Post by dragon on Apr 26, 2013 16:24:48 GMT
I shall not be at the Lane tomorrow,I said my farewells at the Guiseley game but as the one time `announcer` I have been thinking of what might make a suitable farewell to `The Old Lady`.
The opening words of Frank Sinatra`s `My Way` would seem suitable viz. `And now,the end is near......`but I`ve never liked that song (Francis Albert didn`t either but it made him about three fortunes!) so I`ve opted for his very haunting `And there used to be a Ballpark right here`from his `Old Blue Eyes is Back` album.
When I first visited the Lane `after the war`,the standard fare was only ever military marching music and I can recall the absolute outrage when the big hit of 1948, Pee Wee Hunt`s `Twelth Street Rag ` was played both before the game and at half-time.I seem to remember that for some season`s it was regarded as the City`s signature tune.Be nice if it could be played tomorrow!
Perhaps,after all,I`ll opt for Robert John`s `Sad Eyes`.I know there will be a few of those tomorrow!
The opening words of Frank Sinatra`s `My Way` would seem suitable viz. `And now,the end is near......`but I`ve never liked that song (Francis Albert didn`t either but it made him about three fortunes!) so I`ve opted for his very haunting `And there used to be a Ballpark right here`from his `Old Blue Eyes is Back` album.
When I first visited the Lane `after the war`,the standard fare was only ever military marching music and I can recall the absolute outrage when the big hit of 1948, Pee Wee Hunt`s `Twelth Street Rag ` was played both before the game and at half-time.I seem to remember that for some season`s it was regarded as the City`s signature tune.Be nice if it could be played tomorrow!
Perhaps,after all,I`ll opt for Robert John`s `Sad Eyes`.I know there will be a few of those tomorrow!
