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Encyclopedia > Glory Glory Man United

Glory Glory Man United is a football chant sung by the fans of the football (soccer) club Manchester United to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a patriotic anthem, written by Julia Ward Howe in December 1861, that was made popular during the American Civil War. ...


History

The tune is most strongly associated as a football chant with Manchester United supporters who have been singing the tune since the 1960s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...


At some point in the mid to late 90's it became widely popular among opposition supporters to manipulate the words of the song when playing Manchester United to "who the fuck are Man United". Since this point Manchester United supporters have generally adopted the manipulated lyrics of the songs themselves in preference to the original lyrics as an ironic guesture.


Several versions for other clubs including Tottenham and Leeds United were also written. Additionally other songs, such as the also popular 1983 Manchester United FA Cup final song, have shared the name and some of the lyrics but not the underlying tune. Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur is a Tottenham Song Words Chorus Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur, Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur, Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur……and the Spurs go marching on. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...


Lyrics

Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
Glory, glory, Man United,
As the Reds go marching on, on, on.

Links

Glory Glory Man United mp3 File


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