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During the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the New York Rangers sought to create a goal song that was unique to the Rangers and would not receive radio airtime. [5] This followed the victory of the New York Rangers in the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Ray Castoldi, the music director and organist for Madison Square Garden, found inspiration to write a song that would become what he later described as ...
The song has gathered an amount of controversy after some fans started to sing alternative lyrics about the Pope and the Vatican City that are considered sectarian. [6]In 1999 Rangers' vice-chairman Donald Findlay had to stand down from his position and resign from the club's board after being filmed singing "Follow Follow" (with these alternative lyrics) and "The Sash". [7]
Rangers supporters sing a version of the song with the lyrics changed to reflect a bitter rivalry with Celtic. [14] [citation needed] Non-league team Dulwich Hamlet F.C. also sing a version, with the lyrics changed to: "No one knows us, we don't care." [15]
Rangers F.C. supporters adopted "Billy Boys" as part of a perceived affiliation with the Brigton Boys. Even after Fullerton's death, Rangers fans continued to sing "Billy Boys" to commemorate Fullerton and the Brigton Boys. [11] In later years, attempts were made to portray the song as being against Irish republicanism rather than Catholics. [12]
The song may have been popularised among English football fans after the Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels in 1985, which resulted in a five-year ban on English clubs competing in UEFA competitions. Some English fans chose to follow Scottish clubs instead and Rangers, one of the more successful, attracted a sizeable English following. [2]
The song has been sung by fans of Rangers F.C. in reference to rival club Celtic F.C., which was established by Irish Catholic migrants in Glasgow and retains a large Irish supporter base. [37] [38] The song was first sung publicly by Rangers fans at a match at Celtic Park in April 2008. [39] Rangers have repeatedly asked their fans not to sing ...
The "Famine Song" is a song sung by some Ulster loyalists in Ulster and Scotland and is normally directed at Catholics and, in Scotland, Irish people, those of Irish descent or those with perceived affiliations to Ireland. [1] It is also sung by fans of Scottish football club Rangers due to rival Celtic's Irish roots.
"Hockey Sock Rock" is a song written and produced by Alan Thicke, as a publicity tool for the New York Rangers and the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979, as Rangers president Sonny Werblin worked to make the Rangers more hip in disco-era New York City; the proceeds of the recording went to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. It was ...