Song Repetition (or lack thereof)

[serious14]

Is it really that hard to sing a chant/song more than twice, three times at best??    Surely not??

I cite the example of "You Are A Bogan" from yesterday as the perfect example of what happens when we stick with a song....... by the end of the fourth round of "oooooooo", everyone was so fired up and really into it, that when we went into the fifth repetition of the verse proper, it was belted out loud, proud, and with _gusto_.  In all honesty, I think that gusto is the sort of thing that can only come from building a song up through well paced and meaningful repetition.  Look at Urawa - they get songs going for ten minutes, and not once do they fade away.

There's some songs that I think are repeated too much (Lawrie McKinna's Yellow Army - it loses all meaning by the half hour point if we sing it 509 times), when there's a litany of other songs out there that we could at least have a go of belting out, and lo and behold if we stick with them, they just might become regular tunes.

Just remember how good 'You Are A Bogan' sounded pre-game yesterday as an example of what we _can_ do.

P.S.  Anyone who keeps denying that the emo factor in the Bay is a problem - surely yesterday proved once and for all what a ginormous sound hole and negative influence they are to our active support??  Barely clapping, minimal singing, when all the while those places could be taken up by people who want to stand without being coerced into doing so, sing their arses off for 90 minutes, and generally contribute to society in a way that doesn't involve their sister's jeans.......

EMO'S OUT!!!!

 

[northernspirit]

all the more reason all of us who do sing should be all clustered together instead of being scattered all around the place, we would be louder and better co-ordinated - more like our away support i.e sydney round 1 which was phenominal support by us

 

[FFC Mariner]

all the more reason all of us who do sing should be all clustered together instead of being scattered all around the place, we would be louder and better co-ordinated - more like our away support i.e sydney round 1 which was phenominal support by us

I think that applies to all teams at home though. Look at the Bogans last night. They never, ever get that many in the Squadron at home but at away games everyone comes together. Fact of life I'm afraid.

 

[Tez]

all the more reason all of us who do sing should be all clustered together instead of being scattered all around the place, we would be louder and better co-ordinated - more like our away support i.e sydney round 1 which was phenominal support by us

Totally Agree!  verhead:
but Emo's would still be in the bay being emo, not standing and not chanting..

i think its been suggested before but if seats in Bay 16 were were as a different category seating (not reserved seating - but different category) with the caption (standing) printed on the ticket  mite help go someway to getting rid of teh Emo's?
Just a thought for next season

 

[FFC Mariner]

Personally I would happily pay a bit more to have reserved seats in that area. Policing will be no probs after the first few emo's get a kick in the arse.

Either that or have a group of singers migrate to reserved seating somewhere?

 

[Jeff (LouMacari)]

this has been visited in the past and we will be discussing the issue with all concerned parties very soon.

 

[uptheguts]

count my vote in for membership. what happens though when some members may not be able to make it... empty seats as it would have been policed people (CCM fans/ non members) will not sit there.

 

[brett]

Great point about the song repetition james.

There is no easy way to know whether emos out = empty seats or emos out = more Marinators from somewhere.

If the leadership group starts right in the centre of the bay, we've nicked some key emo territory, and if there are more Marinators just waiting for empty seats to stand in, those should appear further towards the back of the bay. I'll be keenly seeing how that areas fills up and whether it is involved.