Music Coventry have run out to (1 Viewer)

The Great Eastern · Feb 15, 2020

Houchens Head said:
I don't recall ever seeing the lads run out to that bloody awful shite song, "Go For It City!" Gotta be the worst football song ever! I cringe whenever I hear that! I always felt it was a rip-off of the Okey Cokey tune. Sing it and think of the Okey Cokey! You'll see what I mean!

Think football team songs died a welcome death after that appalling song by us.

DannyThomas_1981 · Feb 15, 2020

The Great Eastern said:
Think football team songs died a welcome death after that appalling song by us.

Speaking of which absolutely loved the 'Kelly in the middle song........' and it was amazing to hear at Notts County away.

By the time I was walking away from Wembley a few weeks later after hearing it for the 1,000th time....hated it.

vow · Feb 15, 2020

Hoofhearted said:
Didn't we come out for a while to "Come with me" by Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Puffie or whatever he calls himself now??

Like that one!

vow · Feb 15, 2020

Houchens Head said:
I don't recall ever seeing the lads run out to that bloody awful shite song, "Go For It City!" Gotta be the worst football song ever! I cringe whenever I hear that! I always felt it was a rip-off of the Okey Cokey tune. Sing it and think of the Okey Cokey! You'll see what I mean!

Haha, bloody love that tune, iconic and brings back very fond memories!

It may be crap but it's our crap.

Johhny Blue · Feb 15, 2020

shepardo01 said:
Did I imagine it or did we run out to the Benny Hill music under Russell Slade??

Yes you’re imagining it. That was the music we ran back in to at the end.

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 15, 2020

In the 04/05 season there was a weird mash of 'The Final Countdown' and 'Satisfaction'.

Wyken Sky Blue · Feb 16, 2020

Hoofhearted said:
Didn't we come out for a while to "Come with me" by Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Puffie or whatever he calls himself now??

More like Led Zepplin - Kashmir

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Wyken Sky Blue · Feb 16, 2020

Brighton Sky Blue said:
In the 04/05 season there was a weird mash of 'The Final Countdown' and 'Satisfaction'.

And I'm sure Rockafella Shank was added too!

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Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 16, 2020

skyblue1991 said:
And I'm sure Rockafella Shank was added too!

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Yeah come to think of it that was randomly thrown in

mmttww · Feb 16, 2020

skyblue1991 said:
More like Led Zepplin - Kashmir

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'Come With Me' was based on a sample of 'Kashmir'. Not sure if they played an instrumental version of Zepplin or Diddy, though!

Terry_dactyl · Feb 16, 2020

Houchens Head said:
I don't recall ever seeing the lads run out to that bloody awful shite song, "Go For It City!" Gotta be the worst football song ever! I cringe whenever I hear that! I always felt it was a rip-off of the Okey Cokey tune. Sing it and think of the Okey Cokey! You'll see what I mean!

Blasphemy!!!!

Joe King · Feb 16, 2020

Terry_dactyl said:
Blasphemy!!!!

Blasphemy! Blasphemy! They all got a blast for me! :emoji_grin:

Terry_dactyl · Feb 16, 2020

Houchens Head said:
Blasphemy! Blasphemy! They all got a blast for me! :emoji_grin:

I’m gonna go one further and say that ‘hot shot Tottenham’ by chas and Dave is the greatest ever football song!

CovUpNorth · Feb 16, 2020

skyblue1991 said:
We've had some good pre-run out music which has been better:

Darude - Sandstorm
Fatboy Slim - right here right now

The pre-run out music at St Andrews is good (Sweet Caroline being a personal favourite)

There is a song that's in my head but cannot remember (circa 2009/2010). It's a theme song to a TV show, think the intro had a guy running. Any idea?

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Sweet Caroline is played everywhere now, boxing, darts, football matches, it’s well over-used

Joeheadland · Mar 6, 2020

Thank you to everyone for commenting and sharing your memories, its invaluable to the project.

To answer a few questions (which is fair enough, it's a niche area!) - the reason we're doing this study is because we're football fans who are all interested in the game and what it says about the wider culture we live in. We're not only interested in what the music is/was, but the why - we're keen to see how changes in style, type of music used relate to a club's status, wider music fashions, the wider fashionability of football, how clubs have attempted to commodify the match going experience and the battle between globalism/localism.

