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1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Bazer1882 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:48 pm

From the 60's
Iy yi yi iy
Blacklaw is better than Yashin
McIlroys better than Eusabio
And United are in for a thrasing
:lol:
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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Chester Perry » Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:53 pm

Burnley - Amazing Grace version early 80's

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Post by Steve1956 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:58 pm

ACAB I think...😊

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Post by ArthurShelby » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:02 pm

Full of tits, fanny & Clarets ….
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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Tricky Trevor » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:07 pm

We’ve got Willie,Willie,Willie, Willie Morgan on the wing, on the wing

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Post by Targetman » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:12 pm

Whenever you're sad
Whenever you're blue
Whenever the Clarets are playing.........
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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Vino blanco » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:13 pm

I remember standing on the wooden cricket field terraces before singing really started and I do remember singing the Aye Aye Aye song, but I definitey sang:
Aye, aye, aye aye
Thomson is better than Yashin
Harris is better than Eusebio
So Blackburn are in for a thrashing (the name of the team would change dependant on whom we were playing).
I'm not saying the other version with McIlroy and Blacklaw didn't exist, but I certainly don't recall it.
Before these times, the first time I heard a song being sung in unison was when we played the Rovers. When the somewhat portly Rovers' goalie Harry Leyland (name?) approached the goal at the beginning of the match, the crowd started singing "Roll out the barrel" pointing at poor old Harry. I suppose it's more respectful than "You fat *******".

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Bosscat » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:21 pm

ArthurShelby wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:02 pm
Full of tits, fanny & Clarets ….
🤣🤣🤣

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Post by Juan Tanamera » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:22 pm

🎶 Bob Lord out 🎶😁

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Bosscat » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:27 pm

Can't remember any from my earliest memories ...

But would probably say "Jimmy Mullens Claret and Blue Army" from the early 90's

My Stepson and his 1st wife (she was German) came on with us and their 2 German Friends ovrr for a Holiday (Stefan and his GF Shalke fans) we were playing Hull City in the 95 season if memory serves and Tanya thought we sang "Carrot and Poo" army.

Her German Friend was in bits laughing as Tanya was translating some of the stuff we were saying about the Ref etc.

Went to watch a couple of Shalke04 games at that time whilst on holiday in Germany with Stefan (still got the 2 pennants he sent me) hanging in my office upstairs.

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Vintage Claret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:54 pm

Probably the one about all the lads and lasses coming down the Brunshaw Road with smiles upon their faces.

(They wouldn't be smiling now with all them flipping roadworks mind)

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by DukeOfBar » Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:57 pm

remembering the old longside days from 70's/80's - whenever we got a corner, the single chant of 'Burnley' just getting louder used to make then hair stand up on the back of your neck (well it would if I had any then, I was but a youngster!) :-)
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Post by clansman » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:11 pm

Same as Bazer in first post. Blacklaw is better than Yashin.
As for the corner chant of Burnley we used to do it all the time in the seventies .Its a shame its died out. When Millwall do it it always sounds good.

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by clansman » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:22 pm

I used to like the 60's version of paddy mgintys goat !

Oh his name is Gordan Harris he's the leader of our team
the greatest team, that, the world has ever seen
Their name is Burnley FC and they play in Claret and Blue
and when we win the league this year we'll sing this song to you......
Na na na naa, na na na nah nah....etc

Use to be a great song based on the US marine Corp song

Might be slightly different versions but basically,

From the banks of the river Calder to the shores of Tripoli
We will fight fight fight for Burnley till we we the football league
To hell with Man Utd , to hell with Liverpool
We will fight fight fight for Burnley till we win the football league!!
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Post by Hurstwood_Claret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:51 pm

🎶 we’re all going on a European tour 🎶

Those were the days 😢

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Post by Vegas Claret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:53 pm

ooooooooooohhhhh **** **** aaaahhhhh

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Royboyclaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:58 pm

Hurstwood_Claret wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:51 pm
🎶 we’re all going on a European tour 🎶

Those were the days 😢
55 years since we paid a visit to Napoli and came home after a memorable performance and result.

Liverpool visit Napoli tonight.

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Claret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:07 pm

Where was goalie when the ball was in the net, where was the goalie when the ball was in the net...etc...
..He was hanging out his washing on the Siegfried Line.

(Bee Hole End, 1923)

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Post by A.Claret.Fan » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:24 pm

Weeee all 'ate Leeds,'n Leeds, ''n Leeds...

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Post by elwaclaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:25 pm

Hark now hear the Burnley sing

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by summitclaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:27 pm

clansman wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:22 pm
I used to like the 60's version of paddy mgintys goat !

Oh his name is Gordan Harris he's the leader of our team
the greatest team, that, the world has ever seen
Their name is Burnley FC and they play in Claret and Blue
and when we win the league this year we'll sing this song to you......
Na na na naa, na na na nah nah....etc

Use to be a great song based on the US marine Corp song

Might be slightly different versions but basically,

From the banks of the river Calder to the shores of Tripoli
We will fight fight fight for Burnley till we we the football league
To hell with Man Utd , to hell with Liverpool
We will fight fight fight for Burnley till we win the football league!!
The tune for the first one is McNamara's Band I think.

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Claretmisterg » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:39 pm

From the banks of Leeds and Liverpool
To the shores of Sicily
There is a team called Burn-er-ley
A greater team there’ll never be

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Claretmisterg » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:50 pm

Or maybe it was
We hate Nottingham Forest
We hate Liverpool too
We hate Man United
But Burnley we love you

Both the above from the mid 60s
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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Jamesy » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:55 pm

Mine went something like oh Ralphy Ralphy, Ralphy Ralphy Ralphy Ralphy Ralphy Coates.
Circa 1967.

