I know many people regarded this as a naff oddball song in 1983, but I've always loved it. As we approach the 20th anniversary of leaving The Goldstone, I thought it was worth rolling this out again.
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Where Seagulls Fly - Johnny Wakelin
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Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Great post. In nearly 40 years supporting the Albion l had never heard that ditty.
I don't get out much you understand.
I don't get out much you understand.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
FA Cup song sorted then.
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
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Ah!! I saw the video last night on mute so as not to wake up my wife. For some reason I was finding it hard to sleep!! #StillBuzzing
Greg Bobkin
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Let's get it into the charts!
Lenny Rider
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Originally written in 1979 to celebrate getting into Div One, was played numerous times before the Arsenal game at The Goldstone in August 1979.
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dejavuatbtn
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Shame that the stuffing was more memorable than the song.Originally written in 1979 to celebrate getting into Div One, was played nuemrous times before the Arsenal game at The Goldstone in August 1979.
That’s exactly what I did!
And I watched the Mac Allister/Enciso interview video on mute just to see their faces!
Couldn’t sleep for hours last night!
Well, at least it's considerably better and hugely less cringeworthy than that Reading song!
Lenny Rider
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Is the hit parade still a thing?Let's get it into the charts!
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schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
Perhaps a shared inspiration...?More likely that Prince ripped off the musical genius that is Johnny Wakelin
This great song you mean
Somehow I exercised my incredible powers of self control to force myself not to click on 'play'!
Stato
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Would be Johnny's third hit. Reached the top ten in 1975 & 76 with two songs about Ali. - Black Superman and this one:Let's get it into the charts!
Any other old-timers remember a song from about 1977 by ...... no, can't remember his name (Ted Young?). It was called 'Seagulls' and the words went something like:
"The Albion can get around,
Bring back the goodies to the Goldstone ground,
We're moving!
Come on the lads get mo-o-o-ving!
We've got places to go,
Teams to beat,
Look at the football,
Ain't it neat?
Seagulls!
Flying high,
Seagulls!
[Something something]
The one and only Seagulls,
Fill the skies!"
Leaving aside the Goldstone reference the rest is still accurate! I used to have it as a 45rpm single. (That was a type of gramophone record for those of you born after about 1990).
EDIT: I just googled it and it was indeed Ted Young! You can hear it on Youtube. Go on, give yourselves a treat!
EDIT2: I didn't get all the words quite right in the chorus.
"The Albion can get around,
Bring back the goodies to the Goldstone ground,
We're moving!
Come on the lads get mo-o-o-ving!
We've got places to go,
Teams to beat,
Look at the football,
Ain't it neat?
Seagulls!
Flying high,
Seagulls!
[Something something]
The one and only Seagulls,
Fill the skies!"
Leaving aside the Goldstone reference the rest is still accurate! I used to have it as a 45rpm single. (That was a type of gramophone record for those of you born after about 1990).
EDIT: I just googled it and it was indeed Ted Young! You can hear it on Youtube. Go on, give yourselves a treat!
EDIT2: I didn't get all the words quite right in the chorus.
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Stato
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£2.74 including postage if you want the 7 inch single: https://www.discogs.com/release/7361189-Ted-Young-Seagulls-Dirty-Old-Guitar
I got it a lot cheaper than that in a charity shop a few years back. Mine's not for sale.