How did We'll Live and Die in these Towns start before kick offs? (1 Viewer)

sw88 · Apr 26, 2024

It really has become our anthem!!

This season with its introduction, plus the club clicking on to new player songs and adding them to the pre match play list, it’s almost as if the club are listening to the fans again

Although some can make it sound like a 80’s parents disco, it has really added an atmosphere, and the way we finish pre match with WLAD is exceptional!

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 26, 2024

sw88 said:
It really has become our anthem!!

This season with its introduction, plus the club clicking on to new player songs and adding them to the pre match play list, it’s almost as if the club are listening to the fans again

Although some can make it sound like a 80’s parents disco, it has really added an atmosphere, and the way we finish pre match with WLAD is exceptional!

Agreed. Really enjoy it!

Broken Hearted Sky Blue · Apr 26, 2024

There is a video on Twitter filmed from club Wembley where united fans look visibly shocked.

San Francisco · Apr 26, 2024

Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
There is a video on Twitter filmed from club Wembley where united fans look visibly shocked.

Post it then.

We'll_live_and_die · Apr 26, 2024

Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
There is a video on Twitter filmed from club Wembley where united fans look visibly shocked.

Would love to see that if you have a link please?

Broken Hearted Sky Blue · Apr 26, 2024

We'll_live_and_die said:
Would love to see that if you have a link please?

I’m not on twitter but I’ll try

Broken Hearted Sky Blue · Apr 26, 2024

It’s @anthony_hornsby don’t know how to do it

bigfatronssba · May 18, 2024

Boltons nicked it now

LastGarrison · May 18, 2024

bigfatronssba said:
Boltons nicked it now

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all that.

coop · May 18, 2024

LastGarrison said:
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all that.

Well they can fuck off.

Ian1779 · May 18, 2024

Go Team Oxford!!

Happy_Martian · May 18, 2024

Very simple Twitter poll

70% of Cov Twitter are telling Bolton to get lost and find their own song

25% are saying we should see it as a compliment and flattery

5% still trying to learn the words.

One Bolton fan has said that the "guitarist" in The Enemy is a Bolton fan.

Certainly not Andy the Bassist. He's openly said he's Cov.

And Tom, lead singer and guitarist, is originally a Brummie.

And Liam is the drummer.

So no idea which guitarist that poster was addressing.

skybluecam · May 18, 2024

bigfatronssba said:
Boltons nicked it now

No need to be all protective about it as some on twitter are, but it's certainly a weird thing to do. I've never heard the song used in a football or even a sporting context other than at our matches so I'm sure they must've picked it up from us. And as the song is specifically about Cov it does seem strange.

wingy · May 18, 2024

Happy_Martian said:
Very simple Twitter poll

70% of Cov Twitter are telling Bolton to get lost and find their own song

25% are saying we should see it as a compliment and flattery

5% still trying to learn the words.

One Bolton fan has said that the "guitarist" in The Enemy is a Bolton fan.

Certainly not Andy the Bassist. He's openly said he's Cov.

And Tom, lead singer and guitarist, is originally a Brummie.

And Liam is the drummer.

So no idea which guitarist that poster was addressing.

Who cares get it out there and on.

Happy_Martian · May 18, 2024

wingy said:
Who cares get it out there and on.

And why can't we be protective about it ?

Song about Cov, written and sung by a Coventry band and adopted by the band's home town team.

We don't have much that is ours alone (most of our players songs are copies of other songs). So why not fight for something that is ours ?

Grendel · May 18, 2024

It’s a shite song

MAFF · May 18, 2024

who the fuck cares

clint van damme · May 18, 2024

Fuck me, we've copied virtually every song we sing, about time some team reciprocated.

bigfatronssba · May 18, 2024

Not sure there is any need to be protective about it, but equally it’s a very strange choice for Bolton.

The Sky Blue Song will always be ours alone

Grendel · May 18, 2024

bigfatronssba said:
Not sure there is any need to be protective about it, but equally it’s a very strange choice for Bolton.

