RISE MILL TOWN - DIRTY OLD TOWN!!

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:27 pm

Thought I have a do, should get one of those poll thing's on the go:

I met my love on the Brunshaw Road
Dreamed a dream on the old Longside
We're still here after all these years
Lovely old town
Lovely old town.

Redbeard · Post by **Redbeard** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:28 pm

Does Vizeh happen to be a mate of yours, Holmeclaret?

EDIT - Nice, MrTT.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:33 pm

If you can agree a version we will do our level best to get that going at Watford. .....starting with about 10 lads on the train down

Holmeclaret · Post by **Holmeclaret** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:46 pm

I thought he was everyone's mate Red

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:47 pm

Not sure on some of the lyrics but as an idea, I like it.

For it to be a proper club anthem, it needs to be played ahead of every game so that it eventually becomes synonymous with Burnley and the crowd joins in.

That might also help the 170 BPM singers in the crowd to pace themselves a little.

Redbeard · Post by **Redbeard** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:50 pm

Looks like we might as well 'ave the Pogues version up.

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Deardeary · Post by **Deardeary** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:06 pm

Pogues' dirty old town should be played when the team comes out at home games, classic tune that fits us down to a tee. No one likes us and we don't care. This is a Burnley anthem in the making.

Claretforever · Post by **Claretforever** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:16 pm

bfccrazy wrote:Nobody can argue that Turf Moor in full voice is a sight to behold.... A lot of people also complain about our limited song book.

A new "anthem" would go down a treat and I saw a video of FC United singing their version of "Dirty Old Town - The Pogues" which reminded me of a version I posted on here ages ago.

I met my love - down at Turf Moor
Dreamed a dream - in the old Longside
And still I'm here - after all these years
Rise Mill Town - Rise Mill Town

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf0LKULqnCM

Here are the FC United fans in full voice singing their version.

I have just seen this thread, and I was looking at their fans singing this a couple of weeks ago. It was following watching a YouTube programme about football ownership which they were on.

I thought at the time it would suit Burnley perfectly, but I think using the original words more or less would be fine.

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:37 pm

Bride rhymes with Longside. As you found your love there it may be appropriate.

Last line: 'The old Mill Town is my bride'

'I met my love down at old Turf Moor
Dreamed a dream in the wide Longside
And I'm still here, after all these years
For the mill town club, she is my bride.

Redbeard · Post by **Redbeard** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:45 pm

Well, so far most of us agree on the first three words at least...

Wexford_Claret · Post by **Wexford_Claret** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:46 pm

Sorry to hijack a thread based on 'Dirty Old Town'- one of my favourite chants by the way- but I've felt for ages this great old Lancashire folk song (Old Pendle) deserved it's own chant, so... Here's my attempt!

Turf Moor, old Turf Moor,
Thou standest alone,
On Harry Pott's Way,
And the old Brunshaw Road,
Where's Longside and Bee Hole's
Great Clarets would meet,
And old Burnley legends
Would play at your feet.

Turf Moor, old Turf Moor,
Majestic, sublime,
Where our Claret chants shall ring out for
All time.
Your beauty eternal,
Your banner unfurled,
The loudest and grandest old place in the world

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:00 pm

Never mind new songs bring back Bananarama!

Nanananana.... Burnley! (If you start practicing now you'll know the words by our next home game

Still think "Hark Now Hear" does not get an airing often enough.

HendricksHair · Post by **HendricksHair** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:07 pm

what about simply 'in the milltown' for the last line? or as FCUM do just sing 'dirty old town' at the end

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:11 pm

I met my love on the old Longside
Dreamed a dream on Burnley's ground
The dream came true
We are premier league
And down the road
They are being Venkeed.

Deardeary · Post by **Deardeary** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:12 pm

Nowt wrong with the original lyrics

Holmeclaret · Post by **Holmeclaret** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:14 pm

The original lyrics do fit very well.

HendricksHair · Post by **HendricksHair** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:28 pm

Are we meaning original as in original song or as in the original post?