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Post by Jamesy » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:58 pm

For the slightly younger ex Longsiders amongst us their first song might have been “your going home in a f@cking ambulance”.
They were rough times in the early 70’s.

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Post by HeatonMoorClaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:00 pm

Give us a B
B,B
Give us a U
U,U
Give us a R
R,R
Give us a N
N,N
Give us a L
L,L
Give us a E
E,E
Give us a Y
Y,Y
And what have you got...
Burnley
Burnley
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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by gsyclaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:07 pm

The best one for me was when playing liverpoll at the turf and they had just been beaten by ajax
when its spring again we'll bring again ajax from amsterdam

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by NoFixedAbode_Claret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:07 pm

The above are all before my time really

Not a chant - but as a boy, I do recall a constant one man diatribe lasting many seasons to all of our number 9s shouting 'Come back Paul Fletcher - all is forgiven'

I never saw Fletch play but it left me in awe of the man. And made me wonder what he had done wrong exactly

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Post by Claretmisterg » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:10 pm

Jamesy wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:55 pm
Mine went something like oh Ralphy Ralphy, Ralphy Ralphy Ralphy Ralphy Ralphy Coates.
Circa 1967.
There was an advert for eggs with the jingle
‘E for B and be your best’ ‘E for B’ being eggs for breakfast

When Man Utd came to the turf they were singing
‘E for B and Georgie Best’

It amused me when we replied
‘E for B and Ralphy Coates’

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Post by IanMcL » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:13 pm

DukeOfBar wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:57 pm
remembering the old longside days from 70's/80's - whenever we got a corner, the single chant of 'Burnley' just getting louder used to make then hair stand up on the back of your neck (well it would if I had any then, I was but a youngster!) :-)
Me too.

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Post by gsyclaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:20 pm

One I used to enjoy was the chant for george best
As he wheeled his wheelbarrow through the streets broad and narrow crying oo oo jamrags stuff for your handbags , come on burnley

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Post by andyh » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:20 pm

Early 70s;

Come tiptoe, through the Longside
With your boots on
Get your head kicked in
Come tiptoe through the Longside with me.
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Post by Dazzler » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:20 pm

Not at all sure but it could well have been...
Willie Morgan on the wing
or
Running down the brunshaw road
or even
Bring on the dustbin

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Post by A.Claret.Fan » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:29 pm

D.O
D.O.B
D.O.B.O
DOBO

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Post by 4:20 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:43 pm

When we used to shout "Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnley" when taking a corner. I hadn't a clue what was being shouted but it seemed fun to join in so I just went "Arrrrrrrrrrrgggggghhhh"

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Post by jos » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:51 pm

Vino blanco wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:13 pm
I remember standing on the wooden cricket field terraces before singing really started and I do remember singing the Aye Aye Aye song, but I definitey sang:
Aye, aye, aye aye
Thomson is better than Yashin
Harris is better than Eusebio
So Blackburn are in for a thrashing (the name of the team would change dependant on whom we were playing).
I'm not saying the other version with McIlroy and Blacklaw didn't exist, but I certainly don't recall it.
Before these times, the first time I heard a song being sung in unison was when we played the Rovers. When the somewhat portly Rovers' goalie Harry Leyland (name?) approached the goal at the beginning of the match, the crowd started singing "Roll out the barrel" pointing at poor old Harry. I suppose it's more respectful than "You fat *******".
WRT Yashin…. That’s the song I recall too,

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Post by Burnley Ace » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:51 pm

Whose the ******* in the black.

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:23 pm

Teasdale out

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by dougcollins » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:27 pm

Claretmisterg wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:50 pm
Or maybe it was
We hate Nottingham Forest
We hate Liverpool too
We hate Man United
But Burnley we love you

Both the above from the mid 60s
Definitely this. The other teams used to be interchangeable, but everybody hated Nottingham Forest.

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Post by Carwin261 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:36 pm

Come to Ewood,Come to Ewood it’s a place of misery,
There’s a sign above the turnstile advertising VD,
also
If I had the wings of an angel ,the dirty black arse of a crow
I’d fly over Ewood tomorrow,& **** on the bastards below.

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by Carwin261 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:38 pm

To Bobby Moore “ You can stick your Brylcreem up your arse”

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by HeatonMoorClaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:50 pm

The Bobby Moore song was

"You can stick your Vitalis up your arse"
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Post by strayclaret » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:57 pm

You’re going home like Sandy Richardson
Terrible I know, but it still makes me smile 😊

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Post by Quicknick » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:30 pm

Singing Morgan Lochead Irvine Harris Coates.

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Post by Quicknick » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:31 pm

HeatonMoorClaret wrote:
Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:50 pm
The Bobby Moore song was

"You can stick your Vitalis up your arse"
And then after the '70 World Cup: thief, thief, thief!

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Post by CHEWBACCA » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:32 pm

Casper out .

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Post by Billyblah » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:33 pm

Burnley boys
Burnley boys
Laced up boots and corduroys
Burnley boys
Burnley boys
They call us the Turf Moor
Boot boys

Late 70's.... to the tune of Sham 69's "Hersham Boys" .

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Post by A.Claret.Fan » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:44 pm

There's a notice on the doorstep
saying "welcome unto thee".
It's a note from Bl@ckburn Rovers
saying "we're going to Wembly".

Don't believe 'em, don't believe 'em
for it's a a pack a lies.

If it weren't for B@stard Rovers
this would be a paradise...

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Re: 1st song you sang at the Turf

Post by bfcjg » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:46 pm

Clap
Clap
Clap clap clap
Clap clap clap clap
Burnley.
Not a chant, just the NHS looking through the STD records of the town.

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