Phoenix Academy
7
·
410
·
about 17 years

Chant idea (to tune of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys):

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

And wouldn't it be nice to see a win too

But win lose or draw let’s have some beer!

Marquee
3.3K
·
5.1K
·
almost 13 years

Not 100% sure about the words, but I do think the song is a good choice to try put something too.

Think the first two lines work, but not sure about if the win too works when trying to do it along with the music.

Phoenix Academy
7
·
410
·
about 17 years

Yakcall wrote:

Not 100% sure about the words, but I do think the song is a good choice to try put something too.

Think the first two lines work, but not sure about if the win too works when trying to do it along with the music.

I agree with that entirely Yakcall!  Perhaps the first 2 lines could just be repeated?  Would certainly be easier to remember!  

Marquee
1.5K
·
6.4K
·
about 14 years

Perhaps...

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

And wouldn't it be nice to see a win too

But whatever the result, we'll cheer!

Phoenix Academy
7
·
410
·
about 17 years

Paul wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

Not 100% sure about the words, but I do think the song is a good choice to try put something too.

Think the first two lines work, but not sure about if the win too works when trying to do it along with the music.

I agree with that entirely Yakcall!  Perhaps the first 2 lines could just be repeated?  Would certainly be easier to remember!  

So that could be:

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

O Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

Phoenix Academy
7
·
410
·
about 17 years

bwtcf wrote:

Perhaps...

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

And wouldn't it be nice to see a win too

But whatever the result, we'll cheer!

although that last line doesn't look like it would fit, when singing it it somehow works ...  

Marquee
3.3K
·
5.1K
·
almost 13 years

Paul wrote:

Paul wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

Not 100% sure about the words, but I do think the song is a good choice to try put something too.

Think the first two lines work, but not sure about if the win too works when trying to do it along with the music.

I agree with that entirely Yakcall!  Perhaps the first 2 lines could just be repeated?  Would certainly be easier to remember!  

So that could be:

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

O Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

I like your first idea as the song doesn't repeat lines, so I like the idea of different words, just that one line kind of didn't fit. Think you and bwtcf are on the right track though

Marquee
3.3K
·
5.1K
·
almost 13 years

Paul wrote:

bwtcf wrote:

Perhaps...

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

And wouldn't it be nice to see a win too

But whatever the result, we'll cheer!

although that last line doesn't look like it would fit, when singing it it somehow works ...  

I was thinking that too, it looked like it was a word short and needed something like "we'll always cheer!"

Stage Punch
2.1K
·
11K
·
over 16 years

Not wanting to pour cold water, but I wonder if we're not better off adapting a classic so that we get more pickup.

Legend
2.1K
·
16K
·
about 17 years
Bevan
·
First Team Squad
210
·
1.7K
·
over 16 years

Smithy wrote:

Not wanting to pour cold water, but I wonder if we're not better off adapting a classic so that we get more pickup.

Er, the Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is quite classic.

Lead track on what most critics call the best album ever: Pet Sounds

Also used by Cadbury for a chocolate commercial ..

Anyway, change the last line to fit the tune better:

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

And wouldn't it be nice to see a win too

But whatever the result, we're gonna cheer!

Phoenix Academy
7
·
410
·
about 17 years

Bevan wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Not wanting to pour cold water, but I wonder if we're not better off adapting a classic so that we get more pickup.

Er, the Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is quite classic.

Lead track on what most critics call the best album ever: Pet Sounds

Also used by Cadbury for a chocolate commercial ..

Anyway, change the last line to fit the tune better:

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

And wouldn't it be nice to see a win too

But whatever the result, we're gonna cheer!

I think this is definitely moving in the right direction, but surely is too many syllables in the last line - the original opening verse of the original song has this here:

"In the kind of world where we belong"   (the word "world" is where the emphasis falls, so it would be good to have a strong emphasis word there) 

we're gonna cheer! fits well for the "where we belong" bit (and rhymes of course), so we need a five syllable phrase for the first bit of the line, ideally with emphasis naturally falling on the last word.  The best I can come up with so far is:  "But still at the end" - not great but does fit properly I think?  So my latest suggestion would be:

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Phoenix

Thanks for coming down, you’re welcome here

And wouldn't it be nice to see a win too

But still at the end we're gonna cheer!

   

 

Chant Savant
2.5K
·
12K
·
almost 17 years
Marquee
1.5K
·
6.4K
·
about 14 years

However in the end, we're gonna cheer.

You’ll need an account to join the conversation!

Sign in Sign up