I like the idea of "Reds" as a nickname for now and while I hate Liverpool, I must admit that they have a good song. Let's steal it. We won't be the first. Here are the words: When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And don't be afraid of the dark At the end of the storm Is a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark Walk on through the wind Walk on through the rain Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone Make sure you learn them. The exam will be when the team comes on the field for the first time on opening day at the Vault. We only have three months.
I'd vote for The Log Driver's Waltz... A great piece of Canadiana... I can just imagine a crowd of 20,000 buzzed on woblly pops singing in unison as the Toronto FC win again... The Log Driver's Waltz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ngTQNQwlf8 If you should ask any girl from the parish around What pleases her most from her head to her toes She'll say, "I'm not sure that it's business of yours But I do like to waltz with a log driver". Chorus For he goes birling down a-down the white water That's where the log driver learns to step lightly It's birling down, a-down white water A log driver's waltz pleases girls completely. When the drive's nearly over, I like to go down To see all the lads while they work on the river I know that come evening they'll be in the town And we all want to waltz with a log driver. To please both my parents I've had to give way And dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers Their manners are fine but their feet are of clay For there's none with the style of a log driver. I've had my chances with all sorts of men But none is so fine as my lad on the river So when the drive's over, if he asks me again I think I will marry my log driver.
As much as i like YNWA..we need our own! HOw about the GReat Canadian Flag! Up in the great Canadian skies.. Our flag sour high and free.. As far to east, as to west.. it flies with diginity.. Portrayed bye the MAPLE LEAF.. red white combned.. It reminds me of our heritage.. noble country of mine! Fly ..fly..fly no matter where we roam.. The maple leaf on our great flag.. makes Canada our home! No matter our origin.. or the faith we attain.. The Maple leaf on our flag protrays.. every canadian! From atlantic to pacific, Artic furthest away.. The maple leaf keeps flying for our precious country each day! Fly ..fly..fly no matter where we roam.. The maple leaf on our great flag.. makes Canada our home! Fly ..fly..fly no matter where we roam.. The maple leaf on our great flag.. makes Canada our home! TFC "THE PRIDE OF THE NORTH"
Always love to hear war songs at footie matches! Here's one for the C.C.F! A call goes out to Canada It comes from out the soil— Come and join the ranks through all the land To fight for those who toil Come on farmer, soldier, labourer, From the mine and factory, And side by side we'll swell the tide— C.C.F. to Victory!
O Canada! in praise of thee we sing; From echoing hills our anthems proudly ring. With fertile plains and mountains grand With lakes and rivers clear, Eternal beauty, thos dost stand Throughout the changing year. Lord God of Hosts! We now implore Bless our dear land this day and evermore, Bless our dear land this day and evermore. TFC "PRIDE OF THE NORTH"
Stompin' Tom Connors he's Canadian The Song is about Toronto It Mentions the colour Red Channge TTC to TFC I'm a TTC Skidaddler yeah to sockit to my big red rattler- Ya to sockit to my big red rattler I've been a streetcar driver now about eleven years & I know the old Toronto city well There's a whole lotta people who wait along the track For the signal from my clangin trolley bell... I'm a TTC Skidaddler yeah to sockit to my big red rattler- Ya to sockit to my big red rattler
No matter what you guys pick to be your song, both supporters groups should come together and agree ion t. Start the tradition from the beginning as its easier to establish and get the entire stadium to do it. A good stadium anthem is something MLS has been lacking so far it would be nice for the Canadians to show how its done.
Anything by Bedouin Soundclash. They're from Toronto and have the ideal, funky island vibe. Like Caribana all year long.
man im so pumped for the season to start and also to hear and see that people will be very into this team and i think that having a team song would be amazing. We should do some sort of pole to which song fans like the most and maybe we can spread the word about the TFC song!!
There should be many songs, just like my Urawa REDS sing here in Japan. Search for them on Youtube and you can get some ideas about the fan culture here. Good luck in your endeavors.
Well at the risk of coming across as a real cheese-ball... I was inspired by this talk of a song for the team so I decided to give one a go. I put it all together rather quickly; the lyrics and music only took a couple of hours to write. I posted a recording of it on YouTube. Try not to be too critical as it's just me singing with myself and I am not that great a singer on my own, let alone with several of me. I'm sure it would have a little more gusto with a real crowd. I tried to create something that not only tied in with Toronto FC but could stand in as a song about Canada and national pride. The 'Red' in the song is also a metaphor for the blood that unites family and country. Anyways, if you hate it then I won't mind... it's still a song that I will enjoy strumming on my guitar. The words and chords are: D G All as one, our courage binds us D A While we defend our northern fields. D G And though one may fall, we can put our trust D A In the Red, drawn from our flag G A D To give us strength to carry on. D G A Oh the Maple Leaf that holds our hearts, D A G Your colour guides us well, D A Forward past our doubts and fears. D G Oh Mighty Red you shelter us D A D In the home where champions dwell.
