Try this, to the old Army tune "The Caissons Go Rolling Along" (It's a marching song but it works standing still.) On the turf, on the grass, DCU will kick your ass, As United goes rolling along! On the field, on the pitch, We will make of you our bitch, As United goes rolling along! Oh it's He Hi Ho, to the Championship we go, Shout out your orders loud and clear: MORE BEER! And where'er we go, we will always know That United is rolling along!
HELL NO! We are NOT singing Dixie! I know we are technically in the south and all, but if we sing Dixie that would probably be the one and only thing one Earth that could possibly make me become a (shudder) pink cow fan. So I accept your offer, no Battle Hymn of the Republic, and NO DIXIE!!!
I've heard Vamos United sung for almost four minutes when you count repetitions. Get people to sing a song for 50 seconds and I'm probably not gonna complain, but don't get people to repeat something like "Olé Olé Olé Olé Olé Olé" over and over and then claim you've got a winner. C'mon there is absolutely no reason why someone cannot create a song for D.C. United. Plenty of songs have been created for Premiere League, Liga A, and Mexican League teams, just like "S*** on the bastards below" which is an English song. If I had any musical talent I'd create a song myself. Lacking that, I'm willing to put my money to spur someone else's creativity.
It just occurred to me that I may have violated protocol by supplying a new song candidate (post #26) without being a member of any organized supporters group. I hear your songs from the quiet side, so perhaps it's just that I would like to hear something new. If I have committed an offense, I agree to forego all copyright revenue if my submission is accepted, in return for an occasional pre-game libation.
Here's a real stinker I wrote in the Hudson years, to the tune of "The Impossible Dream:" THE UNWINNABLE CUP To dream ... the impossible dream ... To fight ... the unbeatable foe ... To bear ... with unbearable sorrow ... To run ... where the brave dare not go ... To score ... the most sweet golden goal ... To wear … the proud Black and Red … To try ... when your legs are too weary ... To claim ... the most coveted Cup ... This our quest, to win back the Cup ... Our defense is iron, our strikers are studs ... From left and from right, we will fight through the night ... And United will raise up the Cup, what a Heavenly sight ... And I know if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest, That my heart will lie will lie peaceful and calm, when I'm laid to my rest ... And the world will be better for this: That one team, scorned and down on its luck, Still strove, with its last ounce of courage, To win ... the unwinnable Cup .. Let the negative rep flow...
This contest is all about leadership, not membership. Hell I'll offer $500 to anyone that can lead a group in song who are not sitting in sections 133-137.
Do you guys ever sing "Nowak's Army" anymore. That always struck me as a song that would be a good one that the quiet side could get into - kind of like Hail to the Redskins. Start singing it everytime there is a kick-off (beginning of each half, after the other guys have scored to encourage our team, after we've scored to celebrate, end of the game...). The team could help by putting the words up on the big screen (no music - just put the words up). Back to lurking...
I love that one, and "...Goes Rolling Along" is an easy tune to learn. Nice and belligerent, too. A couple of bad ideas follow. sung to "Battle Hymn": Our eyes have seen the glory of the winning of the Cup Four of them already and another coming up To hell with all the other clubs 'cause we don't give a ********; United Marches On! The Black and Red are coming, go and hide your women fast; You've seen us on the telly, we're belligerent and crass; So here's a middle finger, go and shove it up your ass; United Marches On! Glory, Glory, to the boys in Black in Red! Glory, Glory, to the boys in Black in Red! Glory, Glory, to the boys in Black in Red! United Marches On! Sung to "If You're Happy and you Know It." I just came up with verses for some teams, obviously there's a lot of potential for changing. And there's actually a looooooong intro that can be used to make it into a good pub song: There are no football players in New York (clap, clap) Oh, there are no football players in New York (clap, clap) They're off to other lands 'cause there's no one in the stands No, there are no football players in New York (clap, clap) There are no football players in LA (clap, clap) Oh, there are no football players in LA (clap, clap) They're down in Mexico doing twenty grands of blow No, there are no football players in LA (clap, clap) There are no football players in Salt Lake (clap, clap) Oh, there are no football players in Salt Lake (clap, clap) They won't drink any beer but they'll take it in the rear No, there are no football players in Salt Lake (clap, clap)
Oh I wish I was in the land of Novak I sure as hell am glad that we got Moreno back Look away, look away, look away referee man
I wrote this one a couple years ago, but figured it was too complex to ever actually be used. It uses a lot of repetition to be as simple as possible, but it has a verse-verse-chorus structure and a melody change, which is probably too much, even if you just repeat the first one twice then the chorus. It's not based on any famous tunes, it's jut a chant. It's about 45 seconds long. We are DC - United We will not be - Divided 'Til the day is - Decided We are DC_____ We are DC - United All who sing are - Invited Those who don't are - Indicted We are DC____ United we stand to - Tell the story United we stand for the cause United we stand to the - Days of glory United til the Cup is ours
I love it. Only change I would make would be instead of singing DCU will kick your ass, sing "the black and red" will kick your ass.
