To further prove my point, taken from wiki about the song YNWA: "In England, the song's most successful performance was recorded in 1963 by the Liverpudlian Merseybeat group Gerry and the Pacemakers (peaking at number one in the singles chart for four consecutive weeks). It quickly became the anthem of Liverpool Football Club and is invariably sung by its supporters moments before the start of each home game.[2][3]" This was a new song that was #1 in the charts for only 4 weeks (would that be a fad)? You guys have to stop looking at old crusty songs and pick one that is new and that will stick. Alter the lyrics if you have to but it pick something that can grow old with the club.
YNWA was atop the charts for 4 weeks almost entirely because of the football team's adaptations IIRC. It had already been a solidly popular song (it was penned for the play in 1945), but its chart value had more to do with football promoting it to the top. The point that we shouldn't be so entrenched in the past is a fine point, but following it with Justin Timberlake as your idea? I don't consider myself a pop music connoisseur by any means, but the melodies in his songs are so forgettable, formulaic and lyrically cliched that it would take a massive stadium-wide singing effort to keep the anthem from dying out by May. He writes (or his label writes) songs designed to make cash quick and fade in the memory in time for the next single that sounds eerily similar. It's just not made to be an anthem, it's made to be background music while macking some chick. Some bands today do make anthemic pop music - for example, that Matchbox 20 song from about 6 months ago ("Let's see how far we've come?" can't remember the title) had the typical sing-along chorus, big pumping beat and rock elements to make it feel like an anthem. I personally didn't care for it, but you can't account for taste there.
You call it limiting, I call it being realistic. And I still would kill myself before I would sing Justin Timberlake in public, as would anybody the stadium that is not a 14-year-old girl. I want to pick something that really works, not something that will fail. They'll only sing if the song works...or if its Sponge Bob. As I said before, nobody is going to sing something that doesn’t work. Nobody will take it seriously either. Nobody will sing it if its plastic and cheesy. Virtually all pop music today is a shallow contrived fad. If you pick something thats a little bit older and has actually withstood time, odds are it will stick around longer. Common sense. As for coming up with a new song and lyrics...great, so are you gonna volunteer for that, or are you just gonna assume somebody else will do it for you? Also, knowing the FO, if this gets F'ed up the first time, you can say bye bye to that idea for a long time. A failed anthem will go the way of the cheerleaders.
At this point, I think its best if we give this topic a break. Wait awhile and come back to it several months later and look what we have thought of. We're not gonna get it this year, so whats the rush? I think taking our time to choose a song carefully would be prudent.
I intend to keep poking it with a stick until it either dies, or moves forward. The Joker by Steve MIller. I'd love to hear 10k people hit the wolf-whistle part simultaneously, and watch all the kiddies turn their heads like a dog hearing a strange sound when we all sing "pompitous".
I disagree. This is why things DON'T get done, is because we want to sit on it, or brainstorm some more. Who cares, can we just get to a list of 15-20 f*********cking songs.
FYP... Exactly. Stop the B#ll Sh!t and make a decision on the list. Sometimes it seems like the fans can never decide on something becasue no one can agree on anything. Prove me wrong and push this thing forward (and If I knew how to create a poll i would have). Oh, and if you don't like the f'n song that is chosen don't sing. Don't sing it and don't bash it. Either learn how to go along with the ride or shut the hell up.
Sure you can, just reread this thread. If people are really ready to vote, someone will take the initiative and start a poll.
I don't see the rush, but thats fine if the majority wants to press on. Though I think we should take our time to collect more songs, and then gradually narrow them down through a series of polls.
Ok. Why not just use the "Glory, Glory Colorado" to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic that is posted on C-Firm's website? The credits go to Bilfish and Chili . . . a nice co-sponsored venture right? And it's beyond ridiculously easy. I mean. Anyone can just hum the parts they don't know and it shouldn't get too garbled if you had half the stadium doing it. I think it would be nice too, because it points out the signifigance of our rivalry with FSL.
