SaintRobbie Posted 29 September, 2013 Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Have to say its good once and a while but I am starting to get sick of hearing the spurs version of our song all of the time!?! You can't beat a chap in the Itchen North or Northam singing, "IN THAAAAT NUMBER...." Followed by a good old traditionally paced version for as long as is necessary. Time to switch back to the traditional version for a bit. Slow version is dull and frankly we never seem to get to the faster bit! Come on Northam... I was a little disappointed by the singing yesterday. We need you! Lets switch back. The teams doing well. The staff at SMS working hard (although someone needs to sort the beer sales out - far too slow at HT!) - time for us to up our game at home just a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 29 September, 2013 Author Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Can someone edit it to OWTSGMI oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerone Posted 29 September, 2013 Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Since when was it spurs version. You are wrong. Back when I started going to watch saints at the dell over thirty years ago we sang it slow at first and then quicker like it is now. This is not a new version that spurs fans seem to be given credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 29 September, 2013 Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Stick with the slow one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red&white56 Posted 29 September, 2013 Share Posted 29 September, 2013 You can't be very old otherwise you would remember the slow version was always sang by the whole ground back in the delldays... Slow or fast it's our song!! Do not give up our heritage to anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 29 September, 2013 Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Trouble is the slow one always gets interrupted by some kind of event on the pitch, even a tackle or fairly harmless shot gets enough of an "oooh" from the crowd to stop the song and as such, we never get around to singing the fast-paced version. The slow version on its own sounds dreary and boring Onto a broader point; our support really is pretty terrible at the moment. Beating Palace was great 'n' all but any neutral would have looked at us as a completely plastic club yesterday. Awesome support from Palace though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 29 September, 2013 Author Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Rasiak 9 is right. Exactly the point I was making. I don't mind it occasionally sung slow, but not all the time. Variety is the spice if life and all that. Had enough of the dreary version. Time to celebrate more, it's great being a Saints fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 29 September, 2013 Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Trouble is the slow one always gets interrupted by some kind of event on the pitch, even a tackle or fairly harmless shot gets enough of an "oooh" from the crowd to stop the song and as such, we never get around to singing the fast-paced version. The slow version on its own sounds dreary and boring Onto a broader point; our support really is pretty terrible at the moment. Beating Palace was great 'n' all but any neutral would have looked at us as a completely plastic club yesterday. Awesome support from Palace though. The original post isn't even worthy of comment it's so ridiculous. Yes, the home support isn't always fantastic, but have you been watching the matches on Sky Sports today? Right now, you could hear a pin drop - both home and away fans really are terrible. Generally away fans are louder as it's concentrated support and Palace were okay in that respect. But this Sunderland - Liverpool match might as well be in a library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 29 September, 2013 Share Posted 29 September, 2013 Have to say its good once and a while but I am starting to get sick of hearing the spurs version of our song all of the time!?! You can't beat a chap in the Itchen North or Northam singing, "IN THAAAAT NUMBER...." Followed by a good old traditionally paced version for as long as is necessary. Time to switch back to the traditional version for a bit. Slow version is dull and frankly we never seem to get to the faster bit! Come on Northam... I was a little disappointed by the singing yesterday. We need you! Lets switch back. The teams doing well. The staff at SMS working hard (although someone needs to sort the beer sales out - far too slow at HT!) - time for us to up our game at home just a little. I believe there was a concerted effort a few years ago to re-establish the slow version. At that time the song was always started at a fast clip and accelerated at an alarming rate! It's good to hear it done at a more leisurely pace. Which tempo constitutes the "traditional" version is debatable, I suppose, but I would consider it to be the slow version. To me it brings to mind a stately, funereal street march in New Orleans - with Louis Armstrong leading the way, croaking out the verses and punctuating the song with some tasty solos on his trumpet. It's a great song to have, regardless of the tempo, but I do think it sounds better when slowed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 30 September, 2013 Author Share Posted 30 September, 2013 The original post isn't even worthy of comment it's so ridiculous. Yes, the home support isn't always fantastic, but have you been watching the matches on Sky Sports today? Right now, you could hear a pin drop - both home and away fans really are terrible. Generally away fans are louder as it's concentrated support and Palace were okay in that respect. But this Sunderland - Liverpool match might as well be in a library. I'm not sure your first line is worthy of comment. But I agree with the rest of your post. Although clearly it was worth starting a thread as you produced a helpful comment from the debate. I agree with you, home fans are quiet.... Doesn't mean we should be though. Our away support is great. Home support is becoming a little quiet. Ok the style of play has changed under MP, less exciting but more effective, but we still need the Northam to lead the singing, I thought they seemed a little flat on Saturday. Itchen north gave a good account of themselves. Perhaps it was just my position in the stadium and the effect of a good away fan base. But, I think it was the first season at SMS when we won the title for one of the loudest sets of fans? bet we are not at the moment. Perhaps we are in a little shell shock and responding to MPs more risk averse style? Either way, slow anthem is ok but I still think we could do with mixing it up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 30 September, 2013 Share Posted 30 September, 2013 I love these threads about singing........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 30 September, 2013 Share Posted 30 September, 2013 I like it slow for a while. Then hard and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 30 September, 2013 Share Posted 30 September, 2013 I like it slow for a while. Then hard and fast. And then the crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 1 October, 2013 Share Posted 1 October, 2013 But, I think it was the first season at SMS when we won the title for one of the loudest sets of fans? bet we are not at the moment. Iirc we won the most tuneful fans because of the Marian Parhars song, not the loudest fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 1 October, 2013 Share Posted 1 October, 2013 I used to enjoy the continuous OWTS. Opposition fans would try to hijack it with one of their songs but we'd just keep going. Was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 I used to enjoy the continuous OWTS. Opposition fans would try to hijack it with one of their songs but we'd just keep going. Was brilliant. Clearly other felt the same yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Clearly other felt the same yesterday. Best home atmosphere of the season, hopefully it'll get back to that most weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_TOAST Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Really enjoyed that yesterday, can't remember the last time there was the continuous version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 I used to enjoy the continuous OWTS. Opposition fans would try to hijack it with one of their songs but we'd just keep going. Was brilliant. Swansea tried a couple of times and gave up. Let's hope it carries on every game now. Start with the slow and then carry the quick bit on for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 I think there was a collective realisation that a "12th man" was needed yesterday to get us over the finish line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 I think there was a collective realisation that a "12th man" was needed yesterday to get us over the finish line. Exactly this. The players really needed our support during the second half yesterday when we couldn't get near the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Iirc we won the most tuneful fans because of the Marian Parhars song, not the loudest fans. I can't remember the Marion Pahars song. How was it? Is it worth adapting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 I can't remember the Marion Pahars song. How was it? Is it worth adapting? He comes from Latvia, He **** ing hates Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 He comes from Latvia, He **** ing hates Pompey Nothing new then to adapt. How come we won an award for singing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 The current slow version is definitely slower and more laboured than the Dell 70s and 80s "slow" version. In my opinion it is a bit of a depressing dirge as a result, and can hardly lift the team. We can't get a happy medium. The really fast version with board-banging is simply ****e. For a superb example of how it should be sung, get your 1st May 1976 DVDs out and listen to the rendition as the players are being introduced to her majesty just before kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Nothing new then to adapt. How come we won an award for singing that? Sorry. Was being silly. The Pahars song was great - based on the Sunday school/scout camp classic Kumbaya. Up there with our best ever efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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