New Melbourne Theme Song?!

[Spaghetti 264]

Anyone else see the theme song DeeTV posted to YouTube a few days ago? I would be disappointed if this became our standard theme.

A banjo? Really?!

EDIT: For comparison - here is our standard version:

Edited October 9, 2011 by Stylus

[Macca 16,173]

Sunnyside up ? Smacka Fitzgibbon on the banjo ? Just sayin !

[Red and Blue Bloke 20]

This sounds different, like the whole thing has been its pitch lifted, but I am pretty sure there was always banjos in the theme song....

[Pates 9,537]

There was another version put on the AFL themes album a few years ago and it was MUCH worse than this. This just seems like a slightly updated version of the old song with a stronger banjo added, don't know why it needs to be changed TBH.

Edited October 9, 2011 by Pates

[Spaghetti 264]

This sounds different, like the whole thing has been its pitch lifted, but I am pretty sure there was always banjos in the theme song....

You could be right, but they sound much more pronounced in this version.

[Tatu 416]

Could hardly notice the difference...

[Spaghetti 264]

Could hardly notice the difference...

Listen to the first five seconds of both and tell me you can hardly notice a difference.

[Striker475 696]

Well this is the best quality one I could found that sounds like the current one on YouTube - to me, it sounds more like they've digitally cleaned it up a fair bit. Because of it it makes the banjo more noticeable - you can still hear it though in this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kx-unhQDng&feature=related

[Spaghetti 264]

Well this is the best quality one I could found that sounds like the current one on YouTube - to me, it sounds more like they've digitally cleaned it up a fair bit. Because of it it makes the banjo more noticeable - you can still hear it though in this one.

I'm all for them remastering, but they seem to have toned down the brass (best part of traditional VFL theme songs) and increased the banjo usage and audibility throughout.

[mauriesy 6,822]

The DeeTVOfficial one is better.

But they're so close, who cares? I'm not going to lose sleep over a bit of remastering.

[Fork 'em 6,556]

I'd like some thought into a new song .

Ours doesn't do it for me .

There's no " Riding the bumps with a grin" , " Fight and Fight and win " , " The greatest team all " , "the team that never let's you down" etc , etc .

What 'ave we got ' Should old aquaintance be forgot " Pffft .

[daisycutter 28,636]

The DeeTVOfficial one is better.

But they're so close, who cares? I'm not going to lose sleep over a bit of remastering.

I like em both. Lets just alternate them, one for home games, one for away games?

btw I'm tone deaf too

[Supermercado 2,631]

I'd like some thought into a new song .

Ours doesn't do it for me .

There's no " Riding the bumps with a grino" , " Fight and Fight and win " , " The greatest team all " , "the team that never let's you down" etc , etc .

What 'ave we got ' Should old aquaintance be forgot " Pffft .

Committee for a new song meets in the phone booth at Platform 10 Flinders St Station

[wisedog 328]

Anyone else see the theme song DeeTV posted to YouTube a few days ago? I would be disappointed if this became our standard theme!

A banjo? Really?!

There's a banjo in the original as well, it's just more pronounced in the new version.

When I saw the thread title, I was imagining cheesy drum beats and synthesisers as other clubs have done. As it is, it still retains a strong traditional flavour, I can't even tell if the vocals have been re-recorded or just remastered.

It makes me wonder, it these songs can be produced so close to the original, why do so many of the new club's songs come out sounding like advertising jingles?

[Striker475 696]

I'd like some thought into a new song .

Ours doesn't do it for me .

There's no " Riding the bumps with a grin" , " Fight and Fight and win " , " The greatest team all " , "the team that never let's you down" etc , etc .

What 'ave we got ' Should old aquaintance be forgot " Pffft .

You're [censored] me right? We genuinely have the second best song running round in the AFL - only better one is Richmond.

[Spaghetti 264]

You're [censored] me right? We genuinely have the second best song running round in the AFL - only better one is Richmond.

Screw that, we have the best one!

[Chook 14,602]

I'd like some thought into a new song .

Ours doesn't do it for me .

There's no " Riding the bumps with a grin" , " Fight and Fight and win " , " The greatest team all " , "the team that never let's you down" etc , etc .

What 'ave we got ' Should old aquaintance be forgot " Pffft .

Yeah, let's change our colours, too. Lets be the team of the yellow, red, blue, black, white, navy, purple, maroon, gold and brown. Did I miss any?

Honestly, why not keep our modest, unique and time-worn song and just turn our attention to something a little more important?

[Angelus BTVS 31]

Theres nothing wrong with our song, however there is something seriously wrong with having the trumpet version played before every home game. Makes more people cringe than those that enjoy it. If you want to make the club more appealing to potential new supporters then do a better job of striking a chord with them.

[Sir Why You Little 34,695]

i have the original "Fable Singers" version in my itunes and that's the only version i will ever play...Leave it alone, it does not need fixing please MFC.

[Demon Disciple 11,069]

I'm sorry but this really is a no contest. Our current version kicks the shizenhousen out of the one above it.

[Roger Mellie 3,545]

Is this thread a joke - the banjo is in both versions - just toned down. You'll find we are not the only club with the dreaded banjo.

I took an American friend to the footy many years ago - Melb v Richmond. It was well into the first quarter before he could pick himself up off the ground laughing at both songs.

[hardtack 10,127]

The only teams that should have banjo in their club songs are Adelaide and Port Adelaide!

[Macca 16,173]

I prefer the duelling banjo's !

[Tricky 337]

I prefer the duelling banjo's !

lol

Seriously, there's plenty banjo in both versions - remastering is fine. Go dees

[Macca 16,173]

lol

Seriously, there's plenty banjo in both versions - remastering is fine. Go dees

Ha ha ha !