Mr De Ridder

I heard one of his song last night but i am racking my brains but i just can't get it. (no its not the SSSSTTTEEEVVEEE one) It was sung at the to of the northam kingsland bit. can someone write the tune down or get a youtube clip of a similar song but with the same tune. as soon as i see/hear the tune i will get it! ahaha

thanks

 

was it the maxi rodriguez chant? not sure how it goes though

 

it was to the tune na na hey hey goodbye by bananarama, basically na na na na na na na na heyyyyyy steve de ridder

 

The bananarama version was a cover of the original by the non-existent band Steam. Great song though, well suited to a chant for Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevee!

 

Wahey, showing your age there Chilco. Of course, I am too.

Used to hear it up The Dell all the time.

 

You're right there TSS, when sung at the Dell the hook line was most often "South-amp-ton!"

 

i am too young to have any idea who steam are, hell the only reason i know who bananarama are is because of their ridiculous name

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_Na_Hey_Hey_Kiss_Him_Goodbye

Have a look here for a bit of pop history MMJ

 

yep that was it thanks

 

If anyone in a group can get the maxi rodriguaz song with steve dedridders name started that would me amazing !

 

How about... Jimmy Melia, you're breaking our hearts.. to the tune of Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia..?

 

My brother made one up for him to the tune of "Edelweiss" - "Bald and white, inside right..."

 

HA..! brilliant.

Did he ever have a song sung about him that was complimentary..?

 

I doubt it! Just imagine if we'd had inernet forums in those days, would anyone have taken poor old Jimmy's side?

 

Probably not. And it's not as if he was an enigma, like our Mr Du Prado, either.

 

No, just a very average player playing above his level.

 

What did Ted see in him, that everyone else didn't..? No modern data gathering methods, so it was just down to watching him play. Just found a photo I've never seen before, so I'll direct it here:

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I'm guessing Alex Young [Everton], then it's our two Jimmy's from Liverpool, ex-Evertonian Scot, Jimmy Gabriel, and ex-Pool Mr Melia. Think that is Dave Walker's head stuck to JM's right shoulder.

BTW, sorry for the thread hi-jack, pepys. Nostalgia can be a bit of a disease, at times.

 

Fab photo TSS, thanks for the memories! Think that might be big Ron Davies in the distance as well.

No, not sure how this became a thread about Jimmy Melia either. Anyway, I'm off to bed. G'night folks.