Watched the Swansea v Spurs game 2am here in Oz after the New Year came in. Listening through the sound system, with head phones on, the noise was unbelievable. Told the wife how good it sounded and she laughed saying "Sounds a bit cliched talking about good Welsh singing".
The Hymns and Arias/ Land of my fathers song in particular was so haunting / sad.
The Hymns and Arias/ Land of my fathers song in particular was so haunting / sad.
People speak of crowds lifting teams and here last night was a prime example of just that....a real twelth man for Swansea. Have a listen of a Swansea one they prepared earlier.
Apparently there is some consternation among some Welsh people that this is a Rugby song but it sound great to my tone deaf ears:)
Elsewhere in the EPL we can hear some great song reditions which may be a bit less known to those outside the UK. One great example is Stoke City singing Delilah.
Man City sing the melodic Blue Moon...a song we had better get used to in 2012:)
Of course the scousers traditionally have set the benchmark with You'll never walk alone.
While on the subject of football crowds singing I'll just put in a bit of world perspective with a few examples from
Turkey - Besikas,
Egypt -Ahlawy
Poznan -Poland
I suppose my real point here is that fans at games can make a difference. Just watching the Spurs game in Wales last night showed how emotive the crowd singing can be...a real twelth man if ever there was one.
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