Why do we sing songs so fast?

[jascfc]

Aside from the problems on the pitch, why is our fanbase so obsessed with singing every single chant at 100mph? So frustrating!

Especially when you’ve got 2 parts of the stadium singing different parts of the same song.

Stop rushing every chant, they sound much better when they aren’t rushed!

[willieeetmiout]

We need to get them in before the inevitable booing

[stokest5]

Sept 20, 2024 22:33:54 GMT jascfc said:

Aside from the problems on the pitch, why is our fanbase so obsessed with singing every single chant at 100mph? So frustrating!

Especially when you’ve got 2 parts of the stadium singing different parts of the same song.

Stop rushing every chant, they sound much better when they aren’t rushed!

I’ve said the same before rushed speeded up chanting then an awkward silence to finish 😆

[BuckRogers]

It's the excitement of watching Stoke 

[danceswithclams]

Cocaine.

[LGH87]

Sept 20, 2024 22:40:41 GMT danceswithclams said:

Cocaine.

And cheap whizz.

[Caerwrangonpotter]

Sept 20, 2024 22:41:42 GMT LGH87 said:

Sept 20, 2024 22:40:41 GMT danceswithclams said:

Cocaine.

And cheap whizz.

Cheap Whizz

The World Of Twist tribute act, who regular did the pubs & clubs around The Potteries during the 90s. They did a night at The Gardeners Retreat with Peter Framptons Escape Committee

[citynickscfc]

I think we try to warp time to get to 90 minutes faster just to lesson the chances of fucking things up, or to end our inevitable misery after going a goal down

[serpico]

I’ve always thought we should do what wolves do with hi-ho silver lining, play the opening few bars of Delilah then shut the song off so everyone comes in, in unison.

[snoogle]

Drives me nuts ! Not our biggest problem that’s for sure , but why the fcuk we have to sing everything at 100mph is beyond me , sounds ridiculous!

[orfyboothen]

Instant gratification premature ejaculation nation.

It's either the name of a Red Hot Chilli Peppers album...

Or it's the answer to your question!

[terryconroysmagic]

To compensate for the slow football..

[pavel]

We don’t, it just seems fast compared with the passing and movement.

[zeppo]

The one that makes me cringe is the "Who are ya? Who are ya?" chant after we score against any team.

Fair enough, should we be playing Liverpool, Man Utd, Villa etc - but Hull??

It insinuates that we're a lesser sized club than them, and that's nonsense..

Anyway, that's my little bugbear.

[richardparker]

It's a way of keeping warm in the winter.

[cheadlepotter]

It was mildly amusing last night when the South and Boothen both started Delilah together but finished miles apart.

[sportsman]

Young boys who think they’re too hard to sing properly so have to shout it as fast as they can whilst growling

[standbutler1]

Sept 21, 2024 21:42:30 GMT sportsman said:

Young boys who think they’re too hard to sing properly so have to shout it as fast as they can whilst growling

LOL

[rambob]

I can't remember the last time the ground sang Delilah in unison

[Northy]

Too many REO Speedwagon fans?

[mickeythemaestro]

Sept 21, 2024 16:48:32 GMT orfyboothen said:

Instant gratification premature ejaculation nation.

It's either the name of a Red Hot Chilli Peppers album...

Or it's the answer to your question!

Now they defo supported World of Twist did The Instant Gratification Premature Ejaculation...

[callas12]

The 'Bread' song got quicker each time it was sung on Friday evening, a 100mph 'Who will buy my bread' song sounded abit cack..

Actually sounded quite good from the south stand when it was being sang in unison in good numbers to begin with, but quickly lost its effectiveness as it went form normal speed to racing speed!

[TheBra1n]

Sept 21, 2024 5:04:45 GMT serpico said:

I’ve always thought we should do what wolves do with hi-ho silver lining, play the opening few bars of Delilah then shut the song off so everyone comes in, in unison.

the club have canceled Delilah, the song promotes domestic violence, that and we changed the lyrics to a naughty word

[andylgr]

All our songs are crap now and Delilah is sung too fast by kids who think they're hard by singing it.

[Bojan Mackey]

We have to get them in quickly before the inevitable equaliser.

[ashleyscfc]

The fact we butcher We'll be with You every week despite it playing over the PA is a personal bone of contention, I intentionally sing in time with the music and will the sing the second "City" in time with the music instead of the crowd.

Its ridiculous.

[dirtygary69]

Stoke on Trent is basically the UK equivalent of Compton. We're a city full of rappers and it's not our fault we just spit bars so freely. 

[mcw]

Sept 21, 2024 20:27:38 GMT zeppo said:

The one that makes me cringe is the "Who are ya? Who are ya?" chant after we score against any team.

Fair enough, should we be playing Liverpool, Man Utd, Villa etc - but Hull??

It insinuates that we're a lesser sized club than them, and that's nonsense..

Anyway, that's my little bugbear.

Fucks me off no end, especially when you know goddam well it’s going to be rammed back down your throat when they score 1/2/3 goals like Hull on Friday. A- we are not a bigger club generally B- what the hell are we gloating about.

[stokienorthants]

So we can get away earlier?

[skip]

I think it is also because we live in an era of sped up songs (it's a thing, boomers).