Bristol city club song

[42nite]

 

Virtute et Industrial.

 

The Bristol motto.  Needs a little work, but almost includes the line.... If the City don't win Saturday the Saggies never will.  

 

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2023 by 42nite

[Harry]

7 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Didn’t we almost sign Trevor Francis….that would’ve made the Trevor Francis Tracksuit line fit nicely?

No player names allowed. Roddy’s Rules

[Redtucks]

9 hours ago, roddy-d said:

I’m listening so what do you suggest mate ??

Not that crap by the Chemical Brothers!!!!

Please not!

 

[BS3 Ark at Ee]

Great Tune “I Am Australian”.....could easily change it to “I am Bristolian” quite easily

[Redtucks]

9 hours ago, roddy-d said:

I’m listening so what do you suggest mate ??

Not that crap by the Chemical Brothers!!!!

Please not!

 

[Redtucks]

16 minutes ago, 42nite said:

 

Virtute et Industrial.

 

 

 

 

I'll see thee down the labour!

 

Edited May 25, 2023 by Redtucks

[42nite]

6 minutes ago, Redtucks said:

I'll see there down the labour!

 

Free cheers fer Novers ill!

 

[oldstandrobin]

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

We do have our own anthem - “drink up the cider”. It’s unique to us.

Thats my ringtone and has been for years now

[roddy-d]

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

We do have our own anthem - “drink up the cider”. It’s unique to us.

Going down the rovers still their cider in jar that’s old now. 

[TinMan's left peg]

Has no club ever repurposed amazing grace as an anthem? Seems an obvious one.

oh Ashton gate, how sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me

i once was lost , but now I’m found 

The reds,  Bristol city 

 

[Robbored]

1 minute ago, roddy-d said:

Going down the rovers still their cider in jar that’s old now. 

So are lots of club anthems - West Ham, Liverpool and Spurs to name just three.

[Super]

It would be good to have a song sang pre match with the whole home support singing. Sadly it would be ruined by Downsy who will just talk over it.

[roddy-d]

29 minutes ago, Robbored said:

So are lots of club anthems - West Ham, Liverpool and Spurs to name just three.

Correction there Man City blue moon Liverpool Celtic walk alone West Ham keep on blowing bubbles 

[Bristol Oil Services]

10 hours ago, Harry said:

In all fairness, I actually do think a new ‘anthem’ is required. 
As much as I love our heritage and connection with the Wurzels, I think their songs have a place within the ‘terrace culture’ but I don’t actually think they are “anthemic” enough. 
And I also enjoy the Red Red Robin but again it’s not truly “anthemic”. 
 

I think it’s a part of our club that is missing. Many of the bigger or indeed more successful clubs all seem to have some kind of anthem - it seems to give a better club identity (and definitely gives the tv companies something to feature whenever these clubs are shown live - I mean, Sky have even been fawning this season over Forest’s ridiculous Mull of Kintyre nonsense)

As much as we all love the wurzels, it doesn’t make for a serious anthem. 
As well as ‘onfield’ stuff, I think we also need to have something more modern and truly anthemic ‘off the field’ too. 
 

We could capture the "identity" and "modern" and "anthemic" elements you refer to there by perhaps considering adopting Adele's 'Someone Like You.'

So that, when we sell Alex Scott/Josh Brownhill/Adam Webster we just go right back out there with our top top notch recruitment set-up and replace the bas-tards with someone like them. In fact, we don't even always wait till they clear off with some other hunkier fella and we proactively find "someone like" our best before they bugger off (Bobby Reid/Gustav Engvall).

It's our "identity" selling our best then finding someone, er, like them; it's "modern" the kids will know it; it's "anthemic" even yer granny will know it.

[cidered abroad]

9 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Didn’t we almost sign Trevor Francis….that would’ve made the Trevor Francis Tracksuit line fit nicely?

I remember someone saying when he was murdering us every time we lost to the Brum scum, that Trevor Francis was at City as a schoolboy. But got nicked by BCFC, Midlands version. 

@Davefevs

[Jimbo123]

12 hours ago, Harry said:

In all fairness, I actually do think a new ‘anthem’ is required. 
As much as I love our heritage and connection with the Wurzels, I think their songs have a place within the ‘terrace culture’ but I don’t actually think they are “anthemic” enough. 
And I also enjoy the Red Red Robin but again it’s not truly “anthemic”. 
 

