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I remember losing 3-0 at Palace in the relegation season and their fans had a chuckle when our end sang ‘we’re the Rangers, the mighty Rangers, we never win away..’
Bless you for thinking literally any of our chants are original
This.
Though it is documented fact that Bees fans sang "Hey Jude" decades before it caught on at other grounds following, I assume, Brentford's climb to the Premier League and getting featured on Sky etc.
(For anyone who's interested - and I won't be disappointed or surprised if no-one is - this originated at Griffin Park back in the 1980's. The woman who used to organise supporters' buses to away games was called Judith, and at one match at Griffin Park which coincided with her birthday, the matchday announcer played it for her. The crowd joined in, it stuck and the rest, as they say, is footballing history.)
The use of Cheer Up Sleepy Jean originated at W12 didn’t it?
Some story about an American marching band over for the Lord Mayors Show I recall.
Then famously altered to any number of ditties such as Cheer Up Peter Reid
Another favourite of mine was up at Villa away in the relegation from newly formed Premiership season. Fella who I still think I see (was an LSA Member) who had long straight hair and a beard was dressed in long flowing white robe. Everyone singing “Jesus! We need a miracle” I’m positive that happened but it was early 90’s and maybe my weekend activities carried over and it was a particularly vivid trip
Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal
The “Jesus, we need a miracle” game was Man City away, last game of the season 94/95. Ferdinand’s last game for us. I think City got a penalty and we started singing that to him. He started doing cross signs and I think we saved the penalty. May have been retaken but I can’t remember now.
The use of Cheer Up Sleepy Jean originated at W12 didn’t it?
Some story about an American marching band over for the Lord Mayors Show I recall.
Then famously altered to any number of ditties such as Cheer Up Peter Reid
Another favourite of mine was up at Villa away in the relegation from newly formed Premiership season. Fella who I still think I see (was an LSA Member) who had long straight hair and a beard was dressed in long flowing white robe. Everyone singing “Jesus! We need a miracle” I’m positive that happened but it was early 90’s and maybe my weekend activities carried over and it was a particularly vivid trip
I'm sure you're right on that, I was certainly at the game with the marching band. Evening game, I can't remember the opposition. It was pretty much spontaneous and certainly pre-dated the Peter Reid version.
I always thought we missed a trick on that - it was a real morale raiser in what was a lousy season, and it had the classic "You'll never walk alone" trick of football anthems of not actually having anything to do with the club or football at all, so we didn't need to alter it - it was other clubs who needed to change it to make it relevant to them.
Then next season, as soon as other clubs were singing it, we dropped it.
Pigbag was definitely ours too, can't remember why.
The use of Cheer Up Sleepy Jean originated at W12 didn’t it?
Some story about an American marching band over for the Lord Mayors Show I recall.
Then famously altered to any number of ditties such as Cheer Up Peter Reid
Another favourite of mine was up at Villa away in the relegation from newly formed Premiership season. Fella who I still think I see (was an LSA Member) who had long straight hair and a beard was dressed in long flowing white robe. Everyone singing “Jesus! We need a miracle” I’m positive that happened but it was early 90’s and maybe my weekend activities carried over and it was a particularly vivid trip
First time I heard that cheer up sleepy jean was Wimbledon away in 95/96 season
Jesus we need a miracle was Forest away last game when already relegated unless of course he wore the same stuff at Villa !!
I'm sure you're right on that, I was certainly at the game with the marching band. Evening game, I can't remember the opposition. It was pretty much spontaneous and certainly pre-dated the Peter Reid version.
I always thought we missed a trick on that - it was a real morale raiser in what was a lousy season, and it had the classic "You'll never walk alone" trick of football anthems of not actually having anything to do with the club or football at all, so we didn't need to alter it - it was other clubs who needed to change it to make it relevant to them.
Then next season, as soon as other clubs were singing it, we dropped it.
Pigbag was definitely ours too, can't remember why.
I thought it was Brighton at home when the marching band turned up.
Though it is documented fact that Bees fans sang "Hey Jude" decades before it caught on at other grounds following, I assume, Brentford's climb to the Premier League and getting featured on Sky etc.
(For anyone who's interested - and I won't be disappointed or surprised if no-one is - this originated at Griffin Park back in the 1980's. The woman who used to organise supporters' buses to away games was called Judith, and at one match at Griffin Park which coincided with her birthday, the matchday announcer played it for her. The crowd joined in, it stuck and the rest, as they say, is footballing history.)
Yeah that’s bollox. Frank Sibley was the youngest player to play for QPR, his debut was at the age 15 on 3rd September 1963, away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie. On that day ’Hey Frank’ was coined in honour of his achievement . He quickly turned into a fan favourite and it was sung at every single game until he retired from a knee injury at the age of 23. A few of the words may differ but the melody was unmistakably the same. Four years later in 1967 during our historical Cup Final comeback and win over West Bromwich Albion Paul McCartney was in the crowd. He heard it ring out so loudly that he actually went deaf in his left ear. To this day he hasn’t mentioned his noise induced hearing loss for fear of being exposed for plagiarism. Even now he hides the fact he wears an hearing ade caused by the rousing renditions of Hey Frank at Wembley. Instead as a cover story he made up some old fanny about it originally being called Hey Jules, a song written to comfort John Lennon’s son Julian.
