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joeheadland
09-03-2020, 05:59 AM
Hi everyone,

I hope this okay to post here, moderators please move or delete if you need to.

I’m part of a team at the University of Sheffield, led by Dr Chris
Stride.*We've published a number of academic papers and magazine
articles relating to football history, on subjects such as statues and
replica shirts (see, for example sportingstatues.com, and
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17460263.2019.1578255).

Our current project is investigating the music that football teams have
run or walked out of the tunnel to over the years.

We are looking for the music that Arsenal have run out to, for as
many seasons in the past as you can recall. We are simply interested in
the title of the song, the artist who recorded it, and for which seasons
Arsenal ran out to this. Any help you can give us to
piece together the different songs that your club has run out to would
be hugely appreciated.

If you have any personal anecdotes around the reasons for the songs
being used, or the changes between them, that would also be fantastic.

I should also add that we are not interested in goal music, or a song
that is played at the final whistle, but just the song that is on the
tannoy system as the players enter the field.

If you think someone else may be able to help, or you have any
questions, please let us know!* We would be very happy to discuss the
project.

Cheers

Joe Headland

Letters
09-03-2020, 06:57 AM
When I stopped going (circa 2011) it was
The Wonder of You by Elvis.
Back in the day circa 2002 it was The Bright Side of The Road by...someone.
Those are the two I can immediately remember

McNamara That Ghost...
09-03-2020, 07:10 AM
We Are The Champions.

Probably. :rose:

Letters
09-03-2020, 09:03 AM
We Are The Champions.

Probably. :rose:

At least we won the title since that song came out :(

Spuds :pal:

LDG
09-03-2020, 12:19 PM
Did they come out to Good Old Arsenal back in Coney’s day? Recorded by the Arsenal team to the tune of Rule Britania.

We had “Right Here, Right Now” by Fatboy Slim for a bit.

Letters
09-03-2020, 12:41 PM
Did they come out to Good Old Arsenal back in Coney’s day? Recorded by the Arsenal team to the tune of Rule Britania.
And written by Jimmy Hill, no less!

LDG
09-03-2020, 01:39 PM
And written by Jimmy Hill, no less!

What Rule Britania? Blimey

Letters
09-03-2020, 01:50 PM
:lol:

:p

Mac76
10-03-2020, 02:54 PM
It's currently Fat Boy Slim - 'Right Here Right Now' for the first half and 'Jump Around' by House of Pain for the second half

Letters
10-03-2020, 02:56 PM
House of Pain.

apt.

joeheadland
15-03-2020, 09:49 PM
Thank you for commenting and sharing your memories. It's much appreciated!

This might be a longshot, but here goes... Can anyone remember any of the tunes the Metrpolitan Police Band would have played as the team entered the pitch?

We're still on the lookout for songs, so if anyone remembers anymore, or can confirm other suggestions, drop us a line.

If you remember roughly what season even better!

Cheers

WMUG
19-03-2020, 10:46 AM
Right here, right now by fatboy slim, back in the Highbury days.