Slim Sim · Post by **Slim Sim** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:08 pm

Last line: 'The old Mill Town is my bride'

'I met my love down at old Turf Moor
Dreamed a dream in the wide Longside
And I'm still here, after all these years
For the mill town club, she is my bride.

I like this but with just a couple of tweaks.

I met my love by the Turf Moor wall
Dreamed a dream on the old Longside
And I'm still here, after all these years
This Milltown club, she is my bride

Also bot to be The Dubliners ve Rd in for the PA - more passion and a better rhythm than the pogues

Eddiebfc · Post by **Eddiebfc** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:09 pm

Strangely I was looking at the FC United version on you tube last night and came up with :-

I met my love at old Turf Moor
We dreamed a dream, of the Premier League
And now we're back, where we belong
Dirty old town, Dirty old Town

Second verse based on the FC United version

This is our club, belongs to you and me
We are Burnley, Burnley FC
And now we're back, where we belong
Dirty old town, Dirty old town

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:26 pm

I met my love, inside of Turf Moor
Dreamed a dream, of how it would be
I kissed the shirt, and knew I was sure
Burnley's my town, Burnley's my town

Claretforever · Post by **Claretforever** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:58 pm

Start messing with words and these efforts never come off.

Stick to the original as much as possible as it's about life, and could be in any old town.

BensMee · Post by **BensMee** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:37 pm

Got to agree this song is a great fit for us and reading all the suggestions my take would be....

I met my love, down at old Turf Moor
Dreamed a dream, on the old Longside
The dream came true, we are Premier League
Cotton Mill Town, Burnley FC

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:41 pm

Rhyme schmyme. Since when does poetry have to rhyme?

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:42 pm

I've always said, just be proud of who you are, and don't let ANYBODY change you.

COBBLE · Post by **COBBLE** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:49 pm

Good on you all, emotionally, with what has happened in the last few weeks, and, excited by what is in my opinion the best song ever, for our town and club. (Same thing). It expresses all the sense of history, passion, never giving up, renewal, community and pride that we all have experienced. Sing it as it is by Ewan MacColl.

The world will get the message.

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:11 am

The world IS getting the message, COBBLE. They certainly are.

HendricksHair · Post by **HendricksHair** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:22 am

Really hope we can get this going, don't know of any other team that uses it except FCUM

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:00 am

Be good if the club could play the music before the match starts so it becomes the Burnley Anthem....bit like Liverpools never walk alone like they simg before the match.perhaps put the words up on the big screen .

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:33 am

Whatever version we go with it'd be great to have a true terrace anthem, always felt its been lacking.

Looking forward to hearing this on Watford/Chelsea

TonbridgeClaret · Post by **TonbridgeClaret** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:42 am

There have been several excellent suggestions posted - well done to everyone. My only comment would be that the last line should be
'This is our Turf, this is our town.'

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:50 am

Well guys ...someone make it happen before we play chelsea.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:56 am

There's already too many versions on here so I don't want to add another. We do need to get a agreed set of words though.

Keep it as close to the original words.
Keep old town in there.
Potentially add a second verse?

Listened to it just now for the first time...

Absolutely love it.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:00 am

The first three lines we all appear to be in agreement?

I met my love, down at old Turf Moor
Dreamed a dream, on the old Longside
And still I'm here, after all these years.
..............................

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:09 am

Second verse.

I watched us lift, both league and cup
Watched us fall, though we never gave up.
I stood right here, throughout all those years
(same final line)

Third verse(?)
About the rise from division four to the current state of affairs.

It's like a history lesson for the footballing world!

RISE

Wexford_Claret · Post by **Wexford_Claret** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:11 am

Can we all agree on

I met my love, down at old Turf Moor,
Dreamed a dream, on the old Longside,
And I'm still here, after all these year,
This is our Turf, it's our Dirty Old Town

Or something along those lines?!
Maybe we should pick five and get a poll going

Love your second verse, Claretmatt.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:15 am

Cheers Wexford. I started the third but couldn't get it going.

In the original the first two verses are back to back then there's ain instrumental but I suppose that won't matter assuming they play it with no words anyway.

I agree with your last line but need mill town in there, 'dirty mill town?'

