Sweet Caroline - Blakey!

[sandman]

Maybe we could order some rumblestix? Lyrics sheets on seats? Maybe a karaoke sing-along on the big screen?

Why are these awful ideas? You know, deep in your hearts, why these are all crap ideas - because they've been artificially introduced in a top down fashion. It only works if it comes from the fans, not from the club's marketing department.

So. Terry and June it is. Used to have that as my ringtone, back in the days when you could programme your own into your Nokia 3310.

Except "the fans" are too busy fixating in the direction of the away fans whilst coming up with a feeble "back to your shithole" response to a feeble song about Reading being "a shithole".

Personally I'd make "Gloryhole" by Steel Panther the club anthem but Sweet Caroline will suffice for now.

[RoyallyFcuked]

Loved 2005/06 so much but when was this the pre match music? Can remember it at Reading I think but can't have been in 05/06 as Blakey said it happened at the end of that season, and I know for sure this was the pre match music in 2006/07 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCKOWr3yDYI

Used to quite enjoy that to be fair, as the screen showed some of our great moments of the incredible season before. Not quite sure what it was but you always felt that when it stopped playing we had a good chance no matter who we were playing that season.

[West Stand Man]

Surely we have someone in the music business as a fan. Let a professional come up with something better i.e. something that builds, repetitive and easy to remember - all the things sweet caroline doesn't have

We have got the message, you don't like it. That doesn't mean that you can make up reasons to not like it though.

[philM]

Loved 2005/06 so much but when was this the pre match music? Can remember it at Reading I think but can't have been in 05/06 as Blakey said it happened at the end of that season

I may be wrong but I don't think it ever was pre-match music. My memory of it was that it was played after the game, when we won. In 2006/7 I think.

[Moonfish]

Loved 2005/06 so much but when was this the pre match music? Can remember it at Reading I think but can't have been in 05/06 as Blakey said it happened at the end of that season

I may be wrong but I don't think it ever was pre-match music. My memory of it was that it was played after the game, when we won. In 2006/7 I think.

Didn't the players adopt it and put it on in the dressing room after every match in 05/06? I think the club then tried to play it on the PA system a few times at the end of the season, definitely during the lap of honour, but it never really caught on with the fans.

[Royal Lady]

As long as they don't bring back Big Bad Wolf - I really don't care now tbh

[RoyallyFcuked]

Loved 2005/06 so much but when was this the pre match music? Can remember it at Reading I think but can't have been in 05/06 as Blakey said it happened at the end of that season

I may be wrong but I don't think it ever was pre-match music. My memory of it was that it was played after the game, when we won. In 2006/7 I think.

You're right, I'm pretty sure it wasn't ever played pre match. You might be right about it being played after we won in 06/07 too because I swear I can remember hearing it at the ground but not pre match.

The pre match music in 2006/07 was definitely ----- Shago feat Bosko Buha - Intro

I'd have that back if anything tbh.

[Squelchy2507]

Loved 2005/06 so much but when was this the pre match music? Can remember it at Reading I think but can't have been in 05/06 as Blakey said it happened at the end of that season

I may be wrong but I don't think it ever was pre-match music. My memory of it was that it was played after the game, when we won. In 2006/7 I think.

The pre match music in 2006/07 was definitely ----- Shago feat Bosko Buha - Intro

It was actually Lux Aeterna (Requiem For A Dream) by Clint Mansell

[Squelchy2507]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/lux-aeterna-returns-010813-960915.aspx

[RoyallyFcuked]

It was actually Lux Aeterna (Requiem For A Dream) by Clint Mansell

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/lux-aeterna-returns-010813-960915.aspx

Looks like you're right

Don't remember the build up being quite that slow but I guess they only used part of it.

Both very similar tunes when you listen though.

[Silver Fox]

As long as they don't bring back Big Bad Wolf - I really don't care now tbh

From a fan interaction PoV Big Bad Wolf >>>>>>>>>>>> Sweet Caroline

[Sutekh]

As long as they don't bring back Big Bad Wolf - I really don't care now tbh

From a fan interaction PoV Big Bad Wolf >>>>>>>>>>>> Sweet Caroline

Only because our fans seem happy to chant two or three words ad infinitum yet whinge that we haven't got our own song

If we want a song (note song not chant) we should make the effort to sing part of it and while I don't expect the sheer class of Liverpool and YNWA I would hope we could at least get to a standard that would sound reasonably good when we tried on big occasions.

To achieve this will take a little effort and co-ordination from all and persistence from the club to play the song every single home game and not give up after 2 or 3 matches.

[biff]

sweet caroline is shit, the premise is shit, the editing is shit, the shoehorning it in at any moment is shit, the brass band thats there tomorrow is also monstrously shit, the evening will be shit.

[Whatevs]

I once took a quite notable shit at the madejski. On our New Years Day demolition of the hammers

[Nameless]

sweet caroline is shit, the premise is shit, the editing is shit, the shoehorning it in at any moment is shit, the brass band thats there tomorrow is also monstrously shit, the evening will be shit.

Agreed, although I've got a ticket I'm not going to bother going. It's all just so terrible. I might even rip up my season ticket.

[urz13]

It doesn't sound great when it's still blasting out as the game begins and then is promptly turned off

[madreadingfan]

A song that was sung by our record breaking squad in the 05/06 season? The greatest season in reading's history? A team member from that squad recommending for us to sing as part of an anthem which has some history to it?

And you're still recommending shit songs which have nothing to do with the club? This ladies and gentleman, is why there is no anthem to date and why we have the most embarrassing set of fans out there who disagree with anything to improve the atmosphere. You can't handle the decision being out of your control.

I hope Sweet Caroline will be around for decades to come and I will be absolutely belting it out tonight. It could be the only time ever the whole crowd has sung together at the mad stad. It will also be nice for our club to have a song that identifies us.

[Ian Royal]

My objection to sweet Caroline is 50 / 50 it's just not a good anthem and the application from the club in trying to get it going was shambolic.

Plus I'll return to the point that it ignores that it couldn't muster enough fan support to win a three way vote.



Myur ner flur. Sweet caroline. DO DO DUR. Myner flurhh nur

[GH Royal]

Don't know about anyone else but I've had this song stuck in my head all morning..

[philM]

Worringly, the only way it won't be shit is if everybody belts it out.

I guess I'll be "singing" MYNER FLURHH NER as loudly as I can.