When You're Smiling before kick off.

[Bourbon Fox]

14 hours ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

It's literally been a song for years. I've been going 30 years and it's been sung for all that time.

Being started by a fan in the pub and continuing to be sung for 50 years is the most legit origin story for a song linked to a football club

[sacreblueits442]

36 minutes ago, Filbert_Ross said:

It don't get finished off though. 

...it's just before the refs whistle to start the game!!!

 I would think another 10 seconds prior to the whistle would be just right. It builds into, (for want of a better word) a climax, that just doesn't happen.

[Drink Water]

11 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...it's just before the refs whistle to start the game!!!

 I would think another 10 seconds prior to the whistle would be just right. It builds into, (for want of a better word) a climax, that just doesn't happen.

Yes, the song needs to start earlier so it doesn't just feel like a little gesture.

[SystonFox]

what pub did it start being sung in do we know?

[westernpark]

3 hours ago, Bourbon Fox said:

Being started by a fan in the pub and continuing to be sung for 50 years is the most legit origin story for a song linked to a football club

A fantastic example of intangible heritage.

[SemperEadem]

8 minutes ago, SystonFox said:

what pub did it start being sung in do we know?

The Three Cranes

[purpleronnie]

On 04/09/2023 at 12:12, adejo92 said:

I like people like you, gentle reminders that there are People more miserable than myself.

Well I'll have you know I was once told that i was 'the life of the party', it was at a wake but still...

[EastAnglianFox]

Can't believe there are still people against this, was one of my first memories at Filbert Street as a kid, I didn't have a clue what the song was, didn't know any of the words but knew to give it the hands and "The Leicester" at the end.

 

Id love us to find a way for the song to cut out and let the fans have the last "The whole world smiles with you" and still finish with "The Leicester"

 

Will take some work but bloody love that we finally have "our" anthem belting out before kick off

[Foxinmarkfield]

46 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Can't believe there are still people against this, was one of my first memories at Filbert Street as a kid, I didn't have a clue what the song was, didn't know any of the words but knew to give it the hands and "The Leicester" at the end.

 

Id love us to find a way for the song to cut out and let the fans have the last "The whole world smiles with you" and still finish with "The Leicester"

 

Will take some work but bloody love that we finally have "our" anthem belting out before kick off

100% this!

[worth_the_wait]

21 hours ago, Nalis said:

Hey Jude is a great standalone song but overplayed by most clubs pre match over the last 10 years or so

I'd say the same for Sweet Caroline.   A great song, but the last 5 years it's been overplayed post-match far too much   (not at Leicester, in fairness, but at so many other clubs).

[norwichfox]

20 hours ago, deejdeej said:

Anyone else always get the words 'crying' and 'sighing' the wrong way around or just me?

Anyway, love that it's being played now, sounds great.

It's got words?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

On 04/09/2023 at 16:27, norwichfox said:

Why would we want Manchester City's song?

Needlessly argumentative whilst missing the point entirely and making yourself look an idiot. 

 

The perfect Foxestalk post!

[Dr The Singh]

Every Time we do it, it makes me cringe, it's like watching your wedding first dance, very superficial and made up for the audience.

[Ian Nacho]

Just now, Dr The Singh said:

Every Time we do it, it makes me cringe, it's like watching your wedding first dance, very superficial and made up for the audience.

Everything is made up to a point. 

[Dr The Singh]

Just now, Ian Nacho said:

Everything is made up to a point. 

That's deep dude for a Wednesday evening,let me meditate over that point.

[jonathan_ross]

I’m not against it but ours and the Man City one just feels a little forced unlike the John Denver song they sing at Sheffield united which sounds amazing before kick off.

[baldeagle]

On 05/09/2023 at 19:05, Chocolate Teapot said:

It's literally been a song for years. I've been going 30 years and it's been sung for all that time.

My first game was 1982 and went to several that season and sure it was sung then pretty much every game . 

[Dr The Singh]

Just now, baldeagle said:

My first game was 1982 and went to several that season and sure it was sung then pretty much every game . 

I agree, it's a timeless tune, I even enjoyed the 90's rap version and even the lambada one but this thing we're singing stinks of cheesy cheese.

[Arkie Bennett]

2 hours ago, worth_the_wait said:

I'd say the same for Sweet Caroline.   A great song, but the last 5 years it's been overplayed post-match far too much   (not at Leicester, in fairness, but at so many other clubs).

Sweet Caroline is an abomination.

[Paninistickers]

5 hours ago, EastAnglianFox said:

"The Leicester"

I only realised 3 or 4 years ago via posts on here that it's been 'the Leicester, clap clap clap' ....

.

I'd ALWAYS sung 'A (as in short a) Leicester, clap clap clap'

[cropstonfox]

2 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Everything is made up to a point. 

Everything is made up!

[Mike Oxlong]

It all seems a bit cockney to me. Not sure why but when it’s played I half expect Tommy Steele to come tapdancing out the tunnel flanked by a pearly king and queen 

[worth_the_wait]

9 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

I only realised 3 or 4 years ago via posts on here that it's been 'the Leicester, clap clap clap' ....

.

I'd ALWAYS sung 'A (as in short a) Leicester, clap clap clap'

In fairness, it does sound a bit like "a" rather than "the".

 

But there's only one Leicester.  Thank God.  So it had to be "the".  

[Leicesterpool]

If there's football version of the eurovision song contest of football anthems ours would be "Nil points" honestly dreadful, leave in the past. Need something more inspiring. 

[RonnieTodger]

Yeah great, let’s inspire our players like we used to. Bring back Uptown Funk and Greatest Showman!

 

**** me, we finally get a bit of heritage introduced and people are whinging about it.