World Cup 2006 Blog

Not sure if you can use unsigned bands and artists for the montages, but may I suggest some of my own tracks - very "montage", imagery, instrumental stuff. Try "Croydon Library" and "Never Alone remix" for starters....

Have a listen at http://www.myspace.com/mistrust

Ode to Isis by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead would be a good one, never heard it used anywhere on UK tv yet, altho I think maybe the NBA did use it last year for the start of games. It's perfect for these kind of montages and is certainly far less obvious than using anything from the new Sigur Ros album!!

When we get knocked out it has to be "No Use Crying" by Embrace.

How about "Despair in the departure lounge" for when England are about to fly home after another penalty shootout defeat?

How about "Despair in the departure lounge" by the Arctic Monkeys when England are about to fly home after another penalty shootout defeat?

Talk by Coldplay or Bedshaped by Keane

At the end of your coverage on Monday (Spain v Tunisia) a review of the best goals was accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful melody.
Can you tell me what it was please.

Regards

Roger

I read in the NME before Euro 2004 that Ian Finch was the most important man in british music, because he picked all the music at the BBC. Where is he now?

Try Ashes by Embrace or You Get What You Give by the New Radicals. Both are great montage tracks!!

Hello,

I have always hoped to see a montage with Magical Dream by 808 State (album 808:90) as the words used in it convey both dissapointment and joy.
Plus it has the great ending line which is:
"Come with us and have no fear, just close your eyes and disappear".

I imagine this end being perfect with that slow motion image of a player closing his eyes in disappointment after missing the penalty that sees his side going out of the competition.

How about "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin? What a cracker.

How about Morrisey's 'Everyday is like Sunday'
a nice dreary ditty about being cloudy & grey, like the seaside town, they forgot to close down.

especially if we cop it next Sunday!!

Use something like 'swallowed by the sea' by Coldplay. That is quite a powerful song by one of if not our most popular recent band. The sound of the song fits in with how we as fans feel about the team.

There is a fantastic track by a band called Dirty Vegas, called "Human Love." I'm a fan anyway, but found the lyrics particularly pertinent after watching us win the Ashes last year:

"When you've waited for so long,
To be where you are and
where you're coming from.
When you gave it all so much
In return for human love."

It's got a great strings arrangement on it, and the melody can be interpreted as either uplifting or sadly reflective. Good for either eventuality: lifting the trophy or being cruelly denied by a dodgy decision / the lottery of penalties...

'swallowed by the sea' by Coldplay

There's only one track you should use when England progress to the Quarter Finals and that's JOHN PARR VS TOMMYKNOCKERS: 'NEW HORIZON'.

The track's just awesome, really upbeat with the lyrics:

'I can see a new horizon, underneath the blazing sky.

I'll be where the eagle's flying, higher and higher.'

AWESOME FOR WHEN ENGLAND STEAM PAST ECUADOR AND INTO THE QUARTERS WITH A COMMANDING PERFORMANCE!

"Higher and Higher!"

Check it out.

'swallowed by the sea' by Coldplay

"Tortue Me" - The Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
Seems appropriate as an England supporter.

I think 'touch the sky' by kanye west is a good song for a montage. It is upbeat, and the title is kind of appropriate as all the teams in the world cup are aiming for the top!! Love Spreads by the Stone Roses always goes down a treat too, cant beat that guitar rift!

How about "Our Time is Running Out" by Muse. With pictures of Englands performance.

Yeah what's up with all the Sigur Ros in BBC trailers? Did you get a job lot of licensing rights or something? They were on that David Attenborough trailer, now the Wimbledon one and I've heard them on loads of other stuff too.

Think Cold Play is a good idea - but surely "Fix You" is absolutely perfect....

Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Perfect for our ongoing injury worries...

