Marching On Together

April 1972

Leeds, Leeds, Leeds, also known as Marching On Together, is a song that the Leeds United football team, the team of the 1971/72 season the football club Leeds United AFC, recorded. The Les Reed and Barry Mason written and arranged by Reed and produced song was published in 1972 as a B- side of the single Leeds United on Reeds Label Chapter 1 Records. The single reached number ten in 1972 in the British charts. Leeds, Leeds, Leeds was named Marching On Together, a text line of the chorus, the stadium anthem and was in 1992 and 2010 also own place in the charts.

History

Prehistory

From 1961 to 1974, Don Revie manager and coach of Leeds United AFC; these years were the most successful for the football club based in the industrial city in northern England. In 1968 the club won its first major trophy, the League Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, in 1969, the team was the first time English champions. In the season 1971/72 Leeds was at the end of the season behind Derby County for the fifth time in the era Revie in second place. In the semi-finals of the FA Cup 1971/72 United defeated on 15 April 1972, the team of Birmingham City 3-0 and reached the third time the final of the cup. At the same time the single Leeds United was released, which increased after the Cup victory in the Top Ten on the British charts.

Recording

Leeds, Leeds, Leeds was the A-side Leeds United as recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, whose co-owner Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of 10cc were; the band played on two recordings of the football team. As with Leeds United Les Reed played on the piano recording. Who the Supporters, the United fans, then, were that sang along on the label of the original single loud performer term, is not known.

Stadium anthem

Leeds, Leeds, Leeds was the more common term Marching On Together to a stadium anthem of Leeds United fans. In Elland Road, the song is played as the last song before the kick-off for years, the second part of the chorus ( " Marching on together ... " ) intone the fans even during games.

" Each day we will all say: We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds Everywhere we are here for you, We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds Together we march ahead We are so proud We bring it out loud We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds original text: Every day, we're all gonna say We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds Everywhere, we're gonna be there We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds Marching on together We're gonna see you win We are so proud We shout it out loud We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds "

Reissues

For Championship 1992 Leeds, Leeds, Leeds was republished as a single, in a special remixed by Shaun Imrei on the 12 -inch version, and now as an A- side. It reached # 54 in the UK's top 75

After the resurgence of Leeds United in the Football League Championship, the song was released in 2010 in a digitally remastered version with additionally mixed stadium atmosphere as a download on the major platforms. Just a week he was available and also reached thanks to a Facebook campaign this week in tenth place in the official UK charts and number one in the BBC Radio One Indie Charts. The association supported the action, that Richard Naylor after the home game before publication with 38,000 fans after the match sang the song among other things.

The granddaughter of Ronnie Hilton, Georgette Hilton, announced in February 2012 to publish a version of Marching On Together. My grandfather had been a United fan and had several other songs about Leeds United, Glory Glory Leeds United including published.