Do we have the best set of Charlton songs in living memory?

m_2 · February 24

I ask because, as I come from the “‘Peanuts for sixpence’ and ‘Paul Went Went Went’ era, I must say I’ve been proud to hear the range, ingenuity and humour of our fans both home and away.

Classics like the Sonny Carey (which much to my other half’s dismay I sing in as many non football scenarios as possible) will no doubt be copied nationwide and of course the new BFK and ‘In your head’ I believe set us apart.

What do you think?

What other clubs compete?

AFKABartram · February 24

We sing the same set of generic songs as every other team.

The only real difference to the norm is VfR which we sing too fast, and Goodbye Horse, which only gets a rare outing

Everything else is widely down by any others. It’s probably at the least unique it’s ever been rather than most.

bolloxbolder · February 24

The Carey one is not new. We sung it to Bailey. The original version was for Zola, when at Chelsea.

Even VFR was stolen from Forest. FBH is original however.

shirty5 · February 24

I don’t think Bernie Taupin will be concerned in the near future

Danny Addick · February 24

We are really not known for being good composers. That doesn't mean we aren't good fans though!

paulsturgess · February 24

AFKABartram said:

We sing the same set of generic songs as every other team.

The only real difference to the norm is VfR which we sing too fast, and Goodbye Horse, which only gets a rare outing

Everything else is widely down by any others. It’s probably at the least unique it’s ever been rather than most.

100% this.

our average numbers and relative average volume are much better than they have been for many years ( certainly in my living memory)

but the chants are pretty awful and I feel bad saying it but I cringe hearing most of them and often struggle to feel like joining in with a lot even when I’m right up for it on an away day - we’re the red and white army makes me wretch a little bit inside even though it gets the noise going, cos it was ripped off palace… same with the TC chant… the sonny carey is regurgitated from Bailey and Dailly which is fine but it doesn’t get me excited for that reason

as AFKA says, VFR only one that I really truly love belting out and it’s so tiring the pace that is belted out at - it used to be sung on repeat on big days but everyone’s out of breath for 10 minutes after 1 repetition now the speed it’s sung

it felt like the 90s/00s even with much emptier away ends (perhaps even BECAUSE of?!) random individual or even funny / entertaining chants often got picked up… I used to love singing oh Eddie youds, kinsella to the tune of Macarena etc , a lot of which for many years on good away days we’d chuck back out again, and chanting stick to oppo players a lot

lots of the chants then probably weren’t individual but they certainly felt it without everything being copied and shared round social media

I remember singing “there’s only one teddy sheringham, there’s only one teddy sheringham… with a walking stick and a zimmer frame, sheringham has pissed himself again!” When he was playing for Colchester at 40 again probably not individual to us but we never do anything like that anymore, same old regurgitated ones but noise is better than no noise and at least we have largely binned off the once horribly oversung Addams family one which I enjoyed the first time we sang it to Norwich or whatever but then became ridiculous when it was sung pretty much every game including to London clubs 🤦‍♂️

iaitch · February 24

The cringiest one I remember is 'We got Chris Solly, he's f**cking quality'.

JohnnyJoeyDeeDee · February 24

Always found ‘we pay your benefits’ often sung by people I wouldn’t trust to scrub my toilet particularly cringeworthy. Sung again last Saturday. Note % of people on work related benefits in Southampton 4.2% Greenwich 5.3%

Rufus is a dogs name · February 24

Would love it if we sang Red Red Robin (at the right speed), would be brilliant to hear that belted out as per VFR

Afternoon Delight · February 24

I agree, the way VFR is sung now is appalling, far better years back

sam3110 · February 24

As long as we sing the Addams family song, we have the worst set of chants/songs

cafcnick1992 · February 24

Rufus is a dogs name said:

Would love it if we sang Red Red Robin (at the right speed), would be brilliant to hear that belted out as per VFR

J BLOCK · February 24

iaitch said:

The cringiest one I remember is 'We got Chris Solly, he's f**cking quality'.

"Let's go fucking mental" has got to be the worst ever. Luckily we don't tend to sing it anymore.

Agreed with the above, we have a standard, boring, generic set of songs. Would be great to have new ones.

Hearing Chelsea in the cup game was a testament to how bland our chants are.

JohnnyH2 · February 24

Saturday shows how we don't keep time like VFR.

Their band started playing The Saints Go Marching In, we start singing O South London (good idea) over it, but sung it twice as quick as the band were playing!

Karim_myBagheri · February 24

bolloxbolder said:

The Carey one is not new. We sung it to Bailey. The original version was for Zola, when at Chelsea.

Even VFR was stolen from Forest. FBH is original however.

What's the FBH one?

guinnessaddick · February 24

bolloxbolder said:

The Carey one is not new. We sung it to Bailey. The original version was for Zola, when at Chelsea.

Even VFR was stolen from Forest. FBH is original however.

Didn’t know Zola was a ginger.

Mr. Happy · February 24

AFKABartram said:

We sing the same set of generic songs as every other team.

The only real difference to the norm is VfR which we sing too fast, and Goodbye Horse, which only gets a rare outing

Everything else is widely down by any others. It’s probably at the least unique it’s ever been rather than most.

Do any other set of fans say "Fish" when they see a fish though?

Jints · February 24

sam3110 said:

As long as we sing the Addams family song, we have the worst set of chants/songs

And the south London is wonderful song. Completely cringey

killerandflash · February 24

Not original to us, but the In Your Head one for NJ really works when taunting opposition fans who hate him. Which is most teams

mortimersdribble70 · February 24

Its about time we created more atmosphere just before kick off. Look at the way forest belt out VFR (their version) just before kick off. The whole stadium joins in. Dare I say it,even our friends down the road created a big atmosphere before ko with let em come and another song that I cant quite remember as I was busy counting the amount of times i was being called a w&nker.But it was loud and intimidating.
We need to play something after the red red robin that everyone can join in with,and not just rely on the team to get the crowd going.

