Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
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Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
As much as I love 'Oh when the Saints go marching in', it can become a wee bit monotonous. Perhaps it's because there just isn't quite enough lyrically to sustain the interest for terribly long. Don't get me wrong, I still love singing it and it's great we have a song based on an original jazz classic. It's just it'd be nice to have something extra to sing. Why not bring back the club's first song to add to the repertoire? Not only is it a jolly fun tune to sing. It's also very tuneful, with just the right amount of words for people to memorise. It also has a good feeling of freshness and optimism to it, which seems ideal, considering where the club is currently at. It would be great to bring back, particularly with the move back to Moorabbin in the pipes. If a rendition was recorded, they could change the word "Junction" in the song to "Moorabbin", no problem. Just so long as they got a good jazz ensemble together and a decent singer who doesn't sing it in that wimpy, warbling "R&B" style. Traditional jazz style would be best suited, or similar to the one on the recording.
Our good friend at Saintsational, McAdam, has it on his youtube channel. It's a recording from an old gramophone 45 record:
Here's the version from the HEAVEN & HELL dvd many of you may be familiar with:
Start by learning the words. It'll be fun!
Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
Oh I do like to be beside the Sea
And down at Moorabbin there's a football ground
And that's where the Saints all hang around
So let's give three cheers for old St.Kilda
For this year the premiers they may be
Though it's not yet in the bag; We've got hopes of winning the flag
Beside the Seaside, beside the sea (x 2)
Our good friend at Saintsational, McAdam, has it on his youtube channel. It's a recording from an old gramophone 45 record:
Here's the version from the HEAVEN & HELL dvd many of you may be familiar with:
Start by learning the words. It'll be fun!
Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside
Oh I do like to be beside the Sea
And down at Moorabbin there's a football ground
And that's where the Saints all hang around
So let's give three cheers for old St.Kilda
For this year the premiers they may be
Though it's not yet in the bag; We've got hopes of winning the flag
Beside the Seaside, beside the sea (x 2)
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Re: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
Moorabbin by the seaside? Agree with the sentiment. Give us an extra verse of the saints go marching in. One of the best tunes of all time, let alone football club songs.
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When that was our theme song, we were known as the Seagulls. Hardly awe inspiring. Stick with thee Saints and When the Saints Come Marching In.
It was alright when we had a black back as we have today and we were known as the Panthers.
It was alright when we had a black back as we have today and we were known as the Panthers.
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Re: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
How good would be with the team running onto the ground to the tune of Motorheads " Ace of spades !"
Just change the lyrics slighty
" If you like to gamble baby
I tell you i'm your man
You win some
You lose some
It's all the same to me
The pleasure is to play , makes no difference what you say
I don't share your greed , the only card I need
The Saints are Ace
The Saints are Ace . "
Just change the lyrics slighty
" If you like to gamble baby
I tell you i'm your man
You win some
You lose some
It's all the same to me
The pleasure is to play , makes no difference what you say
I don't share your greed , the only card I need
The Saints are Ace
The Saints are Ace . "
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Re: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
Yeah a legendary song, but by changing the lyrics to it would mean that it wouldn't be performed by Motorhead. Only Motorhead can play that song. Accept no cheap imitations! But I don't see the harm in it being played whilst the Saints are warming up. Better than hearing wimpy rubbish like Coldplay being played.mr six o'clock wrote:How good would be with the team running onto the ground to the tune of Motorheads " Ace of spades !"
Without question! Will definitely stick with it. I just don't see the harm in adding something else. The more songs to sing the merrier!borderbarry wrote:Stick with thee Saints and When the Saints Come Marching In.
It's close enough to the seaside. Or you could sing Docklands, too. That Southern Saints song in 1986 had a couple of extra verses, but it never really caught on.White Winmar wrote:Moorabbin by the seaside? Agree with the sentiment. Give us an extra verse of the saints go marching in.
That's why you revamp it. As I said, it's a jolly fun tune to sing.degruch wrote:Bit dreary...reminds me of Carlton's 'Lily of Laguna'.
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Actually, Bruce Eva and his mates used to sing it all the time...it sounded great when sung enthusiastically...not dreary at all.
