"You're Not Singing Any More" is a
football chant
A football chant or terrace chant is form of vocalisation performed by supporters of association football, typically during football matches. Football chanting is an expression of collective identity, most often used by fans to express their ...
in the UK used by the supporters of a team towards the other team's fans who have become silent for one reason or another, such as because they have just conceded a goal or had a player sent off.
It was used in an episode of the BBC television programme ''
The Green Green Grass
''The Green Green Grass'' is a BBC television sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by Shazam Productions for the BBC. It is a sequel/spin-off of the long-running sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and stars John Chall ...
'' when Boycie found out that Elgin got less money than he expected in the ''
Antiques Roadshow
''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...
''. It was also chanted by
Mrs. Doyle and her friends during a football match in the Channel 4 ''
Father Ted
''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including ...
'' episode "
Escape from Victory
"Escape from Victory" is the fifth episode of the third series of Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted'' and the 22nd episode overall. It is the first of two episodes that form a linked narrative, ending with "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse".
Syno ...
".
It was recently sung, in a rare cricket context, after Ben Stokes had brought about a historic and unlikely victory over Australia in the third Ashes test at Headingley in August of 2019, when the majority English crowd on the Western Terrace taunted the small Australian contingent.
The chant is simply that phrase repeated several times to the second half of the Welsh hymn tune "
Cwm Rhondda
Cwm Rhondda is a popular hymn tune written by John Hughes (1873–1932) in 1907. The name is taken from the Welsh name for the Rhondda Valley.
It is usually used in English as a setting for William Williams' text "Guide Me, O Thou Great ...
".
An alternative version sung to the same tune is "Shall We Sing a Song for You?", which is also used when opposing fans have gone quiet.
"Shall We Sing A Song For You"
being sung by Stoke City Football Club supporters
Typical lyrics
''You're not singing''
''You're not singing''
''You're not singing any more''
''You're not sinnnngggginggg any more''
Alternate lyrics
''You're not singing''
''You're not singing''
''You're not singing any more''
''You're not singing cause your throat's got sore!''
References
{{reflist
Football songs and chants