ParkinsonOut · February 24

Any chance we can sing songs without swearing (specifically the F word), & references to sex/female insults (Carey song/oh South London.

All you male fans might think it’s funny & laddish, but don’t forget that we have very young children & females of all ages amongst the crowd.

[putting tin hat on in readiness for the insults]

SporadicAddick · February 24

ParkinsonOut said:

Any chance we can sing songs without swearing (specifically the F word), & references to sex/female insults (Carey song/oh South London.

All you male fans might think it’s funny & laddish, but don’t forget that we have very young children & females of all ages amongst the crowd.

[putting tin hat on in readiness for the insults]

Not an insult, but if you to church you hear hymns, if you go to football, you hear swear words and more. No issues with my kids (both sexes) standing among it from an early age - they couldn’t have been less bothered. They will see and hear a lot worse on line.

Leroy Ambrose · February 24

My favourite chants ever are probably the Mark Kinsella one to the tune of the Macarena, the Chris Solly 5'3 one and OOH Fatty Garland/OOH Peakey Rocket

That probably dates me 🤣

gmantaxi · February 24

The last Christmas Lyle Taylor one made me wanna puke 🤮 and that was way before he did what he did .

Ilovelondontown · February 24

NO, other than vfr, same as most other clubs and all sung too fast.
Not enough old school songs,
also the drummers and singers should watch the Portsmouth game , not for the football but for drum & song speed! Slow it down, and some songs sing the song a few times rather than once ie when we score!!!

rikofold · February 25

SporadicAddick said:

ParkinsonOut said:

Any chance we can sing songs without swearing (specifically the F word), & references to sex/female insults (Carey song/oh South London.

All you male fans might think it’s funny & laddish, but don’t forget that we have very young children & females of all ages amongst the crowd.

[putting tin hat on in readiness for the insults]

Not an insult, but if you to church you hear hymns, if you go to football, you hear swear words and more. No issues with my kids (both sexes) standing among it from an early age - they couldn’t have been less bothered. They will see and hear a lot worse on line.

True. It's got a lot worse over the years. At my first game, back in the 70s, I remember someone apologising to my dad for swearing in front of me.

Of course it's the kids who are as bad as the adults these days, but if you're offended by swearing football's the last place you'll be. You probably won't own a telly, listen to podcasts, or go to the supermarket cat park Saturday morning either.

That said, little need for profanity in chants, and the South London one has always been cringe. Much prefer the few witty ones we've had over the years personally.

Anyone else think Tony Watt - you what you what you what was cringe too?

CaptainRobbo · February 25

rikofold said:

SporadicAddick said:

ParkinsonOut said:

Any chance we can sing songs without swearing (specifically the F word), & references to sex/female insults (Carey song/oh South London.

All you male fans might think it’s funny & laddish, but don’t forget that we have very young children & females of all ages amongst the crowd.

[putting tin hat on in readiness for the insults]

Not an insult, but if you to church you hear hymns, if you go to football, you hear swear words and more. No issues with my kids (both sexes) standing among it from an early age - they couldn’t have been less bothered. They will see and hear a lot worse on line.

True. It's got a lot worse over the years. At my first game, back in the 70s, I remember someone apologising to my dad for swearing in front of me.

Of course it's the kids who are as bad as the adults these days, but if you're offended by swearing football's the last place you'll be. You probably won't own a telly, listen to podcasts, or go to the supermarket cat park Saturday morning either.

That said, little need for profanity in chants, and the South London one has always been cringe. Much prefer the few witty ones we've had over the years personally.

Anyone else think Tony Watt - you what you what you what was cringe too?

I love a nice supermarket cat park.

Redskin · February 25

Zigger Zagger Zigger Zagger - Oi-Oi-Oi

Zigger- Oi

Zagger- Oi

Zigger Zagger Zigger Zagger - Oi-Oi -Oi

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankley,
'Have you heard of the North Bank Highbury?'
Shanks says,
'No, I don't think so,
but I've heard of the Charlton Boot Boys'
La × 21
We are the Charlton, Boot Boys

Garrymanilow · February 25

AFKABartram said:

We sing the same set of generic songs as every other team.

The only real difference to the norm is VfR which we sing too fast, and Goodbye Horse, which only gets a rare outing

Everything else is widely down by any others. It’s probably at the least unique it’s ever been rather than most.

I went to see Barnet play Cheltenham a couple of weekends ago when we didn't have a Saturday game and I heard both sets of fans sing the Sway song about one of their players. I heard basically every Charlton song but with the word Barnet in there instead and it was honestly quite depressing. I think the last time we came up with a song that genuinely made me laugh was the Obika song.

sirjohnhumphrey · February 25

I'm not sure if I've dreamt this or misremembered but two that I recollect are:

'We are Charlton from the Valley, we are Charlton from the Valley...' to the tune of Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega, and;

'Tell you Charlton, what I wanna do...is get you out of division 2...' ( or similar) to the tune of Mona By Craig McLachlane.

A dream, misremembered or fact...?

9goalswentpastperry · February 25

sirjohnhumphrey said:

I'm not sure if I've dreamt this or misremembered but two that I recollect are:

'We are Charlton from the Valley, we are Charlton from the Valley...' to the tune of Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega, and;

'Tell you Charlton, what I wanna do...is get you out of division 2...' ( or similar) to the tune of Mona By Craig McLachlane.

A dream, misremembered or fact...?

First one was definitely sung regularly. I think it was a bolt on to "show me the way to go home" which we'd sing on the lead up to the Valley return.

Do we have the best set of Charlton songs in living memory?

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