Guest geordie01 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Watching West Ham tonight and heard them sing that song (you know the one im talking about) the bubbles are to west ham wat the races are to newcastle and what struck me was how often i hear their fans singing that, with such vigour, i may add and how little we sing the blaydon races when it is widely known as our unofficial anthem. i must admit to being an armchair fan (so feel free to shoot me down) as i live in belfast but i get over 2-3 times a season and i have never heard it being sung nor have i heard it on any of our televised games whats your opinions on it? i feel it shuld be sung at the start of every game just like you'll never walk alone at anfield and celtic park etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 As a nuetral I didn't have a clue about Blaydon Races until a geordie lad in work had it as his ringtone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Texasmag Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I heard it on Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunderlandsuck Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 forever blowing bubbles, simply because you get to see alot of big hard men singing about bubbles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Blaydon Races is world famous and older than football itself, its a Geordie anthem not so much a football only anthem. We do sing it and at times it gets sung with real gusto but not as much as it should, half don't even know the proper words. Its a brilliant anthem though, I love it and always have done well before footy, we used to sing it at assembly in primary school but all that has went out the window these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Blaydon Races is an old music-hall song, older than the club, yes, but not that much older. I think I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles is probably an old music-hall song, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jai Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 bye bye pardew.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Serbia Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 bye bye pardew.... ...and bye bye Roeder,too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 according to wikipedia geordie ridley first sang the song in 1862 while forever blowing bubbles dates from 1918. some other clubs have copied the blaydon races, sunderland the cretins had that "going along the roker road" shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 The Blaydon Races I went to Blaydon Races 'Twas on the 9th of June Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two On a Summer's Afternoon We took the bus from Balmbras And she was heavy laden Away we went along Collingwood Street That's on the Road to Blaydon Chorus: Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin' Passing the folks along the road just as they were stannin' Aal the lads and lasses there aal wi' smilin' faces Gannin along the Scotswood Road To see the Blaydon Races We flew past Armstrong's factory And up by the Robin Adair gannin ower the Railway Bridge The bus wheel flew off there The lasses lost their crinolenes And the veils that hide their faces I got two black eyes and a broken nose gannin t' Blaydon Races Oh me lads... Now when we got the wheel back on Away we went again But them that had their noses broke They went back ower hyem Some went to the dispensary And some to Doctor Gibbses And some to the infirmary To mend their broken ribses Oh me lads... We flew across the Chain Bridge And into Blaydon Toon The bellman he was calling then They called him Jackie Broon I saw him talking to some chaps And them he was persuadin' To gan and see Geordie Ridley's show At the Mechanics' Hall in Blaydon Oh me lads... Now when we got to Paradise There were bonny games begun There were four and twenty on the bus And how we danced and sung They called on me to sing a song and I sung 'em 'Paddy Fagan' I danced a jig and I swung me twig The day wi' went to Blaydon Oh me lads... The rain it poured down all the day And made the ground quite muddy Coffee Johnny had a white hat on Shouted 'Whi stole the cuddy?' There were spice stalls and monkey shows And owld wives selling ciders And a chap on a ha'penny roundaboot Saying 'noo me lads for riders?' Oh me lads... (to fade) Words: The immortal Geordie Ridley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 according to wikipedia geordie ridley first sang the song in 1862 while forever blowing bubbles dates from 1918. some other clubs have copied the blaydon races, sunderland the cretins had that "going along the roker road" shite. Blackburn's the worst rip-off. Stupid tits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Don't Man U sing some version of it as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Don't Man U sing some version of it as well? Aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest king harry Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Don't Man U sing some version of it as well? Aye. So do Bolton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Don't they have any songs in Lancashire? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 according to wikipedia geordie ridley first sang the song in 1862 while forever blowing bubbles dates from 1918. some other clubs have copied the blaydon races, sunderland the cretins had that "going along the roker road" shite. Blackburn's the worst rip-off. Stupid tits. the first time that happened at st. james' park, there was nearly a riot, people jumping over the wall to get at the blackburn fans, no-one was watching the match the whole crowd was booing and whistling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Too fucking right. Thay may as well hold their hands up and say, 'Aye, you've got us there. We've got no tradition or originality of our own. Sorry, lads. We're like Boyzone doing shit cover versions of decent songs. We'll get our coats...' Surely some mentalist has come up with a song about Blackburn they can use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliMag Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 blaydon races is about some happy bloke and singing and celebrating about the fact that he gets to have a day out seeing the races, the carrage wrecks, people are hurt (seriously in some cases) and the main character gets a broken nose and two black eyes. Despite the blood streaming down his face and fate obviously laughing at him he refuses to let it get him down and still is happy about the fact that he is on his way to the races... to no doubt lose all of his money... its an allegory about Newcastle fans and their relationshp with the Board over the past century. Its "starin'" by the way and not "stannin'" :winking: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 I think that in Level seven for League games this is sang about five times a game and not with the passion that the West Ham fans sing 'bubbles' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Gets sung numerous times at every away game, not so much at home, its at its best when sung just after we score away from home imo full gusto.....................pure class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ticaL Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Too fucking right. Thay may as well hold their hands up and say, 'Aye, you've got us there. We've got no tradition or originality of our own. Sorry, lads. We're like Boyzone doing shit cover versions of decent songs. We'll get our coats...' Surely some mentalist has come up with a song about Blackburn they can use. Type that again and I will hunt you down. No joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Too fucking right. Thay may as well hold their hands up and say, 'Aye, you've got us there. We've got no tradition or originality of our own. Sorry, lads. [/b]We're like Boyzone doing shit cover versions of decent songs.[/b] We'll get our coats...' Surely some mentalist has come up with a song about Blackburn they can use. Your a boyzone-fan or a Blackburn fan? blueconfused.gif Type that again and I will hunt you down. No joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ticaL Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Shouldn't of done a shit highlighting job, anyways sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Shouldn't of done a shit highlighting job, anyways sorted. Still don't understand your problem with it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Well blaydon races must be well known for bolton, blackburn and manu to sing to the tune. We dont sing it much at home, but at every away game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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