When You're Smiling before kick off.

[Spudulike]

Most don't take scarves in this weather. It'll be much better when it gets cold. I think it's great and it's ours. 

[MS0204]

1 minute ago, Spudulike said:

Most don't take scarves in this weather. It'll be much better when it gets cold. I think it's great and it's ours. 

Wasn’t scarf weather in May either 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

9 minutes ago, Harboro said:

Yeh Everton

Blows my mind that anyone would be against this. 

 

I was outside the ground when it was played yesterday and it sounded very good even from outside.

[Nolucklcfc]

I’d love it if we played it after games as well when we win. 

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, Trev3939 said:

My only criticism would be they should extent it a few more seconds so that people start singing the second ‘the whole world smiles with you’ but carry it on without the track 

...it is really strange that the stop it where they do, the second "...the whole world smiles with you", would just make it so much better!!!

[niyaminski]

They need to decide on a version and keep it. As in either one 'the whole world smiles with you' or two. Or do the fade thing that they did for Cardiff. 

Never know whether to expect another one or not.

And scarfs in the kop would be great. Need the kop to stand out more and give the stadium more personality.

[sacreblueits442]

30 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Most don't take scarves in this weather. It'll be much better when it gets cold. I think it's great and it's ours. 

...has Burton Albion not have the same song!!!

[KrefelderFox666]

10 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Most don't take scarves in this weather. It'll be much better when it gets cold. I think it's great and it's ours. 

The silk scarves are easy all year round, I take mine every game. Wooly ones might be a bit warm.

[Foxes1]

11 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Most don't take scarves in this weather. It'll be much better when it gets cold. I think it's great and it's ours. 

Fans always took them in the warm and cold weather, tied round their wrists in the good old days.

[Spudulike]

1 hour ago, Foxes1 said:

Fans always took them in the warm and cold weather, tied round their wrists in the good old days.

Yeah, I was part of that generation. Also had one tied to the belt with scarf hanging down outside leg. 

 

I had one with 11 blue and white bars in which me mam sewed the players names (in the correct order, the team didn't change much in those days, none of this squad rotation business). Got it nicked at Luton. 

[Plastik Man]

12 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...it is really strange that the stop it where they do, the second "...the whole world smiles with you", would just make it so much better!!!

Just a thought but does the JB version actually have an additional line at the end?

 

I know the song does, but he managed to completely butcher the melody, so did he just not bother with the last line?

 

Despite his butchery I do agree it is at the right speed for people to sing along to, so won't complain too much. I'd much rather have it as it is than not at all!

[Spudulike]

17 minutes ago, Plastik Man said:

Just a thought but does the JB version actually have an additional line at the end?

 

I know the song does, but he managed to completely butcher the melody, so did he just not bother with the last line?

 

Despite his butchery I do agree it is at the right speed for people to sing along to, so won't complain too much. I'd much rather have it as it is than not at all!

 

[Bert]

12 hours ago, niyaminski said:

They need to decide on a version and keep it. As in either one 'the whole world smiles with you' or two. Or do the fade thing that they did for Cardiff. 

Never know whether to expect another one or not.

And scarfs in the kop would be great. Need the kop to stand out more and give the stadium more personality.

Or just carry on singing it anyway…

[ARTY_FOX]

On 14/05/2022 at 22:08, Sol thewall Bamba said:

 

You're suggesting this is a more suitable version for everyone to sing along to?

This gets my vote. Half the crowd sing along why the other half does some freestyle scat singing.

[Plastik Man]

35 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

 

Ah, it's more of a case of waiting until he shuts up!🤣

[purpleronnie]

It makes no difference to anything, not sure why we bother playing it at all.

[adejo92]

6 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

It makes no difference to anything, not sure why we bother playing it at all.

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

[Spudulike]

5 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

It makes no difference to anything, not sure why we bother playing it at all.

It does make a difference. The crowd (most of, I think) like singing it and brings a collective togetherness. It's very loud and impressive. 

 

The chorus sounds as good as any football club anthem. 

[purpleronnie]

2 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

It does make a difference. The crowd (most of, I think) like singing it and brings a collective togetherness. It's very loud and impressive. 

 

The chorus sounds as good as any football club anthem. 

But then they all sit down in silence, I'm not against the song but i cant see any evidence of it making any difference.

[Spudulike]

10 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

But then they all sit down in silence, I'm not against the song but i cant see any evidence of it making any difference.

That's not any different to most stadiums. Same at Anfield. 

[purpleronnie]

2 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

That's not any different to most stadiums. Same at Anfield. 

So it doesnt make any difference then?

Edited 4 September 2023 by purpleronnie

[Spudulike]

6 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

So it doesnt make any difference then?

I'm not quite understanding your point. Do you mean that it doesn't make any difference to the teams performance, or something else? 

[purpleronnie]

23 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

I'm not quite understanding your point. Do you mean that it doesn't make any difference to the teams performance, or something else? 

To anything.

[Guest Sideshow Faes]

I don't mind it being played but I don't like the version they're using. 

[Bellend Sebastian]

I've grown to like the Jersey Budd version but I'll admit I wasn't keen on it at first.

 

I also very much enjoy singing along with it and I might add I DO sing it beautifully