[Tha Knows...]

the enemy within, on 29 April 2014 - 06:41 PM, said:

Sailing for me every time . Burton took me back to the seventies no drum no seats great day.

Fleetwood by the sea will be wondering why they didnt adopt it, but they're only a non league club at heart as we all know

[Johnnyspireite7]

cxspireite, on 29 April 2014 - 06:25 PM, said:

I remembered that it was the Sutherland brothers the recorded it 1st but I had forgot just how much better it was than Rods and you're right it sounds much more like a football chant. Are there any covers better than the originals??

It's My Life by No Doubt is marginally better than the Talk Talk version

[metallilad]

Middle East, on 29 April 2014 - 06:38 PM, said:

its not re-living the past its a respect for tradition.

So stoke shouldn't sing Delilah, urinals annies song, west ham I'm forvever blowing bubbles, Liverpool you'll never walk alone either eh?

I grew up as a kid listening to sailing, molly Malone and the grass of saltergate......I loved them then, I love them now and I will always love them.

PS: Hope you're still not listening to motorhead, ac/dc, whitesnake, kiss etc as we don't want to live in the past now do we!

Firstly. Rod Stewart himself sounds like he's doing his level best not to fall asleep when singing it. It's slow and boring.
It's fourty years old, hasn't been our anthem for twenty years and you get the hump on when I say leave it in the past.
Secondly. I really, really don't give a flying fig what anthem any other club have sung for god knows how long and still sing now.
Thirdly. Does it honestly make any difference what group I listen to? But if it does then I will tell you. Metallica.

Don't get offended because you get a semi to a song that I think should be left in the past. I'm sure there's gonna be plenty of stuff we wouldn't agree on aswell.

[martatcross]

valemadness, on 29 April 2014 - 03:49 PM, said:

Can I ask why we sing Sailing? Genuine question

Marcia thats a good question and I dont have a clue why but us oldies just used to sing it and it stuck really cant remember when it faded out either but it was around for a long time

[Spireiteboy155]

martatcross, on 29 April 2014 - 07:26 PM, said:

Marcia thats a good question and I dont have a clue why but us oldies just used to sing it and it stuck really cant remember when it faded out either but it was around for a long time

I remember it being sing frequently 20 years ago. More away from home than at home.
Glad to hear it again (and join in) last Sunday!

[spireitetoo]

cxspireite, on 29 April 2014 - 06:25 PM, said:

I remembered that it was the Sutherland brothers the recorded it 1st but I had forgot just how much better it was than Rods and you're right it sounds much more like a football chant. Are there any covers better than the originals??

Bob the builders version of mambo #5.......

[peakblue]

WhereisBenj, on 29 April 2014 - 11:55 AM, said:

Don't know if anybody else has suggested it but do you think there's a chance we could get 'We Are Sailing' as our walk out song for Saturday? Have it echo round the ground with over 9,000 town fans singing it before kick off?

Just an idea!

Agree on this one.it was brilliant on Sunday.
We should have this song back as our anthem,like stokes Delilah

[the enemy within]

metallilad, on 29 April 2014 - 07:22 PM, said:

Firstly. Rod Stewart himself sounds like he's doing his level best not to fall asleep when singing it. It's slow and boring.
It's fourty years old, hasn't been our anthem for twenty years and you get the hump on when I say leave it in the past.
Secondly. I really, really don't give a flying fig what anthem any other club have sung for god knows how long and still sing now.
Thirdly. Does it honestly make any difference what group I listen to? But if it does then I will tell you. Metallica.

Don't get offended because you get a semi to a song that I think should be left in the past. I'm sure there's gonna be plenty of stuff we wouldn't agree on aswell.

Not been your anthem for twenty years been mine

[moondog]

peakblue, on 29 April 2014 - 07:34 PM, said:

Agree on this one.it was brilliant on Sunday.
We should have this song back as our anthem,like stokes Delilah

Hopefully now the young un's have heard it as it should be sung it'll be here to stay

[clarevoyant.]

moondog, on 29 April 2014 - 07:37 PM, said:

Hopefully now the young un's have heard it as it should be sung it'll be here to stay

Yes and also brings back memories of the ones in the 70/80ks who sang it that are no longerr with us

[metallilad]

the enemy within, on 29 April 2014 - 07:35 PM, said:

Not been your anthem for twenty years been mine

Really?
Have you sung it out loud every match you went to?

