A song for Ade (...or Diaby)?

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:31 pm

Another post another random song.

Sorry. Anyway, I was thinking of emailing Red Action one of the following songs to see if we can kickstart a few new songs at the Grove and just wondered which of these you guys think I should send them (thatâ€™s if you even think I should send either of them!).

I could just send both but I thought if I could at least say that there were already a few Gooners in favour (hopefully) of the song it might hold a bit more weight in terms of encouraging the RA boys to get behind it. So here goesâ€¦

Itâ€™s to the tune of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0O7yUJBeTw. The original lyrics are:

Desmond has his barrow in the market place...
Molly is the singer in a band...
Desmond says to Molly "Girl, I like your face"
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand...
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da , Life goes on brahhh...
La la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da , Life goes on brahhh...
La la how the life goes on

This is the Diaby version that I posted with help from BenGooner14 in the summerâ€¦

Arsene doesnâ€™t spend much in the market place
Paddy disappeared to Italy
Arsene said to Abou donâ€™t I know your face
You look just like the new Paddy V
Di-a-by, you are the, new Vieirrra
La la Abou Diaby

And the Adebayor versionâ€¦

Arsene doesnâ€™t spend much in the market place
Henry disappeared to Catalan*
Arsene said Adebayor would take his place
We shouldâ€™ve known that Arsene had a plan
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
Adebayyyor
Manuel Adebayor

*I'm pretty sure it's Catalonia, not Catalan, but the latter rhymes with "had a plan" so unless we change the 2nd line to "Tottenham Hotspur shop at Matalan" you'll just have to grant me some artistic license I guess.

So which one, Ade or Diaby? Or neither

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Feel free to suggest lyric changes or post your own songs for Ade and Diaby. One way or another so long as we get some new songs instead of just the old â€œA-de-bay-or, A-de-bay-orâ€

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:43 pm

I think it's fair to say that you have more artistic licence than Van Gogh, Picasso and Constable (

) put together.

Well done again - but I am afraid that perhaps they are not succinct enough for players...as in "He comes from Senegal..." or "He's blond, he's quick.." Catchy and snappy.

Still, better than most.

gus ceasar is a legend · Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:56 pm

Sorry but it won't work.......

The word "fuck" doesn't feature at all!!!!!!!

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:20 am

Fair comments lads, although I only really anticipated the ob-la-di, ob-la-da... bit getting sung anyway (a bit like how nobody ever bothered singing the start of the Thierry "song") and that bit's not exactly that complex!

On the back of Gus and Galasso's constructive criticism above then

how about this for King Kolo...

To the tune of That's Amore by, er,... somebody

He Comes from Cote D'Ivoire ("Div-Wa")
He's an Arsenal star
Kolo Toure
He eats strikers for lunch
And he hates T*tt*nh*m c*nts
Kolo Toure

It mentions where comes from AND it has two pieces of profanity (c*nts and T*tt*nh*m!).

Post by **Dicko** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:56 am

Ade Ade Cooooooooooooool

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:43 pm

Taxi for Dicko....

I'm feeling like George Martin dealing with Lennon (John, not aaron)

Great effort for Koule Toure, although the Cote D'Ivoire line is a little tricky.

And you're right about the TH song - most of these only get sung on the train, in the pub, in a european bar - basically, anywhere other than at the ground to the player in question.

We're so shy

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:30 pm

"Div-Wa" isnt that tricky to say is it??? Well, maybe after a pint or 7 but then most things are difficlut to pronuonce (or raed) whan yuore durnk

It could always be...
He came from Ivory
Coast down to Highbury
Kolo Toure
...if thats any easier to say/sing?

Orrr if a player's country is too difficult to say we can always just sing about where he's NOT from, ie...
He's not from Senegal
He plays for Arsenal
Kolo Toure

It could be a new trend...
he's not from Italy
But his name's Flamini

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:27 am

Its Up 4 Grabs Now wrote:"Div-Wa" isnt that tricky to say is it??? Well, maybe after a pint or 7 but then most things are difficlut to pronuonce (or raed) whan yuore durnk

It could always be...
He came from Ivory
Coast down to Highbury
Kolo Toure
...if thats any easier to say/sing?

Orrr if a player's country is too difficult to say we can always just sing about where he's NOT from, ie...
He's not from Senegal
He plays for Arsenal
Kolo Toure

It could be a new trend...
he's not from Italy
But his name's Flamini

No, coat div wah is not difficult. Gajapathinagaram - now that would be tricky!! Just the line itself I struggled to fit into the tune.

Ro-sicky you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind Rosicky, Rosicky (Copyright A.Gooner)

Can't remember what the original song is called but it;s "Hey Mickey you're so fine...

And I don't know why we don't just do the "Sweeney" tune for Flamini without any additional words. Just straight to the point - at least we will be singing something.

I mean with Winterburn and Dixon it was just their names. You could even have

A-bou-Di-a-by, A-bou-Di-a-by as for Winterburn.[/b]

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:35 am

Another one:

To "White Riot" by The Clash.

Kolo Toure
I wanna a Toure
Kolo Toure
A Toure at the back

Hagbard 23 · Post by **Hagbard 23** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:43 am

Galasso wrote:Another one:

To "White Riot" by The Clash.

Kolo Toure
I wanna a Toure
Kolo Toure
A Toure at the back

Variations on old Punk Rock tunes sung at footie grounds...........

LOVE IT

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:31 pm

Galasso wrote:

To "White Riot" by The Clash.

Kolo Toure
I wanna a Toure
Kolo Toure
A Toure at the back

Yeah i agree with Hagbard I like that one. And the idea of hearing The Clash at The Emirates (even if Strummer was a Chavski fan) cant be a bad thing!

Maybe it could even work as an away song (just to fit with the original lyrics), eg...

It's so quiet
Oh it's so quiet
It's so quiet
So quiet at The Lane

Good work Galasso

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:56 pm

Thinking of The Clash how about one from Pink Floyd's "Money" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hkjkTe5kZE

The part that goes...
New car, caviar, four star daydream
Think Ill buy me a football team

All we'd have to do is change it to...
New car, caviar, four star daydream
Ar-se-nal is my football team

Simple lyrics, catchy well known song, relevant lyrics (caviar, 4 star etc...) to our style of play!

For the super adventurous we could even sing the line before it, the bit that goes...
Money, its a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash

And change it to...
Toure, Fabregas
Ade, Van Persie, Hleb and Gallas

U.F.G Anfield '89 · Post by **U.F.G Anfield '89** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:14 pm

to the tune of jimi hendrix voodoo chile slight return

well i stand up at shite hart lane, and i take the piss out of tottenham scum
well i stand up at shite hart lane, and i take the piss out of tottenham scum
i sit there at the final whistle and laugh my ass off.
they were 1-0 up and lost 3-1
cos i'm a gooner chile
lord knows i'm a gooner chile