Tony P - please respond

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Terminator X - since nobody knows who you are - Im just wondering if you are a former member of the Skatalites trying to get some royalty cheques..

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm with this all the way

To all the people worrying about playing music during the game - don't! It will never happen - never has and never will - WE make the atmosphere.

This is a pre-game track we can make our own - and it serves as a grunty chant when we feel like belting it out!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yeah go for the phoenix city song its great and will have everyone dancing and going wild bring it on!!!!!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Feverish wrote:

Terminator X - since nobody knows who you are - Im just wondering if you are a former member of the Skatalites trying to get some royalty cheques..

Nah, I just rely on my Public Enemy royalties.

I've got no problem with the few surviving members of The Skatalites getting a few extra bucks out of this though (if they ever see it. They probably sold the rights back in the 60's for a pittance to some crooked JA record producer).

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i love that its brilliant!!

p.s we could always ask the phoenix foundation who are after all a wellington band to write something

football_mum2007-10-03 12:57:41

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Or get the Phoenix Foundation to play Phoenix City....

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

DrQuack32 wrote:

Or get the Phoenix Foundation to play Phoenix City....

great idea

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

football_mum wrote:

DrQuack32 wrote:

Or get the Phoenix Foundation to play Phoenix City....

great idea

Seconded!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Topic needs changing to "Pre game Theme tune" or something like that as its too vague at the mo..and he did respond!

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

BroadArrow wrote:

football_mum wrote:

DrQuack32 wrote:

Or get the Phoenix Foundation to play Phoenix City....

great idea

Seconded!

http://www.myspace.com/thephoenixfoundationnz

we could go ask them I suppose

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Skaman wrote:

Terminator,

I have done the same as, see below.

Tony P

I write with what I and many fellow Wellington Phoenix supporters/season ticket holders, regard as a very emotive point, our clubs identity and perception.

There has been a long running thread on the Yellow Fever site, regarding a Ã¯Â¿Â½Run On SongÃ¯Â¿Â½ for the team and the overwhelming opinion has been in favor of the record PHOENIX CITY, performed by The Skatelites with versions by Prince Buster, Symarip, Judge Dread and also Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers.

Wellington Phoenix are a fledgling club who arrived at the magnificent Westpac Trust Stadium like cuckoos back in August, I feel we all have a mission and that is to mould an identity in the Australasian public mind and having a recognised signature tune goes a long way to achieving this.

The record does not have to only be played when the team runs out, there are many other times during the game, when we score for an example, when irrelevant annoying records are spewed out over the PA, lets use these times to market our club, via TV & Radio.

Other great internationally recognised football clubs have achieved this branding and use it to the advantage :-

Liverpool with You Will Never Walk Alone Ã¯Â¿Â½ Gerry & The Pacemakers

Southampton with when The Saints Go Marching Home - Traditional

Millwall with Let Em Come Ã¯Â¿Â½ Max Bygraves

England with ItÃ¯Â¿Â½s Coming Home Ã¯Â¿Â½ The Lightning Seeds

west ham Ã¯Â¿Â½ Pretty Bubbles

Chelsea Ã¯Â¿Â½ The Liquidator Ã¯Â¿Â½ Harry J Allstars

So why canÃ¯Â¿Â½t we ?

Max Bygraves?????????????????????????????????? ooo R ya? ooo R ya?

aladdinkiwiland2007-10-03 16:43:58

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can I join the yellow fever band...I can play the ukulele :-)

Phoenix City is a GREAT song (I'm pretty sure the Skatalites played it when the did a gig in Wellington a few years back)...I love ska...bring it on, I'll be dancing in aisle 21!

BNUgrrl2007-10-03 17:32:33

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

football_mum wrote:

BroadArrow wrote:

football_mum wrote:

DrQuack32 wrote:

Or get the Phoenix Foundation to play Phoenix City....

great idea

Seconded!

http://www.myspace.com/thephoenixfoundationnz

we could go ask them I suppose

aarrgghh!!! I'm just so hooked on the second song in their playlist (Going Fishing) and was weaning myself off it and then this link came up .... now the song's back in my head again

grrrrr.... (in a nice way)

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The Phoenix Foundation would be great to have doing a song at a ground.

I reckon we should all wear our Phoenix gear to the next Phoenix Foundation show.

PF don't normally do terrace chants, but this song, from their new album due out next week could go rather well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaIA7zKzWlE#

Very 80s video, and there's a huge chorus!

Would love to have everyone singing along ...
Bevan2007-10-03 18:14:11

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i hope i get some credit for recommending them btw

perhaps a free yellow fever tee

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I sense a battle of the (phoenix) bands brewing here...

was chatting to a guy today who plays in an Irish band that are on almost every week in town and he is well into the Phoenix and is considering penning a tune.

We could have a "song shoot out" with proceeds going to YF if there are enough takers.

HarryHotspur2007-10-03 21:54:31

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

HarryHotspur wrote:

I sense a battle of the (phoenix) bands brewing here...

was chatting to a guy today who plays in an Irish band that are on almost every week in town and he is well into the Phoenix and is considering penning a tune.

We could have a "song shoot out" with proceeds going to YF if there are enough takers.

sounds a plan - I'd definitely nominate local band 'The Stomps', song - One More Night, which fits well with a few word changes (and allows for the Brazilian band to drum away in the background) ....

