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Bleeding Claret & Blue

by Joe Hurley & The NYC Hammers

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    To celebrate our EUROPA CUP SUCCESS, & astonishing 3-0 performance v LYON
    YES…..WE ARE MASSIVE

    "BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE" CD ONLY $4 !
    A WHOPPING 60% OFF ! (& 80% off Original Price!)

    With the CD's Art in WEST HAM's famous CLARET & BLUE, a personal dedication signed by JOE HURLEY, this Ext Ltd Edition CD is highly Collectible :a celebratory piece of WEST HAM's glorious history. !
    ONLY 5 LEFT!....
    AND Purchase includes a FREE DIGITAL 'BC&B' with LYRICS & PIX.!
    Put it on your CELL to LIVEN up the long stroll to STRATFORD..the Plane to Frankfurt & then….SEVILLE !

    $4 ! Were literally giving it away. ! Just 5 COPIES Left !

    ABOUT "BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE"
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    JOE HURLEY wrote "BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE"" shortly after our Semi-Final win,,, in celebration of WEST HAM UNITED reaching the 2006 FA CUP FINAL.. Hurley & THE NYC HAMMERS finished recording , mixing , Art, Printing ,just 2 days before the CUP FINAL,!

    Hurley was flown to London the day before the final, racing straight from Heathrow to The Fri Night CD Launch bash, at VIC NAYLORS ( Pub in " Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels").

    WEST HAM fans had already packed the PUB out by time Hurley & co, arrived .
    After signing CDs, a HAMMERS party of singalongs, Knees Ups, chants & mayhem ensued with Lock-in lasting til 3am. ( Courtesy of top mate CHRIS SORENSEN, owner of VIC's)

    At 7 am, the long drive to CARDIFF began.. Hungover Hammers blasted the CD on car stereos from LONDON to WALES, West Ham's team coach had ""Bleeding Claret & Blue"" roaring out on the long journey - SKY TV licensed BC&B to be played worldwide at Final whistle, IF WESTHAM won
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    While the song pays tribute to the 2006 squad, BC&B is primarily a love letter, paying lyrical homage to UPTON PARK, & WEST HAM legends including BILLY BONDS, BOBBY MOORE, TREVOR BROOKING, GEOFF HURST, MARTIN PETERS, CLYDE BEST, JULIAN DICKS,, THE BOYS OF 86 & WHU's greatest managers, JOHN LYALL & RON GREENWOOD.(who had both just passed before the Final)
    &
    "All Our Captains, Bleeding Claret & Blue'
    We'll never see the likes of them again.

    Beginning in ballad-form, as a young boy's love affair with UPTON PARK & WEST HAM first stirs in the heart, "BC&B" quickly becomes a rocking, rousing ,EAST END sing-along !

    The LYRICS Toast HAREWOOD's semi-final winner ,SIR TREVOR BROOKING's headed winner in the '80 FINAL, #WHU Captain BILLY BONDS climbing the Royal Steps of WEMBLEY to lift the '80 FA Cup, The West Ham ACADEMY ," East, East, EAST LONDON", The 3 WEST HAM WEMBLEY WINS in a row: 1964 FA CUP,,1965 ECWC , 1966 WORLD CUP FINAL -( WEST HAM 4 WEST GERMANY 2,),, Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army, THE BOYS of 86 , the Entire 2006 WESTHAM squad, 'KNEES UP MOTHER BROWN', WEST HAM''s & , the world's most famous football song--- "I''M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES" .& Much More
    CREDITS
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    WORDS & MUSIC: ( Joe Hurley ) Copyright 2006 ASCAP JoeHurleyMusic
    PRODUCED by James Mastro with Joe Hurley
    RECORDED at Pigeon Club, Hoboken. Sun, May 7th 2006

    JOE HURLEY & THE NYC HAMMERS
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    JOE HURLEY - Guitar, Vocals, Back Vox (KEITH RICHARDS)
    JAMES MASTRO - Guitars, Back Vox (IAN HUNTER RANT BAND)
    STEVE HOLLEY - Drums (PAUL McCARTNEY's WINGS)
    DAVE DECASTRO - Bass (STEVE WYNN)
    KENNY MARGOLIS - Piano/Accordion (ROGUE's MARCH, MINK DEVILLE)
    BACK VOX- #WESTHAM FANS Paul Stanley, Jamie Noone, Duncan Davidson,


    While were delighted that tHE SONG has been used on WEST HAM FB PAGES and in WESTHAM Fan VIDEOS all over the world., Many don't give the LINK to the SONG, THE NAME or the ARTIST. Despite tons of comments asking "where can I buy this?" PLEASE Credit the work & POST THE LINK to this page if you use it, thank you !

