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Thread #105459   Message #2170491
Posted By: Azizi
13-Oct-07 - 05:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Subject: RE: BS: Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Rog Peek, pardon the ignorance of a person from the other side of the pond, but I'm curious if the title "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and the line from that song "coming for to carry me home" is used in association with the English Rugby team {and if so which team-if indeed there is more than one English team}?

And if this African American spiritual is associated with that team, I'm curious about how and why that came about.

Let me hasten to say that I personally see no harm in this religious song being used for secular reasons. Besides if this song is sung at rugby games, perhaps it's not for purely secular reasons. I suppose that in some sense singing this song might mean that the fans are praying for a victory. Or maybe I'm entirely off base with that line of thinking.

Be that as it may, congratulations to your team's win!