[Looker-on]

How far back does our association with "Sailing" go?

I believe that Brian the Singing Miner used to have a go at it - did the fans pick it up from him, or did he pick it up from the fans?

I've never heard of any other "club song" that is as distinctively "Chesterfield" as Sailing is. Is there anything else?

[chesterfield 461]

Back to the mid 70's when Rod Stewart sung it.As a teenager stood on the kop I can remember it being sung randomly by one person stood very close to me when town were having one of their better days.Well that was the first time id heard it on the terraces anyway but not sure if it caught on straightaway.

[Brimington spireite]

My 1st Memory of Sailing is away at Shrewsbury 1976 Arthur Coxs 1st Away Match Massive Away Following They Played it as Teams came out town started singing it the Rest As they say is History Some Hate Personally I love it the times I've been abroad got a Town Top on the amount of other fans that ask Me why dya sing Sailing When My 12 Yr Grandson Sings it Arms Spread it Makes Ya kinda Proud.

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[Brimington spireite]

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This post has been edited by Brimington spireite: 24 September 2024 - 10:18 AM

[CFC91]

Brimington spireite, on 24 September 2024 - 10:14 AM, said:

My 1st Memory of Sailing is away at Shrewsbury 1976 Arthur Coxs 1st Away Match Massive Away Following They Played it as Teams came out town started singing it the Rest As they say is History Some Hate Personally I love it the times I've been abroad got a Town Top on the amount of other fans that ask Me why dya sing Sailing When My 12 Yr Grandson Sings it Arms Spread it Makes Ya kinda Proud.

It sounds amazing when it?s sung by the fans. It?s absolutely awful played over the tannoy though. Should be left for fans to sing not forced into some sort of run out song

[Valley Blues]

Looker-on, on 24 September 2024 - 09:47 AM, said:

How far back does our association with "Sailing" go?

I believe that Brian the Singing Miner used to have a go at it - did the fans pick it up from him, or did he pick it up from the fans?

I've never heard of any other "club song" that is as distinctively "Chesterfield" as Sailing is. Is there anything else?

You?ve never heard Stoke sing Delilah?

Loudest away song I?ve heard when we played them at Saltergate.

[spireitetoo]

I just love the irony of it, being so far from the sea...

Tho my recollection of being sung from the kop back in the day, was it was only sung when we were 2 or 3 up, so sailing to victory.

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[Siberian Spireite]

Valley Blues, on 24 September 2024 - 10:39 AM, said:

You?ve never heard Stoke sing Delilah?

Loudest away song I?ve heard when we played them at Saltergate.

Agreed. Their mass intake of breath was audible from the Kop.

[Looker-on]

Valley Blues, on 24 September 2024 - 10:39 AM, said:

You?ve never heard Stoke sing Delilah?

Loudest away song I?ve heard when we played them at Saltergate.

I meant, I've never heard Chesterfield fans sing another distinctive song associated only with us. I'm discounting the usual football chants. I've heard Delilah, and Goodnight, Irene, and (Sunderland's) Wise Men Say, and many others.

[azul]

spireitetoo, on 24 September 2024 - 10:39 AM, said:

I just love the irony of it, being so far from the sea...

Tho my recollection of being sung from the kop back in the day, was it was only sung when we were 2 or 3 up, so sailing to victory.

It was used for the theme music for that post falklands series about the aircraft carrier. Don't think the song was intended to be used that way. The second verse starts "we are flying" we are quite a long way from an airport as well. I think the song is about relationships, so quite fitting really especially the 'stormy waters' reference.

[azul]

Looker-on, on 24 September 2024 - 10:51 AM, said:

I meant, I've never heard Chesterfield fans sing another distinctive song associated only with us. I'm discounting the usual football chants. I've heard Delilah, and Goodnight, Irene, and (Sunderland's) Wise Men Say, and many others.

It was sung quite widely 70s/80s. It's just we started singing it again, so it probably now is unique to us.

[Valley Blues]

Looker-on, on 24 September 2024 - 10:51 AM, said:

I meant, I've never heard Chesterfield fans sing another distinctive song associated only with us. I'm discounting the usual football chants. I've heard Delilah, and Goodnight, Irene, and (Sunderland's) Wise Men Say, and many others.

I do apologise, I misunderstood your post.

[Osborne again]

azul, on 24 September 2024 - 10:51 AM, said:

It was used for the theme music for that post falklands series about the aircraft carrier. Don't think the song was intended to be used that way. The second verse starts "we are flying" we are quite a long way from an airport as well. I think the song is about relationships, so quite fitting really especially the 'stormy waters' reference.

Sailing, our version, should be played to the team as they sit putting on the club colours to help them change from human to superhero.

[Sammy Spireite]

azul, on 24 September 2024 - 10:51 AM, said:

It was used for the theme music for that post falklands series about the aircraft carrier. Don't think the song was intended to be used that way.

According to its writer, Gavin Sutherland:

"The amusing thing about 'Sailing' is that most people take the song to be about a young guy telling his girl that he's crossing the Atlantic to be with her. In fact, the song's got nothing to do with romance or ships; it's an account of mankind's spiritual odyssey through life on his way to freedom and fulfillment with the Supreme Being."[2]

So its deeply religious!

[Osborne again]

Sammy Spireite, on 24 September 2024 - 11:42 AM, said:

According to its writer, Gavin Sutherland:

"The amusing thing about 'Sailing' is that most people take the song to be about a young guy telling his girl that he's crossing the Atlantic to be with her. In fact, the song's got nothing to do with romance or ships; it's an account of mankind's spiritual odyssey through life on his way to freedom and fulfillment with the Supreme Being."[2]

So its deeply religious!

And so is playing for Town 😁

[Sammy Spireite]

Osborne again, on 24 September 2024 - 11:46 AM, said:

And so is playing for Town 😁

Its no "AUM RESHNI CHAAT" though, is it?!

[Osborne again]

Sammy Spireite, on 24 September 2024 - 11:49 AM, said:

Its no "AUM RESHNI CHAAT" though, is it?!

😂😂😂,no, but can we put the words to music. I'm all for getting one over the opposition, be it physical, mental, religious, or on the astral plane 😁.

[azul]

Osborne again, on 24 September 2024 - 11:58 AM, said:

😂😂😂,no, but can we put the words to music. I'm all for getting one over the opposition, be it physical, mental, religious, or on the astral plane 😁.

I'm no Doolan but that's easy....

All we a saying is 'GIVE PEACE A CHANCE' by John Lennon converted to
All we a saying is 'GIVE US A GOAL' and adapted to
All we a saying is 'AUM RESHNI CHAAT"

[hewittfan]

azul, on 24 September 2024 - 10:51 AM, said:

It was used for the theme music for that post falklands series about the aircraft carrier. Don't think the song was intended to be used that way. The second verse starts "we are flying" we are quite a long way from an airport as well. I think the song is about relationships, so quite fitting really especially the 'stormy waters' reference.

The series was called Sailor, it was a documentary on the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, which aired on BBC1 in 1976.

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[Westbars Spireite]

Valley Blues, on 24 September 2024 - 10:39 AM, said:

You?ve never heard Stoke sing Delilah?

Loudest away song I?ve heard when we played them at Saltergate.

There are loads.

Forest sing Mull Of Kintyre (amended).