You’re ignoring the simple fact that Oasis are shite and the first Stone Roses album is an absolute classic, plus I couldn’t give a toss who supports who when it comes to my music choice. Johnny Marr is a City fan and he’s a genius.
Yeah I wouldn't mind that making a comeback.
Rock and goal! I wouldn't change it, it's just so Manchester. Sure stuff like War/Rocky 4 is more rousing but it's got nowt to do with United or Manchester. I love the Roses and they're a part of the city's history. This is the One reminds me of The Treble. It's been played for a few years, so I'm happy enough with keeping that tradition going. I doubt many Everton fans would change Z Cars. Would they.
Yup. The idea that music - of all things - has a sell by date is fecking nuts.
Indeed. This Is The One came out in 1989, so doesn't quite come from an era of United dominance. Regarding the city's musical influence, I think it's somewhat overstated and that well has long been dry and poisoned. You cannot deny the great run of bands and scenes coming out of Manchester, but seeing Tony Wilson quotes and yellow and black stripes being used to sell new apartment complexes and normalise the private ownership of the city centre is nauseating. Manchester is still a thriving musical city and always has been, but the days of bands and scenes really dictating the cultural zeitgeist are well and truly over. Record companies used to lean into trends, they now build them in laboratories and need not trouble themselves with discovering new artists. That said, there are still loads of great bands in the city and the music venues are packed every day of the week. You'll often find the biggest names playing mid-week gigs in Manchester as, unlike other cities, they'll still sell out. For as long as I can remember, there's been a great electronic scene here too, but there's always an annoying voice banging on about "the next Oasis", I'd not worry about that too much as you'll only ever end up with total shite like The Courteeners, a band out of time, willed into existence somehow to feed nostalgia.
Don't think anyone's actually said they want it changed just because it's an older song though have they?
Well when the guy behind the music turns out to be an absolute idiot spreading dangerous nonsense about Covid being invented to make us all digital slaves, maybe its time to change the song....
I’m a big believer that we can separate the art from the artist. And it’s not like he’s a kiddie fiddler. Just one of thousands of middle aged men who get sucked into stupid conspiracy theories after spending too much time online (and/or smoking too much weed)
Well the thing is his music being front an center for United might lead some younger fans to listen to his nonsense which would be quite dangerous to be honest.
A really unsurprisingly terrible take from that lad.
Well the thing is his music being front an center for United might lead some younger fans to listen to his nonsense which would be quite dangerous to be honest.
I agree in general about the 'forced fun'/contrived element to playing music during the build up etc but I think walking out music is fine as it's for the players and the captain can change the song, which I wasn't aware of.
Surely as we are the Red Devils it should be Highway to Hell.
That'd be pretty funny to be fair
Agreed. Hucknall shouldn't be exposing himself to kids.
I don't want my kids exposed to this stuff.
That wasn't really the point I was making. They generally have the music off - certainly in TRA section - for 15 minutes or so before the game, so noise starts to build, "bring on United" "U-N-I-T-E-D" etc and then as most people have got to their seats and it's getting louder, they play This Is The One really loud and drown everyone out which kills the noise. It's stupid, just leave it off and let the crowd make the noise.
