Yeah the one posted by GWS definitely shortens the musical outro, while the one you posted trails off after/during the outro. I guess we'll find out when it goes over the PA at the ground...
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Lord Nicholson
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Already posted my approval on the Main Board, but thought I'd mention it here: easily the best of the original songs. Fits in snugly with a lot of classic team songs without being based on a popular tune (that I know of), and I think ultimately, what expansion clubs should strive to do is engineer their image in such a way that in a few years, someone new to the game would never be able to tell that one team is much younger than another (To that end, I hope the guernsey becomes something more classic in a few years time as well).
After hearing it in the HS/Tele link I'm assuming the full song follows the "traditional" chorus/instrumental/chorus structure that other clubs have?
It does. There's quite a long musical interlude between verses so it's just a matter of where the two videos faded it out. I love the giants video with the dancing cardboard cut-outs, brilliant (& of course Cliffo looks great up front)
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Yeah awesome - looking forward to hearing the entire version.
The song is now downloadable here:
www.gwsgiants.com.au/theres-a-big-big-sound-from-the-west-of-the-town.html
(click the down arrow on the right hand side of the player)
www.gwsgiants.com.au/theres-a-big-big-sound-from-the-west-of-the-town.html
(click the down arrow on the right hand side of the player)
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The tune would not be out of place at a Beer festival...
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There is like dueling brass instruments (a trumpet and tuba?) in the interlude. Way better than a banjo.
While I am not completely happy with the team recruitment at this point and the inclusion of Canberra, they have nailed everything else. I love the colour scheme, love the name, love the team "theme" (US College style), love the Guernseys, think the logo is pretty good, the stadium looks amazing (but is in the wrong place) and I love the song.
I take it you have not been to a footy game then? Just glorified Beer festivals!
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Pretty damn happy with this.
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Very happy with the club song, love it 
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Definitely Sam MacLure.
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Great song.
The best new club theme since West Coast's.
The best new club theme since West Coast's.
Something tells me our 'YELLOW AND BLACK!' will be the build up in 'and We WILL...'. Missed the call from robo-Sheeds at 11am today, no big, had already heard the song by then. And it's a corker!
Absolute ripper.
Miles better than all the new clubs' songs and better than most of the established ones I reckon. It's gotta be close the the best overall.
It was good reading the info on the site too. Funny what happens when you actually hire an artist rather than some TV jingle writer. Suns, Power, WCE, (heave ho, heave ho, oh god no) Freo, ... take note.
Miles better than all the new clubs' songs and better than most of the established ones I reckon. It's gotta be close the the best overall.
It was good reading the info on the site too. Funny what happens when you actually hire an artist rather than some TV jingle writer. Suns, Power, WCE, (heave ho, heave ho, oh god no) Freo, ... take note.
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I think the full version is up. I think it ends with the instrumental bit, there's no repeat of the verse at the end.
Definitely had a repeat verse after a long musical interlude on the robo-phone call last night. The version available from the giants site is a shortened single verse version.
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More I listen to it, the more I love it, the best part of it for me is one simple thing. It's memorable, exactly what you want in a club theme, great work by Harry Angus of The Cat Empire who wrote the theme
Mr Eagle
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http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/theres-a-big-big-sound-from-the-west-of-the-town.html
MP3 version has the repeat.
This is an addictive little ditty.
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Just watched it on the website. I can't make out half the words because of the players singing out of time but I'd already read them. The tune is a catchy one though, I like it.
Easty
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Read that the players initially didn't like it. I find that a little odd, as far as team songs go this is a cracker. GWS showed GC how a club formation should be done.
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MP3 version is the same as what's on the website (no repeat)
The more I hear it the more I like it
