![]() These chants range from the funny and silly to the frightening and intimidating, but all are great in their own right. The most crucial element to any chant is of course the group of fans involved, unless they are passionate and vocal, no chant will have the desired effect. Those who have witnessed or been involved in the powerful performance of a chant will understand how special it can be, the atmosphere it can create and the genuine effect that it can have upon the field of play. The tune for chants is most ordinarily a simple one which can be easily latched on to and sung by all they are drawn from all kinds of sources, including hymns, classical music, folk songs, nursery rhymes and more recently, pop songs. Some songs and chants can date back over 100 years and were sung by members of the crowds grandfathers, whilst others can start spontaneously for the oddest of reasons and become enshrined in the team or clubs tradition forever more. ![]() Sports chants have a number of different intentions including humor, intimidation and motivation. There is something beautiful about being part of a group chant or song, and as the number of people attending church continues to drop, sports chants are actually one of very few examples of spontaneous group singing and of the oral folk song tradition. Sports chants may seem like nothing more than a crowd of people getting a bit rowdy at times, but in truth, it is a valuable tradition which runs far deeper than that.
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