Comments on: ID a song?

Question: ID a song?

apark — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:10:38 -0800

Songfilter: Name of the song played often at sporting events, simply repeats the word "Hey"???

By: milkrate

milkrate — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:12:11 -0800

Gary Glitter, Rock and Roll Part 2 (The Hey Song)

By: jca

jca — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:16:58 -0800

they still use this song at events?

By: apark

apark — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:27:04 -0800

Thanks milkrate!

By: pantsrobot

pantsrobot — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:46:55 -0800

Is this a different version of the Doctor Who song? I remember a version _exactly_ like this except it was "Doctor Who-ooo
Doctor Who
Doctor Who-ooo
TARDIS"
Am I imagining things?

By: crosten

crosten — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:48:49 -0800

Pantsrobot, that is "Doctorin' the Tardis" by The Timelords.

By: John Shaft

John Shaft — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:02:45 -0800

... which liberally sampled Gary Glitter's song (where "liberally sampled" actually means "was based almost entirely on").

By: dhartung

dhartung — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:06:39 -0800

To clarify, "Doctorin' the Tardis" (1988, by the Timelords, later the KLF) uses samples and vocals from Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2" (1972). Glitter in fact contributed new vocals to a remix.

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:34:47 -0800

I always thought that Doctorin' the Tardis was a ripoff of Higher Ground.

By: TonyRobots

TonyRobots — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:43:47 -0800

I always liked the Bongwater version of that song (wmv version from this page)...maybe it's because it's the first one I ever heard...

By: holgate

holgate — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:26:42 -0800

'Doctorin' The Tardis' was ostensibly created to prove the truth of The Manual, written by Drummond and Cauty in 1988 as a guide to making a number one single. (They were the KLF/JAMs before, during and after; 'The Timelords' was a pseudonym.)

Note also that Gary Glitter, although British, does not have the same musical ubiquity at British sporting events for reasons Google will provide.

By: redteam

redteam — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 04:28:51 -0800

Hahaha
Nice way of putting it, holgate :)

By: essexjan

essexjan — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:39:53 -0800

Chelsea fans used to sing their own words to 'Rock and Roll Part 2' when they had a goalkeeper named Ed de Goey (pronounce de Hoy)

"Ed de Hoy-y-y-y
ED!
Ed de Hoy
Ed de Hoy-y-y-y
ED!
Ed de Hoy..."

Gary Glitter made records that lent themselves very well to crowd participation. He is, of course, now persona non grata in the UK and I doubt any sports club would intentionally play one of his tracks at a game.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:24:50 -0800

As I understand it, Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" has eclipsed the Gary Glitter song at sporting events. But this was a few years back, and may no longer be the case.