Moving from the UK to NYC two years back I missed live sport bad, but in Feb '23 I went to the BC and saw the Nets beat Chicago (116-105) and felt that void immediately start to fill.
Since I've been to loads of games and love the fight and grit that Jordi has instilled for '24/25 and buzzed to go see it take the Garden tonight.
One thing I still miss from UK soccer culture is the chanting, not the toxic horrible fare that still definitely exists, but the the talismanic anthems that swell to unite entire stadiums. I'm talking YNWA for Liverpool or Celtic fans. Goodnight Irene for Bristol Rovers fans. Marching on together for Leeds United.
I want the Nets to have an anthem. So inspired by the mighty blades – Sheffield United – and their adaptation Annie's Song by John Denver, I have come up with the below…
Brooklyn Exhalation
Tune – Annie's Song, John Denver
You fill up my senses,
Like a night out in Bedstuy,
Like a cold beer in Red Hook,
Like a ride on the L.
Like a Prospect Park Sunset,
Like Brighton Beach Hot Dog,
Like a game at the Barclays,
Come fill me again!
Na, na, na, na! Ooooh.
https://youtu.be/h0NFHexpmZU?si=JUlxvlg4Rq9WzIh9 (from 0:27 if you want a taste).
Worth a try…?
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We kinda have one where the crowd swoons “Broooooooooklyn Broooooooklyn” when we know the time is right to do that. It’s originally from a song but I can’t remember which one.
Yours is cool, but (no offense) probably a little too European for most Brooklynites to latch on to.