Latics and England Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I'm sure this has probably been answered on here before, but: What are the origins behind Latics adopting Mouldy Old Dough as an anthem? I left my mobile on my desk today while in a meeting and so when it rung, the rest of the office got a full rendition. When I came back, I couldn't give a full explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
help_shiny Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I'm sure this has probably been answered on here before, but: What are the origins behind Latics adopting Mouldy Old Dough as an anthem? I left my mobile on my desk today while in a meeting and so when it rung, the rest of the office got a full rendition. When I came back, I couldn't give a full explanation. I cant say why but it started being played in the early 70's. Maybe the tannoy man just fancied it. I was told once that it's always played at Speedway fixtures as well but having never been to one I cant be sure if that's true (I then latched onto the possibility the Latics tannoy man was a Speedway freak). Having just googled it I now see that it's the anthem of British Banger Racing as well. There must be several on here with an exhaustive collection of programmes from the early 70's - I demand you read every single one of them and try to spot a mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapegoat Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I have a vision of in the 70s the Latics board gave our 'DJ' a budget of about 3 shillings and he could only buy a couple of records which meant playing it ad infinitum until it became 'part of the scenery'. There are a number of songs linked to clubs - I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts (Cambridge apparently), You've Lost that Loving Feeling (Forest), Delilah (Stoke) etc. - probably with very little knowledge of why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboafc Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 it was first played when the song came out in 1971 by Roy Butterworth who used to be the DJ before me' I just continued the tradition it really is our Z Cars like everyone or the reggae tunes they play at wolves or Chelsea I stopped playing it for a while and got a lot of complaints from supporters so just started playing it again. Tradition in football not a lot left these days! from franny ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondLatic Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Always wondered why we haven't turned it into a terrace song..be great at away games. De de de de de derrrr etc.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
help_shiny Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 from franny ward Cheers Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I thought it was cos "Mouldy old dough" sounds like Mouldy Oldham. The tune at Wolves is "Wolly bully" - thats after Steve Bull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SholverBlue Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Then we should sing the chorus of Moldy Old Dough to make it truely our anthem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) It was written as a satire on the introduction of decimal currency. Not a lot of people know that. It is also the theme tune to my screenplay which is currently being read by an Oscar winning director It tells the story of some exiled Northerners trying to save their bankrupt hometown football club. I would book Oldham's cinema for the World Premiere.... Edited November 15, 2010 by Dave_Og Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 like when Cardiff sing along to "Men of Harlech" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footy68 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 It was written as a satire on the introduction of decimal currency. Not a lot of people know that. It is also the theme tune to my screenplay which is currently being read by an Oscar winning director It tells the story of some exiled Northerners trying to save their bankrupt hometown football club. I would book Oldham's cinema for the World Premiere.... Is that the one next to the Bowling Alley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Is that the one next to the Bowling Alley? Past the ice rink, first left by the olympic size swimming pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th2003 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 There was also the theme from the Rockford Files played at home matches, if I remember rightly from the 1980's. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky_Latic Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Pub full of Oldham were singing away to it when I stuck it on the jukebox in a pub in Southampton the other month. der der der der, de de! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Always wondered why we haven't turned it into a terrace song..be great at away games. De de de de de derrrr etc.! Amazed it hasn't too - it's simple enough for our lot; with lots of opportunities for signing de de de, or du du du; which lots seem to be big fans of!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 (edited) It needs to be brought in at the Rochdale away game Edited November 17, 2010 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Wasn't it played when we were at the bottom of the 4th division and as we starting getting good under Jimmy Frizz winning a couple of promotions and it became symbolic with that success and as a result we just kept playing it and has carried on today in 2010 thats roughly what my Dad says. I'm sure Diego Sideburns knows the true story to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Wasn't it played when we were at the bottom of the 4th division and as we starting getting good under Jimmy Frizz winning a couple of promotions and it became symbolic with that success and as a result we just kept playing it and has carried on today in 2010 thats roughly what my Dad says. I'm sure Diego Sideburns knows the true story to this. Latics finished 19th in the old Division 4 in the 1969-70 season. Mouldy Old Dough, by Lieutenant Pigeon, was released in 1972. According to Wikipedia it was written by Nigel Fletcher and Rob Woodward, and recorded in the front room of Woodward's Coventry home. It featured his mother Hilda Woodward on piano. The words were a comment on the decimal currency recently introduced to the United Kingdom. It is the only British number one single to feature mother and son. I can remember seeing the band, with back to back pianos, on TOTP, and hearing this 'new' song at BP. It always reminds me of Latics and BP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Wasn't it played when we were at the bottom of the 4th division and as we starting getting good under Jimmy Frizz winning a couple of promotions and it became symbolic with that success and as a result we just kept playing it and has carried on today in 2010 thats roughly what my Dad says. I'm sure Diego Sideburns knows the true story to this. As Franny Ward says, Roy Butterworth was the DJ at BP and he played MOD when it was No. 1 in the Chart for four weeks in October 1972. I believe it was simply a tune which appealed to the home fans at BP, and Roy had so many requests for it to be played that it became part of the pre-match ritual. It was the second biggest selling UK single of the year, behind The Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' bagpipe version of "Amazing Grace". Think yourselves lucky it's not traditional to play bagpipe music before every home game. Mind you, back in the 1950s we used to have a pipe band playing live at home matches. I remember on one occasion at BP, while the announcement was being made that the match was sponsored by Warburton's Bakers, Mouldy Old Dough was being played in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I can remember seeing the band, with back to back pianos, on TOTP, and hearing this 'new' song at BP. It always reminds me of Latics and BP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy32skBSHs0...pHYG4qk8mqmAOLT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downender2 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy32skBSHs0...pHYG4qk8mqmAOLT just by chance...anyone know what year this was....?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) It was written as a satire on the introduction of decimal currency. Not a lot of people know that. It is also the theme tune to my screenplay which is currently being read by an Oscar winning director It tells the story of some exiled Northerners trying to save their bankrupt hometown football club. I would book Oldham's cinema for the World Premiere.... Loosely linked, I like to think of my importance contribution with a hotly tipped Oscar film, The Kings Speech. I was on the steps outside work, when a chap asked me who owned the building, so I assured him it was the company I worked for. I negotiatied a credit in the film, some tickets for a premiere and a £20k per day location fee was advised a couple of people wanted to come in and check the lcoations, so 4 visits later with up to 20 people and their eye glasses and a couple of visits by Tom Hooper with me guiding them rounmd our buildings, they settled on what they wanted to do. Long and short of it, they had been to Ireland, everywhere to get a location for a couple of scenes, and we were the perfect one. (its scene where King George;s mother walks down Harley Street with his to see a docor) So they choose us, re did all the frontage etc took them a month to set it up/back down On the day, Colin Firth, Helena Bonhma Crter et al were here, they did smoke machines and set all our alarms off Did not get the tickets to the main premiere but we were invited to an exclusive screening at BAFTA on Piccadilly. So he choose a Sunday ( ) and on the same day as my sons best friend's party. So, if you are looking for a location manager.. I have the chap who does work for Pinewood etc. Edited November 18, 2010 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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