In fact, its proximity to bath is a main reason most tourists will be near bristol. Bristol rovers gaschat forum gas works chants at football. The only idea everyone seems to agree with is that it all started out in the 1950s, a decade before youll never walk alone was ever heard at anfield and 30 years before blue moon began by. Was please sing me one more song irene goodnight, irene goodnight. The song which is synonymous with rovers is goodnight, irene, which was written by lead belly. Bristol rovers football club goodnight irene youtube. At etsy, we pride ourselves on our global community of sellers. As was a common practice at the time the halftime entertainment consisted of an accordionist who played the hits of the day, amongst which was goodnight irene as rovers stormed back to win the game in the secondhalf with 3 goals in 8 minutes the 29,654 crowd started to sing goodnight. Add brfc mp3 chants to mobile smartphones ringtones, playstation and xbox. Bristol rovers fans prove love for the club with array of gashead tattoos. Bristol rovers 1989 squad recording goodnight irene.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Bristol rovers vs plymouth argyle on 08 sep 18 match. Bristol rovers fans prove love for the club with array of. Bristol rovers singing goodnight irene on the terraces letters. Gasheads sing leadbelly ever wondered whenhow the bristol rovers anthem came about. A popular and longrunning canadianirish folk group that saw their beginning in the 1960s, the irish rovers are particularly wellknown for their hit recording of shel silversteins the unicorn, although a great many more of their characteristically happy and oftcomical songs remain wellknown to this day.
Bristol rovers gaschat forum gas works goodnight all. Goodnight irene by bristol rovers fans fanchants on amazon. There are different accounts as to how the song became the fans favorite at the old eastvile stadium. Me, strumming the bristol rovers song on my guitar. As you know we are currently celebrating the 60th anniversary of singing goodnight irene.
Read on as we take a look at the famous song which all gasheads love to hear. Win, lose or draw, the clubs song goodnight irene will be echoed around the stadium. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Bristol rovers are for the third game in a row facing a team on the coast, blackpool, portsmouth and now plymouth. Rovers came back from being 10 down at half time to score 3 goals. The replay at eastville attracted an attendance of 30,074 to see newcastle win 31. Legend has it that on 4 november 1950 bristol rovers were losing at home to plymouth argyle. I asked your mother for you she told me that you was too young i wish dear lord that id never seen your face im sorry you ever were born irene good night irene. Listen to 34 bristol rovers fc football songs and bristol rovers soccer chants from memorial stadium. Irene, goodnight irene irene goodnight, godnight irene goodnight irene, ill see you in my dreams. Despite being the bottom team in the division argyle will be treated with a great deal of respect by darrell clarke going into this game especially in the light of the recent home defeat by oldham. Irene, goodnight irene, goodnight goodnight, irene goodnight, irene ill see you in my dreams last saturday night i got married me and my wife settled down. Goodnight irene is sung by supporters of english football team bristol rovers. There is also a fanrun podcast and blog called gascast.
Exclusive interviews, clips and behind the scenes videos from the club. Superb friendly fans who joined in with the banter. That is 9 games in which there have been 4 defeats and 5 draws. A great turnout from the bristol rovers fans who sang their hearts out. The only idea everyone seems to agree with is that it all started out in the 1950s, a decade before youll never walk alone was ever heard at anfield and 30 years before blue moon began by manchester city fans. The lyrics tell how the singer lost his love through rambling and gambling. Seguidamente nos remontaremos a noviembre del 1950. If your itinerary includes a visit to bath, consider staying in bristol and catching a game at rovers. Little did any of us know that at the same time as the rovers were being formed in 1883 our famous anthem goodnight irene was being penned in the deep south of the usa. He contemplates suicide in the famous line sometimes i take a great notion to jump in the river and drown. During the game, the following day, rovers were winning quite comfortably and the few argyle supporters present began to leave early prompting a. Goodnight irene chant full version starts of quiet but a bristol rovers anthem well sung.
It was thought it might be a fitting idea to try and get a version in the uk top 40. The rovers fans changed the words of the current hit by the weavers to goodnight argyle meanwhile, in plymouth, rovers have not won since their 21 victory there in the worthington cup on 23 august 2000. Full version starts of quiet but a bristol rovers anthem well sung. They are mighty friendly folk, and its a fine day on the terraces, singing goodnight irene. They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, childrens songs, labor songs, and american ballads, and sold millions of records at the height of their.
Teams ac this category is for questions and answers related to bristol rovers, as asked by users of. Bristol rovers playoff final 2007 goodnight irene youtube. One bristol rovers print fanzine is currently active and is entitled last saturday night. It was first sung at a fireworks display at the stadium the night before a home game against plymouth argyle in 1950. Plymouth argyle vs bristol rovers on 17 dec 19 match.
Maximum roverdrive, a local band of rovers supporters, that includes a musician who plays for take that, have already recorded a version of goodnight irene. Each etsy seller helps contribute to a global marketplace of creative goods. The attendance at this game was 62,787, and it remains the largest ever crowd to watch a match involving bristol rovers. Your obituary of ronnie gilbert of the weavers mentions their chart success with goodnight irene. The rovers fans changed the words of the current hit by the weavers to goodnight argyle on 8 march 2014 a 7,799 crowd saw rovers run out 21. Its also worth remembering that goodnight irene was first heard on 4 november 1950 in a game between rovers and argyle. Check out goodnight irene by bristol rovers fans fanchants on amazon music. The weavers were formed in november 1948 by ronnie gilbert, pete seeger, lee hays and fred hellerman. This season also saw the adoption of goodnight irene as a favorite song of bristol rovers fans. The weavers were an american folk music quartet based in the greenwich village area of new york city. Derek adams waves bristol rovers goodbye as plymouth argyle fans revel in thrilling victory over westcountry neighbours. At most of the games i go to, there is a considerable amount of chanting, aimed at various players, people and just passionately singing for the hell of it.
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