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Can we all agree this needs to be binned now? Gets all the away fans up and is used by about 50% of the other clubs in England. Get Come on the town playing as they’re kicking off instead!
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Hey Jude pre match.. on 10:35 - Sep 3 with 717 views
Never liked Hey Jude (might be down to a very drunk mate of mine singing it repeatedly at the top of his voice while I had a migraine). Always thought it very down-beat, too, tho I appreciate the "naa naa na nananana" bit is easy for a crowd to sing.
Would prefer EEJB. But not Story Of The Blues.
Heck, if people want scat singing, we could do "I'm blue dabadee dabadoo".
Why not Story Of The Blues? The chorus fits perfectly for me - in lyrics, ease of remembering, and rousing-ness!
First, they take your pride Turn it all inside And then, you realise You've got nothing left to lose. So, you try to stop Try to get back up And then, you realise You're telling "The Story Of The Blues"
Why not Story Of The Blues? The chorus fits perfectly for me - in lyrics, ease of remembering, and rousing-ness!
First, they take your pride Turn it all inside And then, you realise You've got nothing left to lose. So, you try to stop Try to get back up And then, you realise You're telling "The Story Of The Blues"
Just not keen on the song, from when it first came out. Lyrically, it's a bit down-beat, about frustrating and fuitless struggle.
If anyone doubts whether it should EEJB - watch Luke Woolfenden joining in with it at the end of the video clip here. He knows and loves it, the rest of us can too.
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Hey Jude pre match.. on 11:32 - Sep 3 with 603 views
Hey Jude pre match.. on 11:26 - Sep 3 by soupytwist
If anyone doubts whether it should EEJB - watch Luke Woolfenden joining in with it at the end of the video clip here. He knows and loves it, the rest of us can too.
That was after a game. EEJB is not anthemic enough to stir the emotions and get people fired up before a game
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Hey Jude pre match.. on 15:11 - Sep 3 with 487 views
Slow songs are best.. Sheff Utd’s Annie’s Song (originally sung by Rotherham) and Forest’s Mull of Kyntyre two good examples.
'And the women tug their hair Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out And all the men are gargoyles Dipped long in Irish stout The whole place is pickled The people are pickles for sure And no one knows if they've done more here Than they ever would do in a jar You could be Rotherham or Accrington Liverpool or Rome 'Cause Rotherham is anywhere Anywhere not Town Anywhere not Town'
I really like EEJB, but being in the upper, the song is basically over by the time the sound carries enough for it to be picked up on and carried around the stadium, so loses all impact.
Plus there's the issue of the second verse which many don't know.
Call it cringe or whatever, but Ed's 'pefect' is actually ideal for a number of reasons.
Let's start.
1. Ed Sheeran is a blue and does an awful lot for the club, he's down to earth, he's not pretentious, not really dislked by anyone (other than those being contrarian)
2. It's slow and anthemic and has time to build with others joining in.
3. The 'old boys' might not think it's cool (see point 1) but we're not all going to be around forever, the youngsters want identity with the club too....they're the future, they know it.
4. Might be royalty free to play lol
5. It's now got meaning (as posted prior in this thread) having been sung in the changing rooms post promotion, that's a reason to maintain the memory of great times specific to us and nobody else.
6. Lyrics.....here's where it can be a bit cheesy, but bear with me....
"I've found a love" we all have right? Ipswich FC. Easy start.
"Barefoot in the grass" Hallowed turf of Portman road?
"fightin' against all odds" or being stronger together, fans and team.
Some are more tenuous, but they're there, carrying children (passing the baton on to generations of fans)?
Basically, for a lot of fans, Ipswich means way more than it should lol! Comparable to the wife/partner/love whatever ....
I'd lay money it'd work.
I'd lay money it'd carry on well past kick off (assuming we don't go 1-0 in the first minute lol!)
