This was only used until end of 1993. The Bears played the second version of their song called "Brisbane Bears will live forever" from 1994 to the end of 1996.
I thought so too, but then I realised the old lyrics was “South will go in and win over all”. After the move to Sydney they changed it to “Swans will go in..”. Apart from that it used to be the same. Recently they replaced “sons” in “While our loyal sons are marching onwards to victory” to “swans” to be politically correct because they have women’s team too now. Oh yeah, and the line “What though the odds…” has been changed to “whether the odds”.
The Come'on the Cats would have been used as an unofficial theme song from the 60s and 70s, much like how Cat Attack was used during the early 90s as an unofficial theme song.
It was an official song for a while, but the response was awful. When it was first played, it was common to hear about the bloke who wrote the song, Barry Crocker, to be called ‘Barry Shocker’ by people around Geelong. *This is from my uncle btw*
Some of these recordings would have been used in the 1960s until 1972 when the now famous recordings were used for team banner runs and victory over the loud speakers.
In the past it was up to the club committees, who sometimes put it to a member vote. Nowadays it is up to the board of directors. Officially I believe Richmond still says the lyric to their song is “risking head and shin”, but the Fable Singers were given mistyped lyrics that read, “risking head and skin”. It’s unfortunate that Footscray changed their name and song. At the time they were trying to broaden their appeal to all of the Western suburbs to drum up support and avoid a merger with Fitzroy. A lot of the lyrics to their new song were actually lifted from the anti-merger protest song recorded by Mike Brady, like saying “snarling” instead of “smiling”. Clubs have frequently changed their names to both appeal to a wider area and receive funding from multiple local councils. Smithton in the NWFL changed their name to the Circular Head Giants as a way to appeal to their entire municipality, but went in to recess two years later. They are back now as the Circular Head Saints, a compromise between their old and new names. Mangalore in southern Tasmania changed their name to Brighton at the behest of the Brighton council in exchange for increased funding. Probably the worst change was North Hobart going against the votes of their members to change their emblem from Robins to Demons. A lot of people left the club over it and the “Demons” struggled on-field for years afterwards despite being recent State Premiers. To me you have to have a damn good reason to make those kinds of changes. People don’t realise how many people it alienates when you make changes that may seem superficial.
A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks.
A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks.
A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks. A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks.
A question: Are you familiar with the CD released in the 1990s entitled "More Than a Game: The Footy Album"? It contains the club theme songs for the then-sixteen AFL teams. My question is: Are these the official versions that were played at the stadiums at the time? OR where these newly recorded versions specifically for this CD? I would appreciate your informed answer. I don't see the AFL logo on this CD nor do I see any licensing information from either the league or the clubs. This makes me suspect these are recordings made specifically for this CD. Thanks.
I love Richmond so much, I remember when I first heard this song when I was young and hearing my dad happily sing when they won a few games back in 2013 and this songs never get old.
