i thought it sounded just fine on Saturday... it ranges between low Bb (which is pretty low) for the last note 'SEA' and D above middle C (which is pretty high) for the top note at the end of the verse 'GOING' - if you move it either way you just make a difficult range even more so.
http://www.northstandchat.com/content.php?130-Sussex-By-The-Sea-%96-Why-the-Key-Was-Changed
We will see... but I thought the low key made it sound dull and impossible to sing for many people.
I think you are confusing me with someone else who kept banging on about singing it in in E flat.
While I acknowledge the inherent difficulty for many in singing a song with such a wide vocal range... I have always been a B flat man myself (which I think is what we had last season!).
There it is again. Too low in the verse, OK in the chorus, until the last line when it goes subterranean again.
Couldn't hear the crowd singing along at all on the radio - atmosphere seems pretty good otherwise (although I suspect it is mostly the SW fans making the noise??)
No, not impressed...