Hey jude is used to get the whole stadium singing, including the away fans. It's all about TV. I don't like it, has nothing to do with the Town. You need an Ipswich specific ditty, maybe something from The Adicts
BlueBlood
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Hey Jude pre match.. on 16:08 - Sep 3 with 400 views
Just not keen on the song, from when it first came out. Lyrically, it's a bit down-beat, about frustrating and fuitless struggle.
That striving to 'get back up' is what football (especially supporting one of the less fancied teams) is all about. Getting back up and keeping going is the very epitome of running towards adversity.
I've never been sure on the background to playing it. If I remember rightly, it was played for the first time ahead of the play-off semi in 2015 and seemed to come from nowhere, had no historical connection to the club that I was aware of.
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Hey Jude pre match.. on 16:25 - Sep 3 with 360 views
I really like EEJB, but being in the upper, the song is basically over by the time the sound carries enough for it to be picked up on and carried around the stadium, so loses all impact.
Plus there's the issue of the second verse which many don't know.
Call it cringe or whatever, but Ed's 'pefect' is actually ideal for a number of reasons.
Let's start.
1. Ed Sheeran is a blue and does an awful lot for the club, he's down to earth, he's not pretentious, not really dislked by anyone (other than those being contrarian)
2. It's slow and anthemic and has time to build with others joining in.
3. The 'old boys' might not think it's cool (see point 1) but we're not all going to be around forever, the youngsters want identity with the club too....they're the future, they know it.
4. Might be royalty free to play lol
5. It's now got meaning (as posted prior in this thread) having been sung in the changing rooms post promotion, that's a reason to maintain the memory of great times specific to us and nobody else.
6. Lyrics.....here's where it can be a bit cheesy, but bear with me....
"I've found a love" we all have right? Ipswich FC. Easy start.
"Barefoot in the grass" Hallowed turf of Portman road?
"fightin' against all odds" or being stronger together, fans and team.
Some are more tenuous, but they're there, carrying children (passing the baton on to generations of fans)?
Basically, for a lot of fans, Ipswich means way more than it should lol! Comparable to the wife/partner/love whatever ....
I'd lay money it'd work.
I'd lay money it'd carry on well past kick off (assuming we don't go 1-0 in the first minute lol!)
[Post edited 3 Sep 15:17]
I agree with this as another decent option. Has a genuine connection to the club and even the title, 'Perfect', has the potential for merchandising - can be attached to perfect goals, perfect moves, perfect moments and players from our past... and how we feel ITFC are the finest football team the world has ever seen.
We could even have the singer/songwriter himself come out and do an accoustic version at events, an impromtu gig in the Fanzone or a half time appearance...
People may say it's a naff pop song, but once its embraced and you get half the stand singing it (in the context of the club/team) it takes on a new life. Like for example I didn't particularly care for it until the players sang it for Ed in the dressing room.
The more I think about it the more I think it's a great option/opportunity.
I really like EEJB, but being in the upper, the song is basically over by the time the sound carries enough for it to be picked up on and carried around the stadium, so loses all impact.
Plus there's the issue of the second verse which many don't know.
Call it cringe or whatever, but Ed's 'pefect' is actually ideal for a number of reasons.
Let's start.
1. Ed Sheeran is a blue and does an awful lot for the club, he's down to earth, he's not pretentious, not really dislked by anyone (other than those being contrarian)
2. It's slow and anthemic and has time to build with others joining in.
3. The 'old boys' might not think it's cool (see point 1) but we're not all going to be around forever, the youngsters want identity with the club too....they're the future, they know it.
4. Might be royalty free to play lol
5. It's now got meaning (as posted prior in this thread) having been sung in the changing rooms post promotion, that's a reason to maintain the memory of great times specific to us and nobody else.
6. Lyrics.....here's where it can be a bit cheesy, but bear with me....
"I've found a love" we all have right? Ipswich FC. Easy start.
"Barefoot in the grass" Hallowed turf of Portman road?
"fightin' against all odds" or being stronger together, fans and team.
Some are more tenuous, but they're there, carrying children (passing the baton on to generations of fans)?