The Sky Blue Song will always be ours alone

Well it’s actually the Eton Boating Song

skybluecam · May 18, 2024

Also if anyone did want the answer to the title of this thread the guy who does matchday production is on twitter (@RoystonDooley) so he might be able to give you the answer.

Happy_Martian · May 18, 2024

skybluecam said:
Also if anyone did want the answer to the title of this thread the guy who does matchday production is on twitter (@RoystonDooley) so he might be able to give you the answer.

Think I've read a comment that Stuart Cooke (@StuCooke) was the first to introduce it. He's in the media room with Royston.

Tommo1993 · May 18, 2024

As popular as it is within this club, suddenly nearly 17 years after its release, it’s a very obscure and somewhat unpopular song in general for them to pick out. Having said that, I couldn’t care less. Was hoping Oxford would win anyway, because Bolton fans think they’re massive.

Gynnsthetonic · May 18, 2024

Can't they sing we're Bolton we're barmy instead!

ajsccfc · May 18, 2024

Don't mind Bolton using it, song fits a team who've had it shit and they fit that bill. Same people going mad on Twitter about it will have been at Wembley hijacking Man Utd's alleged song, who really gives a shit?

San Francisco · May 18, 2024

skybluecam said:
And as the song is specifically about Cov it does seem strange.

Happy_Martian said:
Song about Cov, written and sung by a Coventry band and adopted by the band's home town team.

It's not specifically about Cov, it's about English towns in general.

Personally not bothered if they use it, it'll always be known as our song regardless.

clint van damme · May 18, 2024

ajsccfc said:
Don't mind Bolton using it, song fits a team who've had it shit and they fit that bill. Same people going mad on Twitter about it will have been at Wembley hijacking Man Utd's alleged song, who really gives a shit?

People are going mad on Twitter?
They really are an embarrassment.

TomRad85 · May 18, 2024

clint van damme said:
People are going mad on Twitter?
They really are an embarrassment.

I do hate how on social media all it takes is a fairly small handful of weirdos to make our entire fanbase look like a bunch of virgin gremlins.

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Brighton Sky Blue · May 18, 2024

It’s a massive compliment for other teams to use it, crack on. YNWA is great at Anfield, Celtic Park and Dortmund even though it’s a Scouse song

JAM See · May 18, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
It’s a massive compliment for other teams to use it, crack on. YNWA is great at Anfield, Celtic Park and Dortmund even though it’s a Scouse song

Well technically, YNWA is a NYC song.

Overall though I agree with @clint van damme's point earlier.

It's nice to have other teams appropriating a song that originated with us.

Brighton Sky Blue · May 18, 2024

JAM See said:
Well technically, YNWA is a NYC song.

Overall though I agree with @clint van damme's point earlier.

It's nice to have other teams appropriating a song that originated with us.

I meant that it’s Liverpool where it kicked off as a football song.

clint van damme · May 18, 2024

TomRad85 said:
I do hate how on social media all it takes is a fairly small handful of weirdos to make our entire fanbase look like a bunch of virgin gremlins.

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To be fair, it makes us look like virgin gremlins to an equally unhinged and fuck witted bunch from another club whose opinion I couldn't give a toss about either!

Johnnythespider · May 18, 2024

skybluecam said:
No need to be all protective about it as some on twitter are, but it's certainly a weird thing to do. I've never heard the song used in a football or even a sporting context other than at our matches so I'm sure they must've picked it up from us. And as the song is specifically about Cov it does seem strange.

Is it about Cov, they do sing Towns, plural. It's a bit like Ghost town which had the same said about it but the band said it was about the places they'd seen while touring.
Edit - As for Bolton using it in a video, isn't their manager from Cov, don't know what the fuss is about in all honesty

skybluecam · May 18, 2024

The story behind Coventry City's incredible pre-match anthem WLADITT

Coventry City news from CoventryLive as we look at how The Enemy's hit 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' became the Sky Blues' pre-match anthem

www.coventrytelegraph.net

Johnnythespider · May 18, 2024

clint van damme said:
People are going mad on Twitter?
They really are an embarrassment.

Some backtracking going on now

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