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Why do we sing the chorus from "Ghost Riders in the Sky"?

PragueAddickPragueAddick
in General Charlton
My buddy has just played the Outlaws version of it on Radio 1 Prague, so we are curious.

Anyone know how/why we started, and is it a-rare-Charlton original?

It goes way back, doesn't it. 1970s? 

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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Not original, copied from Villa's "Holte Enders in the sky".

    1980s
  • blackpool72blackpool72
    Henry Irving said:
    Not original, copied from Villa's "Holte Enders in the sky".

    1980s
    Definitely sang late 70s 
  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    No idea what this is 

    or is it I just don’t know the original song but will know ‘our’ version ? 
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    MrOneLung said:
    No idea what this is 

    or is it I just don’t know the original song but will know ‘our’ version ? 
    Yippie Eye Aye, Yippie Eye Oh
  • Off_itOff_it
    MrOneLung said:
    No idea what this is 

    or is it I just don’t know the original song but will know ‘our’ version ? 
    Yippee I A
    Yippee I O
  • stonemusestonemuse
    blackpool72 said:
    Henry Irving said:
    Not original, copied from Villa's "Holte Enders in the sky".

    1980s
    Definitely sang late 70s 
    Yup we did
  • ChicagoAddickChicagoAddick
    Late 70’s defo.
  • Swindon_AddickSwindon_Addick
    The original song's about a group of people cursed to wander, homeless, forever. Which may explain why it was very popular in the 80s and was sung less frequently after we returned to the Valley. In the 90s I remember it as something I only ever heard us sing at away games, although of course that might be my memory playing tricks on me.
  • Captain PeacockCaptain Peacock
    It's the cowboy in us as we were saying good bye to our horse. 
  • Big WilliamBig William
    First heard it in the Div 1 season 1986-7. Got a good outing at Old Trafford as I remember. It was stripped down to just the chorus of Yippee I ay, Yippe I o by then, I don't remember if we did an extended version in previous years.
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  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    have only ever heard the Yippee part
  • DucktapeshoerepairsDucktapeshoerepairs
    Was it not when they played the song over the tannoy at Nottingham Forest anway and Charlton fans started repeating the ‘yippie-i-a, yippy-a-o’ but ? 
  • StigStig
    The big question is, why does Johnny Cash sing it wrong? His version is Yippee Aye Oh, Yippee Aye Ay. Ours is as the original by Stan Jones.
  • DA9DA9
    My first recollection was at forest 
  • 801912601801912601
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
  • PragueAddickPragueAddick
    801912601 said:
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
    So we are talking 86-87, promotion to Div 1 while at Selhurst?
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
  • stonemusestonemuse
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
  • blackpool72blackpool72
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    Wait till I next see you down the Rad you cheeky youngun 
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  • blackpool72blackpool72
    stonemuse said:
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
    Cheers mate.

    I always am 👍
  • 801912601801912601
    YesPragueAddick said:
    801912601 said:
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
    So we are talking 86-87, promotion to Div 1 while at Selhurst?
    Yes 
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    stonemuse said:
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
    Listening to all that "punk rock" must have rotted your brain @stonemuse but you may well be correct  ;)
  • stonemusestonemuse
    Henry Irving said:
    stonemuse said:
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
    Listening to all that "punk rock" must have rotted your brain @stonemuse but you may well be correct  ;)
     :D:smiley:
  • Covered EndCovered End
    I don't remember it in the 70's.
    I'd say 1986 the first year back in Division 1 the same as with Valley Floyd Road.
  • blackpool72blackpool72
    Covered End said:
    I don't remember it in the 70's.
    I'd say 1986 the first year back in Division 1 the same as with Valley Floyd Road.
    100% sung in the 70s Steve 
  • bertpalmerbertpalmer
    I remember it sung in the 70s also
  • BaldybonceBaldybonce
    And me. Songs were much simpler then.
  • conkerconker
    801912601 said:
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
    Sorry to be pedantic but it was actually a Wednesday night.
  • Airman BrownAirman Brown
    Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
    Was it not when they played the song over the tannoy at Nottingham Forest anway and Charlton fans started repeating the ‘yippie-i-a, yippy-a-o’ but ? 
    Definitely the first time I heard it.
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