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I like the modest expectations. Very St Kilda-ish.Sainternist wrote:
Though it's not yet in the bag; We've got hopes of winning the flag
Sort of a total antithesis of lines such as "oh the premiership's a cakewalk"
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I like the Mike Brady written, Doug Parkinson sung..
We're Saints,we're proud and we've gotta lot of fight
We're on the move and they'll feel our might
We'll hit 'em nice and hard, make them drop their guard
We're loyal to our mates 'cause we're the Saints.
Follow that with Oh when the saints and it's pretty good I reckon.
You can hear it as the intro to the Saints disco pod cast.
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We're Saints,we're proud and we've gotta lot of fight
We're on the move and they'll feel our might
We'll hit 'em nice and hard, make them drop their guard
We're loyal to our mates 'cause we're the Saints.
Follow that with Oh when the saints and it's pretty good I reckon.
You can hear it as the intro to the Saints disco pod cast.
https://soundcloud.com/saints-disco
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Re: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
White Winmar wrote:Moorabbin by the seaside? Agree with the sentiment. Give us an extra verse of the saints go marching in. One of the best tunes of all time, let alone football club songs.
Sea level rises, land subsidence? Just looking to the future!
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Yeah, nah. Love Doug Parkinson, but that's not the song. Prefer some Howlinwolf actually!howlinwolf wrote:I like the Mike Brady written, Doug Parkinson sung..
We're Saints,we're proud and we've gotta lot of fight
We're on the move and they'll feel our might
We'll hit 'em nice and hard, make them drop their guard
We're loyal to our mates 'cause we're the Saints.
Follow that with Oh when the saints and it's pretty good I reckon.
You can hear it as the intro to the Saints disco pod cast.
https://soundcloud.com/saints-disco
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I agree with howlinwolf that the Moorabbin song is the best and, I think, really adds to the "Oh when the saints go marching in" lyrics.
See thread for the complete song: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=90892
See thread for the complete song: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=90892
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There you go! Good call, Satch!satchmo wrote:Actually, Bruce Eva and his mates used to sing it all the time...it sounded great when sung enthusiastically...not dreary at all.
The Southern Saints song is good, but just sounds a little dated now. No one sung along with it when they used from 1986 to around 1990.
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Re: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
Change the lyric from Down at moorabbin to
Down by the bay
It works for Seaford, Sandringham zebras, Moorabbin and Docklands.
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Down by the bay
It works for Seaford, Sandringham zebras, Moorabbin and Docklands.
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Re: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
Geez, maybe there's no need to change the original lyrics at all, as a nod of respect to the old ground and the club's history. It sounds great as "Juntion". I know we are no longer based there (and most likely will never move back), but our history still belongs there.farquhar wrote:Change the lyric from Down at moorabbin to
Down by the bay
It works for Seaford, Sandringham zebras, Moorabbin and Docklands.
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Re: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
I can vaguely remember the club song being changed to words to the tune of the chorus of "Stout Hearted Men" for a year or so maybe back in the 1960's.
I can't remember the words except the opening-
"We are the Saints we're the stout hearted Saints
I think this is a much more stiring tune than Beside the Seaside.
I can't remember the words except the opening-
"We are the Saints we're the stout hearted Saints
I think this is a much more stiring tune than Beside the Seaside.
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Oh StPeter, you bring memories flooding back of that tune and the Saints.StPeter wrote:I can vaguely remember the club song being changed to words to the tune of the chorus of "Stout Hearted Men" for a year or so maybe back in the 1960's.
I can't remember the words except the opening-
"We are the Saints we're the stout hearted Saints
I think this is a much more stiring tune than Beside the Seaside.
I thought it was more in the late 1950's it was mooted as bringing it in as our theme song - though you may be correct and it was the 1960's.
I can recall being at a Saints gala concert/awards night - wasn't called best and fairest them, there days. Not certain if it was held at the Palais in St Kilda or the St Kilda Town Hall ( they used to alternate between those 2 venues). This evening Les Foote, gave a rendition of 'Stout Hearted Men', that was substituted with appropriate St Kilda Football Club wording. He had a backing group of about 3 players, can't recall who they were though - 'twas so, so long ago. It was a very rousing rendition, and really had the audience singing along.