    #COYI. #WHUFC #WHU #WESTHAM #EuropaCup

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    EUROPA GLORY DAYS ! DIGITAL CD with LYRICS is now FREE ! $0 .

    To CELEBRATE our INCREDIBLE EUROPA CUP SUCCESS,"BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE" by JOE HURLEY & The NYC HAMMERS is NOW FREE to all HAMMERS !
    DIGITAL CD includes LYRICS , PIX ! #COYI #WHUFC
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    London bred, NYC-based singer JOE HURLEY wrote & recorded "BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE" for his beloved WEST HAM FC, celebrating their success in reaching the 2006 FA Cup Final.
    The song pays tribute to the 2006 squad, but underneath the pulse is a LYRICAL HOMAGE to UPTON PARK & the masters, including West Ham legends BILLY BONDS, BOBBY MOORE, TREVOR BROOKING, Clyde Best, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Julian Dicks, The Boys of 86, & the Club's greatest ever managers, John Lyall and Ron Greenwood.

    "All Our Captains, Bleeding Claret & Blue"
    We'll never see the likes of them again.

    JOE HURLEY is a life-long West Ham fan who grew up in London, watching the Hammers.(North Bank, Upton Park)

    An acclaimed Rec. Artist, with 2 bands, Rogue's March & The Gents, HURLEY'S recent work with KEITH RICHARDS & JOHNNY DEPP ( 'LIFE' , Richards' memoir, a 20-CD Box Set) received rave reviews , & was an international best seller.
    HURLEY, RICHARDS and DEPP won two APA Audie Awards for their narration including the prestigious "Audiobook Of The Year" ( regarded as the OSCAR of The Audiobook World) as well as Best Audiobook of the year from THE GUARDIAN, NY TIMES, ESQUIRE, ROLLING STONE, BBC, DAILY MAIL, GQ

    WHU Note- Photos of RICHARDS & HURLEY in the Rec Studio making Keith's new solo album, clearly show a WHU Badge pinned to Hurley's jacket's lapel.

    Hurley's many acclaimed CDs include Rogue's March seminal debut 'NEVER FEAR' which was dedicated to BOBBY MOORE.

    As the idol of a young boy whose turbulent family life has him falling apart, Moore is looked up to for guidance & namechecked in the song 'When You Feel Like Crying'.

    HURLEY & former WEST HAM Captain, legendary IAN BISHOP, write The USA's only WEST HAM column together for the international weekly THE IRISH ECHO.

    Hurley's played over 2200 concerts in The US & Europe, with his West Ham scarf still seen hanging off his mike stand, spreading the good word.

    Hurley's 1-man play 'THE KING OF UPTON PARK'' which he wrote & performed in, garnered rave reviews & sold out theatrical runs in both NYC & Boston.


