I’ve always been an advocate for the much-maligned Teesside. It’s a great place to live, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time there over the past four years.

But now something indefensible has emerged. Back in 1995, Middlesbrough FC recorded a song promoting Teesside. Yes, really. It’s called We Are Teesside.

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Frankly, a reworked classic would’ve worked better:

Oh, I do like to be beside the Teesside!
Oh, I do like to beside the Tees!

But then, anything would have worked better – or nothing, for that matter.

It’s really quite hard to know what to say about this aural assault. So I won’t say anything… Except that I think Teesside’s come a long way in the last 12 years…

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Where did you get this song? I’ve been looking for it for AGES and am so glad I came across your site, but would love to have the song in my collection!!! I know it’s silly, but I moved from Teesside recently and no one believes me when I say we have a song for the town!!

» This comment was received at 09:23 on 02 February 09

i know this is corny as hell but i moved away a year ago and it makes me feel the memories

» This comment was received at 22:45 on 22 January 10

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