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Spion Kop - A tribute to Liverpool Supporters

7800Namsos
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BEHIND THE SONG & LYRICS: The start of the season 2010/2011 was the worst in 50 years for Liverpool FC. Songwriter Bjorn Tore Hals , Namsos, Norway, in the ECC Band, is also an eager Liverpool fan. The frustration over the performance on the pitch, caused him to write the song "Spion Kop". More a tribute to Liverpool fans around the world, than the team itself . No matter how big defeats Liverpool suffers on the football ground, the fans will always sing from the stand - or in their homes, worldwide. There is no fans, like the Liverpool fans. Liverpool's famous stand, The Kop, takes its name from The battle of Spion Kop in the second boer war in South Africa. The Battle took place about 38 km west-south-west of Ladysmith, on the hilltop of Spioenkop along the Tugela River, Natal from 23--24 January 1900. It was fought between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one hand and British forces during the Second Boer War du …...more
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Spion Kop - A tribute to Liverpool Supporters
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2011Mar 6
BEHIND THE SONG & LYRICS: The start of the season 2010/2011 was the worst in 50 years for Liverpool FC. Songwriter Bjorn Tore Hals , Namsos, Norway, in the ECC Band, is also an eager Liverpool fan. The frustration over the performance on the pitch, caused him to write the song "Spion Kop". More a tribute to Liverpool fans around the world, than the team itself . No matter how big defeats Liverpool suffers on the football ground, the fans will always sing from the stand - or in their homes, worldwide. There is no fans, like the Liverpool fans. Liverpool's famous stand, The Kop, takes its name from The battle of Spion Kop in the second boer war in South Africa. The Battle took place about 38 km west-south-west of Ladysmith, on the hilltop of Spioenkop along the Tugela River, Natal from 23--24 January 1900. It was fought between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one hand and British forces during the Second Boer War during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith and resulted in a British defeat. Many football grounds in the English Premier League and Football League, and several in the American, German, French, Hungarian, Japanese, Northern Irish and Scottish leagues, have one terrace or stand in their stadia named "Spion Kop" or "Kop" because of the steep nature of the terracing. The most known of them all is The Kop at Anfield in Liverpool. The chorus of the song could just as easily have been sung by the English soldiers who fought for the Spion Kop. Raise your hands in the air And show them we're here Let's show them we'll never walk alone United we stand here to tell We will raise hell We'll never give up Spion Kop! Unfortunately, the british soldiers lost the battle. The team of Liverpool FC will also lose matches.... But the fans will never give up! LYRICS: 13.000 guns in eager hands -- young hand Fighting for the queen in foreign lands -- dead hands Sleepy eyes -- jaws clenched Trembling bodies, in the trench Promises, they heard before This is the finale war Raise your hands in the air And show them we're here We'll never give up Spion Kop Lady Smith spread out her deadly dark -- bright dark General Warren dreamt of easy mark -- question mark Young lads, seized by fright Ordered to take the height Enemies, out of sight English blood colored the night Raise your hands in the air And show them we're here Let's show them we'll never walk alone United we stand here to tell We will raise hell We'll never give up Spion Kop We build it up, the kop, all over the land -- my land Honouring dead soldiers in crowns command 
-- mourning-band Toy soldiers, on the ground
Fear the kop, fear the sound Enemies, don't bother recall
The Kop still stand, we'll never fall Raise your hands in the air... Never give up the Spion Kop Never give up the Spion Kop Never, never give up the Spion Kop Raise your hands in the air... http://www.spionkop.no Buy on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/spio...

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7800Namsos

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