Ok, so it was my mother-in-law who was listening - but she e-mailed me straight away!!! I was there you see, as many of you were too!! We always claim to be the first - perhaps this goes a little way to prove it?? Radio Lancs from Saturday night - just jump to 0.09.20 on the timer, and listen to the story, and then the tune he played!!! Enjoy: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 8_06_2011/

Ok, so it was my mother-in-law who was listening - but she e-mailed me straight away!!! I was there you see, as many of you were too!! We always claim to be the first - perhaps this goes a little way to prove it?? Radio Lancs from Saturday night - just jump to 0.09.20 on the timer, and listen to the story, and then the tune he played!!! Enjoy: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 8_06_2011/

what a fantastic story!

have to admit it`s a classic and it stuck

hi, i'm dave swanton, i go where the money is.

That settles that then!

Try listening to Revolution 6 to 10 pm on Saturday nights 96.2FM.

Speakers are broken, whats it about?
Thanks

I knew what it was about without even clicking. I know loads of teams contacted us asking us what the song was. Cas we're second I think.

Nice story, what else did he do for the Wire apart from be the first with the tune, before moving on to Wigan and Sale?

Can't remember him being here that long.

Is this to do with Tom Hark? I always believed we were the first too, and indeed it was so obscure at the time that the Guardian refered to it as "a minor hit for the Piranhas" without stating its name. Finding out its name wasn't easy, nevermind finding the track, although my mate did find it on 7" at a record fair in Lincoln in 1998 when I was at uni and got it for me.

Nonetheless it is now so widespread and generic that we should have binned it at least five years ago in my opinion. I disagree with music over the PA anyway as I believe it stifles natural celebration, but if it must be played then we need to find something original like we did in 1997.

Then plese stick to watching your beloved soccer.

ahhh, get it now. I agree dropkick, no music should be played when we score. Let the crowd generate it like at away games.

"We all hate Widnes, we all hate Widnes....." Hopefully that will make a return next season!

The music is Tom Hark. The original and best version is by" Elias and his zig zag jive flutes". It's the soundtrack from a 1950's TV series about diamond smuggling.

Not matter what classic tune and still have it as my ringtone!!

Dave Swanton is a gob$hite.

Good memories though.

Yeah... me too.

I edited it first so that it skipped the percussion bit at the start and goes straight into the tune.

(and if anyone wants it - pm me)

Martin.

True - couple of good memories though. I remember the game at Wilderspool where he played 'Hallelujah' when we got a penalty against Saints or against (Bradford I think) when they played with 14 men for a set. 'The game will now revert to 13 a side'.

Pm'd you - ta.