The melody of "Bella ciao" is often used as a chant by Italian ultras groups of Salernitana, Cosenza Calcio, A.S. Livorno and also outside of Italy like with Aris Thessaloniki, AEK Athens F.C. Since every team sings more or less the same thing, nothing is groundbreaking. In those days, I would sit in a box at the back of the stand (at Griffin Park), make an announcement and put the music on as well. Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline, a song written for his wife more than 50 years ago and inspired by the daughter of a former US president, has become the unofficial anthem . chant at the US-Wales World Cup match was so good", "Congress erupts in 'USA' chant over Biden plan to fight inflation", "Iceland's Thunderclap fan celebration, explained", "Iceland's Chant Is Mighty, but It Comes From Scotland via Hollywood", "Hear that at the beginning of Leg 2? In 1969, it was my first year on radio and Ive been on it for 52 years now. In 2001, Hey Jude were the IFA team of the year, but it's been all downhill since then. They have redeeming features they are immediate, they are conversational and they get the rhyme scheme going (an artful AABBCCB). The Beatles range was so broad that it would be easier to name Matisses best painting or Meryl Streeps best performance which wouldnt be easy at all. [118], Supporters of Hibernian are known for singing "Sunshine on Leith" due to the song's composers and performers The Proclaimers being well known Hibernian supporters and the song's reference to Hibernian's home in Leith and as such the song has become an unofficial club anthem. Some supporters sing You are My Sunshine, replacing sunshine with the name of their club. Yi! Other brilliant substitutions include changing the chorus of Hey Jude to nananananana Giroud/Liverpool/City and swapping he played knick-knack on my knee to United are the team for me in the nursery rhyme This Old Man. The first is alentar siempre, which means to show support for the team throughout the entire match by jumping or chanting, even through bad weather or poor performance by the team. The intensity in the rivalry between the two clubs has been heating up over the past two seasons with both sides fighting tooth and nail for the Premier League title more recently. Its horrible. Paddy Lacey was a pro footballer but his world fell apart when he received a ban from the sport for breaching anti-doping rules. Peter Gilham is Brentfords stadium announcer. "the referee's a wanker"), Atmospheric chants Sounds aimed at creating interest or excitement in the game without any specific message, such as long drawn-out "oooooh" and "arrrrrgh", or "la la la la la ", This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 20:07. Said song is Hey Jude by The Beatles, which can be heard ringing out on the terraces whenever Thomas Franks side are in action. Hey Jude became an instant classic. Tears of happiness rolled down faces across the ground as the home crowd sang a version of The Beatles Hey Jude, replacing the songs title in the chorus with Brent-ford. [143], Participating in chanting or cantitos is a major way the barras bravas, or the most important militant groups of fans, can demonstrate aguante. He also struggles to pin down why the club has embraced the song. [41] For the Indonesia national football team one group of fans will chant "In-Do-Ne-Sia" with an air horn and hand clap in response. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In those days, I would sit in a box at the back of the stand (at Griffin Park), make an announcement and put the music on as well. [16] The exposure to intense chanting by South American and Italian fans during the 1962 and 1966 World Cups may have encouraged British fans who were previously more reserved to do the same. The most common base is the Beach Boys Sloop John B. Creed 3: Michael B Jordan details why 'furious' Sylvester Stallone was left out of sequel Creed 3 is the first Rocky movie not to star Sylvester Stallone after he called the producers "blood-suckers". Hey Jude, dont make it bad. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership. 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Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Hibernian were the first team to use the song with the release of a record by Hector Nicol in the 1950s ("Glory Glory to the Hibees").[72]. It prompts a laugh from her friend Josie Andrews. The chants may also be in a call-and-response format. [citation needed], Coventry City former chairman and manager Jimmy Hill, adopted the "Eton Boating song" as the club's official anthem to create Play up Sky blues in the early 1960s. You wouldnt be feeling too inventive after a few early morning pints and bacon sandwiches, either. The "Jude" of the song is based on a real person: John Lennon's older son, Julian. After playing, the orchestra were offered double pay to add handclaps and sing the nahh-nas. [140], "Contigo Per" is a famous song that is often sung by Peruvian football fans during their National Team's matches, even in the Russia 2018 World Cup match vs France. I started singing: 'Hey Jules - don't make it bad, take a sad song, and make it better' It was optimistic, a hopeful message for Julian: 'Come on, man, your parents got divorced. Amongst others, it has spawned the song "You're not singing anymore! [81] The song was adopted and reworked by Liverpool fans as "The Fields of Anfield Road".