'Anthem' Poll & Discussion

I sort of agree. But one of the reasons I initially mentioned 500 miles was because it doesn't require learning a load of words, as they are simple and (i know from experience at other "crowd" events) it tends to get things going. Hey, and the words already fit and the "da lat da" part of the chorus gives a great opportunity to "battle" with other parts of the ground (alternating the words). A bit like in this video from the States - but without waving the white fluffy dusters!

[video=youtube_share;Jm0Y0r6DPQQ]http://youtu.be/Jm0Y0r6DPQQ[/video]

When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
When I go out (When I go out), well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come home (When I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da
Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da

And I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

 

Surely it should be 'Troy will tear you apart, again'.

Especially against Lesta.

 

WAIT!! Taken inspiration from another thread over in transfers. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now.

"And we can build this team together,
keep a loan forever,
nothing's gonna stop us now"

Ok, so it's just a little bit that works but you'll hum it for the rest of the day.

So it needs some work. Just a bit of fun.

 

Why not Sloop John B by the beach boys, and we replace the chorus with the Hoist up the watford flag, it's the same tune after all.

 

Are we going to do this, because so far only 30 people have vote for "Yellow" but 46 have voted against it!!!

Therefore it is still a minority vote, doing what I have said above would legate that, or we could quit sooner if a song gets over 50% of the votes cast!!!

What do you think guys?

 

I like mine better.

 

I would suggest the top 3 being tried in 'winning' order. There's a case for all 3 to be tried, even if I didn't vote for any of them fml

 

I think another interview or performance on 3CR could be great for publicity nearer the start of the season. Perhaps in a drive time slot or something. I think every effort needs to be made to get the name out more and encourage more people to join and to ramp it up nearer the start of the season.

 

Oh dear, what with the sunshine outside and all, you've set Beach Boys songs off in my head!

I know we have so so many suggestions already but here's mine: to the tune of the chorus of Help Me Wanda we sing "Watford F C, Wat Watford F C."

 

Yellow is a terrible song and an even worst song to try and sing at football. I honestly think trying to implement this will do more harm then good for the group. If you sing yellow repeatedly you'll become a laughing stock in my opinion. When the club played it before the Leeds game it just didn't work, it's too slow and is generally a **** song.

 

What's the worst that could happen?

 

Not a politician or spin doctor by any chance are you?

 

I could be, but it does make sense, doesn't it?

 

which one would you prefer then as i'm certain it wasn't any of the top 2

 

Honestly, Hollywood, I'd abandon the whole "anthem" tag for the time being. People are going to ***** about any choice that's made right now.

Sing whatever the **** you like, see what the rest join in with, job done.

It's not like appointing an "official" anthem is going to make any more or less people join in with you anyway. I'd just save yourself a headache and enjoy yourself, then see what shakes out naturally.

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” - Terry Pratchett.

 

It does not matter which one I want, its a case of making sure we get what most of us want, and as I pointed out more of those who have voted DON'T WANT "Yellow" as it stands.

However, if we go through the process I have suggested, it might prevail in the end, but then again it might not? surely it is important that an overall majority want any given song, rather than an overall minority?

 

Actually the original idea of yellow was just to give it a go as a chant. I'm not expecting 7500 fans holding their scarf aloft and singing yellow every game. It was just a choice I had made as no other person or entity had managed to come up with anything and put it forward.

Seems like its a good idea, still doesn't mean it will be sing by the masses. I'm hoping we can try lots and lots of new chants this season.

 

Yeah, just go for it. Sod the voting stuff. If it doesn't work it won't catch on, but it never hurts to try. I hate yawnmongers, but I'd still join in with it if I could be there. I hate a **** home atmosphere much more than I hate yawnmongers.

If you're game for trying all kinds of stuff, I think Haribo's Frog Song adaptation would be pretty slick.

 

I might be more up for just singing it and seeing how it goes/spreads but I personally don't want it blaring through the PA system.

 

Er no, it doesn't make any sense at all. First past the post voting is just that - whichever option gets the most votes wins and all the options with less votes, even when combined, count for nothing.

Unless you want to form an unholy coalition mixing bits of My Song with 500 Miles, a dollop of Stand By Me thrown in along with a smidgeon of Black, Red and Yellow.

And if you can make the above work then you have my vote for next Prime Minister.

 

Now listen to Kismet everybody, and behave!

 

I reckon 500 miles is coming up on the rails with a late surge!

 

I have a problem with using "Yellow" as our anthem, and it is not necessarily the song!!!

It's the negative connotations the word "Yellow" can invoke, especially in a football environment, where the opposition fans are almost inevitably going to pick upon the word "Yellow" meaning cowardly.

I fear the opposition would try to make capital of that IMHO!

 

Is it just me, or does this all feel forced upon us?

 

No, no it's not.

 

Well of course you're going to say that.

Why do we need an anthem? I genuinely don't see the point. And even if we do, it'll be so much more fabricated I don't think it'll take off than naturally. Feel free to being this post up if in the future it's wrong, but this strikes me as incredibly forced.

Yellow as an anthem? Why don't we sing "Football crazy, chocolate mad" as an anthem as we're a football team. It's not like we're the only team that plays in yellow, or has done in recent history.

 

What about this from this guy in yellow and red?

The chorus is really good at festivals and big crowd participation - see from 3.00....ish.

http://youtu.be/31Q6OnBNPWs

Forever Young by Mr Hudson

Apt sentiment for The 1881 and chaps like FF41

 

The alphaville original and youth group covers are better.

 

Spot on Simms... a poor copy of...

[video=youtube;Jxj0NvbsCFk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxj0NvbsCFk[/video]

 

Like I've said on another thread, we were invited onyo bbc 3 counties to talk about the new singing section, we were ore asked to come up with a new chant. So we decided to give yellow a go. Not everyone's cup of tea and I don't expect the vic to look like thigh kop when they sing "you'll never walk alone" but see ins as lots of fans over the years have suggested this and suggested that, I agreed with the others that We could try Yellow. Yellow pulls at my heart strings every time I hear it as it was played at my sisters wedding to Steve Brister. It was then played as the coffin bearers walk him into the church while Graham Taylor and 150 watford supporters wept.

There are plenty of chants we want to try, and this was just one. I'll be very happy if another chant became our signature chant.....as it means the atmosphere would have improved !!

 

Just try them all over the period of a few games and eventually one will stick