ImARam2 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 The 9th May is my birthday, and I was having a party to celebrate. I phoned my brother back in Derby, and we listened to the last 15 minutes of this game, via Radio Derby, and the telephone, to my apartment in Saudi Arabia. It cost a fortune for the telephone call back in 1986 - no TV on the compound where we lived, nor, of course, no internet. The party we had afterwards was brilliant - happy, happy days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Always weird when you come across the original melody for a football song. Has there ever been a football chant not based on an actual song? This is my theory on why there are few good new chants anymore. There are few new songs that everyone knows anymore. Oasis was probably the end of this. Loads of good music around today, but not any good popular mainstream music really that everyone knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, ariotofmyown said: This is my theory on why there are few good new chants anymore. There are few new songs that everyone knows anymore. Oasis was probably the end of this. Loads of good music around today, but not any good popular mainstream music really that everyone knows. The older Rams fans might remember that our song was “By The Light of The Silvery Moon “ and was sung by both the Ossie and Popside. Can’t remember when it lapsed up I can certainly say it was still sung in the 70’s. Can also remember the Heanor Rams singing Heanor and the response from the Popside was “Sharples”. You would have to be of a certain age and watched a long tuning TV soap to get that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 39 minutes ago, ariotofmyown said: This is my theory on why there are few good new chants anymore. There are few new songs that everyone knows anymore. Oasis was probably the end of this. Loads of good music around today, but not any good popular mainstream music really that everyone knows. Don't get @angieram started on Mr Brightside! To be fair, I'd argue that there have been some decent ones in recent years. Liverpool's 'Allez Allez Allez' is brilliant, as is 'Si, Senor'. Although I think both of those original melodies were from foreign music, so you may be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popside ossie end popside Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said: The older Rams fans might remember that our song was “By The Light of The Silvery Moon “ and was sung by both the Ossie and Popside. Can’t remember when it lapsed up I can certainly say it was still sung in the 70’s. Can also remember the Heanor Rams singing Heanor and the response from the Popside was “Sharples”. You would have to be of a certain age and watched a long tuning TV soap to get that one Yeah there were three brothers ( Didn't look like brothers, but hey we're talking Heanor here ) came in just before kick off ever week and shouted at top of voices EANOR as you said everyone replied with Sharples. Then a dick from Nottingham would start up with Knees up Mother Brown. Silvery Moon was still going early 80's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popside ossie end popside Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 24 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said: The older Rams fans might remember that our song was “By The Light of The Silvery Moon “ and was sung by both the Ossie and Popside. Can’t remember when it lapsed up I can certainly say it was still sung in the 70’s. Can also remember the Heanor Rams singing Heanor and the response from the Popside was “Sharples”. You would have to be of a certain age and watched a long tuning TV soap to get that one Those three Heanor lads used to always start Home On The Range? Anyone else remember that? Used to always think what a strange song for the footy, but everyone joined in after a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, popside ossie end popside said: Yeah there were three brothers ( Didn't look like brothers, but hey we're talking Heanor here ) came in just before kick off ever week and shouted at top of voices EANOR as you said everyone replied with Sharples. Then a dick from Nottingham would start up with Knees up Mother Brown. Silvery Moon was still going early 80's Silvery Moon was definitely still going in the 80s. I loved it when the whole of the Popside were singing it. I get to very few games nowadays, but really miss those songs when I do go. Silvery Moon, White Christmas, She Wore a Blue and White Ribbon, We are Derby, You are My Derby, Na Na Na Na (to Hey Jude)....... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Mary Hopkin came on the radio the other day... "Once upon a time there was a tavern..." she warbled... Well, for the next 3 minutes or so, I had a bit of mental moment, singing along... with our own lyrics, of course! Muckerette wondered wtf was going on, but by god, what a fantastic 3 minutes it was! ... And I think the virus was cowering somewhere, too scared to come out! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 3 hours ago, King Kevin said: That match is indelibly marked in my mind and my mate with whom I have gone to the match with for years .We both have lots of common red dog mates ,I went drinking with them pre match and as was the way those days as a Derby fan I had to drink them under the table to get one over them .[childish I know] One of them called Duncan was a mate of both of us ,well I was so pissed that my mate who turned up on the Popside seconds before kick off having no trouble finding me having missed the pre match piss up. After the game we went round to the corner of the Main Stand and the Normanton end to meet up with them ,my mate went up to "Duncan" going what about that then you so and so. Now Duncan has a twin brother who has never met my mate before and not knowing who he was takes exception to the goading and grabs him by the throat . I rescue my mate and in return put Duncan's brother up against the wall before the rest of the lads calmed us all down . Football was certainly more tribal even among friends in those days and yes we are still all mates . Ah! The famous Nottingham Twins! Same mum, different dads. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Always weird when you come across the original melody for a football song. Has there ever been a football chant not based on an actual song? Who are yer, Who are yer... Come on Derby, Come on Derby... You what, You what, You what you what you what... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB SPORTS Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Reggie Greenwood said: The older Rams fans might remember that our song was “By The Light of The Silvery Moon “ and was sung by both the Ossie and Popside. Can’t remember when it lapsed up I can certainly say it was still sung in the 70’s. Can also remember the Heanor Rams singing Heanor and the response from the Popside was “Sharples”. You would have to be of a certain age and watched a long tuning TV soap to get that one That stems from the Heanor Town crew c. late seventies went to see the lions play Arnold Town and when the Arnold boys started chanting the response of course was "Palmer" of course when the crew chanted Heanor it was obvious what the reply would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Bring back the Dambusters' theme I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We'll be back in 81 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 We are mad round the bend, no one takes the ossie end na na na na na nar. Oh by the light , by the light, by the light on the silvery moon, na na na na na, na na na na nar na na. Im dreaming of a white christmas, just like the ones we used to know, used to know. We are the rams, oh yes we are the rams, na na na na na na nan na na na na na we are the rams oh yes we are the rams. Were the popside ,were popside, were the popside baseball ground. When your tied and weary your heart will miss a beat. Im only a poor little forist fan, no colourful scarves have I. I came down to see the mighty Derby and I went home with two big black eyes. Home, home on the range where the deer and the buffalo play. A few of the songs I fondly remember, bring them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I always enjoyed singing "Here We Go" in the 80's in football grounds, until Everton FC destroyed it. I also thought we could sing "Derby Co, Derby Co, Derby Co, to the tune of Here We Go but some of the old heads on here, would refuse to sing Co, I'm not sure why. We could fresh n things up a bit and go back in to the late 90's with something like these. 1. Here we go on a ride with the new Ramstylers, Ramstylers.....Here We Go, Here We Go Here we go on a ride with the new Ramstylers, Ramstylers.....Here We Go, Here We Go. 2. Leave your name on the dotted line, and don't forget the famous Ram sign Here we go on a ride with the new Freestylers, Freestylers.....Here We Go, Here We Go Here we go on a ride with the new Freestylers, Freestylers.....Here We Go, Here We Go. With our Knight to bite, our Sibley to fight and cause you've heard of our Max Bird..........." Or for us oldies on here.......in with the old out with the new.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 My favourite "song" - which went on for hours was... "Aaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... ......rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Has he sneezed yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: Has he sneezed yet? ? I dunno how else to spell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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