What kind of music were city playing when you first went to Ashton Gate?

[Midred]

Another attempt to beat the international break boredom led me  to try to remember the music that seemed to be always played before the match - apart from "Red, red robin" which the team ran out to. We shared this with a few other teams from my memory. In the mid '60's the club were fairly safe with their music and sourced most of it from the light programme, radio 2, for the younger under 50's amongst you. Two songs that told you that you were near the ground were - Trinny Lopez - "If I had a hammer" and Andy Williams - "Can't take my eyes off of you". I don't  remember many rolling Stones songs! Any others from this time or what was played when you first went? 

[BCFC_Dan]

Back in 1997 I can remember them playing Gala's "Freed From Desire" when it was new and Luke Freeman would have been about 5.

[NOTBLUE]

Congratulations,by Cliff Richards,when we won, obviously .

[Welcome To The Jungle]

This was on basicly every week I can remember circa 2001/2002

 

[Bar BS3]

I can't remember when it was exactly, but I'm sure I remember hearing a Wurzels track. 

[Septic Peg]

5 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said:

This was on basicly every week I can remember circa 2001/2002

 

Hey... Hey Jonesy! Ooh ahh. I wanna know-oh-oh-oh how d'ya get that tan?

[Robbored]

No idea!  

The first entrance music I can remember was "Liquidator". Sometime in the 70s. That's why I still like it. 

[Rudolf Hucker]

Music hadn't actually been invented when I first went to AG in about 1960.

[Mr Popodopolous]

Probably chart stuff, that kinda thing- started going late 90s.

[slartibartfast]

This was often played .....

Rock'n Roll !

This was probably the first thing I heard at the Gate......

Those were the days !

[stawey]

back in the late sixties when half time entertainment started i remember one time when a rock group played in the rain the lead guitarist suddenly started to dance in a  frantic  

way the crowd began to cheer the more they cheered the more frantic his dance. it took some time for someone to pull the plug.   poor chap had quite a shock but he got a big cheer

[Midred]

29 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Music hadn't actually been invented when I first went to AG in about 1960.

Not even the wax cylinders? 

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

Dire Straits...Skateaway...1981. Remember it clearly, although we lost 2-0 to Wrexham (FFS), and were a bit shit.

[steviestevieneville]

Can always remember congratulations when we won back in the late seventies / early eighties . 

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Music hadn't actually been invented when I first went to AG in about 1960.

Did you knob Brenda Lee?

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

4 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

Can always remember congratulations when we won back in the late seventies / early eighties . 

**** me, that wasn't played much.

[Ska Junkie]

Didn't the club play 'Red, red robin' in the late 70's? I'm sure I remember that and, obviously, the Wurzels. Apart from that, as a little 'un, I was in awe of the noise from the east end of those days so don't really remember anything else being played.

 

[Midlands Robin]

The Liquidator in the early 90's remains my favourite.

There was a spell when I think Simply the Best mayhave been used which was cringe inducing.

I also remember a time when Scot Davidson spent a small fortune installing speaker stacks around the ground to drum up more atmosphere. I think we ran out to the theme from Space Odessey 2001. That lasted one match.

[bs3]

As already stated what sticks in my mind is congratulations by Cliff.

Also they used to play "Those lazy hazy crazy days of summer" normally on a freezing night in February.

"Pigbag" by Pigbag was also played a lot in the early 80s.

 

[Northern Red]

The Liquidator was always played pre kickoff when I started going in the early 90s. I recall when Benny was in charge, we went through a phase of playing Abba.

Best ground for pre match music was Rochdale a couple of years ago - Specials, Stone Roses, Oasis, T-Rex etc.

[bs3]

I also remember the Carrot Crunchers ( what was the singers name) doing a version of "Glory glory Bristol City.

Ps I remember it was Shag Connors. 

[beaverface]

Late 80's I started to go, and the songs that I remember were:

"It takes two" and "Waiting for a star to fall"

[bs3]

6 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said:

The Liquidator in the early 90's remains my favourite.

There was a spell when I think Simply the Best mayhave been used which was cringe inducing.

I also remember a time when Scot Davidson spent a small fortune installing speaker stacks around the ground to drum up more atmosphere. I think we ran out to the theme from Space Odessey 2001. That lasted one match.

I remember the stack speakers only used for one game , Watford I think . The speakers was going to be used to play music when City scored, the match ended 0 0.

However during the match City came very close to scoring and it was one of those shots when the ball hits the side netting and you think it's gone in , so the man on the speakers blasted out about two seconds of music and then quickly followed by pressing the mute button.

[steviestevieneville]

26 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

**** me, that wasn't played much.

Probably why I remember it 

[bobbyhutchscurlymullet]

I too remember cliff being played when we won, but what was played when we didn't win at the end of the match in the mid - late 80s? 

[Rudolf Hucker]

29 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

Did you knob Brenda Lee?

I'm Sorry?

[bs3]

3 minutes ago, bobbyhutchscurlymullet said:

I too remember cliff being played when we won, but what was played when we didn't win at the end of the match in the mid - late 80s? 

Back then all you would of heard was the sound of booing , slow hand claps , fans singing what a load of rubbish and the banging of wooden seats in the Dolman.Hapy Days

[PolskRed]

The Carpenters, especially "Top of the World"  Remember being stood in the Enclosure in the rain during an evening match (think it was Carlisle but not sure) looking up watching the rain coming off the floodlights at the Eastend.

Great days when people did not complain about getting wet at matches and it was O.K even if the food was not gourmet standard.  

[Rudolf Hucker]

2 minutes ago, bs3 said:

the banging of wooden seats in the Dolman.

Ah that sound. Of course, it always ceased 10 minutes before the end of a match.

[Port Said Red]

2 hours ago, NOTBLUE said:

Congratulations,by Cliff Richards,when we won, obviously .

Was going to say this and The Red Red Robin, in my early days (late 60's early 70's) they rarely played anything up to date, I am sure they used to play Mr Mills or Russ Conway type piano stuff and one I do remember hearing a lot was this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wldcc8uxMLU