[peakblue]

Ahem......we still haven't found out the history of the 'sailing' song.

[the enemy within]

metallilad, on 29 April 2014 - 07:46 PM, said:

Really?
Have you sung it out loud every match you went to?

No but went with a few old mates Sunday they all joined in like it or hate it thought it sounded brilliant

[Tha Knows...]

metallilad, on 29 April 2014 - 07:22 PM, said:

Firstly. Rod Stewart himself sounds like he's doing his level best not to fall asleep when singing it. It's slow and boring.
It's fourty years old, hasn't been our anthem for twenty years and you get the hump on when I say leave it in the past.
Secondly. I really, really don't give a flying fig what anthem any other club have sung for god knows how long and still sing now.
Thirdly. Does it honestly make any difference what group I listen to? But if it does then I will tell you. Metallica.

Don't get offended because you get a semi to a song that I think should be left in the past. I'm sure there's gonna be plenty of stuff we wouldn't agree on aswell.

Are those old men still performing?

moondog, on 29 April 2014 - 07:37 PM, said:

Hopefully now the young un's have heard it as it should be sung it'll be here to stay

Krauts were singing 'we are bayern' to the sailing tune before it all went teats up

[azul]

metallilad, on 29 April 2014 - 07:22 PM, said:

Firstly. Rod Stewart himself sounds like he's doing his level best not to fall asleep when singing it. It's slow and boring.
It's fourty years old, hasn't been our anthem for twenty years and you get the hump on when I say leave it in the past.
Secondly. I really, really don't give a flying fig what anthem any other club have sung for god knows how long and still sing now.
Thirdly. Does it honestly make any difference what group I listen to? But if it does then I will tell you. Metallica.

Don't get offended because you get a semi to a song that I think should be left in the past. I'm sure there's gonna be plenty of stuff we wouldn't agree on aswell.

That attitude is why when these anthem thread make me think "oh no not again, just sort out a frigging tune we can all join in" and I'm one of those who prefer to watch my football in an atmosphere more akin to Queens Park on a sunny afternoon with the opposition 380 for 2

We should adopt the lowest common denominator otherwise there will never be consensus.

[mr. smith]

peakblue, on 29 April 2014 - 07:54 PM, said:

Ahem......we still haven't found out the history of the 'sailing' song.

dont think theres any real history to it & us.
late 70s when it was a hit it was sung by virtually every crowd.
why we still sing it or hanker to sing it? no idea.

[moondog]

peakblue, on 29 April 2014 - 07:54 PM, said:

Ahem......we still haven't found out the history of the 'sailing' song.

It was the number one single (1973) when the trend was to still adapt a decent chart hit into a song just like in the 60's e.g. Bachelor Boy (another one overdue an airing) this one just fitted without any adaptation, it suits the mood of being proud, loyal, united and sailing to victory, is loud and best of all unique, I don't recall hearing it sung by any other fans

[metallilad]

Spire-Power, on 29 April 2014 - 08:01 PM, said:

Are those old men still performing?
:

Yes. Due to go back into the recording studio to work on a new album.

[Zeus]

moondog, on 29 April 2014 - 08:07 PM, said:

It was the number one single (1973) when the trend was to still adapt a decent chart hit into a song just like in the 60's e.g. Bachelor Boy (another one overdue an airing) this one just fitted without any adaptation, it suits the mood of being proud, loyal, united and sailing to victory, is loud and best of all unique, I don't recall hearing it sung by any other fans

It's been contorted in recent years by the likes of Millwall and MK Dons speeding it up and singing "no one likes us".

[firedodger]

metallilad, on 29 April 2014 - 07:22 PM, said:

Firstly. Rod Stewart himself sounds like he's doing his level best not to fall asleep when singing it. It's slow and boring.
It's fourty years old, hasn't been our anthem for twenty years and you get the hump on when I say leave it in the past.
Secondly. I really, really don't give a flying fig what anthem any other club have sung for god knows how long and still sing now.
Thirdly. Does it honestly make any difference what group I listen to? But if it does then I will tell you. Metallica.

Don't get offended because you get a semi to a song that I think should be left in the past. I'm sure there's gonna be plenty of stuff we wouldn't agree on aswell.

Genuine question, if not sailing then what?