Yeah that’s bollox. Frank Sibley was the youngest player to play for QPR, his debut was at the age 15 on 3rd September 1963, away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie. On that day ’Hey Frank’ was coined in honour of his achievement . He quickly turned into a fan favourite and it was sung at every single game until he retired from a knee injury at the age of 23. A few of the words may differ but the melody was unmistakably the same. Four years later in 1967 during our historical Cup Final comeback and win over West Bromwich Albion Paul McCartney was in the crowd. He heard it ring out so loudly that he actually went deaf in his left ear. To this day he hasn’t mentioned his noise induced hearing loss for fear of being exposed for plagiarism. Even now he hides the fact he wears an hearing ade caused by the rousing renditions of Hey Frank at Wembley. Instead as a cover story he made up some old fanny about it originally being called Hey Jules, a song written to comfort John Lennon’s son Julian.
I think he went deaf in his left ear before he started writing songs, but each to their own. Keep it funky 😂
Yeah that’s bollox. Frank Sibley was the youngest player to play for QPR, his debut was at the age 15 on 3rd September 1963, away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie. On that day ’Hey Frank’ was coined in honour of his achievement . He quickly turned into a fan favourite and it was sung at every single game until he retired from a knee injury at the age of 23. A few of the words may differ but the melody was unmistakably the same. Four years later in 1967 during our historical Cup Final comeback and win over West Bromwich Albion Paul McCartney was in the crowd. He heard it ring out so loudly that he actually went deaf in his left ear. To this day he hasn’t mentioned his noise induced hearing loss for fear of being exposed for plagiarism. Even now he hides the fact he wears an hearing ade caused by the rousing renditions of Hey Frank at Wembley. Instead as a cover story he made up some old fanny about it originally being called Hey Jules, a song written to comfort John Lennon’s son Julian.
I was at that Wembley final and can only remember the “ Rodney Rodney ….chants don’t remember the Frank (hey Jude )one.
Yeah that’s bollox. Frank Sibley was the youngest player to play for QPR, his debut was at the age 15 on 3rd September 1963, away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie. On that day ’Hey Frank’ was coined in honour of his achievement . He quickly turned into a fan favourite and it was sung at every single game until he retired from a knee injury at the age of 23. A few of the words may differ but the melody was unmistakably the same. Four years later in 1967 during our historical Cup Final comeback and win over West Bromwich Albion Paul McCartney was in the crowd. He heard it ring out so loudly that he actually went deaf in his left ear. To this day he hasn’t mentioned his noise induced hearing loss for fear of being exposed for plagiarism. Even now he hides the fact he wears an hearing ade caused by the rousing renditions of Hey Frank at Wembley. Instead as a cover story he made up some old fanny about it originally being called Hey Jules, a song written to comfort John Lennon’s son Julian.
May I assume that that is a parody?
"Frank Sibley was the youngest player to play for QPR, his debut was at the age 15 on 3rd September 1963, away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie. On that day ’Hey Frank’ was coined in honour of his achievement ."
The Beatles released 'Hey Jude' in 1968.
Anyhow, I was wrong when I ventured the 1980's, it was over a decade earlier and here is the full story, straight from every QPR fans favourite Bee, Peter Gilham:
“Hey Jude came out in 1968,” says the 74-year-old known as Mister Brentford. “In 1969, it was my first year on radio and I’ve been on it for 52 years now. In those days, I would sit in a box at the back of the stand (at Griffin Park), make an announcement and put the music on as well. “During the 1970s, there was a group of us who would socialise and go to home and away games. One of them was a girl called Judy Kaufman. Judy was known as Jude and therefore I used to play the song for her. “It [was] adopted by Brentford fans listening to it and it evolved pretty quickly. It was an innocent start — it wasn’t launched to become a Brentford anthem!”
"Frank Sibley was the youngest player to play for QPR, his debut was at the age 15 on 3rd September 1963, away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie. On that day ’Hey Frank’ was coined in honour of his achievement ."
The Beatles released 'Hey Jude' in 1968.
Anyhow, I was wrong when I ventured the 1980's, it was over a decade earlier and here is the full story, straight from every QPR fans favourite Bee, Peter Gilham:
“Hey Jude came out in 1968,” says the 74-year-old known as Mister Brentford. “In 1969, it was my first year on radio and I’ve been on it for 52 years now. In those days, I would sit in a box at the back of the stand (at Griffin Park), make an announcement and put the music on as well. “During the 1970s, there was a group of us who would socialise and go to home and away games. One of them was a girl called Judy Kaufman. Judy was known as Jude and therefore I used to play the song for her. “It [was] adopted by Brentford fans listening to it and it evolved pretty quickly. It was an innocent start — it wasn’t launched to become a Brentford anthem!”
Yeah that’s bollox. Frank Sibley was the youngest player to play for QPR, his debut was at the age 15 on 3rd September 1963, away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie. On that day ’Hey Frank’ was coined in honour of his achievement . He quickly turned into a fan favourite and it was sung at every single game until he retired from a knee injury at the age of 23. A few of the words may differ but the melody was unmistakably the same. Four years later in 1967 during our historical Cup Final comeback and win over West Bromwich Albion Paul McCartney was in the crowd. He heard it ring out so loudly that he actually went deaf in his left ear. To this day he hasn’t mentioned his noise induced hearing loss for fear of being exposed for plagiarism. Even now he hides the fact he wears an hearing ade caused by the rousing renditions of Hey Frank at Wembley. Instead as a cover story he made up some old fanny about it originally being called Hey Jules, a song written to comfort John Lennon’s son Julian.
Cmon man you expect people to believe this? McCartney at Wembley in 1967 to watch QPR v WBA in the League Cup Final? For the last time, Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966.
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