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This one again, This one again, Please stop, I Pray I Pray I Pray - The current state of chanting.

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I must admit always felt it was a shame we didn't have that identifiable Southend song that stood the test of time, a lot of Clubs have them, Bristol Rovers with Goodnight Irene, Birmingham with End of the Road, Norwich, On the ball City and Leeds with Marching On, just to name a few.
Personally I have always thought the Madness, 'It must be love' could easily be adopted by us with a few subtle changes to the words. Indeed some years back a few of us during a post match heavy session in the Nelson came up with the following adaption to the original:-

I never thought I'd miss you
Half as much as I do
And I never thought I'd feel this way
The way I feel about you

As soon as I wake up every night, every day
I know its you I need to follow home and away

It must be Blues, Blues, Blues
It must be Blues, Blues, Blues
Nothing more, nothing less
Southend's the best.

Anyway you get the picture, it sounded alright, but then again after about 10 pints so would Humpty Dumpty!
I do hope we eventually get that 'anthem' for want of a better word, it's never to late, take Arsenal all them years with just 'Good Old Arsenal' and now they have that 'North London Forever' which their fans and the Club itself have really brought into!
 
BEERMONSTER said:
I must admit always felt it was a shame we didn't have that identifiable Southend song that stood the test of time, a lot of Clubs have them, Bristol Rovers with Goodnight Irene, Birmingham with End of the Road, Norwich, On the ball City and Leeds with Marching On, just to name a few.
Personally I have always thought the Madness, 'It must be love' could easily be adopted by us with a few subtle changes to the words. Indeed some years back a few of us during a post match heavy session in the Nelson came up with the following adaption to the original:-

I never thought I'd miss you
Half as much as I do
And I never thought I'd feel this way
The way I feel about you

As soon as I wake up every night, every day
I know its you I need to follow home and away

It must be Blues, Blues, Blues
It must be Blues, Blues, Blues
Nothing more, nothing less
Southend's the best.

Anyway you get the picture, it sounded alright, but then again after about 10 pints so would Humpty Dumpty!
I do hope we eventually get that 'anthem' for want of a better word, it's never to late, take Arsenal all them years with just 'Good Old Arsenal' and now they have that 'North London Forever' which their fans and the Club itself have really brought into!
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As a Madness nut - I would love that!
 
tsbl2000 said:
"Who's that 'C-word' in the big blue hat? Dixon, Dixon, Who's that 'C-word' in the big blue hat? Dixon of Dock Green. On the beat all day, on the wife all night, Who's that C-word' in the big blue hat? Dixon of Dock Green." Sung by the PAK (not me of course, I was brung up well) to the tune of Camptown Races when a custodian of the law went past. They pretended not to hear. Anyone remember that one?
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Of course. Late 60s early 70s. A copper or two walking past the goal net in front of the Pak would nearly always start that one off.
 
Richard Hearn said:
Labi Siffre would like a word.
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Yes, didn't mean to imply it was their song, all credit to Labi as the songwriter and original performer, some 10 years before , possibly?
Referenced Madness as a convenience as most recognise and associate the two from the ongoing popularity of their version. I know one thing I wouldn't want to try and sing it in the same key as Labi without the aid of tight underpants!😳
 
BEERMONSTER said:
Yes, didn't mean to imply it was their song, all credit to Labi as the songwriter and original performer, some 10 years before , possibly?
Referenced Madness as a convenience as most recognise and associate the two from the ongoing popularity of their version. I know one thing I wouldn't want to try and sing it in the same key as Labi without the aid of tight underpants!😳
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One for the Lumpy Boys.
 
BEERMONSTER said:
Yes, didn't mean to imply it was their song, all credit to Labi as the songwriter and original performer, some 10 years before , possibly?
Referenced Madness as a convenience as most recognise and associate the two from the ongoing popularity of their version. I know one thing I wouldn't want to try and sing it in the same key as Labi without the aid of tight underpants!😳
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In fairness, he was in the Madness video and I'm sure he's happy with the continued royalties 😉
 
B.B.The Legend Lives On. said:
Speaking on behalf of the many senior members that were always in "THE PAK" back in the late 1960's
"He's here, he's there, he's every F****** where Billy Best", at that time it then became a chucking out offence so the words were changed to the following:-"He's here, he's there, we're not allowed to swear Billy Best".
Then there was this little gem sung at Swindon Town in the F.A.Cup back in Jan.'69. "Poor Donny Rogers lies dead on the floor kicked in the B******* by Sir Gary Moore".
Finally taken from the song "Except of a Teenage Opera"(aka Grocer Jack) seem to remember it was about John McKinven but I'm buggered if I can remember the actual words, mind you it is at least 56 years ago.
Oh those wonderful memories of a mis-spent youth, certainly were very good while they lasted.
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SHAME on me for forgetting this old one, "Eggs for Breakfast" or "E 4 B and BILLY BEST" this one is especially for Graham. + "Where was the goalie when the ball was in the net, the ball was in the net, the ball was in the net, where was the goalie when the ball was in the net he was sitting on his a*** singing United" and the previous one I could not remember which was to the tune of Grocer Jack but cannot remember it completely "There he goes along the wing, he scores a goal we start to sing Johnny Mac, Johnny Mac when are you coming back" this was after John Mckinven broke his leg against Lincoln City in October '68.
 
They Call It Madness!!! said:
I don't think we have ever had brilliant chants, however some have been memorable.

I can remember some of the chants on certain occasions...

'ALAN LITTLES BARMY ARMY' this version away at Orient with 3000 Southend when we won 3.0 will never be topped.

'Oh Marky Rawle, Marky Marky Rawle...' always sounded good.

'Martin Carruthers clap clap 👏'

'Leo's gonna get you'

'Boom Boom boom let me hear you say Whelan'

'His quick, his small, his only 3 foot tall Williamson, Williamsonnn'

'We'll be running around Barnet with our ....... out, singing I've got a bigger one than you...'

Whooooooaaaa....It's Sammy/Roycie/Tony/Daryl

Build a bonfire, build a bonfire...

Wiggle it, just a little bit

Oh Nicky Bailey...
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He's fat. He's round. He's worth about a pound. Kieth Mercer. Kieth Mercer
 
B.B.The Legend Lives On. said:
and the previous one I could not remember which was to the tune of Grocer Jack but cannot remember it completely "There he goes along the wing, he scores a goal we start to sing Johnny Mac, Johnny Mac when are you coming back" this was after John Mckinven broke his leg against Lincoln City in October '68.
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That could be to the tune of Jimmy Mac by Martha and the Vandelas
 
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