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Why do we sing the chorus from "Ghost Riders in the Sky"?

PragueAddick
PragueAddick Posts: 22,164
in General Charlton
My buddy has just played the Outlaws version of it on Radio 1 Prague, so we are curious.

Anyone know how/why we started, and is it a-rare-Charlton original?

It goes way back, doesn't it. 1970s? 

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,267
    Not original, copied from Villa's "Holte Enders in the sky".

    1980s
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,706
    Henry Irving said:
    Not original, copied from Villa's "Holte Enders in the sky".

    1980s
    Definitely sang late 70s 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,884
    No idea what this is 

    or is it I just don’t know the original song but will know ‘our’ version ? 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,267
    MrOneLung said:
    No idea what this is 

    or is it I just don’t know the original song but will know ‘our’ version ? 
    Yippie Eye Aye, Yippie Eye Oh
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,902
    MrOneLung said:
    No idea what this is 

    or is it I just don’t know the original song but will know ‘our’ version ? 
    Yippee I A
    Yippee I O
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,031
    blackpool72 said:
    Henry Irving said:
    Not original, copied from Villa's "Holte Enders in the sky".

    1980s
    Definitely sang late 70s 
    Yup we did
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,398
    Late 70’s defo.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,659
    The original song's about a group of people cursed to wander, homeless, forever. Which may explain why it was very popular in the 80s and was sung less frequently after we returned to the Valley. In the 90s I remember it as something I only ever heard us sing at away games, although of course that might be my memory playing tricks on me.
  • Captain Peacock
    Captain Peacock Posts: 201
    It's the cowboy in us as we were saying good bye to our horse. 
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,846
    First heard it in the Div 1 season 1986-7. Got a good outing at Old Trafford as I remember. It was stripped down to just the chorus of Yippee I ay, Yippe I o by then, I don't remember if we did an extended version in previous years.

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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,884
    have only ever heard the Yippee part
  • Ducktapeshoerepairs
    Ducktapeshoerepairs Posts: 971
    Was it not when they played the song over the tannoy at Nottingham Forest anway and Charlton fans started repeating the ‘yippie-i-a, yippy-a-o’ but ? 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,054
    The big question is, why does Johnny Cash sing it wrong? His version is Yippee Aye Oh, Yippee Aye Ay. Ours is as the original by Stan Jones.
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,092
    My first recollection was at forest 
  • 801912601
    801912601 Posts: 621
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,164
    801912601 said:
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
    So we are talking 86-87, promotion to Div 1 while at Selhurst?
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,187
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,267
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,031
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,706
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    Wait till I next see you down the Rad you cheeky youngun 

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  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,706
    stonemuse said:
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
    Cheers mate.

    I always am 👍
  • 801912601
    801912601 Posts: 621
    YesPragueAddick said:
    801912601 said:
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
    So we are talking 86-87, promotion to Div 1 while at Selhurst?
    Yes 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,267
    stonemuse said:
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
    Listening to all that "punk rock" must have rotted your brain @stonemuse but you may well be correct  ;)
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,031
    Henry Irving said:
    stonemuse said:
    Henry Irving said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    The first season in Div 1, second game of the season at Forest away, 27th August 1986, 4-0 defeat then that miracle at Old Trafford followed 
    This is why I said 80s although @blackpool72 and @stonemuse both say 70s.

    Then again, Blackpool is so old now he's probably going dolayley
    He’s right though 😀
    Listening to all that "punk rock" must have rotted your brain @stonemuse but you may well be correct  ;)
     :D:smiley:
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,040
    I don't remember it in the 70's.
    I'd say 1986 the first year back in Division 1 the same as with Valley Floyd Road.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,706
    Covered End said:
    I don't remember it in the 70's.
    I'd say 1986 the first year back in Division 1 the same as with Valley Floyd Road.
    100% sung in the 70s Steve 
  • bertpalmer
    bertpalmer Posts: 1,774
    I remember it sung in the 70s also
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,660
    And me. Songs were much simpler then.
  • conker
    conker Posts: 65
    801912601 said:
    Agree - first sung at Forest away on a wet Tuesday night when we lost 4-0. Our first away game following promotion and we won the following 1-0 away to Man U. Think this was one of Selwyns favourites 
    Sorry to be pedantic but it was actually a Wednesday night.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749
    Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
    Was it not when they played the song over the tannoy at Nottingham Forest anway and Charlton fans started repeating the ‘yippie-i-a, yippy-a-o’ but ? 
    Definitely the first time I heard it.

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