That's right. There should be many songs. The one I suggested at the start of this thread is intended to get us going and should not be the only one. Eventually one may stand out from the rest and become identified with the team. However, we need to start somewhere. Just make sure that you learn the words and the tunes.
wow, I love this song... childhood eh... I was tyrying to find it for a while... waht about his goldie... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK6C40L1ziw
Made this up last night over a few Guiness! Where TFC !! Born and bread.. And We'll be one t'll we die! WHere proud to be CANADA's TEAM.. And here's the reason why! Where free as the wind and the waves that wash the sand! There's no place we would rather be then on this precious land! Followed up with the CHANT "HERE WE GO!" using the TFC words! T-f-c...T-f-c..T-f-c.. T-f-c...T-f-c..T-f-c EEEE! T-f-c...T-f-c..T-f-c.. T-F-C EEE (((((((((T-F-C))))))))))) THIS Can be used with any opponent that crosses us! LOL I'll start with beckham! BECKHAM..BECKHAM OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh DAVID BECKHAM! HE GETS THE BALL DOES F'all OH DAVEY BECKHAM! ADU..ADU! OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh FREDRICK ADU HE GETS THE BALL DOES F'ALL OH FREDDY ADU! If where ever down in the game that would be rare! BUt we could chant!! PICK'er UP BOYS its well after HALF.. PICK'er UP BOYS its well AFTER HALF! I would also love to here 20000 strong sing .. "OH WHEN the REDS! COME MARCHING IN"! OH when the reds.. come marching in! I want to be in that NUMBER.. Oh WHEN THE REDS COME MARCHING IN! this would be a first easy song to learn as we all should know this one already!..After the Saints come marching in! NEED TO HAVE A KARAOKE NIGHT SO WE CAN SING THESE SONGS!! AND HERE WHAT THEy SOUND LIKE! TFC "PRIDE OF THE NORTH!"
yes i agreee that many songs would be a rather good idea but the question is which songs????? i still say we should have a poll i wanna learn some songs!!!!
Seriously everyone needs to rep this guy, he went out on a limb and wrote a song and its really good. Great job more people should follow your link and give it a listen.
When TFC is leading vs any team!! we all sing!! To the other TEAM! Are you WHITECAPS.. Are you WHITECAPS.. ARE you WHITECAPS in DISQUISE! Are you whitecaps in disquise! Vancouver will love this!! LOL
Apparently, horrific spelling is not only an American trait, but a North American trait. Then again, it could've just been the Guiness speaking... BTW, good luck this year, I'm excited to have Toronto in the league.
hi, ya, i dig YNWA, but if the fans arent celtic or liverpool supporters then they likely wont be down with it. great tune though. Also, i agree that the red patch boys and u-sector should agree on some songs, i wont be in the supporters section, but i'll be at BMO for every game and that section is going to be leading the chants and songs for sure...i'll be very surprised if they dont, so they should figure something out. otherwise my suggestion would be the song " The Maple Leaf Forever". i'm pretty sure it was essentially Canada's national anthem along with 'god save the queen/king' up until 'Oh Canada' was composed. its a great song, great for thousands to sing together, its happened many times before at canadian sporting events, and i think it applies nicely considering the TFC crest is in the shape of a maple leaf. all we need now is someone in the stands to play it on the bag-pipes and we're set. that'll bring a tear to the eye bhoy i'll tell ya. keep the suggestions rolling in, great feed back so far. cheers! c'mon TFC!!!
Do you have a link to where I can here "The Maple Leaf Forever"? I think it is essential that you guys have multiple songs however for a true anthem it is a must that both RPG and U-Sector come to agreement on it otherwise you will wind up not appealing to the masses. This is the problem several other MLS groups have run into.
"The Maple Leaf Forever" was written in 1867 upon Canada's independence, and the original lyrics are pretty loyalist based, so if you're not english/scottish/welsh etc. you wont be down with it, and we shouldnt use it. but there are newly formed parts of it. the original chorus is: "The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear, The Maple Leaf Forever! God Save our land, and heaven bless, The Maple Leaf Forever!" ...but some guy won a contest to rewrite the lyrics to moderize the song a bit, here it is.... "To thee we brought our hopes, our dreams, For thee we stand together, Our land of peace, where proudly flies, The Maple Leaf forever. Chorus: Long may it wave, and grace our own, Blue skies and stormy weather, Within my heart, above my home, The Maple Leaf forever! From East and West, our heroes came, Through icy fields and frozen bays, Who conquered fear, and cold, and hate, And their ancient wisdom says: Protect the weak, defend your rights, And build this land together, Above which shine the Northern Lights, And the Maple Leaf forever!" and so maybe we can use some of this. its fitting too because the song is as old as canada, and its a tribute to what canada has offer and honours those who came before us. it will definately instill pride within every beating heart that goes to a TFC game. heres the only decent vid i could find with a version of the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldAFT3xjG3M hope it helps, and remember, TFC is canada's team!!! cheers!