Highfield Road Post-match Electronica (4 Viewers)

[kapowaz]

When I first started watching The City at Highfield Road in the early 90s I remember there was an electronica tune that was regularly played over the PA system after the match had ended as we all shuffled out in the cold and dark. I always wanted to find out what it was but never did (and Shazam didn’t exist yet), but nearly 30 years later I’ve just had this song come on randomly on Apple Music, and I’m about 95% certain this was the tune in question. It was apparently released in 1993 which is just about the right timing.



I always meant to ask Jim Twyneham (I went to school with his son Ben) but never got around to it, and he’s no longer with us so I assumed I’d never find out. Does it sound familiar to anyone else?

 

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[fernandopartridge]

Yeah, definitely recall this and too always wondered what it was. Cheers.

 

[Tommo1993]

Ha. When they showed the classic games during lockdown, I heard this after the Arsenal ‘99 game, the memories came flooding back. It’s now on my most played list.

 

[McLovin87]

Yes, remember this well!!

 

[CrawleySkyBlue]

This is highfield road for me

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

Sandstorm by Darude is my HR tune.

Nice to see Jim still gets a mention on here. I miss having a pint with him in the Chestnut talking Cov and other bollocks

 

[Domo]

its got to be Mr blue sky as they walked out for me. that or unfortunately "when the sky is blue"

 

[jordan210]

I remember this on loop every week in the club shop

 

[Domo]

I remember this on loop every week in the club shop

hated it

 

[kapowaz]

Yeah that song just reminds me of the mid/late noughties, our decline from former-Premier League to battling administration and relegation in the Championship. Dowie, Coleman and terrible Puma kits.

 

[tskezz]

I remember this on loop every week in the club shop

I've still got a CD i bought from the Cov shop with this on and some other absolute gold

 

[Terry_dactyl]

I've still got a CD i bought from the Cov shop with this on and some other absolute gold

I’ve got that somewhere too…The other tracks were Absolute bangers!

 

[procdoc]

I’ve got that somewhere too…The other tracks were Absolute bangers!

Is that the one with classics such as G G G Gordon and Huck Huck Huckerby?

 

[CrawleySkyBlue]

Whenever I hear this song all I can think about is that Ricoh relegation season from the Championship

 

[Hullinho87]

When I first started watching The City at Highfield Road in the early 90s I remember there was an electronica tune that was regularly played over the PA system after the match had ended as we all shuffled out in the cold and dark. I always wanted to find out what it was but never did (and Shazam didn’t exist yet), but nearly 30 years later I’ve just had this song come on randomly on Apple Music, and I’m about 95% certain this was the tune in question. It was apparently released in 1993 which is just about the right timing.



I always meant to ask Jim Twyneham (I went to school with his son Ben) but never got around to it, and he’s no longer with us so I assumed I’d never find out. Does it sound familiar to anyone else?

100% it was this track.

 

[SonofErnie]

Whenever I hear this song all I can think about is that Ricoh relegation season from the Championship

Reminds me more of The Communards!

 

[tskezz]

Is that the one with classics such as G G G Gordon and Huck Huck Huckerby?

Yeah that's it.

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

It’s for life son

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Is that the one with classics such as G G G Gordon and Huck Huck Huckerby?

I’ll have to dig it out of my CD collection. I seem to remember there was some version of ‘skyblue army’ on there.

 

[CrawleySkyBlue]

I’ll have to dig it out of my CD collection. I seem to remember there was some version of ‘skyblue army’ on there.

This one?

 

[Terry_dactyl]

This one?

That’s it!
Was that played before games at some stage?
For some reason it now reminds me of this…

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

The 04/05 had a weird pre match mash up of

The Final Countdown
Satisfaction
Eton Boating Song

 

[Houchens Head]

Please don't anyone put a link up for that bloody awful "Go For It, City"! So cringeworthy!

 

[Houchens Head]

The 04/05 had a weird pre match mash up of

The Final Countdown
Satisfaction
Eton Boating Song

I would've thought the Eton BOATENG song would have gone down better in the late 90's?