Gross

genuinely baffled by Gawn’s religious choir song pick

Noise after a Melbourne goal ? How about just the crowd cheering and no song.

Dora the Explorer?

This is comedy gold, Steele chooses Titanium.

4 minutes ago, Sydee said:

Dora the Explorer?

Must have a young kid. Don't think he'll be getting a game anyway

So, this is actually going to happen! I thought it was an early April 1 joke.

But then, it is the AFL who don’t seem to think the game itself is enough and feel the need to follow Americans on just about everything.

Just one more thing to come into calculations when deciding to attend a game that may be of little interest.

Were the real fans asked about this?

About as sickening as the Druggies’ air raid siren

To me, this is akin to changing the club theme song. I could not be more disgusted that this is taking place.

My elderly parents have been attending home games together every other week for 50 years. The current gameday 'entertainment' is already too much for them. Shamefully, this gimmick will end a long-standing family tradition.

57 minutes ago, Melbournepotter said:

Noise after a Melbourne goal ? How about just the crowd cheering and no song.

The silence was more embarrassing than a collection of 80s/90s slop.

Although Daft Punk will be fun with Bayley if he can kick a few…

Can't we have goal novels instead? Kick a goal, read a page.

Actually we could all do with a bit of 'kick a goal, listen to 30 seconds of Orwell's The Lion and the Unicorn' as read by Ian Mckellan'.

Kick a goal from a snap shot, get Penfold from original Danger Mouse going 'ooh crumbs'.

Kick a goal, Kermit the Frog celebrates continuously until the restart.

I'd appreciate it if someone could post a list of the players' songs. Andy's opening post isn't working. I just get a bunch of numbers and it doesn't appear to be on the MFC website. Cheers

I know when I reflect on how to improve the match day experience the first thing I think of is more inane, loud and awful music to drown out the cheering. It’s such a wonderful way to engage with the fans who are desperate to be annoyed and distracted. More flashing lights, and more obnoxious sounds please!

The Charlie Cameron Country Road is epic, but pretty much everything else in the AFL goal song wise sucks.

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Incidentally, hoping Xavier Lindsay can actually slot a few more this year.

For such a good field kick, he had a massive case of the yips last season 2 goals 6 behinds is beneath him, including a bunch or relative sodas that he should have gobbled up for breakfast.

Had they not been punted BP5 & Claz surely would've gone with We've Got To Get Out Of This Place by The Angels.

Fans song whenever one of these songs plays:

Tear this place apart.

I'm not fussed about the concept of songs after each goal. I attend other games and most home teams have songs after each goal so I'm accustomed to it.

But geez, that's a BOG ordinary list of songs...

12 hours ago, monoccular said:

So, this is actually going to happen! I thought it was an early April 1 joke.

But then, it is the AFL who don’t seem to think the game itself is enough and feel the need to follow Americans on just about everything.

Just one more thing to come into calculations when deciding to attend a game that may be of little interest.

Were the real fans asked about this?

About as sickening as the Druggies’ air raid siren

Why is this an American thing lol?

29 minutes ago, PartyTimeJohnny said:

Why is this an American thing lol?

I call it 'woo woo culture'. Where absolutely anything, no matter how inane or just plain wrong, has to be followed by a crowd indicating their group membership by going woo woo.

Prominently American in English-speaking culture, but not uniquely American of course. You can see it in anything from Korean dating shows (I think she has nice hair... woo woooooo) to the Nuremberg Zeppelinfield.

Those who recall the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy might remember the alien planet where everyone had telepathy, but it got really awkward knowing everyone's thoughts so to mask them everyone began talking constantly about absolute drivel.

Yeah, this kind of [censored] is just that - a screen against sincerity.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Little Goffy

I don't like the music after every goal but I am conscious I am not the target demo and a bit of a traditionalist.

Now that it's agreed at least to start the season I do accept what I will like less is not hearing enough of it.

Also some of the song choices are not exactly in the spirit of what I think it's trying to achieve. Max Gawn case in point.

Really dont like it... though Charlie's song has become a cultural event for the lions which is good.

Is Roo trying to make a political statement for the moment by choosing "Rock the Casbah" given its about the 1979 Iranian revolution and their bans. ?

edit: I want to hear Dora ring out around the G :) what a pump up track that will be....

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by darkhorse72

2 hours ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

I don't like the music after every goal but I am conscious I am not the target demo and a bit of a traditionalist.

I'm not a fan either, though to be honest I dislike the volume ads and songs are played at the G way, way more than songs after a goal. Does my head in.

The issue I have is not so much having songs after goals as I understand the logic of making the game a fun event for families, it's the rationale for the decision.

Typical AFL making a decision supposedly to benefit fans without, one bothering to actually consult fans, and two not even bothering to tell fans on what basis they have concluded fans want this.

I mean where's the evidence this will make for a better experience, let alone increase attendance.

The AFL have been gloating about tecord breaking attendances for years. And songs are not played after goals at most games. Hard then to argue something needs fixing.

And give me a break it's for the kids - I doubt many kids are singing along with bloody Country Roads at the GABBA.

It's all the crusty retirees and the mums and dads(who bybthe are the ones who buy the tickets to games for their kids)

3 hours ago, PartyTimeJohnny said:

Why is this an American thing lol?

Have you ever seen a NBA or NFL game?

16 hours ago, The Lobster Effect said:

Must have a young kid. Don't think he'll be getting a game anyway

let alone kicking a goal