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What is Collingwood song based on?
Believe it or not, ‘Good Old Collingwood Forever’ has the oldest origins of any of our Australian football club songs. It started life as a marching song called ‘Goodbye Dolly Gray’ in the USA during the Spanish American War (1898), and grew in popularity through the Boer War (1899-1902).
Where did the AFL songs come from?
The first team song was the Collingwood song “Good Old Collingwood Forever”, written by player Tom Nelson in 1906 to the tune of “Goodbye, Dolly Gray”, an American music hall song.
Who recorded the AFL theme songs?
John Caddy
John Caddy was one of the original Fable Singers who sung the iconic versions of the VFL/AFL theme songs 50 years ago.
What is the Gold Coast Suns theme song?
We Are the Suns of the Gold Coast SkyGold Coast Football Club / Fight song
What is the Adelaide Crows song based on?
US Marines Hymn
Adelaide Crows: The Pride of South Australia by Bill Sanders in 1994 based on US Marines Hymn dating back to 1878.
Who was in The Fable Singers?
Most were recorded in 1972 by The Fable Singers, which included Ivan “Mr Movies” Hutchinson and local jazz legends Frank Traynor and Smacka Fitzgibbon. Fitzgibbon was said to be as Melbourne as the Yarra.
What is the Geelong Cats theme song based off?
The Toreador March
Past player John Watts was responsible for the Club’s theme song. He got together with his team-mates during the 1963 season to pen the words. It was sung most enthusiastically after the grand final that year! We Are Geelong, tune: The Toreador March, from the George Bizet Opera, Carmen.
Why is Carlton called the blues?
The Carlton Football Club is the 3rd oldest club in the A.F.L and were the first premiers of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877. Carlton’s nickname the ‘Blues’ comes from the navy blue colour of its uniform.
How many premierships has Collingwood lost?
Collingwood has played in a record 44 VFL/AFL Grand Finals (including rematches), winning 15, drawing two and losing 27 (also a record).
How many premiers have Collingwood won?
15
It has since won 15 VFL/AFL premierships, second only to Carlton and Essendon (16). The Magpies have played in more Grand Finals (43) than any other team, appearing in the decider on an average of once every two and a half years.
How did the Collingwood Football Club get its song?
The song that has come to define the Collingwood Football Club could hardly have been created in a less ‘Collingwood’ environment. It was written by a player who at that stage had never played a game for the club, during a holiday to Tasmania, using as its base a song written by an American composer during the Spanish American War.
What is the history of Collingwood?
Originally part of the same suburb as modern Fitzroy, the City of Collingwood was established in 1855. It incorporated the modern suburbs of Collingwood, Clifton Hill and Abbotsford, an area of 5.33km 2. The 1850s saw rapid development, spurred on by the enormous population surge, partly the result of the goldrush that began in 1852.
Who sings Good Old Collingwood Forever?
Mason Cox, Jordan De Goey, Levi Greenwood, Jeremy Howe and Steele Sidebottom sing Good Old Collingwood Forever after the Magpies’ win over Carlton in round 15, 2016. By: Michael Roberts, Collingwood Historian. The song that has come to define the Collingwood Football Club could hardly have been created in a less ‘Collingwood’ environment.
Why is Collingwood’s new song about infighting all over the place?
One of the great ironies of the song’s birth is that it took place during one of Collingwood’s unhappiest ever seasons, with unprecedented levels of infighting, including the captain being stood down for poor form and the coach and vice-captain suspended for causing dissension within the team.