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

"Phoenix City" set against the backdrop of the Backbencher at the start of the vid clip from Sunday

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/tv.asp

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Feverish wrote:

"Phoenix City" set against the backdrop of the Backbencher at the start of the vid clip from Sunday

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/tv.asp

Very nice.

That's the Judge Dread version for those who don't know.

Great idea to encourage local bands to add this to their repertoire.

But let's not lose our focus here. The most important thing is to get Phoenix City played in the stadium, preferably as the run-on song. Even better, the Phoenix adopt Phoenix City as the official tune for all Phoenix related activities!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

terminator_x wrote:

Feverish wrote:

"Phoenix City" set against the backdrop of the Backbencher at the start of the vid clip from Sunday

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/tv.asp

Very nice.

That's the Judge Dread version for those who don't know.

Great idea to encourage local bands to add this to their repertoire.

Spot on Norman,

once the club recognise, that the paying support want a song "Phoenix City" to use as our signature, then we can start commissoning a local band to do a special version - preferable with the crowd doing backing vocals.

By the way i think I've got most versions in my vinyl Ska collection.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Skaman on the decks at the Stadium doing a Phoenix City mega-mix. Sorted.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yes to Phoenix City.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Skaman wrote:

By the way i think I've got most versions in my vinyl Ska collection.

Hey Skaman, this is a bit of a tangent but...

Have you got a 7" vinyl version of Phoenix City then? (The Skatalites, not any other version)

I have been thinking for a while that the ultimate Phoenix supporter's t-shirt would be the label from the vinyl version of Phoenix City scanned and then printed onto a yellow or black t-shirt.

I have been looking for an image on the internet but no luck. Plenty of similar ones:

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=672739

http://www.dancecrasher.co.uk/Labels.html

but no Phoenix City yet.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Finally got down to downloading Phoenix city ,sounds great think i will dust down the old ska suit and hat for the next game and skank round the stadium in two tone !

Kiwi Jambo2007-10-05 16:11:59

The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

terminator_x wrote:

Skaman wrote:

By the way i think I've got most versions in my vinyl Ska collection.

Hey Skaman, this is a bit of a tangent but...

Have you got a 7" vinyl version of Phoenix City then? (The Skatalites, not any other version)

I have been thinking for a while that the ultimate Phoenix supporter's t-shirt would be the label from the vinyl version of Phoenix City scanned and then printed onto a yellow or black t-shirt.

I have been looking for an image on the internet but no luck. Plenty of similar ones:

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=672739

http://www.dancecrasher.co.uk/Labels.html

but no Phoenix City yet.

Sorry Bro, where I used to run a sound system in London, all my labels were mullered to stop others importing the same sounds, back in the day.

But I will have a look around.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Great idea for using the Skatalites 'Phoenix City' 7" label. Would be very classy indeed. Hope something turns up.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Skaman wrote:

[Sorry Bro, where I used to run a sound system in London, all my labels were mullered to stop others importing the same sounds, back in the day.

But I will have a look around.

Are you Duke Reid in disguise?

kiwi pie2007-10-05 22:11:49

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The tune is the same as what the Sydney fans are chanting? Watching Sydney / Melbourne atm.

they've slowed it down a bit... but def the phoenix city tune..

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yup

Sydney FC, na na na na na na naaa, na na na na na na naa, nana na na na na na naaaaa Sydneeyy FCCCC

When Hibs, went up, to win the Scottish Cup - I wisnae there - furfuxake!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Great to hear Phoenix City getting a good nudge in the latest podcast. The graphic looks great on the home page also (that graphic would make a great t-shirt by the way).

And don't worry about Sydney - they will be too shame-faced to ever sing it again once we have rightfully claimed it as ours.

Keep up the good work people... the job ain't done yet!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I've got Skatalite Phoenix City CD if that's any use

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

kiwi pie wrote:

Skaman wrote:

[Sorry Bro, where I used to run a sound system in London, all my labels were mullered to stop others importing the same sounds, back in the day.

But I will have a look around.

Are you Duke Reid in disguise?

Nah, call me Sir Coxsone.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Has anyone had a formal answer from Mr T or anyone at the club, regarding what the fans want?

Or do we have to listen to that infernal drum onsombal forever?

Come on YF keep PHOENIX CITY in their face!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah! Sunday is D-Day.

Come on Tony P, give the people what they want!!!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Phoenix City!
Phoenix City!
Phoenix City!
Phoenix City!
Phoenix City!
Phoenix City!

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm all for it being played to announce our theme song on the A-League......if thats what we as the fans would like played then I'm sure it can't be that difficult for someone inside the club to arrange.

Tony, this is a very well supported request we've love for you to follow through and make happen for us, as a show of loyalty, thanks and recognition of the passionate and fervent support we have given in the short but fantastic life and journey of the MIGHTY Phoenix thus far.

The Australian fans admire, enjoy, compliment and envy our passion and energy and for us to have our own tune - so fitting it is as well - will take our commitment and support to the next level.

Play it for us please.......and we will make it our own.........

We live in "PHOENIX CITY".....and I am most definitely "PHOENIX TIL I DIE!!!!!"

Are you.........

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

dont think he is gonna do it..

someone get hold of a trumpeter

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Someone with a trombone offered their services in the Chants forum.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Phoenix City's main instrument is a trumpet!

Give us fans what we want, we are the one's that pay the bucks.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Skaman wrote:

Phoenix City's main instrument is a trumpet!

Give us fans what we want, we are the one's that pay the bucks.

If you're wanting money to do the talking then Serepisos and the team's sponsors will get heard before any one of us! :-)

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