Damn dude... There is NOTHING in this world, this UNIVERSE that could ever make me become a NY redstools scumbag dirty athletic supporter. NOTHING!!!! I Almost think I would rather just die before ever stooping to something that low.
This is my clubhouse leader. I love "Caissons" for a fight song. It's possible the only good thing about N.C. State (It's their fight song).
Nope, its not an overreaction. We can get into a discussion about it tomorrow in parking lot 8 if you want, its not really appropriate for a soccer discussion forum, but suffice to say a lot of people find Dixie offensive, myself included.
The "If I had the wings of an eagle" song is almost verbatim one of the "shit songs" (pardonnez mon francais, Big Soccer mods) I learned as a fraternity pledge a few decades ago. It went, "If I had the wings of an eagle/and the ass of a wild buffalo/I'd fly over beautiful Fulton AND WHAT?/and shit on the Phi Delts below//Phi Delta Theta, sounds like some bullshit to me, to me/Phi Delta Theta, sounds like some bullshit to me." I actually kind of like that version better. One of the other shit songs was quite simple and quite direct, and would work very well for our purposes: "Go Fijis go, go Fijis go/around the bowl and down the hole/Go Fijis go.//Suck Fijis suck, suck Fijis suck/around the head and down the shaft/Suck Fijis suck." Another one, to the tune of "Clementine" or "O My Darling" or whatever it is, went "I'm an asshole, I'm an asshole/I'm an asshole 'til I die./But I'd rather be an asshole than a f*cking Sigma Chi." Even with my limited songwriting skills, I can imagine something like, "I'm an asshole, I'm an asshole/I'm an asshole through and through./But I'd rather be an asshole than keeper for the Crew" or "I'm an asshole, I'm an asshole/I'm an asshole to my pals./But I'd rather be an asshole than play for the LA Gals."
If (and I ain't saying it would ever happen, but IF) DC ever became affiliated with a supporters group that glorified the South's racist past, maybe by flying the stars and bars and singing Dixie, THAT would be just about the ONE thing that would not only stop me from supporting the team but also cause me to support the NY team. Hey, thats just me. I love DC United, but there are SOME things that are more important. But who gives a fck anyway? It aint gonna happen, so lets move on.
i hate the "if i had the wings of an eagle..." one. it's like something a 2nd grader would chant when they just learned about cuss words.
HI ho, hi ho, it's off to win we go... With a free kick here and a through pass there Hi ho, hi ho, hi ho, hi ho. How about just humming triumphant march from Aida? Or whistle greensleeves at the end of the game? Kind of like it's over and we're longing to be back already.
yankee bastard! Travelling from MLS city to MLS city over the last 10 years, I can honestly say there are way more racists up north. But it may just be because of the Crew fans I'll take Dixie over the Battle Hymn of the (oppressive) Republic any day But this is about poor Stafford being bored with singing ........ not about killing yankees, um I mean discussing the differences between the north and south over 100 years ago.