While the sky is blue - The Believers (2 Viewers)

[pusbccfc]

This has taken me right back to the old club shop. On repeat all day

 

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[JimmyHillsbeard]

His dad is right and you’re wrong I’m afraid, was played consistently 1999 season, my first year with a ST. Happy times.

Wow. I’m happy to be proved wrong and will retract if I am but surely the song in that clip is “While the sky is blue” not “It’s for life son” .

 

[StrettoBoy]

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Sky Blue Land

An adaptation of the Best song of Australian Rules Football, Richmond's 'Tigerland'.

I'm no Richmond fan but it's easily best song. Widely acknowledged as well throughout Australia.

Each club has their own song, played as players run through a paper mache banner on pitch and played again if your team wins.

When you win and sing your song it's almost as good as an MVE celebration.

At the Ricoh early years we had some Aussie bloke (was it Mel someone) who introduced some special post match song for after a win that was actually quite catchy. Anyone know what that was?

we also definitely used to play final countdown at highfield in an early premier league season when M&b stand first had plastic seats put in.

 

[Sick Boy]

 

[Nick]

Am I imagining us having the final countdown?

 

[Skyblue_LDN]

Love it, had the cd and would listen to it driving over to Cov Connexion for 5 aside on a Friday night

 

[torchomatic]

Am I imagining us having the final countdown?

We did have that at HR during the last few seasons, I think.

 

[Travs]

At Highfield Rd?

Yes.

I'd be highly surprised if it was anything other than a tribute act though.

 

[Travs]

We had the Final Countdown for a short period in the mid 90's too.... possibly the Phil Neal era.... before Mr Blue Sky

 

[Domo]

Nor does our main anthem in its current iteration 2bf

Tottenham, Or Chelsea, United or anyone

yeah thats a fair point

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

Wow. I’m happy to be proved wrong and will retract if I am but surely the song in that clip is “While the sky is blue” not “It’s for life son” .

Yes it is while the sky is blue, apologies I thought you were saying we never ran out to while the sky is blue. My bad.

Watching the players coming out reminds me of the little things about that time, the players having a little kick about with the mascots, the tin can tannoy, the sky blue cheerleaders, a lot simpler time watching us beat Arsenal. My first night game!

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

We had the Final Countdown for a short period in the mid 90's too.... possibly the Phil Neal era.... before Mr Blue Sky

I think the Final Countdown was used in the last season at HR.
Some bright spark thought it was appropriate without ever listening to the lyrics being about “heading to Venus”

 

[Nick]

Am I right in thinking that during the mid-90s, bands would play on a stage by the pitch at half-time?

Kris Kros will make you jump

 

[Ccfcisparks]

I think this is the worst of the "modern" era. Sounds like Cliff, Eurovision '68.

Used to get played at HR a lot.

I can't believe that ISN'T Cliff.

 

[itsabuzzard]

Does anybody else have nostalgia for this song?

I get it’s slightly naff, but I remember hearing it in the shop for my first visits to Highfield Road in the late 90s, so I associate it with that incredible excitement of my first live football matches. I’m probably in the minority, but would love to hear it on more match days in the playlist before the rendition of WLADITT.

Fuck me! Got this gathering dust on a shelf somewhere, though not quite sure where... It's appalling stuff, but with enough drink under your hat, a great sing-along.

 

[Sick Boy]

Yes it is while the sky is blue, apologies I thought you were saying we never ran out to while the sky is blue. My bad.

Watching the players coming out reminds me of the little things about that time, the players having a little kick about with the mascots, the tin can tannoy, the sky blue cheerleaders, a lot simpler time watching us beat Arsenal. My first night game!

The Sky Blue Crew are still about it seems - www.thecrewgirls.co.uk - I think they replaced the Sky Blue Belles.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

If I recall this used to come on before they walked out of the tunnel, late 90s?

Wasn't Ready To Go just used by the PL as a sort of 'theme song' for a while. Playing it before a game was probably like having the song they play before CL games.

 

[Domo]

what ever happened to the cheerleaders at highfield road?

 

[procdoc]

duh, duh, duh, Sky Blue Army
duh, duh, duh, Sky Blue Army
duh, duh, duh, Sky Blue Army
C.C.F.C!

I had that CD. There was a banging tune about Huckerby on it. Went something like ‘Huck, Huck, Huckerby’ haha

 

[procdoc]

what ever happened to the cheerleaders at highfield road?

One was same age as me, think we were 16 at the time. I kept trying to shag her but she wouldn’t let me.
The Sky Blue Crew

 

[mmttww]

Lads, all these songs are awful. Please stop.

 

[AOM]

Oh God, this too:

That's genuinely maddening.
MI5 should play it as a form of audio torture on repeat in interrogations

 

[Ccfc_Addy]

Oh God, this too:

omg it's shit but so many memories!

 

[AOM]

You're thinking of the (brilliantly titled) "Gurno Mix" of the same song

Need a modern day Clive remix of this

 

[jto123]

what ever happened to the cheerleaders at highfield road?

I think people decided it was a bad idea with drunk fans haha

 

[AOM]

I think the Final Countdown was used in the last season at HR.
Some bright spark thought it was appropriate without ever listening to the lyrics being about “heading to Venus”

Mark Venus?

 

[Domo]

I think people decided it was a bad idea with drunk fans haha

yeah prob accurate, i thought they were called sky blue babes, but maybe im getting confused with my max power youth.

 

[ccfctommy]

Sky Blue Land

An adaptation of the Best song of Australian Rules Football, Richmond's 'Tigerland'.

I'm no Richmond fan but it's easily best song. Widely acknowledged as well throughout Australia.

Each club has their own song, played as players run through a paper mache banner on pitch and played again if your team wins.

When you win and sing your song it's almost as good as an MVE celebration.

It was John Harbin that did that. He was an Australian fitness coach who was here under Iain Dowie. As you say, it's an Aussie rules or rugby league song originally.

 

[nightowl1883]

My favourite is Count me in by Steve Taylor- "take the wait off you feet cause our ground is only seats"

 

[harvey098]

yeah prob accurate, i thought they were called sky blue babes, but maybe im getting confused with my max power youth.

Bloody hell yeah you’re right, I remember that. Very different times

Final Countdown was definitely HR. I was only old enough to have a ST the last 2 years there and it’s a strong memory of it.

Song memories of Ricoh are:
Frattelis when we scored around 07/08 (along with pretty much most championship teams)
Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap after full time around 2010—> (even after a win witch was quite an odd celebration song).

 

[Great_Expectations]

I was still fairly young when we were at HR, but I recall all of these songs.

Great nostalgia and I wouldn’t be opposed to a few making it into the pre game mix.

I’m sure they can transition from Tiesto to Sky Blue Believer…..

 

[AJB1983]

The Sky Blue Crew are still about it seems - www.thecrewgirls.co.uk - I think they replaced the Sky Blue Belles.

The sky blue belles turned up for the first game of season against Forest (the one where Campbell got a hat trick) and they’d booked The Crew as well and I don’t think anyone told them, and they had to leave. Sure they were at side of pitch waiting to go on - it was a right goat rodeo.
Or have I made that up?

 

[wingy]

Has sweet Caroline and Daydream Believer been consigned to the dustbin yet?

 

[jto123]

The sky blue belles turned up for the first game of season against Forest (the one where Campbell got a hat trick) and they’d booked The Crew as well and I don’t think anyone told them, and they had to leave. Sure they were at side of pitch waiting to go on - it was a right goat rodeo.
Or have I made that up?

I went to see Palace vs Villa yesterday and they had cheerleaders at halftime. Clearly only unsuccessful in Cov haha.