Youri Tielemans mentioned in an interview a few days ago that he was aware of his chant among the fans, and that he approved of it. (And, I mean, why wouldn't he?) We have chants for various players, a couple I've heard for Soyuncu, including how well hung he is rumoured to be, two or three over the years for Kasper Schmeichel and what must amount to about two dozen for Vardy.
But it seems we've failed over the last year or so to come up with a proper chant for Maddison, one of our most influential players, an exciting, increasingly reliable individual and surely one of the first names on the team sheet. This is doubtless because of the difficulty in getting his name to fit any existing songs rather than a slight on his quality or popularity. I had a long and hard think about this last night. Well, perhaps shortish and relatively soft actually, but it was definitely a think. And I came up with this... let's call it a piece of art.
To the tune of "Here comes the sun" by the Beatles.
<ahem>
It's Maddison
Do do do do
James Maddison
And we say:
"He's alright".
Now, I'm not one to bang my own drum. Which is partly why Jobber got the role in the first place. So I knuckled down and considered this objectively.
Pros:
- It scans beautifully. Seriously, read it and hum it. It fits like a pair of comfortable old slippers, or a pair of handcuffs around an ex-Southampton striker.
- Like any strong piece of marketing, it portrays its core message clearly.
- It is faithful to the original lyrics.
- It's so clean that you could take it home to meet your parents. Unlike a certain ex-Southampton striker.
Cons:
- It's not an "exciting" song, granted.
- May be underselling him a little.
- Doesn't make reference to his penchant for expensive, semi-translucent rucksacks.
So there we have it. I think we can all be pretty convinced by this point that we have a fantastic new song for our club's attacking midfield dynamo.
Well you do better then.
Chant for Maddison
posted on 20/12/19
So, as suspected, this thread provides conclusive proof that our best player is:
1. Pereira
2. Fuchs
3. Andy King
4. King Benkovic
5. Vardy (...just makes the list)
Glad we cleared that one up.
posted on 20/12/19
👆 Whoops, wrong thread. That is a really rubbish song for Maddison. Doesn even mention him!!
posted on 20/12/19
comment by ArroinLestah (U22188)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 minutes ago
You gotta know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You never count your money, when you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealings done
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That sounds like something Bob Dylan would write?
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Dont know who wrote it but Kenny Rodgers, Brendans cousin, sang it.
posted on 20/12/19
He's the best in the land and
His rucksack cost six grand
Maddison! Maddison!
posted on 20/12/19
How about adapting the Jimmy Anderson chant -
Oh Jimmy Jimmy
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Maddison
posted on 20/12/19
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
comment by ArroinLestah (U22188)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 minutes ago
You gotta know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You never count your money, when you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting, when the dealings done
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That sounds like something Bob Dylan would write?
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Dont know who wrote it but Kenny Rodgers, Brendans cousin, sang it.
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Don Schlitz, whoever he is.
posted on 20/12/19
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 3 hours, 15 minutes ago
👆 Whoops, wrong thread. That is a really rubbish song for Maddison. Doesn even mention him!!
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Which one is that? Can't be worse than singing about the size of a blokes appendage based on nothing, it's not like he's Sol Campbell 😂
posted on 20/12/19
Mersey, can you hum it? I can't get the tune for your chant. But don't give up on it so easily.
posted on 20/12/19
comment by Coutinho's Mirkin (U22212)
posted 21 hours, 8 minutes ago
Now this is a story all about how
James Maddison’s life turned upside down
He used to play for Norwich, was shiiit hot there
Got his move to Leicester and has really nice hair
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posted on 20/12/19
comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 9 hours, 51 minutes ago
Mersey, can you hum it? I can't get the tune for your chant. But don't give up on it so easily.
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Thanks Dunge. It means a lot that you have faith in my song writing.
Excellent OP by the way. Perfectly executed. Applause.