As threatened several weeks ago, Reading have finally farted out the video for their new club anthem, co-written as a “trendy gift” by the Royals’ 76-year-old chairwoman, Khunying Sasima Svrikorn.
Unsurprisingly, ‘They Call Us The Royals’ is a thundering clusterdump of sappy Eurovision-esque balladry, tawdry rap and weird acapella bits.
The video, which is to be played on the big screens at the Madejski Stadium before matches, is also suitably naff, with cameo turns from Reading players Garath McCleary and Hal Robson Kanu, as well as Pavel Pogrebnyak, who left the club in August.
All in all, it’s absolutely bloody absymal…
Those stirring lyrics again, once more for luck…
We Are The Royals
Verse 1
We started when all the odds defied us
Through passion and dreams we reached new heights
We were marching proudly from Elm Park into the stadium
We forced our rivals to make way
Pre chorus
Now we’re here and we’re strong, we’re going to bring it on
Can you hear when we shout come on
Chorus
We will fight til the end, they call us the Royals
With our might we’ll defend, the glory of Reading
Like the kings of our land, they call us the Royals
Let us sing every man, we stand by the Royals
Verse 2
We rise to the challenge of our rivals
We’re fighting the butterflies tonight
It’s our moment, feel the expectations rising
We smell a victory today
Rap
How we love the thrill of a good game
How we like the smell of the fame
Doesn’t matter if we learn or win
Unstoppably we burn within
Getting ready to shed our sweat
Everybody get ready and set
Let’s celebrate tonight. Or blood is blue our wings are white.
Chant
Blue and white, blue and white, blue and white
Give us blue and white, blue and white. Everybody come on.
A capella
Like the kings of our land. they call us the Royals
Let us sing every man, we stand by the Royals