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Thanks to [MENTION=1334]fork me[/MENTION], last week I got hold of a digital copy of this rarely heard song about Brighton & Hove Albion from the late 1970s.
I decided to make a video to it and you can see it here
It would be lovely to hear to hear what you think of it.
In the meantime, have a sing-a-long. Lyrics are here:
I live near a football ground, Albion is her name.
I tell you it's almost hell when they play a game.
Saturdays are all the same, football fans about
And when you pass them in the street
This is what they shout:
Chorus:
Seagulls, Seagulls.
They'll play on and on.
Seagulls, Seagulls.
Forever playing strong.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
We are the Brigh'on North Stand!
Other teams' supporters may as well go home
While in the North Stand, our boys sing: "You'll never walk alone"
And you could be in Timbuktoo and still know when they score.
Cos it's enough to deafen you
When you hear that roar:
Chorus
And now they've finally made it, we're in Division 1
Brighton and Hove Albion have only just begun.
So when somebody asks you, "What team do you support?" (Seagulls!)
Stand up proud and sing out loud
And shout this in retort!
Chorus
There's already been a thread on NSC about the song here
I'm going to write more about it on my Albion retro blog tomorrow. But I would like to know is, does anyone know any more about this singer? As mentioned, Google draws a blank in the matter. And did anyone buy the single at the time?
I decided to make a video to it and you can see it here
It would be lovely to hear to hear what you think of it.
In the meantime, have a sing-a-long. Lyrics are here:
I live near a football ground, Albion is her name.
I tell you it's almost hell when they play a game.
Saturdays are all the same, football fans about
And when you pass them in the street
This is what they shout:
Chorus:
Seagulls, Seagulls.
They'll play on and on.
Seagulls, Seagulls.
Forever playing strong.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
We are the Brigh'on North Stand!
Other teams' supporters may as well go home
While in the North Stand, our boys sing: "You'll never walk alone"
And you could be in Timbuktoo and still know when they score.
Cos it's enough to deafen you
When you hear that roar:
Chorus
And now they've finally made it, we're in Division 1
Brighton and Hove Albion have only just begun.
So when somebody asks you, "What team do you support?" (Seagulls!)
Stand up proud and sing out loud
And shout this in retort!
Chorus
There's already been a thread on NSC about the song here
I'm going to write more about it on my Albion retro blog tomorrow. But I would like to know is, does anyone know any more about this singer? As mentioned, Google draws a blank in the matter. And did anyone buy the single at the time?
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