Arsenal supporters push for a ‘North London Forever’ chant to become a new club anthem, but what are the lyrics and background to the song? GOAL has all the details.
The loyal Gunners have a strong reputation as one of the most vocal fan bases in the Premier League, and they boast an extensive collection of songs about current players, club legends and past glories that they regularly sing during matches.
Many of those songs refer to their unique place in North London history, and a new one has now been added to the Arsenal playlist that is reportedly set to debut in West Ham’s away position on Sunday.
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What are the lyrics of the song ‘North London Forever’?
Born and raised in North London, English singer Louis Dunford released a single called ‘The Angel’ in February 2022, and Gunners fans have picked up the chorus as a possible new club song, which reads:
North London Forever
Whatever the weather is
These streets are ours
And my heart will never leave you
My blood will be forever
Run through the stone
What does the chant mean?
‘The Angel’ was released as one of the singles from Dunford’s ‘The Popham EP’ and the official video for the song has been viewed over 44,000 times on YouTube as of April 30, 2022.
Dunford includes the full lyrics of the song in the description, which you can find here, and goes into detail about life on the streets of North London, from the “little f*ckers who cause trouble” to the “towers of veneer” which are now visible on the horizon.
The Sony Music-signed artist also mentions football and Arsenal’s old pitch Highbury, welcoming the prospect of supporters adopting the tune.
“I am overwhelmed with the love The Angel is getting today,” Dunford tweeted on April 29, 2022. “Thank you so much for sharing and tweeting @Arsenal† Don’t stop now. North London forever.”
He also suggested that the lyrics of the chorus could be changed to better suit the Gunners in a subsequent post, as he wrote: “The majority of you seem to like the chorus the way it is. If you do want to change it , I think this works pretty well –
“North London Forever
“Whatever the weather is
“These Streets Are Ours”
“And our hearts will never leave you”
“The Arsenal Forever”
“Become our home”
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