17-Jun-2018, 10:11
Apologies to @Eddye for stealing and corrupting the thread title from what remains the most popular thread on this forum. I somehow doubt this thread will have the same longevity, but I thought it might be a bit of fun. It might even offer a chance to test the AirPlay feature of your CI equipped Pro's, with a bit of YouTube streaming from your iPad.
Anyway. You may have noticed that the world cup has commenced. In England, as in many countries, this is usually accompanied by some kind of "World Cup Anthem". These can be "official" tracks like the very fine "World in Motion", produced by New Order and featuring some very fine rapping from the 1990 England World Cup Squad. In other years it may be an unofficial song that captures the imagination of the nation, a fine example of this is Fat Les' (Keith Allen & Blur's Alex James) "Vindaloo". (1998) This not only became a huge hit, but was also very controversial, deemed by some as harking back to dark days of England hooliganism. I recall a Keith Alan interview at the time when he made a quip about being amused by the concept of racist England football fans chanting "Vindaloo", which has to be some sign of multiculturalism. At the end of the day, it was just plain catchy and good fun.
Back to the official songs, arguably the greatest of all time was "Three Lions", with lyrics from David Baddiel & Frank Skinner and music by the Lightning Seeds. This started life as a song to celebrate the European Championship coming to England in 1996, but has been periodically updated for subsequent World Cup tournaments, with the number of "years of hurt" updated in line with the arrow of time since the last victory in 1966.
Anyway, enough pointless history waffle, now to 2018. It would appear that the top tune to cheer on the England squad this year is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UW_fHm7SQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQxk1gaon-k
Utterly appalling and infectiously catchy in equal measure..... You decide
Some links to the other tracks I mentioned...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaBdajHOsSM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzxMjBEazas
So what World Cup anthem are you listening to in your corner of the World tonight?
Anyway. You may have noticed that the world cup has commenced. In England, as in many countries, this is usually accompanied by some kind of "World Cup Anthem". These can be "official" tracks like the very fine "World in Motion", produced by New Order and featuring some very fine rapping from the 1990 England World Cup Squad. In other years it may be an unofficial song that captures the imagination of the nation, a fine example of this is Fat Les' (Keith Allen & Blur's Alex James) "Vindaloo". (1998) This not only became a huge hit, but was also very controversial, deemed by some as harking back to dark days of England hooliganism. I recall a Keith Alan interview at the time when he made a quip about being amused by the concept of racist England football fans chanting "Vindaloo", which has to be some sign of multiculturalism. At the end of the day, it was just plain catchy and good fun.
Back to the official songs, arguably the greatest of all time was "Three Lions", with lyrics from David Baddiel & Frank Skinner and music by the Lightning Seeds. This started life as a song to celebrate the European Championship coming to England in 1996, but has been periodically updated for subsequent World Cup tournaments, with the number of "years of hurt" updated in line with the arrow of time since the last victory in 1966.
Anyway, enough pointless history waffle, now to 2018. It would appear that the top tune to cheer on the England squad this year is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UW_fHm7SQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQxk1gaon-k
Utterly appalling and infectiously catchy in equal measure..... You decide
Some links to the other tracks I mentioned...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaBdajHOsSM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzxMjBEazas
So what World Cup anthem are you listening to in your corner of the World tonight?
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