Welsh rugby fans sing Delilah after sport bosses tried to ban it for ‘glorifying domestic violence’
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Defiant Welsh rugby fans sing Delilah after sporting bosses tried to ban it for ‘glorifying domestic violence’
- Fans criticized the decision by Welsh Rugby Union bosses to ban ‘Delilah’ and continue to sing the classic tune on the streets of Cardiff.
- Rugby bosses have made the ban ‘wake up’ with claims it glorifies domestic abuse
Defiant Welsh rugby fans continue to sing the Tom Jones hit Delilah in Cardiff today after an attempt to have the song banned for allegedly ‘glorifying domestic violence’.
Ahead of today’s Wales rugby match against Ireland, the streets of Cardiff rang with the song after Welsh rugby bosses announced a ban on the Tom Jones classic as its lyrics glorified domestic violence.
The 1968 hit details the opportunistic murder by a man who waits for his ex-partner’s mistress to leave their home before making his move: stabbing his unfaithful partner.
The tune was traditionally performed by a male voice choir before matches at the Principality Stadium, however it was removed from the playlist ahead of today’s Six Nations match.
The Welsh Rugby Union, currently in the midst of a crisis over claims of a ‘toxic’ culture of sexist, racist and homophobic bullying, announced that Delilah will no longer be played by bands at the Principality Stadium, or sung by choirs, for the next Six Nations.
Defiant Welsh rugby fans are singing ‘Delilah’ loudly on the streets of Cardiff despite the sport’s bosses banning the song.
Welsh Rugby Union have announced that Delilah will no longer be played by bands at the Principality Stadium, or sung by choirs, for the next Six Nations
The 1968 hit details the opportunistic murder of a man who stabs his cheating partner
Sir Tom has previously said that the song is not to be taken literally and his popularity at rugby matches makes him “proud to be Welsh”.
Proud fans previously criticized the ‘ridiculous decision’ and vowed to keep singing, with one saying: ‘Try to stop 50,000 people.’
But bosses are said to have been spooked by a video this week of the Guernsey Welsh male voice choir rehearsing ‘Delilah’ ahead of their clash with England on February 25.
Its lyrics say: ‘At the break of day when that man walked away, I was waiting. I walked across the street to her house and she opened the door. She just stood there laughing… I felt the knife in my hand and she didn’t laugh anymore.
The WRU removed the song from its playlist during international matches in 2015.
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