Just going through my iTunes list and I have come up with a couple of songs:

IF England go out, how about "Better Do Better" by Hard-Fi or "Two More Years" by Bloc Party (two more years until the next major tournament)

IFEngland carry on going through, how about "Bang Bang You're Dead" by Dirty Pretty Things or "time For Heroes" by The Libertines

IF England win it, how about "Freakin' Out" by Graham Coxon since that is what the country would be doing or "Cigarello" by The Fratellis

If England play Ecuador like they did Sweden I recommend "The Crying Game".

How about Oasis - 'The Weight of the World on my Shoulders' when England get knocked out of the World Cup

As Hoppipola was so successful for 'Planet Earth' and 'Saeglopur' is now being used for the Wimbledon coverage, can I suggest the outro to 'Glosoli' for an epic montage of England goals etc - Sigur Ros, the montage director's dream!

Roger, we do our best to answer music queries via this page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/match_of_the_day/4159110.stm

The Best by Foo Fighters - a stunning and emotional song

I think the Laurel & Hardy Theme Tune would be most apropriate

how about "loser" by Beck, because come Sunday night thats what Englan will be

How about Oasis - 'The Weight of the World on my Shoulders' when England get knocked out of the World Cup

Atmosphere by Joy Division. Nowt better for a slo-mo footy montage.

End of..!

how about 'No Fit State' by Hot Chip?

It seems to sum up England's current injury woes.

And lyrically and musically it fits/ is brilliant too.

x

correction >>

Coldplay - Swallowed In The Sea

I think we should have fatboy slim - right her, right now if we go through against Ecuador and gary jules - madworld if we get knocked out by them because got knows what happened if we did

"Oh wow look at me now - I'm building up my problems to the size of a cow". Watching England leads us to consider the state of our world cup campaign disproportionately, in relation to how much it all really should matter.
Does that make sense? I dunno, after 3 games, the stress has toasted my brain! Basically I suggest 'Size of a Cow', by The Wonderstuff. Ads

How about 'Staying out for the Summer' by Dodgy when we stuff Ecuador on Sunday?

Great upbeat track, and we'll hopefully be staying at the World Cup till the end...

How about 'things can only better' by D-Ream. Or more seriously you could use Walkaway by cast or Ashes by Embrace. Or Hey Mikey - in tribute to Michael Owen

Why don't you use the official song of the world cup "Zeit dass sich was dreht" by Herbert Grönemeyer?

How about something like "Aces High" by Iron Maiden... something with a bit of tempo and rousing...

"hungry" by kosheen

Any track by Massive Attack, however, more specifically:

Unfinished Sympathy/
Angel/
Teardrop/
Better Things?

Virtually all Massive Attack songs have the power to inspire/ pump the blood etc. Ideal for montages of England games cos MA are of course English!

I think I predict a riot will be a good england song.

Not music for an England Montage but I would have the reading of This Sceptered Isle by Sir Laurence Olivier set against shots of England players, fans and maybe images of white cliffs of dover, wembley, london etc.

i suggest 'Another one bites the dust' by Mcqueen.
We can play the song for teams that get eliminated !

How about The Egg - Walking away. Top electro house track, currently being used on the citroen C4 ad with the ice skating tranformer car. I reckon it would sound ace as an opening montage track with lots of fast paced visuals and quick snapshots of England in their opening 3 games.

The Flaming Lips. 'Nuff said.

Surely it should be ´Road to Nowhere´ by Talking Heads....

Sick Man by a band called Headland, just think the lyrics would sum up the state of the squad :) But seriously there is an instrumental on the same album Overtime moody and atmospheric building to higher tempo perfect if we sneak past Ecuador.

how about a track for michael owen now he's injured. What do you want from me by Monaco. Includes the words: "what do you want from me? it's not how it used to be"...brilliant footy track

Club Foot by kasabian is really cool...

Does anyone have any idea as to what the tune is the fans are singing? It appears to be played after every game on the loudspeakers and is backgound noise to Gary and the boys.

My Sacrifice by Creed would be very good if you were to do a montage of england's failings or maybe the injuries or whatever. It woudl also look very good if the video was done in Black and White, a very moody piece.

I think it should be No Tommorow by Orson because in the Second round they will lose against ecudor so theres practically no tommorow! Get what I mean!