[82]. The chant "U-S-A!" Judy was known as Jude and therefore I used to play the song for her. [44][45], A wide variety of football chants exist, some of the more popular ones may be grouped into the following types:[17][46], Some chants are spoken, sometimes accompanied by percussion. The reason football fans sing 'Sweet Caroline' in particular stems from the song becoming a victory anthem for a Boston baseball team who played it during a match in the 1990s for a colleague . Some supporters sing You are My Sunshine, replacing "sunshine" with the name of their club. [95] A number of songs became popular in the 2010s, an example being "Freed from Desire", which is used to celebrate particular players it was first popularised as "Will Grigg's on Fire", then used for others such as "Vardy's on Fire" and "Grizi's on Fire". [125] At the 2014 World Cup, "Brasil Decime Qu Se Siente" ("Brazil tell me how it feels"), sung to the tune of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" and first used by San Lorenzo fans,[126] became a popular song chanted by Argentine fans directed at Brazil. [7][6] Blackburn Rovers fans were reported to have chanted "We've won the cup before many a time" before their 1891 FA Cup Final match against Notts County. Immediate and conversational a handwritten draft of McCartneys well-known lyrics. Football chants are not exclusive to one club and a number have staked claims for the Beatles song, Hey Jude. There's a little to admire about "Hey Jude" but almost nothing to love. [102], Football crowds also adapt tunes such as advertising jingles, nursery rhymes and theme tunes. It is now considered to be a dated chant with little current usage in English football culture despite being in common use in the 1970s and 80s.[70]. or Paris Saint-Germain F.C. The three singers of Three Dog Night weren't songwriters. There have been various adaptations of "When The Saints Go Marching In" (e.g. Hey Jude has formed part of pre and post-match signing sessions at Brentford for longer than many care to remember, with the club getting their first feel for the song back in the 1970s. Stephen Colbert played a clip of BTS singing the Beatles's "Hey Jude" for Paul McCartney himself! [103] Chelsea fans then adapted the chant to match their own colours when Torres was transferred to the London club in 2011, with "He's now a Blue, he was a Red." Kaufman, who passed away in 2019, was a teacher from Ealing who later moved to Southend in Essex. At Manchester City, fans sang it after the team won their first Premier League title in 2012. 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"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. 'Hey Jude' was also released that year and it soon became associated with City's most successful era at the time and it has stuck around since. Theyve absolutely no clue why it is sung, however. The barras often have other percussion instruments, including scrappers, tambourines, cowbells, and agogo bells. The Bees version of the song replaces the songs title with Brentford, with the lyrics going: Then you will start to make it better, better, better, better, ooh. A football chant or terrace chant is form of vocalisation performed by supporters of association football, typically during football matches. Sure. In the United Kingdom, music hall songs such as "My Old Man (Said Follow the Van)", "Knees Up Mother Brown", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", "I Came, I Saw, I Conga'd" and "Two Little Boys" have long been used as the basis of terrace chants. So they walked into the building, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, wearing gowns and mortarboards and belted out the Beatles classic. [74] The song was later popularised by the television show Fantasy Football League. Up to $10 000 in daily prizes, MLS is back! "Blue Is the Colour" is the song for Chelsea. They all played together: McCartney on piano, Harrison on electric guitar, Lennon on acoustic and Starr on drums and tambourine. Romantically, McCartney was on a similar path, less painful no marriage to dissolve, no child to dismay but more entangled. [75] It was also used for a Tottenham song abusing Sol Campbell after his move to Arsenal in 2001[76] and was sung by Manchester United fans, in honour of Park Ji-Sung. They make the song more touching. It has been the Blues Anthem ever since. It nudged him towards the sort of composition inclusive, communal, family friendly that sounds perfect in a group setting. Test yourself with these 12 questions, Do you know your local leaders from your Manchester suburbs? "Garuda Di Dadaku" is sung by fans when Indonesia plays at home. At this stage, Hey Jude was still a piano ballad. This is a reference to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", which commences in the background. The Beatles recorded the first half of Hey Jude at Abbey Road on 2930 July 1968, keeping their usual hours: 7.30pm or 8.30pm till three or four in the morning. