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 Post subject: Bubbles
PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2009 8:03 pm 
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So I watched Green Street Hooligans with some mates for the first time last night.

What's the deal with the Bubbles song? Where does that come from? I see bubbles on the WHU official website as well, so I'm going to guess that if not the song itself, then the 'bubbles' theme is genuinely West Ham. But I don't get it..


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2009 1:53 pm 
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Just looked up Wikepedia. First sang by visiting Swansea fans in 1921/22 FA cup. It took 3 replays to get the result so the Hammers had heard it and was in their memory. Late manager Charlie Paynter picked it up in the late twenties as one of our players (Billy J "bubbles" Murray had a striking resemblence to the boy in the famous bubbles painting by Millais. Looks like it stuck from there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik/I'm_forever_blowing_bubbles


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2009 3:16 pm 
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R3dl1n3 wrote:
But I don't get it..


Tradition me old China, a proper football song, sung by proper football fans from a proper football club. You better get with the programme real quick mate, it's fucken important if you're gonna be West Ham. ;-)



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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:26 pm 
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beggers wrote:
R3dl1n3 wrote:
But I don't get it..


Tradition me old China, a proper football song, sung by proper football fans from a proper football club. You better get with the programme real quick mate, it's fucken important if you're gonna be West Ham. ;-)


Nicely moderated young Begs.
Firm but imformative.
Very impressed mate ;-)



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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2009 7:54 pm 
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I'm happy to get with it...I just wanted to know what I was getting with...I just didn't get the association between Bubble and West Ham.

Having listened to it a few times now on youtube and the like, and knowing what the background is, I actually quite like it.


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
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R3dl1n3 wrote:
I actually quite like it.


Welcome in mate. ;-)



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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
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Thanks :D


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:25 am 
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Now do you know it enough to sing it for us?


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:17 pm 
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R3dl1n3 wrote:
I'm happy to get with it...I just wanted to know what I was getting with...I just didn't get the association between Bubble and West Ham.

Having listened to it a few times now on youtube and the like, and knowing what the background is, I actually quite like it.


It's has the same association not walking alone has with Liverpool, it's just the club anthem. Makes for a cracking sing along too


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:24 pm 
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Yeah. I like it, and can't wait to get over there to sing it in the ground either.


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:11 pm 
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Here you go Brendan, fill ya boots old son!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CMQoM-V ... -fresh+div



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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
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Actually I really liked that video. I knew the stuff but i thought it was good anyway :p



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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
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Actually I really liked that video. I knew the stuff but i thought it was good anyway :p


Too right fucken good!! C'MON YOU IRONS!!!!!!



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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
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Shivers down the spine.


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 Post subject: Re: Bubbles
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:19 pm 
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R3dl1n3 wrote:
Shivers down the spine.


Doesnt it just and after all these years it still brings a warm glow and a HUGE SMILE :cool: .ILL BE FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES. ;-)


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