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The song continues to be popular among
Chelsea's supporters decades after its release, and it remains the club's signature anthem, played at every home game and any cup finals Chelsea compete in. The song has also been adapted by many other teams in various sports around the world.
385:. It was recorded 1973 by the first squad of the team. The title in Finnish is HOO-JII-KOO, but is better known as 'Taas kansa täyttää', as the first verse begins with these words. Direct translation to English would be 'Again Terraces Are Filled'.
396:. Beck and his friends Ron Brady and Peter Yeates later recorded the song, which was released as a single in 1976 and went on to sell 8,000 copies and receive airplay on
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also use a variant of a song, where the title ("Blått er vår farge") directly translates to "Blue is our colour". The rest of the refrain is altered, however.
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radio stations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The song served as the
Timbers fight song until 1982, and returned when the team was re-formed as part of the
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label. The original version sold a quarter of a million copies, and sales of various versions of the song reached a million copies worldwide.
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and reached number 5 in the UK Charts and number 8 in
Ireland in March 1972. It has become one of the most well-known English football songs.
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re-recorded "White Is The Colour" for the
Whitecaps' 2002 season, and performed it live during half-time of a game. Since the club's move to
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tour. It was sung by players and recorded as "Here Come The
Aussies". It was also released on record and became a hit in Australia.
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in 2001. In the early 2010s, the song was played at halftime during
Timbers home matches and in 2015 the team, now playing in
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released a version with the
Marseille team, and a Swedish version was also recorded. The Ajax version reached No. 25 on the
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and lyricist David Balfe (under the pseudonym Rod McQueen) to write the song for
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471:. The song used was a parody of the Chelsea version, with the words changed to:
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The song has been modified into Danish by
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and used prior to kick-off in all the home fixtures of
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In 1978, the song was re-recorded as "White Is The Colour" for the
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An adapted version called "Green is the Colour" with lyrics by
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in 2011, it has been the entrance song for every home game at
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The song was sung by members of the squad, who included:
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696:"Vader Abraham met Zijn Goede Zonen: Ajax, Leve Ajax!"
828:"Whitecaps Team Up With Scottish Duo The Proclaimers"
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851:"Where did the Roughriders fight song come from?"
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321:released a version titled "Ajax, Leve Ajax!" by
508:since 1997, bases its club song on this tune.
415:and became a local hit. The Scottish rock duo
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679:"Chelsea Football Team: Artist Chart History"
336:In 1972, the song was also performed by the
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325:with Zijn Goede Zonen, the French singer
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359:. Another version was released in 1984.
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377:The song is translated to Finnish by
362:The song was covered by Czech singer
849:Romuld, Darrell (12 November 2019).
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485:"we're all together" (...verse....)
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434:is the official fight song of the
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783:Goldberg, Jamie (12 March 2015).
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551:"The best footie songs"
530:Official Charts Company
338:Australian cricket team
948:No One Can Stop Us Now
756:""Green is the Color""
152:Penny Farthing Records
94:Penny Farthing Records
34:Chelsea Football Team
928:Chelsea Football Club
572:Irwin, Colin (2006).
475:"Blue is the Colour;"
469:1979 general election
353:Denmark national team
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526:"Blue Is The Colour"
402:United Soccer League
364:František Ringo Čech
357:1972 Summer Olympics
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667:Irish Singles Chart
421:Major League Soccer
413:Vancouver Whitecaps
406:Major League Soccer
170:, who commissioned
47:"All Sing Together"
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117:Producer(s)
1014:1972 songs
988:Categories
973:See also:
535:21 January
512:References
379:Vexi Salmi
297:UK Singles
248:David Webb
203:Ron Harris
168:Larry Page
162:Background
148:Stoke City
123:Larry Page
879:6 October
649:Billboard
628:Billboard
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447:J. League
342:the Ashes
284:Ireland (
279:position
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