Happy Face 29 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Oh lads, ye shud only seen us gannin',Passin the foaks alang the road just as they wor stannin'; Thor wes lots o' lads an' lasses there, all wi' smiling faces, Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races. Just getting this right would be a good start for most of the crowd What do most of the crowd sing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 21435 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Nah, most people sing that incorrectly at the end of the first verse though. Myself included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Nah, most people sing that incorrectly at the end of the first verse though. Myself included. Yes. It's always been sung incorrectly since I've been there going back to the mid 80's. J69 NER NERRRRRRRRR X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Im telling you man, doesnt matter where ive sat in the ground, whenever the blaydon races starts up people sing Oh me lads, you should have seen us gannin gannin along the scotswood road just as they were standin all the lads and lasses there, all with smilin faces gannin along the scotswood road, to see the blaydon races Have a listen next time your at the match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Nah, most people sing that incorrectly at the end of the first verse though. Myself included. Yes. It's always been sung incorrectly since I've been there going back to the mid 80's. J69 NER NERRRRRRRRR X so im right? Just cos somethings been sung wrong for 20 years doesnt suddenly change the words mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Nah, most people sing that incorrectly at the end of the first verse though. Myself included. Yes. It's always been sung incorrectly since I've been there going back to the mid 80's. J69 NER NERRRRRRRRR X so im right? Just cos somethings been sung wrong for 20 years doesnt suddenly change the words mongo No. He was agreeing with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Im telling you man, doesnt matter where ive sat in the ground, whenever the blaydon races starts up people sing Oh me lads, you should have seen us gannin gannin along the scotswood road just as they were standin all the lads and lasses there, all with smilin faces gannin along the scotswood road, to see the blaydon races Have a listen next time your at the match Thats what I sing like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Nah, most people sing that incorrectly at the end of the first verse though. Myself included. Yes. It's always been sung incorrectly since I've been there going back to the mid 80's. J69 NER NERRRRRRRRR X so im right? Just cos somethings been sung wrong for 20 years doesnt suddenly change the words mongo No. He was agreeing with me. Alex, when was the last time you heard ANY of the verses sung during the actual match? Most people only know 4 lines, and they cant even get them right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Mob mentality rules J69 to be wrong. *Goes Back to mob* *Dons pitchfork and cheap lager* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1280 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I hear the Liverpool fans were singing the following to Andy Reid last week; A Pizza Hut A Pizza Hut Kentuckty Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut McDonalds, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut. I don't know if it's original but I thought it was pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Flintoff 0 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No - it starts with... I went to Blaydon Races, Twas on the 9th of June Eighteen hundred and sixty two on a summers afternoon We took the bus from Balbras, she was heaven laden The next line is wrong, it should be "Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon" - we sing "Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Mob mentality rules J69 to be wrong. Nowt new there then Stevies just upset that his claim to be the geordiest geordie ever to live in geordie land is blown out the water cos he doesnt know the words to the Blaydon races Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No - it starts with... I went to Blaydon Races, Twas on the 9th of June Eighteen hundred and sixty two on a summers afternoon We took the bus from Balbras, she was heaven laden The next line is wrong, it should be "Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon" - we sing "Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races". Whos this 'we' you speak of? Cos never in my history of going to the match have i heard the song sung from beginning to end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gannin along the scotswood road Nah, most people sing that incorrectly at the end of the first verse though. Myself included. Yes. It's always been sung incorrectly since I've been there going back to the mid 80's. J69 NER NERRRRRRRRR X so im right? Just cos somethings been sung wrong for 20 years doesnt suddenly change the words mongo No. He was agreeing with me. Alex, when was the last time you heard ANY of the verses sung during the actual match? Most people only know 4 lines, and they cant even get them right It normally starts with the first verse. Then the chorus. That's about all you get. That wasn't even the point I was making though, I was saying Stevie was agreeing with me. At least I think he was. Because the last line of the first verse is wrong when sung at the match. It should be "Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon" but