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Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:06 pm

Why do so many of our chants focus about Swansea City or their fans? I truly couldn't give a damn about their club and I am far more interested in chants about us. Chants should be a way for us to express the moments and things we are proud of and let the world know.

Outside the Ninian Gates
I heard a Bluebird calling
Keenor they have taken you away
You led a great eleven
Before you went to heaven
And the bluebirds are now back to winning ways!

All round the Fields of Sloper Road
Where once we watched King Keenor play (and he could play)
We watched Clark as a kid
Help us beat the mighty Madrid
Oh the glory round the Fields of Sloper Road


Even though that is an obvious Liverpool chant rip off its an example of the type of chant we should be aiming for in mentioning our history and preserving it ourselves through chants and making sure these live on to pass down to future generations. People keep saying Tan is taking our identity and history. That's only going to happen if we let him do so. Lets make him aware of what these moments mean to the Cardiff family.

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 3:12 pm

Syntax Design wrote:Why do so many of our chants focus about Swansea City or their fans? I truly couldn't give a damn about their club and I am far more interested in chants about us. Chants should be a way for us to express the moments and things we are proud of and let the world know.

Outside the Ninian Gates
I heard a Bluebird calling
Keenor they have taken you away
You led a great eleven
Before you went to heaven
And the bluebirds are now back to winning ways!

All round the Fields of Sloper Road
Where once we watched King Keenor play (and he could play)
We watched Clark as a kid
Help us beat the mighty Madrid
Oh the glory round the Fields of Sloper Road


Even though that is an obvious Liverpool chant rip off its an example of the type of chant we should be aiming for in mentioning our history and preserving it ourselves through chants and making sure these live on to pass down to future generations. People keep saying Tan is taking our identity and history. That's only going to happen if we let him do so. Lets make him aware of what these moments mean to the Cardiff family.

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:


It's not a Liverpool chant. They just put their own words to 'The Fields of Athenry', which is an Irish Republican song, sung by Celtic fans.

We've got plenty of our own songs, which don't mention Swansea.

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:08 pm

But we are bound to chant about our main rivals.... It happens in football

I've been to upton park to watch the hammers play WBA, and 90% of the chants were anti-Spurs

That's just football. You show up your rivals at any given turn

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:18 pm

Goto Spurs or Arsenal and %50 of the singing is "Stand up if you hate Arsenal"... "Stand up if you hate Tottenham"... We're definitely not as repetitive as some of these...

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:22 pm

What about "With my little pick and shovel"? That's got to be about the most unique football song about?

Hardly any of our songs are about Swansea TBH, When we do sing them it's because we hate them and they hate us.

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:32 pm

JamesC wrote:But we are bound to chant about our main rivals.... It happens in football

I've been to upton park to watch the hammers play WBA, and 90% of the chants were anti-Spurs

That's just football. You show up your rivals at any given turn


Make your minds up! :o ;)

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:36 pm

Penguin wrote:
JamesC wrote:But we are bound to chant about our main rivals.... It happens in football

I've been to upton park to watch the hammers play WBA, and 90% of the chants were anti-Spurs

That's just football. You show up your rivals at any given turn


Make your minds up! :o ;)


I'm sorry??

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:15 pm

Take me home sloper road, take me home to thé place i belong ninian park

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:47 pm

magic88 wrote:Take me home sloper road, take me home to thé place i belong ninian park


Take me home, Sloper Road,
To the place, I belong,
Cardiff City, We're the bluebirds,
Take us home, Sloper Road!!

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: Chants that are not about Swansea City

Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:38 pm

If we start singing any of the cringeworthy rubbish in this thread I will know CCFC is dead. When will the internet geeks on here realise that songs are often made off the cuff in the pubs and terraces.