New song for us to run out to next season?

[Bob Lee]

Sounds like Monty Python

[Becky]

Okies so I've been speaking to my Dad and this is what has been used in that past:

Washington Post - Sousa


Munich Fanfare March (this was used for a long time until the record broke, it was transferred to tape but you could still hear the click from the break on the record  )

I'm A Tiger - Lulu (this was used in the last season of Don Donovan because at that time United were in stripes)

Also songs that have been used were:

The Only Way Is Up - Yazz
United - Judas Priest
Are You Ready For This - 2Unlimited

The best one that we used and was the more recent one until Dad stop announcing was The Olympic Spirit by John Williams and the tune that was played just before that on a matchday was an orchestral version of The Final Countdown.

We tried to use music that maybe no other club had for instance Fanfare For A Common Man was quite popular with other clubs and that is why we never used it.

Some of the songs were the choice of the manager at that present time also.

Hope that helps 

[Bob Lee]

Munich fanfare March, I have tried to hear it on Youtube, but no luck.  Can anyone post a link please?

[Becky]

http://big-band-der-bundeswehr-munich-fanfare-m-mp3-download.kohit.net/_/407342

^^ This is the only place I can find it, also this version is a big band version which Dad's record isn't,  but at least you'll get an idea of the tune.

 

Hope that link works.

[Becky]

This is Olympic Spirit, we used from around 2:47 right to the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPI4qYceKJg

[Bob Lee]

that is the one, cracking

[Becky]

and this is the orchestral version of The Final Countdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV75qGY7jBk

This one went on just before 2.55pm so there was enough time for most of it to be played before the team came out to Olympic Spirit.

[Louth Pilgrim]

That nice Mr Thompson once put all his matchday choons onto a tape for me, and I still have the tape if it's any use. It includes the Munich fanfare and the one he played at the final whistle which was a bbc theme - I think it was 'sportsnight'. I've certainly never heard the Munich march anywhere else so I reckon it must be unique to us and worth consideration again.

[Lord Cutler Knobhead]

and this is the orchestral version of The Final Countdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV75qGY7jBk

This one went on just before 2.55pm so there was enough time for most of it to be played before the team came out to Olympic Spirit.

Rightly or wrongly I know associate The Final Countdown with the Evans era so dismiss it.

That Olympic thing is epic though

[Becky]

That nice Mr Thompson once put all his matchday choons onto a tape for me, and I still have the tape if it's any use. It includes the Munich fanfare and the one he played at the final whistle which was a bbc theme - I think it was 'sportsnight'. I've certainly never heard the Munich march anywhere else so I reckon it must be unique to us and worth consideration again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1qF8WTt5Po

It's the BBC Athletics Theme, I'm sure but I will check it with Dad.

I've just tried the Munich Fanfare March out on the record player and it sounds okay, far better than the only link I could find on the internet 

[Becky]

and this is the orchestral version of The Final Countdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV75qGY7jBk

This one went on just before 2.55pm so there was enough time for most of it to be played before the team came out to Olympic Spirit.

Rightly or wrongly I know associate The Final Countdown with the Evans era so dismiss it.

That Olympic thing is epic though

Steve Evans never chose the music, all he asked for was something dramatic in the build up to the team coming out and his actual words were: "You know what you are doing"

So it was left to Me and Dad to find something suitable, which we hope we did and we always seemed to get positive comments especially from visiting officials.

[Ken Fox]

I still like Vangelis's "Conquest of Paradise" - which Huddersfield Town used when we played them. Just play it at full volume and laugh at the Grammar School boys pretending they know what the words mean. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYeDsa4Tw0c

[Bob Lee]

Very moving Ken, if the sound system at the ground was better this would be the one.

[aggy]

Try this.

Start around 1 minute in and you have a stirring entrance when played at full blast.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtIw5AkUEsE&feature=related

[Louth Pilgrim]

Has there been any word on if the dynamic duo have chosen the choons?

Not necessarily ones to run out to but the following might be good to include in a pre match build up medley (or at least the chorouses):
The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
Cum on Feel the Noize - Slade

and if we need one with 'United' in the title there's always
If the Kids are United - Sham 69