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"BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE" (Joe Hurley) --------------------------------------- When we first fell in love, it was a cold Wednesday night The floodlights wrapped their arms around me. On a rented beer crate, with silk scarf and best mate Ah, It felt just like heaven, not Bromley There's been some sweet years & a fair share of tears You can break my heart like an old lover But it still beats in time with that old District line Upton Park you're my soul and my brother I know fortune's always hiding But sometimes our dreams they come true Here's to John and Ron and Mooro All our Captains....Bleeding Claret and blue Oh,Oh, Oh, The Claret and Blue We're on our way to the Cup Final A Hammer Strike, a Harewood smile The Academy's the place to be for style I said, we're on our way to the Cup Final 26 years, been quite awhile So lets all sing a song.. for Johnny Lyall (Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army ) We'll all do the Pardew Shuffle As the gaffer leads us out the tunnel When Zamora scores, we'll be singing Bubbles From NYC to Copenhagen The world's a Cockney... Mr Fagin There'll be a Knees-Up Mother Brown in every pub and station - When The ball hit Trevor on the head And Wembley sang that Westham led We did not need a second invitation When Bonzo climbed the Royal Steps And William Hill paid out the bets The Irons' roars were heard across the nation We're on our way to the Cup Final 26 years, it's been a while I've been dreaming of this day since I was a child Then we'll all sing a marching tune Yossi Yossi Benayoun and Anton does the jig with Reo-Coker We're on our way to the Cup Final We'll turn it on East London style Thank you Pardew... and here's to Johnny Lyall You'll have to foul us 'cos you cant play us We are the great entertainers Yes, we are the famous..... Claret and Blue And our fortunes always hiding But sometimes our dreams they come true Best, Hurst, Peters, and Dicks and the Boys of 86 All the legends in the Claret and Blue And our fortune's always hiding But there's one thing my heart knows is true Here's to John and Ron and Mooro Watching over...all us Claret and Blue.... ------------ Ext Version Lyrics- 2006 West Ham Squad are named over the repeating choruses- from Shaka Hislop through Kyle Reid.) And the Boys of 64, 65, ...and 66! And 1975, and 1980.... --------------------------- WORDS & MUSIC: Joe Hurley Copyright 2006 ASCAP from Bleeding Claret & Blue, track released June 1, 2006
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"BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE" (Joe Hurley) --------------------------------------- When we first fell in love, it was a cold Wednesday night The floodlights wrapped their arms around me. On a rented beer crate, with silk scarf and best mate Ah, It felt just like heaven, not Bromley There's been some sweet years & a fair share of tears You can break my heart like an old lover But it still beats in time with that old District line Upton Park you're my soul and my brother I know fortune's always hiding But sometimes our dreams they come true Here's to John and Ron and Mooro All our Captains....Bleeding Claret and blue Oh,Oh, Oh, The Claret and Blue We're on our way to the Cup Final A Hammer Strike, a Harewood smile The Academy's the place to be for style I said, we're on our way to the Cup Final 26 years, been quite awhile So lets all sing a song.. for Johnny Lyall (Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army ) We'll all do the Pardew Shuffle As the gaffer leads us out the tunnel When Zamora scores, we'll be singing Bubbles From NYC to Copenhagen The world's a Cockney... Mr Fagin There'll be a Knees-Up Mother Brown in every pub and station - When The ball hit Trevor on the head And Wembley sang that Westham led We did not need a second invitation When Bonzo climbed the Royal Steps And William Hill paid out the bets The Irons' roars were heard across the nation We're on our way to the Cup Final 26 years, it's been a while I've been dreaming of this day since I was a child Then we'll all sing a marching tune Yossi Yossi Benayoun and Anton does the jig with Reo-Coker We're on our way to the Cup Final We'll turn it on East London style Thank you Pardew... and here's to Johnny Lyall You'll have to foul us 'cos you cant play us We are the great entertainers Yes, we are the famous..... Claret and Blue And our fortunes always hiding But sometimes our dreams they come true Best, Hurst, Peters, and Dicks and the Boys of 86 All the legends in the Claret and Blue And our fortune's always hiding But there's one thing my heart knows is true Here's to John and Ron and Mooro Watching over...all us Claret and Blue.... ------------ Ext Version Lyrics- 2006 West Ham Squad are named over the repeating choruses- from Shaka Hislop through Kyle Reid.) And the Boys of 64, 65, ...and 66! And 1975, and 1980.... --------------------------- WORDS & MUSIC: Joe Hurley Copyright 2006 ASCAP

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www.roguesmarch.com JOE HURLEY (Under Renovation)
www.Facebook.com/JoeHurleyMusic

London bred, NYC-based singer Joe Hurley wrote & recorded "BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE" for his beloved WEST HAM FC, celebrating their success in reaching the 2006 FA Cup Final. The song pays tribute to the 2006 squad, but underneath the pulse is a lyrical homage to UPTON PARK & the masters, West Ham legends BILLY BONDS, BOBBY MOORE, TREVOR BROOKING, Clyde Best, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Julian Dicks, The Boys of 86, & the Club's greatest ever managers, John Lyall and Ron Greenwood.

"All Our Captains, Bleeding Claret & Blue"
We'll never see the likes of them again.

The song begins in ballad-form, as the life-long love affair with Upton Park first stirs in the heart & builds into a rousing sing-along that celebrates Harewood's semi-final winner, Brooking's goal in the 1980 Final, Billy Bonds Climbing the Royal Steps, The West Ham 'Academy', East East East London, The Boys of '86, Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army, and of course 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'------
The extended version of the song names the entire 2006 West Ham Squad. (including a local lad teenager named MARK NOBLE, who became Mr West Ham, Club Captain and a WHU legend

JOE HURLEY is a life-long West Ham fan who grew up in London, watching the Hammers.(North Bank, Upton Park) An acclaimed Rec. Artist, with 2 bands, Rogue's March & The Gents, Hurley's recent work with KEITH RICHARDS & JOHNNY DEPP ( 'LIFE' , Richards' memoir, a 20-CD Box Set) received rave reviews , and was an international best seller. Hurley, Richards. & Depp won two APA Audie Awards for their narration including the prestigious "AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR" ( regarded as the OSCAR of The Audiobook World) I, n addition to "BEST AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR' awards from THE GUARDIAN, BBC, ESQUIRE, ROLLING STONE, DAILY MAIL, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, NYTIMES & numerous others

WHU Note- Photos of RICHARDS & HURLEY in the Rec Studio during the making of Keith's new solo album, show a WHUFC BADGE pinned to Hurley's jacket's lapel.

