One for the auld guys

[NYC Davie]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

 

[Blue As]

Correct

 

[High Society]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

Spot on !
Tommy Tommy
Tommy McLean
Everyone knows his name
It’s Tommy McLean

 

[dh1963]

Everyone knows his name

 

[NYC Davie]

Correct

Thanks BA! Everyone knows his name, can’t remember what came after it though! Did we just keep repeating it? “

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Yup. Incredibly, made it into the top twenty of the day.

 

[Blue As]

Thanks BA! Everyone knows his name, can’t remember what came after it though! Did we just keep repeating it? “

Yeah,actually singing it here right now.
You fairly brought back an old memory there

 

[monkey magic]

Wee Tam. The best crosser of a ball I've ever seen.

 

[Blue As]

Wee Tam. The best crosser of a ball I've ever seen.

Loved the way he made it all look so effortless,the wee man was a joy to watch.

 

[Bigboabwylie]

Ronald Ronald de Boer

 

[NYC Davie]

Correct

Wonder what FARE would construe from that?

 

[Orange Peel]

Wee Tam. The best crosser of a ball I've ever seen.

Land it plum on big DJ or Bomber's head.

 

[yosser hughes]

Wee Tam. The best crosser of a ball I've ever seen.

he could hang the ball in the air when he crossed it just waiting for big dj to get his head on it

 

[Blue As]

he could hang the ball in the air when he crossed it just waiting for big dj to get his head on it

That is my abiding memory of him,doing just that.

 

[Anoldranger]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

Yes

 

[NYC Davie]

Land it plum on big DJ or Bomber's head.

1976 Scottish Cup Final before 3 o’clock?

 

[Blue 9]

Yup, ask big DJ how good his crossing ability was.

 

[BlueHaze]

Fxxk sake,hate being an auld guy.

 

[bemersydebear]

The wee Calimero

 

[gartsherrie]

Fxxk sake,hate being an auld guy.

Aw feck - I’m the same

 

[Blue As]

Fxxk sake,hate being an auld guy.

I’m no even that old :shh:

 

[Mason Boyne]

he could hang the ball in the air when he crossed it just waiting for big dj to get his head on it

Yes , could put hang spin on it.

 

[BlueNoseBlueblood]

"Will you still need me,
will you still feed me
when I'm 64?

(still alive so......)

(Tommy is 74)

 

[Talktalk]

Loved the way he made it all look so effortless,the wee man was a joy to watch.

And he used to get all feck for not tackling

 

[mfgorm]

Did we not also sing the same for Bobby McKean?

 

[MrStruth]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

We did. My favourite song as a kid

 

[MrStruth]

Did we not also sing the same for Bobby McKean?

Don't remember that. Only Tommy McLean

 

[ItsInTheNet]

We sure did

 

[dcbear]

Fxxk sake,hate being an auld guy.

It's better than the alternative.

 

[NYC Davie]

Fxxk sake,hate being an auld guy.

It's better than the alternative.

Correct dc! Behave yourself BH, its brilliant! Eddie and the Hot Rods on now. Do Anything You Wanna Do!

 

[Baigrc]

Wee Tam. The best crosser of a ball I've ever seen.

Same here, and with both feet.

 

[jefftracy]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

Yes to your question but not happy with the auld guys title. I remember this being sung to wee Tommy and I’m still a young thing even though for some reason I was drawn to open this thread and similar ones when I read the title.

 

[HamiltonJungleBear]

Never forgave him for diving when he was at Kilmarnock and got Stein sent off. Not that I hold a grudge!

 

[ChildOfGoth]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

Works for stevie Gerrard , everyone knows his name …. And they do

 

[LorPak]

Post of the week OP

No idea who Jackie Lee was, but the Rupert song came back instantly.

 

[HandsomeHead]

The big win here is that the content of the OP more or less predates me, ergo I’m still not as ‘auld’ as I thought!

 

[jaws73]

Land it plum on big DJ or Bomber's head.

Could plant a cross on a sixpence we used to say.

 

[dcbear]

Remember one of the first games I went to as a kid, Tommy McLean was one of my favourite players, and some old guy near me spent most of the game shouting abuse at McLean. "Ya wee f***ing worm" over and over.

So he wasnt universally popular with the support.

 

[Porrohman]

fantastic winger was our Tommy

 

[wee bud's pit boots]

Remember one of the first games I went to as a kid, Tommy McLean was one of my favourite players, and some old guy near me spent most of the game shouting abuse at McLean. "Ya we f***ing worm" over and over.

So he wasnt universally popular with the support.

Tommy McLean's major problem is that he wasn't Willie Henderson.

I worked with one guy, a Rangers fan, who absolutely despised him. McLean that is.

 

[Mooose]

Remember it well and I'm one of the young old team !!

 

[EH47]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

We did indeed sing that musical masterpiece.

 

[Barca Bear]

The wee Calimero

It was always an injustice

 

[Mostin]

Yup. Incredibly, made it into the top twenty of the day.

An absolute travesty this was omitted from the Rolling Stone top 500.

 

[dcbear]

Was Jackie Lee the female from Peters and Lee?

When they split up Lee went straight into a solo career and Peters went straight into a wall. There’s a joke for the older clienteor.

 

[carlosapicella]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

Correct

 

[carlosapicella]

Could plant a cross on a sixpence we used to say.

Hmm a " tanner"

 

[Murray the Bear]

Sitting watching “Now 70s” on one of the music channels and on comes a singer called Jackie Lee - now my 60s/70s knowledge isn’t bad but I can’t remember her at all. Anyhoo, she’s singing a song called “Rupert The Bear”. Did we sing “Tommy, Tommy McLean” to that tune or is senility even closer than I think?

Yes we did

 

[Murray the Bear]

Tommy McLean's major problem is that he wasn't Willie Henderson.

I worked with one guy, a Rangers fan, who absolutely despised him. McLean that is.

McLean was a star, I could never understand the 'Get intae them' bams giving him a hard time for shirking tackles against hammer throwers twice his size. Superb crosser of the ball.

 

[Texas ranger]

Fxxk sake,hate being an auld guy.

You’ve got plenty of company on here.

A bigger problem for me is I’ve started humming it and can’t stop now. Well done O.P.