Les Foote was not only a smooth, flashy footballer. He also had a magnificent singing voice. I remember him, that evening crooning 'Blue Moon'- ah Les Foote was the ladies favourite!
Thanks also StPeter for the link to Gordon MacCrae - he was an old fav of mine many moons ago. I'll have to go and dust off my old vinyl record collection and relive his fabulous voice........... it will be nice to warm the cockles of one's soul on a wintery day.
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Great story, Loris!loris wrote:
I can recall being at a Saints gala concert/awards night - wasn't called best and fairest them, there days. Not certain if it was held at the Palais in St Kilda or the St Kilda Town Hall ( they used to alternate between those 2 venues). This evening Les Foote, gave a rendition of 'Stout Hearted Men', that was substituted with appropriate St Kilda Football Club wording. He had a backing group of about 3 players, can't recall who they were though - 'twas so, so long ago. It was a very rousing rendition, and really had the audience singing along.
Les Foote was not only a smooth, flashy footballer. He also had a magnificent singing voice. I remember him, that evening crooning 'Blue Moon'- ah Les Foote was the ladies favourite!
Thanks to both you and St.Peter for bringing this to my attention. Would love to find the words to it, or an audio recording (if one actually exists). Basically, I'm looking for more old songs to sing with my mates at the footy.
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Sainternist. Les Foote played as captain-coach for Saints 1954/5. He was the Darryl Baldock of the VFL, before Dazzling Darryl came on the scene ofcourse.
So obviously the Saints were toying with the idea of using the Stout Hearted Men tune in the era Foote played with us, 54/55.
They may have rejuvenated the idea of taking it up in the 1960's but I can't recall that.
I just have the image of Les Foote on stage, with three other Saints as his back up chorus, marching as they sung- the audience/ supporters joined in stamping their feet on the wooden floorboards in 2 beat march time. It was really stirring stuff, especially for an impressionable kid like me as I would have been 10 or 11 years old then.
It was a very popular tune, often played in music halls to stir the masses up! Sounds fabulous when done by a male choir.
I must search through 'you tube' and see if a group such as the Welsh Male Choir have done a version.
I'm sure your Sainternist Choir would do it justice at games - just need the substituted words to make it Saintly!!!!!
So obviously the Saints were toying with the idea of using the Stout Hearted Men tune in the era Foote played with us, 54/55.
They may have rejuvenated the idea of taking it up in the 1960's but I can't recall that.
I just have the image of Les Foote on stage, with three other Saints as his back up chorus, marching as they sung- the audience/ supporters joined in stamping their feet on the wooden floorboards in 2 beat march time. It was really stirring stuff, especially for an impressionable kid like me as I would have been 10 or 11 years old then.
It was a very popular tune, often played in music halls to stir the masses up! Sounds fabulous when done by a male choir.
I must search through 'you tube' and see if a group such as the Welsh Male Choir have done a version.
I'm sure your Sainternist Choir would do it justice at games - just need the substituted words to make it Saintly!!!!!
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Great stuff, Loris! Wish I was there to hear it myself. Love the song. Would be a jolly fun tune to sing.loris wrote:Sainternist. Les Foote played as captain-coach for Saints 1954/5. He was the Darryl Baldock of the VFL, before Dazzling Darryl came on the scene ofcourse.
So obviously the Saints were toying with the idea of using the Stout Hearted Men tune in the era Foote played with us, 54/55.
They may have rejuvenated the idea of taking it up in the 1960's but I can't recall that.
I just have the image of Les Foote on stage, with three other Saints as his back up chorus, marching as they sung- the audience/ supporters joined in stamping their feet on the wooden floorboards in 2 beat march time. It was really stirring stuff, especially for an impressionable kid like me as I would have been 10 or 11 years old then.
It was a very popular tune, often played in music halls to stir the masses up! Sounds fabulous when done by a male choir.
I must search through 'you tube' and see if a group such as the Welsh Male Choir have done a version.
I'm sure your Sainternist Choir would do it justice at games - just need the substituted words to make it Saintly!!!!!
Loris, if you listen to this audio recording of the after match interviews from the 66 GF in the dressing room, you can hear the boys sing it whilst they speak with Doc (around 3:50). Would love to get the lyrics for it. I'm sure someone might be able to help me out with it:
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