BCFChris Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Sat at Ashton Gate having my ears assaulted by this song. Please don't play this at Wembley if we get there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Those Hi Hos should lay off the chemicals ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahatma Coate Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Sat at Ashton Gate having my ears assaulted by this song. Please don't play this at Wembley if we get there! Quite right, it's a complete piece of tosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Quite right, it's a complete piece of tosh. Like against Stoke!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Like against Stoke!? Exactly like stoke. Complete joke of a song to play at the final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Does anyone know why it's played? I don't know what the connection is with the club, if there is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Exactly like stoke. Complete joke of a song to play at the final[/quote That was so embarrassing and underwhelming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Does anyone know why it's played? I don't know what the connection is with the club, if there is one. No idea. Love to know who asked them to play it at the league trophy final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Does anyone know why it's played? I don't know what the connection is with the club, if there is one. There is no connection other than it being a fairly generic football song for teams with four syllables in their name. I believe Jeff Beck was a Chelsea supporter, a propos of nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Hi-ho silver lining always reminds me of Hartlepool 04, with pretty much 17,000 fans joining in with "hi-ho Bristol city" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Does anyone know why it's played? I don't know what the connection is with the club, if there is one. There isn't. Trust me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Harmless. I don't know why people get wound up by it. Rather hear that over the PA than the "urban" radio one crap we get most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 No idea. Love to know who asked them to play it at the league trophy final I think it was sponsored by some appropriately shite beer and they didn't want a song about cider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Harmless. I don't know why people get wound up by it. Rather hear that over the PA than the "urban" radio one crap we get most of the time. The Trophy final wound me up. Piss poor, I would have hoped the club would have passed on the relevant song, but maybe they don't get to choose. if people want to sing it I have no problem, but it certainly isn't the club anthem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 The Trophy final wound me up. Piss poor, I would have hoped the club would have passed on the relevant song, but maybe they don't get to choose. if people want to sing it I have no problem, but it certainly isn't the club anthem Agreed. But today at AG I enjoyed it a damn site more than the caterwauling nonsense that followed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 It must be a generational thing. It was one of those songs that got played at the end of every party/disco back in the seventies, and whilst not musical genius it has a good hook and got people on the dancefloor. A bit like the Slade Christmas song. Don't think I've ever heard anyone say they didn't like it before now - it crossed all boundaries and that's probably why it ended up being sung at football grounds too. I still like it, but then I'm old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 It must be a generational thing. It was one of those songs that got played at the end of every party/disco back in the seventies, and whilst not musical genius it has a good hook and got people on the dancefloor. A bit like the Slade Christmas song. Don't think I've ever heard anyone say they didn't like it before now - it crossed all boundaries and that's probably why it ended up being sung at football grounds too. I still like it, but then I'm old. I enjoyed it in the 70's, especially the weekly ritual of outsinging the Rovers fans at Tiffany's. However, it's been a Wolves song for decades, has nothing at all to do with BCFC, and playing it at Wembley as 'our' song was embarrassing and disgraceful. We are blessed as a club to have a fantastic array of songs unique to Bristol City, let's concentrate on playing them in the pre match build up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterStyvarsRightFoot Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Myself and all my mates will always say bristol city whenever in the car, even remember times after or before games it being sung down the ground... Absolutelyove the song personally and it would sound brilliant if we actually got together and sung it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Does anyone know why it's played? I don't know what the connection is with the club, if there is one. No connection as far as I know Screech. I remember first hearing it at AG in the mid 90s, I think it was before a pre season friendly. The guy on the PA system was instructing people how to chant along with it. I remember thinking "**** me this is SHIT, I hope they don't do this again". So here we are nearly 20 years later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 The point , missed by some , at Wembley against Stoke they played a song for each club. Delialah for them and, bizarrely , for us Hi ho silver lining. Not drink up thee cider which had been sung for years , but the end of night song sung by everyone everywhere. I don't know who or why but it was strange in the extreme, noy saying that Hiho isn't a fun song , or that we don't sing along too it but. It was played as 'OUR' song which it most definitely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe bryans right foot Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Not a City song in my opinion drink up thee cider is our anthem as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 I enjoyed it in the 70's, especially the weekly ritual of outsinging the Rovers fans at Tiffany's. However, it's been a Wolves song for decades, has nothing at all to do with BCFC, and playing it at Wembley as 'our' song was embarrassing and disgraceful. We are blessed as a club to have a fantastic array of songs unique to Bristol City, let's concentrate on playing them in the pre match build up. Another Tiffany's veteran here! As ever, North Bristol Reds taking it to Rovers while our South Bristol Friends stayed in their strongholds on the other side of the river :-) Mind you, Saturday nights at Redland Tennis Club was a bit of a different matter on occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 The point , missed by some , at Wembley against Stoke they played a song for each club. Delialah for them and, bizarrely , for us Hi ho silver lining. Not drink up thee cider which had been sung for years , but the end of night song sung by everyone everywhere. I don't know who or why but it was strange in the extreme, noy saying that Hiho isn't a fun song , or that we don't sing along too it but. It was played as 'OUR' song which it most definitely not. The point was not missed by me, hence my post (3): in fact, that was the point of my post. A wonderful rendition, it must be said, of Delilah by the Stoke fans, but waiting to sing our song, Drink up thee Cider, at our Cup Final, along come the first notes of Hi Ho Silver Lining - a song that I enjoyed back in the day, but not today, at my Cup Final! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 The point was not missed by me, hence my post (3): in fact, that was the point of my post. A wonderful rendition, it must be said, of Delilah by the Stoke fans, but waiting to sing our song, Drink up thee Cider, at our Cup Final, along come the first notes of Hi Ho Silver Lining - a song that I enjoyed back in the day, but not today, at my Cup Final! Absolutely spot on Phil. Down with that sort of thing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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