cornerstone Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 URGENT: NEED A NEW CHANT FOR TODAY'S AUSTRALIA GAME Right, didn't want to hijack the football thread, but Australia has a problem: our chants are absolutely abysmal. So basically: any ideas out there for some decent Australian chants for today's game? Whinge alert! Here are the existing chants so you can get a feel for what I'm talking about. Australia basically has two chants. And since Australia is brilliant at basically every sport (no surprise, about 4% of GDP is spent on persuading good athletes from other countries to become Australian!) these two chants are spread pretty thin. I've also noticed that every TV advert has been using them ad nauseum since the World Cup began. CHANT ONE: Come on Aussie, let's go. CLAP. CLAP. Come on Aussie, let's go. CLAP CLAP. That's it. Repeat until opposition fall asleep. It's like a metronome. CHANT TWO: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi Repeat. This one shits me to tears - but I think you have to have lived in the UK in the 1970's to understand why. As an Australian chant, it kind of makes sense - Aussie, Oi. But it isn't an Australian chant - it started out with feckin' Max Boyce as "Oggy, Oggy, Oggy" at Welsh rugby matches and spread from there. In case you don't remember Max - you might remember his face and think "oh, that twat!": The thing that's annoying is that "Oggy" means nothing. Oh, sure some person somewhere reckons it mean 'Cornish Pasty' but in terms of a rugby international, sixty thousand Welsh people screaming for a Cornish Pasty, Oi , Oi, Oi is not clever. And, of course, it ended up everywhere. I seem to recall all the spectators screaming it out on It's A Knockout for absolutely no reason. Oggy is an ugly word, fat kids in Adidas tracksuits singing it doesn't make it any more endearing. It then became "Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie" because of the English footballer, Peter Osgood. Inevitably it spread to infect Australia. SO, ANY IDEAS FOR A BETTER CHANT FOR TONIGHT?! I might have to whisper it (baby and all!) but give us something good! (BTW: thinking of chants rather than songs (Walzing Matilda, I know, I know)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Ok I have given this much thought, I have also taken in to account that we will be playing Italy tonight and I have come up with a chant that can be used by both teams..... Olive Olive Olive Oil Oil Oil Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Olive Olive Olive Oil Oil Oil Ken lol ! I found this - not at all relevant, but it insults Posh Spice, and that can't be a bad thing: Posh Spice is a slapper, She wear's a big fat jewel, And when she's shagging Beckham, She thinks of Harry Kewell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Great save that one for when we play the Poms *runs ducking and weaving* Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Just for amusement, Radio National really got into the spirit of things with this ditty: From many nations hear the sound; The World is oval - it ain't round, In one more year we'll be in heaven, The real World Cup is in '07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 ............ I don't get it Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 (Harris) Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd / EMI (P) 1963 Arr. Johnnie Spence - Produced by George Martin [spoken:] There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying, and he gets himself up on one elbow, and he turns to his mates, who are gathered 'round him and he says: Watch me wallabys feed mate. Watch me wallabys feed. They're a dangerous breed mate. So watch me wallabys feed. Altogether now! Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down. Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl, keep me cockatoo cool. Don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo cool. Altogether now! Take me koala back, Jack, take me koala back. He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back. Altogether now! Let me Abos go loose, Lou, * let me Abos go loose. They're of no further use, Lou, so let me Abos go loose. Altogether now! Mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me platypus duck. Don't let him go running amok, Bill, mind me platypus duck. Altogether now! Play your digeridoo, Blue, play your digeridoo. Keep playing 'til I shoot thro' Blue, play your digerydoo. Altogether now! Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred, tan me hide when I'm dead. So we tanned his hide when he died Clyde, (Spoken) And that's it hanging on the shed. Altogether now! © 1960 Castle Music Pty, Ltd. Words and music by Rolf Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I don't get it Ach, pure AFL hardcore you! As for Rolf, I think he counts as a naturalised Englishman by now - yours to keep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 As for Rolf, I think he counts as a naturalised Englishman by now - yours to keep! Well, he used to be my neighbour in England, so I'm glad for him to be on our team. Can you tell what it is yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Well, he used to be my neighbour in England, so I'm glad for him to be on our team. Can you tell what it is yet? Maidenhead/Bray?! As for the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migiandone Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Well the game is here.... Totti will not play today, Del Piero will be the playmaker. Always here is stopping, no cars on ways, no people out, Good luck to aussie.....for the trip back to home Maidenhead/Bray?! As for the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Maidenhead/Bray?! As for the rest Yes, Maidenhead. I worked for a games (not computer) company there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Good luck to aussie.....for the trip back to home Very cheeky.... We'll fly back thank you very much!! (Actual Qantas plane pictured). And once we've flown back, all our players can then fly back again to where they live! Yes, Maidenhead. I worked for a games (not computer) company there. Small world! I used to work in Maidenhead too. Lived in Windsor though. Thus Rolf a well-known local with his constantly flooded living room (MOVE goddamit!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Small world! I used to work in Maidenhead too. I bet you worked in a bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Well it is a small world, I've worked on a few maidenheads myself <--- Chicken Licken Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I bet you worked in a bar. Cheeky! I only moved to Australia after I worked there. That means if I worked in a bar, then you worked in a boules/petanque factory! I drank in quite a few bars though.... Well it is a small world, I've worked on a few maidenheads myself <--- Chicken Licken Ken Geez - be careful - that's a delicate piece of equipment you've got there - not a battering ram! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Cheeky! I only moved to Australia after I worked there. That means if I worked in a bar, then you worked in a boules/petanque factory! Well, I'm English, so ... no. I did, however, work for a photographer of naked girls. Does that count as Parisian enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 (edited) I did, however, work for a photographer of naked girls. That's twice you've mentioned that now. Do tell, and did you keep any samples???!! Oh, and for a football chant, how's about.. You're going home, you're going home, you're going... Aussies going home..... Edited June 27, 2006 by r11co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 That's twice you've mentioned that now. Do tell, and did you keep any samples???!! I've gone into detail before, and yes, I have some samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 You're going home, you're going home, you're going... Aussies going home..... Not quite what I had planned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I came up with this........apparently it matches quite well with the theme tune to one of your infamous soap operas: Losers Everybody needs good losers With a little understanding you can find the perfect blend Losers Should be there for one-another That's when good losers become good friends JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cornerstone Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 I came up with this........apparently it matches quite well with the theme tune to one of your infamous soap operas: Losers Everybody needs good losers With a little understanding you can find the perfect blend Losers Should be there for one-another That's when good losers become good friends JTB Hey - cheeky! We'll stop making it if you lot stop watching it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Right on, don't think its even shown in Oz any more. Purely for export to the unwashed masses Offshore PS And another great little money spinner- just keep sending those GBP's- we may even be able to afford a few imported footballers! ( Like everyone else..... although I see they are queuing at the door to buy those that are left here in Oz.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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