totally endorse our GOSBTS words on the screen, hopefully the next generation of Albion fans will learn the right line in the song, being as most Albion fans who have sung it wrong for years are unlikely to change now.

Apart from anything else it is factually incorrect we have never gone up to 'win the cup'. "and we're going up to be runner up" would be much better (although it doesn't scan too well)

 

[Guy Fawkes]

But its WRONG

"You can tell them all that we stand or fall for Sussex by the sea" is INFINITELY better, it carries so much more meaning. Its the most evocative line in our unique anthem, and yet its been replaced by a line of generic nonsense. Its a real bugbear of mine (as you can probably tell), and was covered at length in its own thread a while back. I totally endorse our GOSBTS words on the screen, hopefully the next generation of Albion fans will learn the right line in the song, being as most Albion fans who have sung it wrong for years are unlikely to change now.

Dissecting the original lyrics:
Do many people in Sussex still Plough and Mow, Reap and Sow? Why do those that do this also spend time Marching ? - the context means nothing to those who don't know the history of the song and is pretty meaningless to most in the original form. The original version is lyrically outdated and bares little resemblance to modern life in Sussex.

The Military connection has also been lost with the loss of the Royal Sussex Regiment, then add in that the song never became their regimental march, this was always "The Royal Sussex" and it was written in 1907, long before WW1 so doesn't directly come from that

The football version has been around for decades and is the traditional version for the football club, and not the Stand or fall version which wasn't sung (bar maybe a handful of individuals) before we moved to the Amex. I just don't see the reason to abandon our traditional, football related lyrical version

 

[Gwylan]

While we're on the subject, I know this is a very old one, but I still can't get over just how crap the lyrics to Norwich's favourite On The Ball City are.

Kick off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die;
On the ball, City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now’s your chance,

Hurrah! We’ve scored a goal.

City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*
City!
*Clap*[/QUOte



Done in a Mr Chumley-Warner accent

No, done in a Norfolk accent. My step-father was a Norwich fan and used to sing that occasionally in his thick accent. I like it: it's from another world

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

We've got Knockheart, Anthony Knockheart, I just don't think you understand...

I know which I prefer!

Bloody stupid line! What on earth are people not supposed to understand about the fact we've got Anthony Knockaert?? (btw, it's not Knockheart, Flockhart, nor even Braveheart... but KNOCKAERT! ]

Understood?

 

[Return of the Rev]

I worry something similar will appear at the Amex before long if the 'forward thinking' commercial team have their way.

We are tinpot ready!

 

[Spider]

But its WRONG

"You can tell them all that we stand or fall for Sussex by the sea" is INFINITELY better, it carries so much more meaning. Its the most evocative line in our unique anthem, and yet its been replaced by a line of generic nonsense. Its a real bugbear of mine (as you can probably tell), and was covered at length in its own thread a while back. I totally endorse our GOSBTS words on the screen, hopefully the next generation of Albion fans will learn the right line in the song, being as most Albion fans who have sung it wrong for years are unlikely to change now.

I'm probably very wrong here but I've always thought it was the 'we'll sing a song as we march along' lyrics that are changed for the football version. Ie

'Now is the time for marching... So on and so on...and we're going up to win the cup for Sussex by the Sea'
All together now
'Good old Sussex by the sea...etc. And we'll tell them all that we'll stand or fall for Sussex by the Sea'

Incidentally, I feel terrible for never realising that there are in fact 5 verses of Sussex by the Sea. Wonder why no North Stand super fan has proudly continued with 2nd verse! How many people know the second verse without looking it up?

 

[Trelford Mills Guide Dog]

"And we're going up, and we'll win the cup!" is my favourite line though!

And mine

 

[Trelford Mills Guide Dog]

Dissecting the original lyrics:
Do many people in Sussex still Plough and Mow, Reap and Sow? Why do those that do this also spend time Marching ? - the context means nothing to those who don't know the history of the song and is pretty meaningless to most in the original form. The original version is lyrically outdated and bares little resemblance to modern life in Sussex.

The Military connection has also been lost with the loss of the Royal Sussex Regiment, then add in that the song never became their regimental march, this was always "The Royal Sussex" and it was written in 1907, long before WW1 so doesn't directly come from that

The football version has been around for decades and is the traditional version for the football club, and not the Stand or fall version which wasn't sung (bar maybe a handful of individuals) before we moved to the Amex. I just don't see the reason to abandon our traditional, football related lyrical version

Hear, hear !

 

[Boston28]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but what was more of an embarrassment was how many empty seats I could see when I watched match of the day on Saturday. Now I know stoke isn't much of a desirable fixture but I didn't think there stadium held much over 20k and if that's the case there couldn't have been much over 15k for a premier league fixture!

 

[Notters]

I admit I used to go along with everyone else and mindlessly sing the "going up to win the cup" line too, back in the day. But having seen the correct lyrics over the years, I've grown fond of them and so that's what I've been singing for years now when the teams come out. I'm also growing into a cantankerous old fart, hence this is the kind of thing that now irritates me, probably to a disproportionate level.

It's nothing like as irritating as the singing it at 2,700 rpm though, which seems irreversible.

 

[ForestRowSeagull]

I'm probably very wrong here but I've always thought it was the 'we'll sing a song as we march along' lyrics that are changed for the football version. Ie

'Now is the time for marching... So on and so on...and we're going up to win the cup for Sussex by the Sea'
All together now
'Good old Sussex by the sea...etc. And we'll tell them all that we'll stand or fall for Sussex by the Sea'

Incidentally, I feel terrible for never realising that there are in fact 5 verses of Sussex by the Sea. Wonder why no North Stand super fan has proudly continued with 2nd verse! How many people know the second verse without looking it up?

A (very) small handful of us managed to get the 2nd verse out at Wigan on Saturday. It's a shame we can't all sing the proper words, it's so much more poignant IMO - not often you get a song which is club specific these days.

 

[sully]

I admit I used to go along with everyone else and mindlessly sing the "going up to win the cup" line too, back in the day. But having seen the correct lyrics over the years, I've grown fond of them and so that's what I've been singing for years now when the teams come out. I'm also growing into a cantankerous old fart, hence this is the kind of thing that now irritates me, probably to a disproportionate level.

You've also described me pretty well there!

 

[Bigtomfu]

It's nothing like as irritating as the singing it at 2,700 rpm though, which seems irreversible.

I'm convinced anyone <25 and in the north stand has drunk c6 cans of red bull/monster specifically for the purpose of helping them get the words out faster and faster each game.