What music do you associate with 'going down the City'?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I was in a well-known supermarket chain this morning when 'Band of Gold' by Freda Payne was played over the PA system. It's a song I always associate with my early days supporting City at Ninian Park.

I associate it with the waft of 'Juicy Fruit' on the terraces, the tall weeds growing around the floodlights, standing on what were like railway sleepers on the Grange End (and the rubbish piling up underneath them), the smell of greasy pies, the ads for 'Bif-Baf Bingo' and 'Golden Goal' tickets and the visible steam rising from the al fresco urinals at the far end of the Bob Bank. Oh, and the weird guy who used to pace back and forth shouting out 'C'mon the City' in a strained voice every few seconds.

The Millwall fans overturning a hot dog stand when attacking the Grange End from the Bob Bank and the Police having problems getting their Alsations to follow as their charges chose to devour aforementioned comestibles instead.
Other songs I associate with City around that time (and it seemed that they only had about 5 records in their collection were:

Monkey Spanner by Dave and Ansell Collins
Patches by Clarence Carter
Give me just a little more time - Chairman of the Board

What songs do you associate with City and why?

[NYCBlue]

[RichardM]

Monkey Spanner by Dave and Ansell Collins


What songs do you associate with City and why?

When I saw the thread title my answer was Monkey Man by Toots and The Maytals. I was sure Ali played it after every game as I left the Bob Bank.
Now I'm not so sure.

[Mr Soul '68]

'Something' by Shirley Bassey always seemed to be played as well in the late 60s. I remember 'Hey Jude' as well being played a lot at that time. Or so it seems to my memory. Both songs remind me of my earliest days of supporting the City

[RonnieBird]

'Something' by Shirley Bassey always seemed to be played as well in the late 60s. I remember 'Hey Jude' as well being played a lot at that time. Or so it seems to my memory. Both songs remind me of my earliest days of supporting the City

Yes you're right about "Something" although I don't especially remember them playing "Hey Jude", ( I'm sure they did).

The one I always recall is " I beg your pardon, I never promised you a Rose Garden" and the smell of pipe tobacco wafting more widely round the ground than you'd have thought possible without the USAF dropping napalm on a plantation.

[BLUETIT]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...46.zKxCfyJ9oTQ

This was always being played in the early 60’s

[light up the darkness]

All of the above but most of all
Our version of Those were the days...my friend

[Harry Monk]

In more recent times (I say that, I've been back in Wales for 8 years this season) when driving from London for Tuesday night games me and my mate would have Motorcycle Emptiness blasting as we crossed the bridge.

[MacAdder]

Tina Charles "I love to love"

[RonnieBird]

Tina Charles "I love to love"

She was from Penarth you know.

[Chris Pontprennau Blues]

She was from Penarth you know.

Really?

[jeepster]

She was from Penarth you know.

What a load of crap,London born.Like the rest of your posts.

[fingers]

She was from Penarth you know.

I don’t think so, she’s from London and is not listed in notable people from Penarth

[Wales-Bales]

talking shite again walesbales, shes from Whitechapel in London

Wot?

[NYCBlue]

Tina Charles "I love to love"

Yes!

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

It's funny what memories stick in your mind, but I remember in the famous Hereford game in 1976, when sat at the back of the Canton Stand, they played "Oh What a Night" by The Four Seasons. Whenever I hear that song, it immediately it takes me back to one of the best nights ever at Ninian Park

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Unless we have any decent signings in the next 24hrs, I'd suggest this :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ly_tp-9SY

[Harry Monk]

Ali's musical preferences were brilliant.

[the other bob wilson]

Ali's musical preferences were brilliant.

Steptoe and Son when we played West Ham .

[Chris Pontprennau Blues]

Steptoe and Son when we played West Ham .

I miss Ali

[jon1959]

I miss Ali

Me too.

[blueblade]

Back in the early 80's, they always played ' Love is the drug ' about 10 mins before kick off. It was usually at the time when 3 or 4 of us would be trying to squeeze through the turnstile on one click ......looking back, this was daft on my part as i had a Season Ticket !

[elytillidie]

Steptoe and Son when we played West Ham .

I Fought The Law the week after some bother at Molineux.

[Swiss Peter]

Ali's musical preferences were brilliant.

Usually yes. Didn't he play a 15 min track from Umma Gumma one half-time or is my memory playing tricks on me?

'Ring My Bell' Anita Ward was one from my early days.

[valleys caveman]

Ali's musical preferences were brilliant.

Think he played Gypsy's, Tramps and Thieves when we played Swansea.