Who is chelsea fratellis

Word in Definition. Wikipedia 0. How to pronounce chelsea dagger? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British. Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian. Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. At some point in almost every Blackhawks home game, more than 20, people will stand, cheer and start singing nonsense.

The drums start and the sound of guitars playing a G-major chord fills the United Center. Then: Ba-da-dut. And again. Then comes a D-major chord, and they sing the melody again, only lower, while the players celebrate.

Since this ritual of singing the chorus to "Chelsea Dagger" after every goal is as ingrained in the experience of a Hawks game as cheering during the national anthem and drinking beer.

The song, by the Scottish band the Fratellis and in which lead singer Jon Fratelli wrote about a burlesque performer, is regarded as one of the best goal songs in the NHL. But just what is it about the song — its melody, lyrics and arrangement — that makes it such an effective ear worm that you can't get out of your head?

You may not know the rest of the lyrics and you may not know the melody of the verses, but like a lot of pop and rock music, all that matters is the chorus. In the case of "Chelsea Dagger," it employs a few different songwriting motifs to make sure it sticks in your brain, perhaps to the point of annoyance. It may sound simple, but there's a lot going on in the chorus' few seconds.

Sampson said Fratelli used "tried and true" songwriting techniques like repetition and sequencing when concocting the chorus. And Fratelli did something Sampson teaches his songwriting students: Invoke audience participation. The song has the atmosphere of a sinister old speakeasy. I wrote it after meeting my girlfriend, who became my wife. My wife is more wholesome. We went to Los Angeles to record. I really wanted to have a New Orleans big band playing. But Tony Hoffer, our producer, had us doing multiple vocal takes from all around the studio.

Most musicians are so hard on themselves that they never write something then punch the air. It was nice when Celtic started playing Chelsea Dagger at matches, but I think it got overused at sporting events. I understand why some journalists formed the opinion that Chelsea Dagger was music for football hooligans, but I would never give any credence to that.

It was a headfuck. I doubt Rod Stewart wants to be playing Maggie May every night. If you do it begrudgingly, people smell that a mile off.