A special thanks for sharing the Hibs video too - I hadn't seen that and it really is spine tingling!!

If anyone else has any other songs to share please let me know. If you remember roughly what season a song was played in that's very helpful too!

Once again, thanks for all your help,
Cheers

torchomatic · Mar 6, 2020

My Dad said Mr Tap Toe by Doris Day. Not sure if this is true or his dementia.

Philosoraptor · Mar 6, 2020

I've still got my fingers crossed this will be used one day..

Ring Of Steel · Mar 6, 2020

BornSlippySkyBlue said:
All news to me! Could well have forgotten or it was missed games.

Rise and fall of band that was King in the Eighties

They performed the Match Of The Day theme apparently.

Ring Of Steel · Mar 6, 2020

Why tamper with tradition?

The Sky Blue Song (Eton Boating Song) as played by the Ted Heath Orchestra is perfect, its ours, and gets the hairs on the back of the neck standing up when you hear it.

Sky_Blue_Daz · Mar 6, 2020

I’m they ran out to this during the first season at the Ricoh

Grendel · Mar 6, 2020

Has anyone mentioned the boys in blue a true masterpiece by Cannon and Ball at the height of their talent

BornSlippySkyBlue · Mar 6, 2020

Ring Of Steel said:
Rise and fall of band that was King in the Eighties

They performed the Match Of The Day theme apparently.

Interesting article, cheers. Brian Roberts testimonial.

“On September 10 1984 King provided the pre-match entertainment at a testimonial for Coventry City’s then skipper and stalwart Brian Roberts. The band played a 45-minute set precariously perched on the back of a lorry parked in the centre circle at Highfield Road. The set included a reworking of the Match of the Day theme tune.”

Wyken Sky Blue · Mar 7, 2020

skybluesam66 said:
Back in the 70s
Coventry City
Coventry City
We are the sky blues
Wherever we play
Home or away
We support you win or lose

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JimmyHillsbeard · Mar 7, 2020

It’s for life son

CovFan · Mar 26, 2026

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
Slightly off topic so I apologise but always disappointed we've never adopted 'We'll Live and Die in These Towns' by the The Enemy, in a similarish way to how Hibs have with Sunshine on Leith

Just trying to find out if anyone else remembered the weird "Sky Blue Land" they used to play in the late 2000s so googled it and came across this post which has got it absolutely spot on.

Grendel · Mar 26, 2026

The boys in blue by Cannon and Ball lives long in the memory - sadly

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 26, 2026

2004/5 we were playing a weird mix of ‘Satisfaction’ alternating with ‘The Final Countdown’.

Martw · Mar 26, 2026

usskyblue said:
If memory serves, didn’t King play a set at HR ? I think it was part of Greg Downs’ testimonial wasn’t it ? Swear I remember watching it from the Main Stand

Harry Roberts testimonial

Martw · Mar 26, 2026

Grendel said:
The boys in blue by Cannon and Ball lives long in the memory - sadly

Wondered if anybody else remembered that

fernandopartridge · Mar 26, 2026

We ran out to the final countdown in the 93/94 season

I'm sure it was stand up for the sky blues after that prior to the Mr Blue Sky era

While the sky is blue in the late 90s

CovRes · Mar 26, 2026

fernandopartridge said:
We ran out to the final countdown in the 93/94 season

I'm sure it was stand up for the sky blues after that prior to the Mr Blue Sky era

While the sky is blue in the late 90s

There was a "Coventry Pride of the Midlands" rock ballad at one point.

Sick Boy · Mar 26, 2026

CovRes said:
There was a "Coventry Pride of the Midlands" rock ballad at one point.

Stand up for the sky blues?

CovRes · Mar 26, 2026

Sick Boy said:
Stand up for the sky blues?

Possibly. I'd completely forgotten about it until a Forest fan mentioned it on YouTube. He or she loved it it for some reason.

PaulPUSB · Mar 26, 2026

CovRes said:
Possibly. I'd completely forgotten about it until a Forest fan mentioned it on YouTube. He or she loved it it for some reason.

Stand uo for the sky blues, through the hard times we will never loose

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Shannerz · Mar 26, 2026

lordsummerisle said:
Was that just for goals?

Yeah, I think so.

It was awful. There should be point deductions for after goal music.

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