Basically, for a lot of fans, Ipswich means way more than it should lol! Comparable to the wife/partner/love whatever ....
I'd lay money it'd work.
I'd lay money it'd carry on well past kick off (assuming we don't go 1-0 in the first minute lol!)
I seriously doubt 27,000 in the stadium really know EJB. It needs to be something more recognisable and easy to deliver. As awful as it is, this is why Hey Jude gets so many people joining in.
Just look around other clubs, and the unique chants/songs that get the entire stadium rocking.
I realise that this will be a very unpopular view, but if you want to replace Hey Jude with something that gets the entire ground rocking it, it’s not EJB.
Not sure that it's that unknown. It's decades old, and, as a manufactired thing, didn't really take off initially. But clearly, it just needed a period of rest as it's taken off properly now.
If my memory is not misbehaving I recall on Ray Crawford’s retirement, his last game at Portman Road he asked that the tons fans should sing “keep right on to the end of the road” If it was good enough for Ray Crawford it should be good enough for every town supporter. Birmingham can do one.
Ray did that because Harry Lauders 'Keep Right on to the end of the road' was played over the speakers before very Ipswich match for about 20 years.
It was our song and was followed by Entry of the Gladiators when the teams entered the pitch. It wouldn't work now but when I hear Birmingham crowd belt it out it does bring back a lot of memories.
The loudest song by a long way though was Ipswich to the tune of Amazing Grace. Its too slow for the drummer but was sung by all stands and way. way louder than anything we hear now.
I really like EEJB, but being in the upper, the song is basically over by the time the sound carries enough for it to be picked up on and carried around the stadium, so loses all impact.
Plus there's the issue of the second verse which many don't know.
Call it cringe or whatever, but Ed's 'pefect' is actually ideal for a number of reasons.
Let's start.
1. Ed Sheeran is a blue and does an awful lot for the club, he's down to earth, he's not pretentious, not really dislked by anyone (other than those being contrarian)
2. It's slow and anthemic and has time to build with others joining in.
3. The 'old boys' might not think it's cool (see point 1) but we're not all going to be around forever, the youngsters want identity with the club too....they're the future, they know it.
4. Might be royalty free to play lol
5. It's now got meaning (as posted prior in this thread) having been sung in the changing rooms post promotion, that's a reason to maintain the memory of great times specific to us and nobody else.
6. Lyrics.....here's where it can be a bit cheesy, but bear with me....
"I've found a love" we all have right? Ipswich FC. Easy start.
"Barefoot in the grass" Hallowed turf of Portman road?
"fightin' against all odds" or being stronger together, fans and team.
Some are more tenuous, but they're there, carrying children (passing the baton on to generations of fans)?
Basically, for a lot of fans, Ipswich means way more than it should lol! Comparable to the wife/partner/love whatever ....
I'd lay money it'd work.
I'd lay money it'd carry on well past kick off (assuming we don't go 1-0 in the first minute lol!)
[Post edited 3 Sep 15:17]
Surely Ed should just do a cover of UB40 - Kingston Town...
The night seems to fade, But the moonlight lingers on There are wonders for everyone The stars shine so bright, But they're fading after dawn There is magic in Ipswich Town
Oh Ipswich Town, The place I long to be If I had the whole world I would give it away Just to see, the blues at play Ooh, ooh, ooh
I seriously doubt 27,000 in the stadium really know EJB. It needs to be something more recognisable and easy to deliver. As awful as it is, this is why Hey Jude gets so many people joining in.
Just look around other clubs, and the unique chants/songs that get the entire stadium rocking.
I realise that this will be a very unpopular view, but if you want to replace Hey Jude with something that gets the entire ground rocking it, it’s not EJB.
Southampton game, upper sir Alf. I was the only person singing EJB around me at the start of second half. Not sure many actually know the words.
I still sang it, remember getting it on vinyl from my grandad along with Ipswich Calypso in the early 90s
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Hey Jude pre match.. on 20:24 - Sep 3 with 71 views
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