Ok. Double post, suffer through it. Regardless of what song is chosen, I would like to make a suggestion on how to get people actually singing the song together. We should make print outs of the lyrics that we can give to sections 108 and 114. Maybe even more that we can give to the sections next to us. Then, at predetermined times in the game say the 30 min mark, after a goal, etc. C-Firm sends some of their loudest people over to Class VI. I would suggest 8 total. They spread out 4 to a side on each aisle along section 108. They then coordinate the song with C-Firmers in 114 to begin. Basically, it's like the C-Firmers become the pseudo cheerleaders for the song. With a handful of loud C-Firmers and the rest of Class VI in section 108, we should be able to get the majority of the people singing. Section 114 shouldn't really have that much trouble getting their section singing. Then you have two sections fully coordinated with the song and hopefully people sitting between the two sections would begin pick up on it after a while. Meh?
A few have suggested Rocky mountain High. I know it has a cheese factor, but that's part of the fun. Not to mention that it is part of Colorado lor and because it is bublegum singer songwriter pop music, it's easy to learn and everyone know the lyrics. Hell I could probably recite the lyrics to Spice Girls songs, but I'm going to medication for that. Most teams in the UK that have team anthems aren't hip now tunes. Hello **********cat, Glad all over, my bonnie etc. you'll never walk alone is a dreadful song but it has local Liverpool meaning. I think it would unifying to have everyone in the stadium singing Rocky Mountain High. And it sounds even better drunk. Just my 2 cents. But I'm always game for Slayer too!
How to start an anthem: Get six loudmouths to agree to sing something at the start. Lather, Rinse, Repeat until the section sings it, like we did with "Ole Can of Burr" I'm singing the "Rocky Mountain High" Chorus: That Colorado Rocky Mountain High I've seen it raining fire in the sky Shadow of the Starlight Softer than a lullaby Rocky Mountain High (Colorado) (Repeat, fade) I need four other C-Frimers (my sons will be on board) and six CVIers to pledge. Ten Seconds after kickoff (the stadium yells a little at the kickoff).
BTW: Glory, Glory Colorado will be the new goal song. I'll die to make this happen. "Ole, Ole" had got to find another home.
I'm in, Brother, although I'll miss game one (out of town). I would recommend using the last chorus... That Colorado Rocky Mountain High I've seen it raining fire in the sky Friends around the campfire And everybody's high (hehehheh, he said high) Rocky Mountain High (Colorado) (Repeat, fade) But really, any of them are fine with me. Definitely add the "Colorado." It's not in the youtube video earlier in the post, but it's in the original song.
Never in history have four little words been so easy to say yet so hard to deliver. RFO, go with it. If we wait for a consensus/majority/quorum/white smoke, nothing will ever get done.
This one is on the fans..........we would like to see this implemented from you guys before we commit to assisting on this.
Here is Rocky Mountain High. I say we do this one. Start listening from 58sec to 1:25 [youtube]OwARpaKHx_w[/youtube]
How about this? We could always take an agreesive stance. You know sing this towards the opposing team instead of a slow love fest in the stands. Shake it up a bit, you know. [youtube]DKhnmUdmz74[/youtube] Foo Fighters The Pretender Lyrics: keep you in the dark you know they all pretend keep you in the dark and saw it all begin send in your skeletons sing as the bones come marchin' in again the knee you buried deep the secrets that you keep are ever ready, are you ready? I'm finished making sense done pleading ignorance that whole defense spending this energy but the wheel thats spinnin' me is never ending, never ending same ol' story what if I say you're not like the others what if I you're not just another one look at your face, you're the pretender what if I say I'll never surrender x2 in time I'm so I'm told I'm just another soul for sale, oh well the pages I repress they are not permanent, they are temporary, same ol story what if I say you're not like the others what if I you're not just another one look at your face, you're the pretender what if I say I'll never surrender x2 I'm the voice inside your head you refuse to hear I'm the face you have to face mirroring yourself I'm whats left, I'm whats right, I'm the enemy I'm the hand that takes you down and brings you to your knees so who are you, yeah who are you, yeah who are you, yeah who are you even in the dark, you know they all pretend what if I say you're not like the others what if I you're not just another one look at your face, you're the pretender what if I say I'll never surrender what if I say you're not like the others (even in the dark, you know they all pretend) what if I you're not just another one (even in the dark, you know they all pretend) look at your face, you're the pretender (even in the dark, you know they all pretend) what if I say I'll never surrender x3 so who are you yeah who are you yeah who are you yeah who are you...