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. "Mull of Kintyre" has also been adopted by Charlton Athletic, with Valley, Floyd Road and the Thames similarly being referenced. The pair have been watching Brentford since they were children and both have fond memories of joining in with the tune when they were younger. Not so difficult for a female. 'Hey Jude' was the first release on The Beatles' own Apple Records label. Fans in England sing "Leeds are falling apart again" to the tune of "Love will tear us apart" by Joy Division to mock fans of Leeds United. Hey Jude, you'll do . Its just been adopted by Brentford fans listening to it and it evolved pretty quickly. No, its me! McCartney replied. "The Farmer in the Dell" known in some regions as 'The Farmer Wants A Wife', provides the famous chant of "Ee Aye Addio", a tune which also provides the first bars of the 1946 be-bop jazz classic "Now's The Time", by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker. Check out these videos of fans from Arsenal,Newcastle United and Man City singing the tune, and let us know if you have heard better by leaving a comment below. [27] Despite efforts to stop them, some chants remain an issue around the world, such as the "Eh puto" chant used by Mexican fans,[28][29] and racist chants in many countries. 1:11. Stadiums would be pretty dull if they didn't! Their Hey Jude stopped after the first verse because I dont think they knew any more of the words, Stephen Spurr said. I realised that by putting an orchestra on, you could add lots of weight to the riff by [having] counter-chords on the bottom end and bringing in trombones and strings, until it became a really big tumultuous thing., When Harrison offered a guitar solo to form a call-and-response with the nahh-nas, McCartney flatly refused. "Hey Jude," one of the Beatles' most famous songs, is an uplifting ballad that's inspired the masses for decades. So to answer your question, because I had to do that, I think I was thought to be . And as they belted out Beatles classic Hey Jude, Carragher couldn't help but get involved . Football chants can be simple, consisting of a few loud shouts or spoken words, but more often they are short lines of lyrics and sometimes longer songs. It could have become a classic in that form, but McCartney had other plans. An example is the chant based on "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes it was first adopted by fans of Belgian Club Brugge KV in 2003, their chant was then picked by Italian fans, and it was made an unofficial anthem for the Italy national football team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, following which it spread to other football clubs around the world as well as beyond football into other sports and events. Unfortunately, the final category, completely original songs, is often the most brutal to hear. Other big-name Manchester acts include the Bee Gees, the Verve, the Smiths, New Order and James, so there has been no shortage of anthemic hits to pick from. Take a sad song and make it better. At McCartneys gigs, it often has pride of place as the last track before the encore. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. In 1969, it was my first year on radio. [100][101] In late 2017, "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire had a big impact in English stadia. Nearly . Something went wrong, please try again later. We'll Sing on Our Own Chant Bees fans always get behind their team. I am a Liverpool fan but always was wondering why it was sung for Brentford. [109], "Marching on Together" is played and sung at Elland Road by supporters of Leeds United, and is one of the few club songs specifically written for the football club in question, being an original composition by Les Reed and Barry Mason. The Beatles performing Hey Jude on the David Frost Show, 1968. Listen to 112 Brentford FC football songs and Brentford soccer chants from Griffin Park. "Hey Jude" was released 53 years ago. 