When You're Smiling before kick off.

[iancognito]

On 17/03/2022 at 16:05, Big Dave said:

No - it does sound crap.

Never heard is sung in the ground either (that I could tell what it was anyway) - have been a ST holder for 10 years.

 That's two people I've seen saying that.

It was better in the Filbert Street days when pen one and two gave it a proper rendition, wavy hands and everything. It doesn't get sung as much because people can't slap their tacky bit of cardboard along to it these days.

Anyone saying they like the Jersey Budd version should be fined and banned from all football stadiums for a decade. His family didn't invite him for Christmas dinner the year he brought that sack of crap out.

[majaco]

'When you're smiling' was a lot of fun at Filbet Street.

 

It is very Leicester.   Resurrect it properly 

[Reginaldo]

100% Frank Sinatra - propa gangsta 

[PAPA LAZAROU]

Get off me barra.

[The_77]

10 minutes ago, Reginaldo said:

100% Frank Sinatra - propa gangsta 

Sinatra, Martin, or Armstrong’s versions all day.
 

Fun fact: Frank was called “Ol’ Blue Eyes” because he loved the Leicester so much. 

[Poco]

I'm always smiling before kick-off. It's often after the final whistle when you'll see me frowning... 

[eblair]

Yep defo works with the jersey budd version… 

[Trev3939]

The club aren’t going to realise this any time soon and I don’t think we will get any version of it sadly 

[blueharmie]

That shitty lsd chune before kick off really gets me and the elders around me pumped up. Now if only they could turn it up a notch. 

[Fox in the North]

 

[Lionator]

Can’t they just put the Jersey Budd version on but play it at 1.5x pace?? 🤣

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

As a middle-aged guy who sits in the Family Stand, and can occasionally muster a "C'mon Leicester" along with last minute stifling of profanities, I will say that a pre-game singalong would make it more likely for me to join in actual chants during the game. It breaks the ice.

[FoxesAreBlue]

Why do you need the club to play this? If it genuinely is/was a club anthem then wouldn’t it manifest itself through the fans naturally?

 

Or are you trying to manufacture an anthem that, if we’re honest, isn’t really there anyway?

 

As a side note: I thought the Jeesey Budd version was pretty disliked for being too slow and dreary anyway? A sentiment I agree with. For me, some fella crooning along to some slow ballard is hardly atmosphere-generating material anyway.

Edited 16 April 2022 by FoxesAreBlue

[smudger63]

I've never liked the Jersey budd version, but I think it works better in terms of it seems longer and slower.  The problem with the proper and best version is our fans want to sing it at 200 mph, and by the time other parts of the kop realise its being sung its already finished.  What I would say, is when this was first brought out a few years ago, the club did play it before a few games and it never really caught on.

[Ted Maul]

Amazing that PSV appeared to know more about the history/culture of our club than our own club.

[Guest David Oldfields Gate]

I think if we were to sing the JB version it would need the backing track as it's a really tricky tempo to hold.

 

 

[smudger63]

Talking of football anthems this is the best in my opinion. Absolutely pisses all over you'll never walk alone.

 

[Claridge]

31 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

Amazing that PSV appeared to know more about the history/culture of our club than our own club.

The atmosphere at that game from leicester was the best I can remember for years. Helped that the sweet dreams song was sung by everyone and is excellent and easy to learn

[Spudulike]

I thought that I was in the minority liking the Jersey Budd version. I've no longer got the energy to stand and chant the whole game but I certainly can belt this out (and did when it was last played pre-match). C'mon City, get it on. 

[Vlad the Fox]

36 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

Amazing that PSV appeared to know more about the history/culture of our club than our own club.

A friend got battened and arrested that night when the police attacked without provocation in Madrid. Said he woke up battered and bruised to when your smiling playing on someone’s phone and someone whistling along to it, then realised it was a policeman outside his cell door taking the piss. 

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

1 hour ago, FoxesAreBlue said:

Why do you need the club to play this? If it genuinely is/was a club anthem then wouldn’t it manifest itself through the fans naturally?

 

Or are you trying to manufacture an anthem that, if we’re honest, isn’t really there anyway?

 

As a side note: I thought the Jeesey Budd version was pretty disliked for being too slow and dreary anyway? A sentiment I agree with. For me, some fella crooning along to some slow ballard is hardly atmosphere-generating material anyway.

If you want the entire stadium singing it in unison, yeah, you need to play it.

[shilton_fox]

It’s gotta happen, had me about in tears belting it out in Eindhoven. Even though it’s too slow I’d still say the jersey budd version is the best to sing in unison to. 

[An Away Move]

The chorus from this is our ‘Glad all over’. Almost literally musically. 
 

Leicester band too.
 

 

[FoxesAreBlue]

1 hour ago, MarriedaLeicesterGirl said:

If you want the entire stadium singing it in unison, yeah, you need to play it.

And did this happen when they did used to play it?

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

6 minutes ago, FoxesAreBlue said:

And did this happen when they did used to play it?

If it doesn't work after a season, then drop it...like they dropped The Geatest Showman song.