here are a few to start with: I would love a song to call our own, I dont really want to use one made famous by another team. A familiar tune with some charleston designed lyrics would be good. while we are talking about "getting the word out" I handed out a few flyers with this and the USLdiscussions forums URL on it and handed them out and I a few people have signed up after seeing them. I think handing them out some more would be good as well. the more a person is connected to a team the more "fan"atical they will become. Mikey
the more a person is connected to a team the more "fan"atical they will become. THAT IS SO TRUE It seems to me that we have some goals as fans in the off-season. 1) more people in e10 "underground" I think 2) chants
If you've ever been to a Citadel game you can hear them chant, "C-I...T-A... D-E-L!" We could borrow that idea, hopefully to attract the Dawgs to the Baud, by using "B-A ... T-T ... E-R-Y!"
they do the same chant at the C of C games too. CO-UG-ARS but none the less still a good idea but we need ppl who wont have a problem leading the chants and ppl to actually join in on the chants
I don't usually get involved in these discussions, but an easy one would be: East side yell Charleston and West side yell back Battery.
OO OO (clap) {similar to a bark} UNGOWAH (clap) CHARLESTON'S (clap on >) GOT THAT SOOOOOOOUL {like the intro to Soul Train} POWER (clap) OO OO {cont.} After a few times of that, end off with: OO OO GUNNERS OO OO GUNNERS OO OO GUNNERS OO OO
We also took a thing from the cheerleaders when I was in high school and turned it around into something else: The cheer goes to: WE GOT SPIRIT YEAH YEAH WE GOT SPIRIT YEAH YEAH WE GOT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT (repeat) We found if you changed the spirit or the whole first line it becomes sorta fun: (when an opponent gets megged or beat) YOU GOT SCHOOLED YEAH YEAH YOU GOT SCHOOLED YEAH YEAH YOU GOT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT (repeat ad nauseum)
If an opponent is faking an injury, AFTER he shows he was plainly faking and pops right back up, everyone start yelling, "IT'S A MIRACLE!!!" and other miraculous exclamatory remarks (similar to The Life Of Brian scene. . . "FOLLOW THE GORD!")
One of my favorites is the simple whine chant when a coach or player is trying to make his case: WAAA WAAA WAAA WAAA WAAA WAAA WAAA WAAA WAAA (ad nauseum and louder the longer it goes)
If he stays down we already have the "Call his Mommy" chant...that become a funny hit at the end of the season
Pretty sure this will get rejected...but was a thought. So watching my niece the other day she had on Spongebob (stick with me) and since the themesong has a pirate singing it for some reason when the kids screamed Spongebob Squarepants...i could see the crowd yelling Charleston Battery. So i took the lyrics of the themesong and in a hella quick brainstorm just changed it to fit the Battery....feel free to change the lyrics but figured its original and goes to the themesong of spongebob and im sure no other team would do it but hey at least it was an idea...lol Captain: Are you ready kids? Crowd: Aye-aye Captain. Captain: I can't hear you... Crowd: Aye-Aye Captain Captain: Oh! Who plays a wonderful game by the sea? Crowd: Charleston Battery! Captain: Yellow and Black and stings like a bee! Crowd: Charleston Battery! Captain: The team who will kick your ass… Crowd: Charleston Battery! Captain: And make you taste our field of grass! Crowd: Charleston Battery! Captain: Ready? Everybody: Charleston Battery! Charleston Battery! Charleston Battery!Everybody:Charleston……Battery!!
haha...didnt think anyone would like it...lol...ill try to work on better lyrics now...lol. and yes Erik...you are correct its west ham mike...lol
There is a song that Florida Gator fans sing after the 3rd qtr that I found, after ready the lyrics, pretty neat and can go well with the Battery. After the 3rd qrt @ their football games the fans all link together by the arms and start swaying left to right singing "We Are The Boys From Ole Florida." Come to find out, the reasoning is that it is an anthem which keeps the fans in the stands until the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtKT-x_JFuU [youtube]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TtKT-x_JFuU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TtKT-x_JFuU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/youtube] We are the pride of Ole Charleston, B-A-T-T-E-R-Y, Where the girls are the fairest, The boys are the squarest, Of any ole club down our way, HEY! We are strong for Ole Charleston, Down where the Battery play, GO GUNNERS!!! In all kinds of weatheeeeeeer . . . We'll all stick togetheeeeeeer . . . For B-A-T-T-E-R-Y!
He doesn't have to. If he's like me, who also dislikes Arsenal but understands that this is the Battery which is manned by "gunners," I'm sure he'll find a way to sugarcoat it some how.
How about: Charrrrrr-les-ton, Charrrr-les-ton. Repeat. Over and Over. The same way you can hear fans sing it at Liverpool games.
The Boddinton's Boy's Choir get some classic English chants going every now and then, when there's a lull.
When we score and they still have a goose egg on the board: (from the end of the Police song "Everything She Does is Magic") 2 OHHH . . . 2 OHHH . . . 2 OHHH . . . 2 OHHH 2 OHHH . . . 2 OHHH . . . 2 OHHH . . . 2 OHHH EVERYTIME WE SCORE . . . EVERYTIME WE SCORE . . . EVERYTIME WE SCORE, YOU KNOW IT'S TRAAAGIC, TRAGIC, TRAAAAGIC TRAAAGIC, TRAGIC, TRAAAAGIC 2 OOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhh . . . 2 OOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhh . . . 2 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooohhh . . .