Reply With QuoteAgree with this, it's peculiarOriginally Posted by JamesWales
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"The greatest team in football, the world has ever seen.."
When every other club sings...
"By far the greatest team, the world has ever seen..."
Always find it curious. Does any other club do this?
Agree with this, it's peculiar
It's because the Welsh have a better ear for music.
Our version scans much better. "Team" should not take 2 syllables.
However I should also point out that "You'll never notice how much I love you" should be "You'll never know, dear, how much I love you." The meaning is quite different.
That's tonight's music lesson over.
Because the more popular version sounds like something they would sing at Eton.
Do the JB’s, and Cewty sing it the same as us?
Welsh people are too modest to throw in the "By Far" bit in the song, it's called self doubt Jim, you should try it......
Ive often wondered this.
Ive always put it down to wanting to be very clear that we know we arent the best team at rugby, ice hockey, etc.
Yup, nothing quite like being factually accurate.....
I've always sang the latter.It's because the Welsh have a better ear for music.
Our version scans much better. "Team" should not take 2 syllables.
However I should also point out that "You'll never notice how much I love you" should be "You'll never know, dear, how much I love you." The meaning is quite different.
That's tonight's music lesson over.
Surely it's "We're the greatest team in football..."?
Our version fits the tune; the other version has too many syllables for tune.
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I'm sure that the world's greatest football team aren't about to be relegated to the 9th most popular league in the World.
The other version has fewer syllables
It goes back to the 1920's when having shot up through the southern league and division 2, we reached 3 FA cup semi finals, lost 1 final, won the other, and missed out on the CHampionship by 0.000000000001 of a goal. It was also the start of 'we hate Stalybridge Celtic..."
True. The OP has misquoted it.
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It doesn't. The correct versions are:
Our Version ... 'We're the greatest team in football' ... 8 syllables
The Other Version ... ' We're by far the greatest team in football' ... 10 syllables
'By far,' are the 2 extra syllables.
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The other version doesn't say football.
We're by far the greatest team;
The world has ever seen
Example here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-cLHyEiUV8
Swansea do
I always thought it was a strange song to sing in the first place. I mean, we're clearly not the greatest team the world has ever seen. It was even more weird hearing that when we were flirting with the bottom of div 4.
Actually, I find the whole singing thing weird, but I realise a match would be equally weird without it.
For the record, I've never sang at a football match in my life.
Should be shitest
Ever?! Not even when younger? Or at an international?!
"Opera Opera give us a song, Opera give us a song...."
If those words were taken out of both there would still be more syllables in the latter.
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Shall we talk about how they are actually sung, rather than changing them just so you can be right?
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