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How did We'll Live and Die in these Towns start before kick offs? (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Apr 23, 2024
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MAFF

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #36
rexo87 said:
Guitarist is a big cov fan


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Bassist.

I sat with them in a box at the Ricoh once. Drummer supports United
 
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David O'Day

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #37
rexo87 said:
Guitarist is a big cov fan


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Andy the bassist is the City fan
 
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rexo87

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #38
David O'Day said:
Andy the bassist is the City fan
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Thats the one lol


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We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator
  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #39
covcity4life said:
Guy next to me at wembley knew every word. I just jumped in for the chorus lol
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Oh you must've sat next to me
 

covcity4life

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #40
Rich said:
Oh you must've sat next to me
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Maybe If you from Tamworth lol
 

We'll_live_and_die

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #41
covcity4life said:
Maybe If you from Tamworth lol
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Not me then, surprised myself with how much I knew to be fair.
 
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BodicoteSkyBlue

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #42
I’d like to see a vid of that from the Manc end, if there’s one out there.
 
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gspotgaz

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #43
David O'Day said:
You one of the Enemy? Fair play for trying to get the song going 2 years before it came out
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Must’ve been 2008ish then haha
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #44
David O'Day said:
You one of the Enemy? Fair play for trying to get the song going 2 years before it came out
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Tbf that cup game was in 2008
 
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exhallskyblue

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #45
I recall it starting sometime early last season. At a midweek game. For the first few times it didn’t catch on really. They even had the album cover on the screen. Then all of a sudden at the tail end and during the sprint finish to the top 6 it stuck …
 
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theferret

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #46
Club tweet of pre match rendition now has 6.6M views , and the song creeped into iTunes top 30 yesterday.
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #47
theferret said:
Club tweet of pre match rendition now has 6.6M views , and the song creeped into iTunes top 30 yesterday.
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The WLADITT at Wembley was done in a loop, repeated about 4 times, needs to be the same at the CBS.
 
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theferret

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #48
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
The WLADITT at Wembley was done in a loop, repeated about 4 times, needs to be the same at the CBS.
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Was just the full song, but yeah should do the same.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #49
Should try and get it back into the Charts like Everton with one of their anthems the other year

Everton song Spirit of the Blues hits number one on iTunes chart

The iTunes chart has never shone so brightly
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
 

edgy

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #50
BodicoteSkyBlue said:
I’d like to see a vid of that from the Manc end, if there’s one out there.
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I've seen one. It's loud but not as good because our voices are behind the tanoy.
 

bigfatronssba

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #51
theferret said:
Was just the full song, but yeah should do the same.
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There isn’t time. Even with the cut down version they play at KO you can see the ref is waiting to get the game started.

The only way they could fit it in is to play it before the players come out, but half the supporters are still in the concourse at that point.

Only reason it worked at Wembley so well is because everyone was out in the stand early
 
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Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #52
bigfatronssba said:
There isn’t time. Even with the cut down version they play at KO you can see the ref is waiting to get the game started.

The only way they could fit it in is to play it before the players come out, but half the supporters are still in the concourse at that point.

Only reason it worked at Wembley so well is because everyone was out in the stand early
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Play it from when the players emerge from the tunnel . There's always lots of fannying around with lining up, handshakes , Mascots ( bless ' em ) etc. surely it's a good 2 and a half mins between coming out and kick off.
Even if they cut it a bit short it's still going to be a belter.
That's from someone who didn't used to like it much.
 
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Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #53
covcity4life said:
Guy next to me at wembley knew every word. I just jumped in for the chorus lol
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...don't we all !
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #54
Darth Robins said:
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What’s the link
6.3m is bonkers
 

LeChuck

Member
  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #55
Joy Division said:
Saw a comment on Youtube from the guy who plays this at the CBS about the song from this video
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Crikey, that's incredible! Shame the verses are a bit wordy otherwise it would be proper sunshine on leith territory for me (albeit with a sprinkle of bias in that judgement!)

I love that the guy filming couldn't resist joining in halfway
 
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Darth Robins

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #56
Sky Blue Pete said:
What’s the link
6.3m is bonkers
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6.8m now
 
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andy86

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #57
I’m sure when Aidy Boothroyd was manager the players walked out to an Enemy song, ‘Be Somebody’. But it didn’t last very long.
 
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bigfatronssba

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #58
andy86 said:
I’m sure when Aidy Boothroyd was manager the players walked out to an Enemy song, ‘Be Somebody’. But it didn’t last very long.
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Yes I remember that. It was in place of when Mr Blue Sky is currently played
 
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Jonny

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #59
The main man Royston himself has asked me to point you all to this article:

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-the-enemy-band-29044962

"I appreciate everyone's comments but wants the credit goes to Stu!"

Stu does the music while Roy deals with the content that's shown on the screen itself. He posts some good BTS stuff on his Twitter if anyone is interested.
 
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EalingSB

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  • Apr 24, 2024
  • #60
They played it a few mins early on Sunday. Think the article said it would be 5 mins before KO. I needed the loo so ran down and was trying to get back 5 mins before which I did, but Country Roads was on! Was gutted to miss it although 'Take me home, Highfield Road' was very good. Been brilliant having this before KO.

 
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rylee

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #61
I’m definitely in the minority on this one, but I hate this song. Born and bred in Cov but I certainly hope I will not be living and dying here
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #62
skyblue1991 said:
How did the song before kick off at the CBS start?

Most (if not all) love it from what I can see and never fails to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!



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You put the needle on the record.... the needle on the record.....
 

Boicey

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #63
Certainly something different and special having an anthem song like that.
6.9m views now.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #64
rylee said:
I’m definitely in the minority on this one, but I hate this song. Born and bred in Cov but I certainly hope I will not be living and dying here
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But that's the whole point of the song.

The reason it means so much to people is that it's reflective of the challenges of growing up in forgotten towns and cities. If you look at the comments from people praising it, they are often from places like Hull and Stoke.

Lots of people get stuck in Coventry even if they had aspirations of leaving.

It's reflective of the club really too. We know we're a bit shit but we still love it.
 
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cstring82

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #65
BodicoteSkyBlue said:
I’d like to see a vid of that from the Manc end, if there’s one out there.
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I was sat in Club Wembley near the fx(£ers and took a small video, not sure if the link works…
 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator
  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #66
cstring82 said:
I was sat in Club Wembley near the fx(£ers and took a small video, not sure if the link works…
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Your profile is private so we can't see it mate.
 
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cstring82

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #67
Rich said:
Your profile is private so we can't see it mate.
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Try this
 
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Ian1779

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #68
covcity4life said:
Guy next to me at wembley knew every word. I just jumped in for the chorus lol
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Did my homework and double checked with verse words in the pub before the game
 
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bigfatronssba

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #69
pusbccfc said:
But that's the whole point of the song.

The reason it means so much to people is that it's reflective of the challenges of growing up in forgotten towns and cities. If you look at the comments from people praising it, they are often from places like Hull and Stoke.

Lots of people get stuck in Coventry even if they had aspirations of leaving.

It's reflective of the club really too. We know we're a bit shit but we still love it.
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It translate well as a football song.

Most of the time success is for other people, not you. But don’t let it get you down.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Apr 25, 2024
  • #70
bigfatronssba said:
It translate well as a football song.

Most of the time success is for other people, not you. But don’t let it get you down.
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Yep, it's perfect for us.
 
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