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Mull Of Kintyre - A Forest Song!!
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Check out these comments regarding "Charlton Song", personally i dont recall it being a Forest song
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I always knew Forest sung it to be fair.0
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old news.0
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only old news if youv heard it before :-)0
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Really it was theirs a long time before ours!0
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Yes it was theirs first. We stole it.0
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Never even realised..Seen plenty of games v Forest, never remember hearing it nor on TV footage. Ok, iv learnt something there, we are cockerrrney thieves then lol0
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you the bloke who does those vids?0
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elvis is dead!0
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Titanic has sunk0
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Some of the comments on that site about us are ridiculous. If it wasn't for stippers their town would be nothing.0
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You didn't really think we came up with a completely original football song, did you?
Apart from "Goodbye Horse" that is...I think!0 -
Forest have sung their limited version of it for a good few years, but it seems to be growing in popularity there. Ours was definitely NOT nicked from Forest or anywhere else (oh alright McCartney might've just got in first).
I played no part whatsoever in its creation as a Charlton song but was there when it took shape. Like many chants it started as something of a joke in small circles before fading into obscurity, only to return years later as a new sense of pride swept the club upon our return to The Valley, Floyd Road. For what it's worth, a few of us tried to keep it afloat during the exile years, but not really with much intention of it being sung as an anthem at games - more as a lament while the ground lay in ruins. With tears in our drunken eyes, we sincerely longed to be there.
One well-known former pitch-side announcer will be able to verify this, and two of the co-writers (who claim no royalties!) are still season-ticket holders and seldom miss a home game. They don't post on here but absolutely did not nick it from Forest.0 -
its a forest song there is no debate0
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[cite]Posted By: Paddy7[/cite]Forest have sung their limited version of it for a good few years, but it seems to be growing in popularity there. Ours was definitely NOT nicked from Forest or anywhere else (oh alright McCartney might've just got in first).
I played no part whatsoever in its creation as a Charlton song but was there when it took shape. Like many chants it started as something of a joke in small circles before fading into obscurity, only to return years later as a new sense of pride swept the club upon our return to The Valley, Floyd Road. For what it's worth, a few of us tried to keep it afloat during the exile years, but not really with much intention of it being sung as an anthem at games - more as a lament while the ground lay in ruins. With tears in our drunken eyes, we sincerely longed to be there.
One well-known former pitch-side announcer will be able to verify this, and two of the co-writers (who claim no royalties!) are still season-ticket holders and seldom miss a home game. They don't post on here but absolutely did not nick it from Forest.
Interested to hear that, Paddy. My recollection is that it first surfaced away at Highbury in March 1989 just after it had been announced that the directors intended us to return to The Valley. It was already a Forest song by then. But I bow to your superior insider knowledge that we had it on the go long before then.0 -
i think it's just a coincidence that forest were singing it a few years before us.0
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Cheers Weegie - I wouldn't lead people astray on this one; it's 100% genuine. I couldn't have stated where it resurfaced, but that certainly makes sense. As I mentioned, it was never really sung in any numbers prior to coming home. I'll ask this evening if the "writers" have any further info and report back.0
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Out of tune bit made me laugh.
Didn't realise it was Wycombe's got talent.0 -
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so paddy your saying we sang it before forest?0
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Quite funny on peoples take on this.
I think it was a Forest Song, mist etc coming in from the Trent.
Charlton used it because of the Valley thing and it stuck.
"The writers" penned the second/ third verses.0 -
[cite]Posted By: Paddy7[/cite]more as a lament while the ground lay in ruins. With tears in our drunken eyes, we sincerely longed to be there.
Deep.0 -
Can't say that Nolly because, like most, I don't know when they first sang it, though I'm sure you have all the dates reliably recorded. What's definitely true is that the guys I mentioned weren't aware of any other club's version. Surely it's not unreasonable to arrive at the conclusion that it might have occurred to supporters of two or more clubs. Won't be losing any sleep over it myself, but thought people might be interested.0
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I always thought it was a McCartney song before Forest....maybe he plaguarised it!!0
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its a forest song,i think we started singing it in 88 not sure but it was from them no one has questioned that to be honest.0
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No, was definitely Forest before McCartney.
The Forest fans were also singing 'Love Me Do' in the 1950s.0 -
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I definitely used to sing this at Selhurst, but also recall that original (football) version had origins at Forest.0
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Very few chants are original, most come from 70's such as "son of my father" by hicory chick or some other is a very popular tune. Goes for petshop boys "go west" if they could claim rights everytime that tune was used they would be multi multi billionares.0 -
is cafc cafc our song?0