I think it’s a part of our club that is missing. Many of the bigger or indeed more successful clubs all seem to have some kind of anthem - it seems to give a better club identity (and definitely gives the tv companies something to feature whenever these clubs are shown live - I mean, Sky have even been fawning this season over Forest’s ridiculous Mull of Kintyre nonsense)

As much as we all love the wurzels, it doesn’t make for a serious anthem. 
As well as ‘onfield’ stuff, I think we also need to have something more modern and truly anthemic ‘off the field’ too. 
 

Agree wholeheartedly, and some of our chants need work too. I can't remember the last decent chant we had for a player? Maybe Diedhiou's.

The bigger clubs get their new songs going in pubs before and it translates to the terraces, problem is there's no pubs in BS3 that have that sort of atmsophere in before on a matchday.

[roddy-d]

1 hour ago, Jimbo123 said:

Agree wholeheartedly, and some of our chants need work too. I can't remember the last decent chant we had for a player? Maybe Diedhiou's.

The bigger clubs get their new songs going in pubs before and it translates to the terraces, problem is there's no pubs in BS3 that have that sort of atmsophere in before on a matchday.

I’m feeling very old now Jacki was the most skilful player I’ve seen. He was amazing to watch.

that’s why he had okey dokey song

[archie andrews]

7 hours ago, roddy-d said:

I’m feeling very old now Jacki was the most skilful player I’ve seen. He was amazing to watch.

that’s why he had okey dokey song

whats the herefordshire cider like rod?

[A Horse With No Name]

Currently on holiday and reading " Wedlock - The First Hero Of Bristol City " and it mentions, from 1906, our promotion to Division 1, City's club song " Play up, Play up Bristol City". Wonder what that sounded like?

[Robbored]

1 hour ago, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

Currently on holiday and reading " Wedlock - The First Hero Of Bristol City " and it mentions, from 1906, our promotion to Division 1, City's club song " Play up, Play up Bristol City". Wonder what that sounded like?

Probably the same as the Pompey version.

[BS13 Robin]

On 25/05/2023 at 08:13, oldstandrobin said:

Thats my ringtone and has been for years now

Mine is i am a zider drinker!

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

On 25/05/2023 at 00:31, TBW said:

I always liked House of The Rising Sun by The Animals. Has a similar tone to it to Never Walk Alone, just edit a few words...

"There is a team way down in South Bristol

They call the red robins

And they've been the ruin of many a poor boy

And God, I know I'm one."

Over my years supporting the City, I think "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" would sometimes be more apt.

[glynriley]

We need to find something that matches this. Forget YNWA and all the rest, this is as good as it gets

 

[Street red]

I would put the anthem on hold which I completely agree on but we need a new tannoy system first

[Tricky Woo]

On 26/05/2023 at 13:22, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

Currently on holiday and reading " Wedlock - The First Hero Of Bristol City " and it mentions, from 1906, our promotion to Division 1, City's club song " Play up, Play up Bristol City". Wonder what that sounded like?

Glad to help. I am the author of the Wedlock book. It is a very, very famous tune, called - originally - "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (The boys are marching)" - from the American Civil War, 1861 - 1865. With the words changed of course.

More modern version - "We're on the march with Ally's army" (Scotland's 1978 World Cup song) and for a more modern version again, (which we could apply to Bristol City at Wembley, 1986, for example) - 

"We're on the march with Terry's army,

We're all going to Wembley -

And we'll really shake em up

When we win the............Cup,

And City are the greatest football team...."

You just apply the words "Play up, play up Bristol City" in place of "We're on the march with Terry's army"

and go on from there. David Woods (club historian) has the full set of 1906 lyrics in one of his books, though I can't remember which one off hand 

Darren Hurley.

[Cidre Monita]

4 hours ago, Tricky Woo said:

Glad to help. I am the author of the Wedlock book. It is a very, very famous tune, called - originally - "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (The boys are marching)" - from the American Civil War, 1861 - 1865. With the words changed of course.

More modern version - "We're on the march with Ally's army" (Scotland's 1978 World Cup song) and for a more modern version again, (which we could apply to Bristol City at Wembley, 1986, for example) - 

"We're on the march with Terry's army,

We're all going to Wembley -

And we'll really shake em up

When we win the............Cup,

And City are the greatest football team...."

You just apply the words "Play up, play up Bristol City" in place of "We're on the march with Terry's army"

and go on from there. David Woods (club historian) has the full set of 1906 lyrics in one of his books, though I can't remember which one off hand 

Darren Hurley.

 

[Tricky Woo]

5 hours ago, Psychopomp said:

 

Brilliant yeh, that's the one!