We Love You Freddie

In honor of Freddie's return to Twitter I'm posting this classic. It should be said, there's nothing ridiculous at all about this one. This is Gooner gospel.  Continuing on the theme of boozy, throatily sung la-la's from the last Ridiculous Chant, this one mixes up the order to make perhaps the best intro of any player song. 

There's nothing like the build up of the da-da's and hitting maximum volume on the first "We love you Freddie." NY Gooners added another verse when his billboard popped up in Times Square. To quote the man himself, it's fucking excellent.

Daaa-da, daaa-da, daaa-da da-da da

Daaa-da, daaa-da, daaa-da da-da da

Daaa-da, daaa-da, daaa-da da-da da

Daaa-da, daaa-da

We love you Freddie

Because you've got red hair

We love you Freddie

Because you're everywhere

We love you Freddie

Because you're Arsenal through and through

We love you Freddie

Because you're in Times Square

We love you Freddie

even your underwear

We love you Freddie

Because you're Arsenal through and through

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The Famous Red And White

This one came up on a loungy, lazy Sunday, probably after a decent Arsenal performance the day before. I love the throwback sound, the French-German connections [sound like a certain manager we know?], and the fact that it quite easily incorporates the boozy la-la la-la la la repeat, as in "You Are My Arsenal." 

[Milord/Edith Piaf]

We are the Arsenal

The famous red and white

We hate the Tottenham

and we're football [f***ing] dynamite

The cannon's on the crest

We're ready for the fight

We are the Arsenal

The famous red and white

la la la la-la-la

la la-la la la la

la la la la-la la-la

la-la la-la la

la la la la-la-la

We are the Arsenal

The famous red and white

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Waiting For Freddie

come on Freddie, go! GO!

In 2002 Dennis Bergkamp played a vital role in the run-in to the title. Many will remember that Newcastle goal but his influence on creating goals for others was crucial to winning the league that year, as the Gunners piled on 13 straight wins in the home stretch to claim glory.

In December of that season, the Arsenal faced Juventus in the Champions League. The lasting memory from that match is one of Bergkamp dancing along the edge of the penalty area, ball glued to his foot, toying with his defender. Freddie Ljungberg lies in wait only a few yards away, seemingly as mesmerized by the Dutchman’s footwork as the Juventus players. In an instant Dennis rolls the ball back, Freddie darts in, and the pass meets him in stride. Goal.

There Was Something In The Air That Night

This one's a riff on the Tuesday Club's number with a few more lyrics added in. Decent match on the weekend for Yao. Hope it continues. 

There was something in the air that night,

The Spurs are shite, Gervinho

His forehead was shining extra bright,

his braids were tight, Gervinho

And we thought he'd miss the open goal,

somehow instead,

Heeee just lashed the ball in-to the net,

who would have guessed,

Gervinho

Heeee just lashed the ball in-to the net,

who would have guessed,

Gervinho

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