people sing "Gannin' along the Scotswood Road...." instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Flintoff 0 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No - it starts with... I went to Blaydon Races, Twas on the 9th of June Eighteen hundred and sixty two on a summers afternoon We took the bus from Balbras, she was heaven laden The next line is wrong, it should be "Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon" - we sing "Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races". Whos this 'we' you speak of? Cos never in my history of going to the match have i heard the song sung from beginning to end Do you never go to games like? If you have never heard that, I can only assume you have never been to a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I'd have thought 2 x Scotswood Road would stick out like a sore thumb. I'll have to listen next time. By the way, not happy with that Opera singer stuff. Nice idea (I missed it for the mackem game so it might have been better) but it gets slowed down so either the crowd try to join in and it sounds shit, or they don't and it's too quiet for pre-kick off. Even when he was doing other call and response chants, they weren't at the standard crowd tempo so it didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Mob mentality rules J69 to be wrong. Nowt new there then Stevies just upset that his claim to be the geordiest geordie ever to live in geordie land is blown out the water cos he doesnt know the words to the Blaydon races Well it seems people have just trimmed it down a bit and done a little cutting and pasting which is fair enough I reckon. It's not like it's going to change anytime soon and it's hardly like people will listen to the fella saying 'you're doing it wrong'. I like singing it how I sing it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No - it starts with... I went to Blaydon Races, Twas on the 9th of June Eighteen hundred and sixty two on a summers afternoon We took the bus from Balbras, she was heaven laden The next line is wrong, it should be "Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon" - we sing "Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races". Whos this 'we' you speak of? Cos never in my history of going to the match have i heard the song sung from beginning to end Do you never go to games like? If you have never heard that, I can only assume you have never been to a match. You talking shit mate, Ive been to hundreds of matches and im telling you now, the crowd has never sung the full Blaydon races 'during' the match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1280 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I'd have thought 2 x Scotswood Road would stick out like a sore thumb. I'll have to listen next time. By the way, not happy with that Opera singer stuff. Nice idea (I missed it for the mackem game so it might have been better) but it gets slowed down so either the crowd try to join in and it sounds shit, or they don't and it's too quiet for pre-kick off. Even when he was doing other call and response chants, they weren't at the standard crowd tempo so it didn't work. I thought it was Ashely trying to prove his love when I first got there on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7308 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Tbf it sounded shit on saturday, he needs to speed it up. Im sure he was singing even slower than the derby match last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No - it starts with... I went to Blaydon Races, Twas on the 9th of June Eighteen hundred and sixty two on a summers afternoon We took the bus from Balbras, she was heaven laden The next line is wrong, it should be "Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon" - we sing "Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races". Whos this 'we' you speak of? Cos never in my history of going to the match have i heard the song sung from beginning to end Do you never go to games like? If you have never heard that, I can only assume you have never been to a match. You talking shit mate, Ive been to hundreds of matches and im telling you now, the crowd has never sung the full Blaydon races 'during' the match Agreed, I cant remember it ever being sung in full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 It's ALWAYS first verse and chorus and that's it. Anyone trying to start it any later than "I went to Blaydon races..." would have been beaten to death by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 No - it starts with... I went to Blaydon Races, Twas on the 9th of June Eighteen hundred and sixty two on a summers afternoon We took the bus from Balbras, she was heaven laden The next line is wrong, it should be "Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon" - we sing "Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races". Whos this 'we' you speak of? Cos never in my history of going to the match have i heard the song sung from beginning to end Do you never go to games like? If you have never heard that, I can only assume you have never been to a match. You talking shit mate, Ive been to hundreds of matches and im telling you now, the crowd has never sung the full Blaydon races 'during' the match Agreed, I cant remember it ever being sung in full. Flintoff didn't say it was. Just that the first verse was always sang (in some form). J69 changed it to "from start to end" and now they're arguing about different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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