A Bradford band has released a song to rally support for a campaign to save the former Odeon cinema.

The city centre site is to be redeveloped and Bradford Odeon Rescue Group (BORG) has failed four times to have it listed by English Heritage.

Now the band Scatter - Amanda Nicholson, Jim Henderson, Gareth Wood and Mark Nicholson - has recorded the song, called Victoria, to push the cause.

Guitarist Mark Nicholson said: "The main thing is to plead with people to keep the Odeon. I do not think Bradford Centre Regeneration (BCR) really appreciate how much the building means to people..

"The difference between the building and those being pulled down in Bradford is that people love the Odeon. From a music point of view, it is important as it's the nearest thing we have to a temple of rock and roll."

The song's title refers to the former name of the building, The New Victoria, and the song opens with the lines: "In her prime she was the talk of this town. And in decline she's still the talk of this town."

Mr Nicholson said: "In the 1960s and 1970s Bradford had fantastic buildings and markets that were replaced with 'modern' buildings.

"These are the same buildings now being pulled down to make way for the Broadway shopping centre. But the Odeon building is loved and we should be fighting to preserve it."

The 32-year-old warehouse manager from Wibsey said: "If the building is unsafe, we would not have a problem with the facade being kept and something being built inside."

Three partnerships have been shortlisted in a contest to find a developer for the Odeon, now owned by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward. It will be at the heart of the £1.5 billion redevelopment of the city centre.

Proposed schemes include a festival hall, homes, shops and a rooftop restaurant.

BCR is the organisation spearheading the city's regeneration. Its director of regeneration, Marc Cole, said: "We will ensure the people of Bradford have the chance to comment, as it is tremendously important those living and working in the city are involved with its regeneration process at every level."

BORG's Norman Littlewood welcomed the song. "There are a lot of young people trying to save the building," he said. "And it could be used for something for them and to bring people into the city."