Hurley's many acclaimed CDs include Rogue's March seminal debut 'NEVER FEAR' which was dedicated to BOBBY MOORE. As the idol of a young boy whose turbulent family life has him falling apart, Moore is looked up to for guidance & namechecked in the song 'When You Feel Like Crying'.

Hurley's played over 2200 concerts in The US & Europe, with his West Ham scarf still seen hanging off his mike stand, spreading the good word.

Hurley's 1-man play 'THE KING OF UPTON PARK'' which he wrote & performed in, garnered rave reviews & sold out theatrical runs in both NYC & BOSTON
HURLEY & former WEST HAM Captain, legendary IAN BISHOP, write USA's only WEST HAM column together, for the international weekly THE IRISH ECHO

Hurley's All-Time Hero-BILLY BONDS.

"BLEEDING CLARET & BLUE" LYRICS
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"When we first fell in love, it was a cold Wednesday night
The floodlights wrapped their arms around me.
On a rented beer crate, with silk scarf and best mate
Ah, It felt just like heaven, not Bromley
There's been some sweet years & a fair share of tears
You can break my heart like an old lover
But it still beats in time with that old District line
Upton Park, you're my soul and my brother

I know fortune's always hiding
But sometimes our dreams they come true
Here's to John and Ron and Mooro
All our Captains....Bleeding Claret and blue

Oh,Oh, Oh, The Claret and Blue

We're on our way to the Cup Final
A Hammer Strike, a Harewood smile
The Academy's the place to be for style

I said, we're on our way to the Cup Final
26 years, been quite awhile
So lets all sing a song.. for Johnny Lyall
(Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army
Johnny Lyall's Claret & Blue Army )

We'll all do the Pardew Shuffle
As the gaffer leads us out the tunnel
When Zamora scores, we'll be singing Bubbles

From NYC to Copenhagen
The world's a Cockney... Mr Fagin
There'll be a Knees-Up Mother Brown in every pub & station
---
When The ball hit Trevor on the head
And Wembley sang that West Ham led
We did not need a second invitation

When Bonzo climbed the Royal Steps
And William Hill paid out the bets
The Irons' Roars were heard across the nation

We're on our way to the Cup Final
26 years, it's been a while
I've been dreaming of this day since I was a child

Then we'll all sing a marching tune
Yossi Yossi Benayoun
and Anton does the jig with Reo-Coker

We're on our way to the Cup Final
We'll turn it on East London style
Thank you Pardew... and here's to Johnny Lyall

You'll have to foul us 'cos you cant play us
We are the great entertainers
Yes, we are the famous..... Claret and Blue

And our fortunes always hiding
But sometimes our dreams they come true
Best, Hurst, Peters, and Dicks and the Boys of 86
All the legends in the Claret and Blue

And our fortune's always hiding
But there's one thing my heart knows is true
Here's to John and Ron and Mooro
Watching over...all us Claret and Blue....

(Ext Version- 2006 West Ham Squad are all named in the repeating choruses from Shaka Hislop to Mark Noble)

And the Boys of 64, 65, ...and 66!
And 1975, and 1980.... "
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Words and Music: JOE HURLEY Copyright 2006 ASCAP

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released June 1, 2006

WORDS & MUSIC: Joe Hurley Copyright 2006 ASCAP
Produced by James Mastro with Joe Hurley
Recorded at Pigeon Club, Sunday, May 7th 2006

Joe Hurley - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
James Mastro - Guitars, Back Vox
Steve Holley - Drums
Dave DeCastro - Bass
Kenny Margolis - Piano/Accordion
Back Vox - The NYC Hammers featuring the 'Original' Paul Stanley, Gentleman Jamie Noone, Duncan Davidson.

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‘Best singer in R&R.’ Village Voice.
Joe Hurley, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards 'Audiobook Of The Year' for ‘LIFE'.
CD w/ Colum McCann 'Let The Great World Spin'- Neil Gaiman Audiobook.
Heralded for the emotional delivery of his vocals , he is “one of NYC's deepest singers, both in his vocal range & in the level of his soulfulness-Mesmerizing"
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