Comments on: Shall we sing a song for you: Italian football songs, Part I http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/ A soccer blog featuring essays, news and photography exploring soccer around the world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lyrics http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6693 lyrics Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:10:17 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-6693 music is gift of Jesus the heavenly God! i don't like comparing one singer to another as it is god gifted. i just praise every singer and there voice and the heart that sings out. music is gift of Jesus the heavenly God! i don’t like comparing one singer to another as it is god gifted. i just praise every singer and there voice and the heart that sings out.

]]> By: Per Bristow http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6565 Per Bristow Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:11:32 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-6565 A agree with you, most songs are "spectacularly cheesy, both musically and lyrically". But that's what it's all about. It has to be. I can't even imagine 1000s of drunken blokes, putting their arms around each other and singing something that is not completely over the top. Do you? A agree with you, most songs are “spectacularly cheesy, both musically and lyrically”. But that’s what it’s all about. It has to be. I can’t even imagine 1000s of drunken blokes, putting their arms around each other and singing something that is not completely over the top. Do you?

]]> By: Dion Barus http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6254 Dion Barus Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:22:32 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-6254 Nice article, I'm a Laziale living in Indonesia and never gone to Olimpico Stadium but for me Vola Lazio Vola is the best Anthem for ever. It depends what football team are you supporting, if you're Laziale it would be Vola Lazio Vola or Non Mollare Mai and if you're ManUtd it would be Glory Glory MU and so on so forth... Check this link and tell us what you think http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1021286825587&oid=24239999008 Nice article, I’m a Laziale living in Indonesia and never gone to Olimpico Stadium but for me Vola Lazio Vola is the best Anthem for ever.

It depends what football team are you supporting, if you’re Laziale it would be Vola Lazio Vola or Non Mollare Mai and if you’re ManUtd it would be Glory Glory MU and so on so forth…

Check this link and tell us what you think
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1021286825587&oid=24239999008

]]> By: Gavski http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-5074 Gavski Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:31:42 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-5074 Interesting to read about the origins of the Seven Nation Army chant. A football fan all my life, I can honestly say i never heard this chant prior to the 2006 Scottish Cup semi-final between Hearts and Hibs in April 2006. The song played over the speakers at Hampden Park provoked a spontaneous chant to the bass line (tongue in cheek but rather politically incorrect ;) amongst the Hearts fans mocking the sexuality of their city rivals with "Oh the Hibees are gay". I did not hear this chant again aside from being sung by Hearts fans until the Italians sang it at the world cup to diffrent words. Incidentally, the Hearts won 4-o ;) ! Interesting to read about the origins of the Seven Nation Army chant. A football fan all my life, I can honestly say i never heard this chant prior to the 2006 Scottish Cup semi-final between Hearts and Hibs in April 2006. The song played over the speakers at Hampden Park provoked a spontaneous chant to the bass line (tongue in cheek but rather politically incorrect ;) amongst the Hearts fans mocking the sexuality of their city rivals with “Oh the Hibees are gay”.

I did not hear this chant again aside from being sung by Hearts fans until the Italians sang it at the world cup to diffrent words.

Incidentally, the Hearts won 4-o ;) !

]]> By: ursus arctos http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4900 ursus arctos Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:50:56 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-4900 In the early days of the NFL, a number of teams had college-like "fight songs", but Hail to Redskins is the only one that has survived to the present day with any sort of popular following ("Bear Down, Chicago Bears" was one of the other ones). The fact that NFL teams were generally not capable of supporting large marching bands in the era before stadium music was taken over by organs and "jock rock" likely has something to do with that. The Redskins actually had a band (as did the Colts while they were in Baltimore). In the early days of the NFL, a number of teams had college-like “fight songs”, but Hail to Redskins is the only one that has survived to the present day with any sort of popular following (“Bear Down, Chicago Bears” was one of the other ones).

The fact that NFL teams were generally not capable of supporting large marching bands in the era before stadium music was taken over by organs and “jock rock” likely has something to do with that. The Redskins actually had a band (as did the Colts while they were in Baltimore).

]]> By: Betty Jean http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4891 Betty Jean Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:34:03 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-4891 I am kinda curious why in the US, we don't really have football hymns outside of college football. I am kinda curious why in the US, we don’t really have football hymns outside of college football.

]]> By: Pedant http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4317 Pedant Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:07:35 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-4317 A tiny point on an excellent article, the song isn't called 'Bread of Heaven' but 'Cwm Rhonnda' or (in English) 'Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah/Redeemer'. A tiny point on an excellent article, the song isn’t called ‘Bread of Heaven’ but ‘Cwm Rhonnda’ or (in English) ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah/Redeemer’.

]]> By: Pep http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 Pep Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:01:45 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-2943 Thank you Spangly. I love formaggio not just provolone or boccancini type. I love the Roma roma roma type formaggio. My father is an Inter milanista. And he thinks i became a Roma fan when i tripped down the stairs as child and hit four of the twelve steps with my head. Grazie tanti Thank you Spangly. I love formaggio not just provolone or boccancini type. I love the Roma roma roma type formaggio. My father is an Inter milanista. And he thinks i became a Roma fan when i tripped down the stairs as child and hit four of the twelve steps with my head.

Grazie tanti

]]> By: SpanglyPrincess http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 SpanglyPrincess Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:25:45 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-2873 Pep, of course. If you search on youtube you can find versions of us singing the Inno, and also perhaps of Roma's other two "official" tunes, both also by Antonello Venditti, celebrated Roman and cheesy crooner extraordinaire: Grazie Roma (which is played at the end of the match only if we win) and as written for the 83 scudetto, and the much rarer "Che C'é?" which he wrote for the 2001 scudetto. Pep, of course. If you search on youtube you can find versions of us singing the Inno, and also perhaps of Roma’s other two “official” tunes, both also by Antonello Venditti, celebrated Roman and cheesy crooner extraordinaire: Grazie Roma (which is played at the end of the match only if we win) and as written for the 83 scudetto, and the much rarer “Che C’é?” which he wrote for the 2001 scudetto.

]]> By: Pep http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-2854 Pep Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:01:04 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/02/09/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-italian-football-songs-part-i/#comment-2854 Wonderful blog. Great post. As a Roma fan may i borrow the Roma,Roma song for my own blog? I will glady credit you for the excellent find. Wonderful blog. Great post. As a Roma fan may i borrow the Roma,Roma song for my own blog? I will glady credit you for the excellent find.

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