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WATCH: Wolves fan's charity single hoping to revive FA Cup tradition

In years gone by, no successful FA Cup run was complete without a club song.

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Those who watched football in the 1980s will remember the days when the nation's biggest stars would gather in a recording studio and mumble along sheepishly to a questionable soundtrack.

The tradition has died out in recent years but now an ex-paratrooper and lifelong Wolves fan has created a song ahead of the club's FA Cup semi-final.

WATCH: New Wolves song ahead of FA Cup

With Wolves players in perfect harmony this season, Phil Palmer decided it was the perfect time to release the song and raise money for charity at the same time.

The ditty features five lines - We are Wolves from the Black Country, Molineux is the place to be, Nuno's men are the team to see, Come on Wanderers, Come on Wanderers, We are Wolves from the Black Country - repeated to a catchy tune, which he hopes will help inspire the team to cup glory.

A video has been made to accompany the song, featuring Britain's Got Talent star Jean Martyn, from Brewood, the Punjabi Wolves supporters group and children from Wodensfield Primary School, where Phil attended as a child.

Musician Phil, from New Invention, Willenhall, who holds a Guinness World Record for the longest sustained note using a wind or brass instrument using his clarinet (one minute and 13 seconds) had help on the track from singer and sound engineer Joe Cartwright, who plays gigs around Wolverhampton.

A fundraising page has been set up, with Phil calling on fans to give what they can for the Alzheimer's Society.

Phil said: "I started it a few years back and I was thinking about how Wolves were doing and thought let's have a look at it again and see what we can do. It doesn't matter if we haven't got the best voices.

"When Punjabi Wolves heard it they were all singing the song. They said they guarantee they will be singing that at Wembley. That would be nice.

"Jean Martyn makes a cameo in the video, it's a bit of a lark around and the kids are all clapping their hands.

"I've been in music all my life and it is time to do something for someone else. I've had family members with Alzheimer's, I've seen it going round and playing in homes and the effect of it. It needs every bit of help and it seemed like a good thing to do."

He added: "My dad Ken, who is 96, used to go to Molineux and got me going to games in the 50s. I enjoyed every minute of it.

"At this point in his life for Wolves to have come back and be doing really well, I'm so pleased for him."