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QUESTION: I remember hearing a popular rock song back in the 70's that ended with something that sounded like a large crowd doing a soccer chant. It gave me goosebumps, it was really cool. I haven't heard it in decades and I have no idea what it is. Any ideas?

ANSWER:   I really don't know a lot about kids ball games, so I don't know what a soccer chant sounds like.
 If you could give me some info about the song, perhaps some lyrics or some description of the style of music,  the instruments,  and something about the tempo it might jog my memory.

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QUESTION: I don't recall the music at all, but here is an example of a "terrace chant":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDOwZIRl7cY

The one in the song goes on longer and is chanted by many thousands more.

The rock song I'm thinking of is the only one I've ever heard that has a terrace chant in it. I think it was late 60's or early 70's.

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  I have thought about this, I waited to reply hoping something would come to me.
 The only thing I can think of, it seems that there is a song like that on The Wall by Pink Floyd, but I am not sure which song.  But I don't think it was a song that was released as a single.

 If I can think of anything else I will let you know.  This one really has me stumped.

  I don't think We Will Rock You by Queen ends like that,  but a friend of mine from Austrailia mentioned that one when I asked him if he knew.

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I can answer general questions about rock era bands, record labels they were on, and names of songs. Often I can tell the name of the record company that released a song, as well as the name of the song, and the year of release based on some of the lyrics. I grew up during the rock era and I am a musician myself, and always read the album and 45 info for production credits as well as lineups. One of the chat rooms I go to is quite amused at my ability to name a song along with it`s year of release and record label. I was also a record collector for years.

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