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[79] The Cuban song "Guantanamera" became popularly used as a chant in the UK as a version by The Sandpipers charted soon after the 1966 World Cup; it is commonly sung in a large variety of chants, for example in the form of "There's only one [player's name]", or "You only sing when you're winning". The catalyst for the change may be due to a number of factors; one suggestion is the growth and evolution of youth culture in this period which, together with popular music started being played over the public announcement system at matches instead of brass bands, encouraged fans to start their own singing based on popular tunes. It was originally written by Sir Paul McCartney for John Lennon's son Julian after John Lennon. Former Albion Captain. [25] Concerns over the abusive nature of some of these chants later led to measures in various countries to control them, for example, the British government made racist and indecent chants an offence in the UK in 1991. At the new stadium, theyve really taken to it, he says. 12 1 Sponsored by PureCare Knee Protector The Kop used to sing Beatles songs back in the 60s, I think there is some footage on YouTube. So, of all the countless classics the Beatles recorded, Hey Jude is one of the three or four that younger music lovers most want to hear. Discover short videos related to hey jude duet song on TikTok. The children's song "Ten Green Bottles" became "Ten German Bombers", to the tune of "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain," both songs used by English fans to their main rivals, Germany. A Des Moines concert by the a cappella group Pentatonix turned into a four-part harmony audience singalong of The Beatles' iconic "Hey Jude." The group taught segments of the crowd the bass . It was an innocent start it wasnt launched to become a Brentford anthem!. ou could argue forever about which of the Beatles songs is the greatest. Scottish football fans might well cough and point to Celtic, but it was the Merseyside club that first began to sing the song before matches. Although the song only became No.1 in the UK three months after City won the title, it became associated with the golden age of the club and has since become a fixture on the terraces. [2], Football chants may be considered modern examples of traditional storytelling and folk songs. The Beatles in February 1968, the year Hey Jude was written. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. In various interviews, Paul has been clear about why he started writing " Hey Jude ." It began when he went to see Julian Lennon and hoped to comfort him about his parents' divorce in 1968.. During the 1970s, there was a group of us who would socialise and go to home and away games. [9] The song was adopted by fans of the club and it is still sung by Norwich's fans. As McCartney melodies go, its direct, slamming straight into its title, just like She Loves You. Charlotte Devega has an interesting theory. [26] In Italy, the Mancino law was used to prosecute fans for inciting racism. Nahh, na, na, nahh-na-na, nahhh [citation needed], "Men of Harlech" is sung in a few Welsh clubs such as Cardiff City and Wrexham but with different lyrics. It also helps that the recognisable chorus of "Nahh, na, na, nahh-na-na, nahh hey Jude," can easily be changed to add any two syllable word or phrase at the end, which makes it fit City so well. [citation needed], Before every match, Nottingham Forest fans sing "Mull of Kintyre", replacing "Mull of Kintyre" with "City Ground", and "Mist rolling in from the sea" with "Mist rolling in from the Trent". Keep tabs on the latest news, views and Man Utd transfer rumours with our dedicated blog updates. The way most fans encounter the tune is the popular he scores when he wants song, which insightfully says, He scores when he wants, he scores when he want, (Blank players name), he scores when he wants. It seems that Beach Boys classic is the basis for every song these days, Tony Evans, football editor of The Times of London, wrote. The tune and the germ of the lyrics came to McCartney in June 1968, when he was driving from London to Weybridge in Surrey to see Cynthia and Julian Lennon after John had left them for Yoko Ono. They may also be comments about the officials such as the referees (e.g. [13] Some of the songs sung at football ground by the 1920s were modified from popular music hall songs, for example "Kick, Kick, Kick, Kick, Kick it" from "Chick, Chick, Chick, Chick, Chicken" and "Keep the Forwards Scoring" from "Keep the Home Fires Burning". 'I used to play the song for Judy': Why Brentford fans sing Hey Jude As long as you don't support Arsenal, it was hard not to crack a smile at the emotional scenes on the opening night of the Premier League season. This isnt just apples and oranges, its the whole fruit stall, so if we must use superlatives, wed better narrow them down. [121], Supporters of Sheffield Wednesday regularly sing the words "Honolulu Wednesday" to the tune of "Honolulu Baby"; a song which featured in the 1933 film Sons of the Desert starring Laurel and Hardy. [60][61][62], Some chants consist simply of a loud shout or whoop with a hand clap, sometimes led by a drum beat that gets increasingly faster, such as the Viking Thunder Clap made popular by fans of Iceland. The team were founded from the Hey Jude Fanzine, which was started in 1998. Jude also sees Lucy, and they smile at one another with tears in their eyes. The entry-level songs are one of two variations of the club name. [87][88] Songs from musicals have become very popular as football chants, such as "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from the 1964 musical Mary Poppins.