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Mike Brady to write us a new song


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cough !!!

Oh, the team played fine in the year Thirty-Nine,

We're the Demons that no one can lick, lick, lick

cough :rolleyes:

The song was first sung by Melbourne players on a trip to Hobart in 1912, and the second verse was written by Keith "Bluey" Truscott after the 1939 premiership.

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Lyrics (from what I could hear)

Get Out and Have a Go

by Mike Brady

We've known those mighty moments,
those glory days of old
We have had our share of champions,
who never left the fold
When a hundred thousand hearts beat true
And passion is a given
Get out there you Melbourne boys
And show 'em that your driven
And never forget, the pride within these halls
And never take for granted, the legends on these walls
Dee's that live forever, in this mighty game we play
Demons that have left a mark, I wonder what they'd say
What would Jimmy say?
What would Barrassi say?
What would Robbie say?
What would Schwarta say?
What would Smithy say?
He was always in the know
He'd say "Get out there you Demons,
Get out and have a go"
The red and blue's a symbol,
it's a part of what we are
We've worn since we started,
and it's known near and far
When a hundred thousand voices
Echo loud across the G
They're telling you to stand up
Be what you can be
And never forget, the deeds that have been done
And never take for granted, the flags that were hard won
Those names will live forever, even bolder than today
Those mighty Demon legends, now I'd wonder what they'd say
What would Garry say?
What would Tassie say?
What would Cracker say?
What would Neitza say?
What would Barrassi say?
Purposely and slow
He'd say "Get out there you Demons"
"Get out and have a go"
So what would we all say?
Every one of us that cares
Every heart thats beating
Every dream that dares
We shout it all together, so everybody knows
We'd say "Get out there you Demons"
"Get out and have a go"
We'd say "Get out there you Demons
Get out and have a go"

Bob Dylan is literally quaking in his boots with envy at that masterpiece.

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It's just a song for god's sake. If you don't like it fine, but debating its "purpose" and feeling insulted by it?

Won't be everyone's cup of tea but it's honest. The best we can hope for in the short term is for them to have a go and snag the odd win.

Worst idea in the past 5 years? Worse than the bugler?

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I'm not at all musically inclined, BUT.... Does the guy only know 3 chords?

It's not a bad song but you can't fake a galvanising footy song. We have our song and if we do find something else to pin our hopes to it will come naturally.

It won't be Mike Brady or a Bugler or a special logo.

Read the story about how "We'll never walk alone" and you'll understand that Liverpool embraced the song naturally in a lot of ways and of course it's been built up over generations. That's our hope I guess.

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I'm not at all musically inclined, BUT.... Does the guy only know 3 chords?

It's not a bad song but you can't fake a galvanising footy song. We have our song and if we do find something else to pin our hopes to it will come naturally.

It won't be Mike Brady or a Bugler or a special logo.

Read the story about how "We'll never walk alone" and you'll understand that Liverpool embraced the song naturally in a lot of ways and of course it's been built up over generations. That's our hope I guess.

Perhaps, as a temporary measure, the club could adopt another Gerry & the Pacemakers number, "It's Gonna Be Alright".

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I'm not at all musically inclined, BUT.... Does the guy only know 3 chords?

Spot On.

It's called folk music and just like 'Waltzing Matilda' it only has 3 chords.

Funnily enough 'Waltzing Matilda' never took over the Australian National Anthem, but it does get referred to as the unofficial Anthem of Australia on many occasions.

I think everyone's missing the point. It is not here to replace anything, it was not written to be used in any particular environment. It was just written for the supporters who take appreciation to it. That's it.

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Or GWSs?

I actually quite like theirs.... must be the Russian in me !! lol

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The power of a song can unite people, Wed. night at the G is an example of this. Not sure if this is the right song to do that, a simpler song lyrically would be needed.

Maybe.

But we're not Liverpool, with a massive bank account, incredible international following and SUCCESS.

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I only wish that the AFL would play both verses. Most Dees supporters have never heard the second verse sung and the younger generation can barely remeber the first verse, so rarely is it sung these days!

p.s. I heard Mike's song today and like it [nothing wrong with having two Club songs just in case in a few years we get sick of hearing the same one sung week after week]!

a Grand Ol' Club...

We're a Grand ol' Club, we're a High-Flyin' club

We've an emblem for me, and for you,,, an emblem of, this Team we love,,,

'Melbourne', in Red over Blue

Oh our hearts beat true of that Ol' Red & Blue

And we'll sing this song with you, (what'll we sing)

Should ol' acquaintance be forgot "look out", we're comin' for you...

Well that team played fine, back in year Thirty-Nine,,,, played like Demons, that no one could lick, lick, lick

And you'll feel us now, when nearing that Ball, with Spirit Six Six Six

Oh our hearts beat true of that Ol' Red & Blue,

And we'll sing this song with you, (what'll we sing)

Should ol' acquaintance be forgot "look out", we're comin' for you...

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Nothing against Brady, he's done some good things IN THE PAST, but this is the most by the numbers, out of touch, pointless thing I've heard in a long long time.

I know it's not a club commissioned thing, but I really hate it. We need a new, spirited image, not more of this old fashioned meat and potatoes stuff.

It's condescending and embarrassing.

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*insert look to the past not the present, this sort of stuff is crap unless we are good type comments here*

Cmon the bag out schwab and stynes for this sort of thing, where is the anger and the vitriol now??? Get fired up demonland!

Okay, fine. I'll be the one do do it.

This is a stupid idea and a waste of time!

Why don't we just focus on winning games!!

We are a joke!!!

No wonder we tanked!!!!

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I did find it very condescending. Most of those guys are alive and have said their piece anyway, the players don't need someone telling them to harden the [censored] up in a folk song.

The names Schwartz and Garry don't deserve to be there.

I like the idea of a song like this to play before 'It's a Grand Old Flag', and I agree that there's no point hiding from our rut, but 'go out and have a go' is the kind of thing they would have played at early 90's Swans games where noone was watching.

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If we need a new song I would prefer it to celebrate and gloat about our successes after we have ALREADY achieved in the hopefully not to distant future. Not the time now. Kick arse first, grab a few flags and respectabilty.

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It can't be worse than any of Greg Champion's shitful musical ditties about players all set to the tune of 'in the jungle, the mighty jungle'.

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