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What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 23:32 - Mar 3 by warky_1970
Well I don’t recall them EVER singing it despite seeing probably 10-15 games at the city ground in the last 45 years.
It says they only started playing over the PA in 2008 so I'm guessing that's when it became the 'anthem'. I certainly don't recall it from the 90's or late 80s.
It's 106 miles to Portman Road, we've got a full tank of gas, half a round of Port Salut, it's dark... and we're wearing blue tinted sunglasses.
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 23:35 - Mar 3 by Plums
It says they only started playing over the PA in 2008 so I'm guessing that's when it became the 'anthem'. I certainly don't recall it from the 90's or late 80s.
I don’t remember it back then either. It’s a ridiculous choice, but then so is Hey Jude imo.
Worst thing about it - Charlton sang it first. But it makes sense for Charlton as they lost the Valley and were essentially nomads for years, then got it back. So the sentiment of "my desire is always to be here" resonates more in their case.
Forest seem to have nicked it as they also have a river next to their stadium. A stadium they have never been threatened with losing or had to abandon.
And they also have to add an extra syllable to "City Ground" to make it work.
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 08:17 - Mar 4 by Bobbychase
Worst thing about it - Charlton sang it first. But it makes sense for Charlton as they lost the Valley and were essentially nomads for years, then got it back. So the sentiment of "my desire is always to be here" resonates more in their case.
Forest seem to have nicked it as they also have a river next to their stadium. A stadium they have never been threatened with losing or had to abandon.
And they also have to add an extra syllable to "City Ground" to make it work.
Cringeworthy nonsense. I hate it.
Also the bagpipes mean it makes no sense at all, what have bagpipes got to do with Nottinghamshire.
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 08:47 - Mar 4 by Cheltenham_Blue
Also the bagpipes mean it makes no sense at all, what have bagpipes got to do with Nottinghamshire.
They also ruin it.
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I remember going to Forest, in the FA Cup I think, in 1996-7, and they played "We all agree, Nottingham Forest are magic" over the PA to get the atmosphere going. I drove to the game with a Forest fan and although they won, he was mortified.
Hibs don't need to adopt or adapt an anthem, with a song written by two fans and mentioning Leith, where they are based.
As a fan of the Proclaimers, and with my dad's two parents born in Leith and my mother attending the same secondary school as the Proclaimers, this is a song that I will have at my funeral.
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What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 14:42 - Mar 4 with 1642 views
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 08:47 - Mar 4 by Cheltenham_Blue
Also the bagpipes mean it makes no sense at all, what have bagpipes got to do with Nottinghamshire.
They also ruin it.
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It's hard to make a case for bagpipes enhancing any piece of music. Horrible, loud, droning mess of an instrument. And I say that as a musician who put my parents through me learning the trumpet at high school.
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What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 15:56 - Mar 4 with 1512 views
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 14:42 - Mar 4 by Hugoagogo_Reborn
It's hard to make a case for bagpipes enhancing any piece of music. Horrible, loud, droning mess of an instrument. And I say that as a musician who put my parents through me learning the trumpet at high school.
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 23:32 - Mar 3 by warky_1970
Well I don’t recall them EVER singing it despite seeing probably 10-15 games at the city ground in the last 45 years.
They certainly sung it at PR in 78', it was still pretty recent in the charts at that time, a few days after they had won the title. Also remember the banner 'Forest Fires when Kenny Burns'.
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What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 16:58 - Mar 4 with 1348 views
"Far have I traveled and much have I seen" would fit quite well with their similar experience to ours down in L1 back in the Naughties. Deserts seen might well refer to losing at home to Accrington Stanley, or drawing away to the might of Salisbury City, or losing 5-2 at home to Yeovil in the play-offs. And the mist rolling in from the sea could well be a reference to a January away fixture at Tranmere.
Not sure if sweeping through the heather like deer in the glen could be a cryptic reference to Grant Holt as their leading goalscorer - or not.
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 09:22 - Mar 4 by DJR
Hibs don't need to adopt or adapt an anthem, with a song written by two fans and mentioning Leith, where they are based.
As a fan of the Proclaimers, and with my dad's two parents born in Leith and my mother attending the same secondary school as the Proclaimers, this is a song that I will have at my funeral.
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Got to admit it can be pretty awesome when the hibs fans sing that.
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What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 18:07 - Mar 4 with 1215 views
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 14:42 - Mar 4 by Hugoagogo_Reborn
It's hard to make a case for bagpipes enhancing any piece of music. Horrible, loud, droning mess of an instrument. And I say that as a musician who put my parents through me learning the trumpet at high school.
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My grandfather played the pipes, and I find the pipes both stirring and moving.
The Queen obviously felt the same because Prince Philip's body was lowered into the vault with a single piper playing the lament, Flowers of the Forest, and the last act of the Queen's funeral was a single piper playing Sleep, Dearie, Sleep.
In his later years, my father moved to the Isle of Wight but for benefit of local residents did his practice in the nearby woods, not in the house or his garden.
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What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 18:23 - Mar 4 with 1167 views
What is this mull of kintyre nonsense? on 15:56 - Mar 4 by TractorWood
Agree. Bagpipes are the devil's work.
There's something in what you say, given this.
Bagpipes became more than a musical instrument in Scotland; they transformed into a tool of war. The loud, piercing tones of the bagpipes were used to rally troops, signal commands, and intimidate enemies. This association with warfare began in the late medieval period and continued through the 18th century. Pipers accompanied Scottish troops into battle, providing a rhythmic and motivational backdrop to the chaos of war. The distinctive sound of the pipes was meant to inspire soldiers and demoralize the opposing side.
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