Just ' Rise Mill Town' would work, you can easily elongate 'Rise' into two syllables. God knows how many we get out of Bur-Ner-Lee when we need to!

TonbridgeClaret · Post by **TonbridgeClaret** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:19 am

I agree with the version given by Wexford_Claret, let's make it happen for tomorrow at Watford - can't wait!

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:22 am

I think sticking to the original line of "dirty old town" works best. Keeps a nod to the original.

Also don't think it should include references to the Premier League or current players etc. For it to be an anthem the lyrics should fit for all time.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:35 am

Verse 3 potentially

But then we rose, up from our knees
We dared to dream, won back our pride
And still we're here, after all these years
Dirty Old Town, Rise Mill Town

Point is, we've won everything. Lost everything but then worked hard to get it all back again. And we're very proud of this old mill town.

50 shades of Grey · Post by **50 shades of Grey** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:23 am

I have to say, I usually don't comment on threads about new songs/ how fast songs are sung, etc, but 'Dirty Old Town' is absolutely bang on the money for us - no one likes us we don't care/ won everything, nearly lost it all, slowly clawed our way back - that could describe both our town and club - it just sounds right.

I've always stood up for us, getting into silly arguments sometimes when people who don't know the town slag it off, I just cant help it. All that media stereotypical bull **** just boils my pi ss.

Don't think we need to over complicate the lyrics mind, keep in simple, stick to the original with a few tweaks and get it going in the CFS.

'Dirty Old Town' - my Grandad will have a wry smile on his face looking down on the Turf if this one gets belted out.

UTC NNN.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:33 am

Would rise up Mill town not fir better than rise mill town (if that is what we are going with)?

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:38 am

Here's my version and what we need to do.

I met my love down at turf moor
Dreamed a dream in the old Longside
I watched my team go through the leagues
Proud of my town, the old Mill town.

Firstly the op should create a new thread stating a simple yes or no vote to show clear support.

Then an email should be sent to the club with the thread mentioned as a request for them to play the song at an appropriate time (id say after the times like these video just before and as the players emerge). This would help all 4 sides of the ground belt it out as the players emerge from the tunnel and would also slow down the 100mph singers. I do have a 2nd verse but as mentioned for now keep it simple.

Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:10 am

I met my love down at turf moor
Dreamed a dream in the old Longside
And we're still here, after all these years
It's a dirty old town, it's our dirty old town

For a bunch of fan's who sing that 'no one likes us, we don't care' and 'We are the b@stards in claret and blue', why should we be bothered about singing with pride about our dirty old town?

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:04 am

Darthlaw wrote:I met my love down at turf moor
Dreamed a dream in the old Longside
And we're still here, after all these years
It's a dirty old town, it's our dirty old town

For a bunch of fan's who sing that 'no one likes us, we don't care' and 'We are the b@stards in claret and blue', why should we be bothered about singing with pride about our dirty old town?

Agree. Always thought the chim chimney number was just verbal masochism!

Should always have been "they are the bastds who wear white n blue"

Jel · Post by **Jel** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:46 am

nonayclaret wrote:singing with pride - for the old mill town?

Swap that round and it rhythms

The old mill town, singing with pride

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:49 am

So who is going to get this organised with the club?

dibraidio · Post by **dibraidio** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:49 am

I met my love on the Brunshaw Road
Dreamed a dream on the old Longside
We don't care what you think of our
Dirty old town
Dirty old town.

billyhamiltonstheman · Post by **billyhamiltonstheman** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:27 pm

This song suits Burnley down to the ground, if we could get this going it would sound fantastic! I don't think we need to change thelyrics in anyway, great turf moor anthem. Bring it on!!!!

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:01 pm

I pinned my team to the bedroom wall
Dreamed and dreamed for the Longside call
And I'm still here after all this time
You cant be down
In this dirty old town.

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:57 pm

Claretmatt4 wrote:Second verse.

I watched us lift, both league and cup
Watched us fall, though we never gave up.
I stood right here, throughout all those years
(same final line)

Third verse(?)
About the rise from division four to the current state of affairs.

It's like a history lesson for the footballing world!

RISE

THAT SECOND VERSE !!!! Perfection in my eyes.