Whine and complain some more it's actually getting quite comical. Heaven forbid we try to keep the hooligan stereotype out of American soccer.
Yeah super pathetic that we don't act like children about losing/winning a game that we didn't even really participate in.
And now, for something completely different, Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... You Suck A$$hole!!!!!!
How old is the MLS? 16 years? Given that for the first few years everyone is scrambling to get organised, probably make it about 12 years during which fan groups have really had chance to get rolling properly. It takes a while for teams to come up with a song that actually sticks and gets taken up by the fans as a whole. If a team can come up with a couple of songs a year that "make it" then that would give a supporters group about 24 by now. Hijacking happens all over. In Europe, Asia, etc. Usually, a group will pick up on a pop song and re-work the words to fit their team. If it works, then other groups will copy and use their own words to the same song. Also, many songs are about legends of a team. Heck, United still sing about Cantona! And he's been retired for ages! The Busby Babes are still immortalised in song, and Charlton no longer has his hair (not that he did when he played...). MLS has not been around long enough for many players, or even generations, to achieve immortalisation in song. I know there is a mad keen United supporter who is almost a pro when it comes to making up songs. And he will admit for every gem he comes up with that proves popular, he has many, many duds! I would not worry too much about songs in the MLS yet. After all, the MLS is not even a generation old yet. There are kids growing up who where born when the MLS started, and will have watched it their whole lives. They will bring a new energy to the groups, but they are not quite old enough yet! If the second generation took up and kept the same songs, THEN I would worry! As it stands, teams have a few songs of their own, and a collection of shared songs. Sing em loud and proud! If someone has an idea chuck it in the pot! If it does not stick, move on!
Is that was everyone says? God ive always thought it was Your Socks Have Holes I think that is the one chant everyone doesnt mind to share
If no one hears your songs who is stealing them? I've been to Giant Stadium & Red Bull Park & I've only heard snatches of Red Bull supporters' songs (no fault of theirs) & I certainly don't remember them. While supporters sides during MLS games are often miked, its not like the the songs that are being sung are really clear over tv especially if you hadn't heard them before. What original NY Red Bull or Metrostars songs have been stolen? You can point me back to the post if this was stated & I missed it.
Soccer/footie culture in general is cut and pasted and it's pretty much for the reason's Bubba stated before. You do well enough to write US-specific wording to tunes that you know and get thousands of ppl coordinated. And that coordination takes time. Hell, many footie chants are simply coopted jingles or songs from mainstream culture. Half of it isn't actually "original". That's the point that I was trying to make. There are no songwriters sitting up writing sheet music for supporter's chants.