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What music do you associate with 'going down the City'?
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?
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'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
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All of the above but most of all
Our version of Those were the days...my friend
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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.
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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
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Tina Charles "I love to love"
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Unless we have any decent signings in the next 24hrs, I'd suggest this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ly_tp-9SY
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Ali's musical preferences were brilliant.
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I've Got a Feeling from when we beat Leicester in the playoffs
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Simply the best - Tina Turner, which the players walked out to early/mid nineties, which was ironic considering how shit we were in some of those seasons.
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MacAdder
Tina Charles "I love to love"
She was from Penarth you know.
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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
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.
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Simply the best. Anyone remember that godawful song that osman insisted on? Bryan Adams, we’re gonna win. Or something
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Harry Monk
Ali's musical preferences were brilliant.
Steptoe and Son when we played West Ham :hehe:.
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Harry Monk
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.
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Harry Monk
Ali's musical preferences were brilliant.
Think he played Gypsy's, Tramps and Thieves when we played Swansea.
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Love is the drug Roxy music
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if i had a hammer - - trini lopez
1960s
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Who was that idiot who kept on shouting "make some noise"? I thought they were never going to get rid of him!
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Wales-Bales
Who was that idiot who kept on shouting "make some noise"? I thought they were never going to get rid of him!
Ali
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time for action - secret affair
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MacAdder
Tina Charles "I love to love"
Yes!
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RonnieBird
She was from Penarth you know.
Really?
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the other bob wilson
Steptoe and Son when we played West Ham :hehe:.
:hehe: I miss Ali
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Chris Pontprennau Blues
:hehe: I miss Ali
Me too.
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RonnieBird
She was from Penarth you know.
What a load of crap,London born.Like the rest of your posts.:thumbup:
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RonnieBird
She was from Penarth you know.
I don’t think so, she’s from London and is not listed in notable people from Penarth
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the other bob wilson
Steptoe and Son when we played West Ham :hehe:.
I agree, it was classic.
Although strictly speaking Ali got that one wrong, it should really have been played vs QPR as Steptoe's yard was in Shepherds Bush.
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Taunton Blue Genie
Monkey Spanner by Dave and Ansell Collins
What songs do you associate with City and why?
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NYCBlue
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.
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https://youtu.be/KWYyejcHqIg
My 1st ever game at NP was against Blackburn Rovers. It ended in a Desmond. Always remember this playing at half time, and Derek Fazackally (spelling) for Rovers. Just because of his strange surname.
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the other bob wilson
Steptoe and Son when we played West Ham :hehe:.
I Fought The Law the week after some bother at Molineux.
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This seemed to be the ONLY record played in the 1970-71 season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQNPiUuU58Y
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Stavross1927
Simply the best - Tina Turner, which the players walked out to early/mid nineties, which was ironic considering how shit we were in some of those seasons.
I was going to say this. But I’m sure it was around in the late 80’s, and yes we were shite.
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rs3100
I was going to say this. But I’m sure it was around in the late 80’s, and yes we were shite.
Definitely mid 90s, but that isn't to say it was used in the 80s. We were shite for most of that period, of course. I think it was played right up until Russell Osman took over. I am sure it was he who foisted Bryan Adams upon us as the run-out music.
But I associate shit football at Ninian Park with that song. It was an absolutely brilliant time to be a City fan. (or it could just be that I was a kid/teenager and being a kid/teenager is absolutely brilliant.)
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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 !