Freak Flag Fly by Headland, moody and atmospheric while stomping and flag waving uplifting. Perfect.

daddy cool by placebo

How about "Impending Doom" the signature tune of Mastermind ?

If Crouch scores again (unlikely of course) and does his robot dance, you have to play Robot Man by The Aliens. They're made up of ex-members of the sublime Beta Band.
I can't believe you never picked up on it when he scored his hatrick against Jamaica.

If we get to the final you MUST do a montage of how we (and our opponents) got there to The Final Countdown by Europe. This used to be done for the Cup final but doesn't seem to happen any more.

How about a classic by 'Air' to a Peter Crouch montage. Or is irony not what your after?

The theme tune to Band of Brothers, it may be by Michael Kamen?

When England put us through another 90 minutes of roller coaster anguish it has to be Same Old Stuff by The Feeling

The theme tune to Band of Brothers, it may be by Michael Kamen?

"Good Riddance" by Greenday. Not as bitter as it sounds to those who don't know it - but v. good track for those teams not making it to the next stage

'you're only king once' by beulah or 'who put the weight of the world on my shoulders' by oasis are both suitable tunes.i also feel its worth plugging hope of the states music as being very suitable for montage music.'the black amnesias' is definetely worth checking out,aswell as 'don't go to pieces' and 'the good fight'

dazed and confused

at the moment the way were playing i choose fix you by coldplay sums us up , but the faith we will get there

Like someone said; Embrace - No use crying, that song would be perfect.

Straylight Run - Later That Year, sample lyrics being;

This is not the way we were told that it was going to be
And we know who's to blame

ie; Sven =]]

Also straylight run - I don't want this anymore, that song would also fit if England go out or continue to play poorly.

"You can get it if you really want it"
Desmond Decker, sums up the feelings of both players and supporters

Montage accompaniment suggestion: A good friend of mine writes n records his own music at home.Some of it is great.

His track called "Shaken" is quite energetic and would accompany shots of balls blasting in goals/misses/errors really well and he'd remix it to suit your needs to !!!

www.myspace.com/raggylad and click on the track called shaken.

Other than that...Bob Segers "Hollywood Nights" is a really powerful song of hope and nostalgia...builds to a strong ending too.

Cheers

Mark

IF England get knocked out or just as a general montage for all the nations knocked out in the group stages I would suggest 'Im Just That Good' by The Calling
It opens with the line 'A little paint to cover whats deep inside
A little truth you know we all wanna hide'.
Plus the first verse reads
'I gotta hand it to you now
your a hard one to please,
When it looks as though youve got all you need,
All the many times ive dreamed i could walk in your shoes
what a knightmare it must be just being you.....Dont hate me coz im just that good.
Could touch a nerve or two.

when we're out which hopefully wont happen use keanes leaving so soon of their new album. Top Quality

Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve.

How about
Buzzin' by Asian Dub Foundation
or
Good Luck by Basement Jaxx
or
Gotta Keep Movin' by Willy Mason
if you are looking for upbeat.

Or for montage
The Private Psychedelic Reel by Chemical Brothers

or there are loads that could be used by DJ Shadow / UNKLE / or anything off the mo' wax label.

I want your job!! Picking music for montages would be brilliant!

Well, if you're going to make a montage of all the errors, poor play, & comedy moments that England have provided us with so far (& let's face it, you've got a bigger selection to choose from...), start with that ludicrous 2nd Swedish goal, & what else but Laurel & Hardy's signature tune!

...correction...I mean Best of You by the Foo Fighters. Soz.

what you clearly want is something brand new from the uk, i'd suggest the last track from the new phar-psyde records album 'ignition sequence' (available mail order from www.chaosunlimited.co.uk).

tune is called 'trojan' by 'subliminal system' and its new, from the uk, breakbeat dance music with a decent melody. would make a change from the terrible stadium rock music itv seem obsessed with!

The instrumental of The Kooks - 'Naive', not that having the lyrics would make it any worse as a selection, brilliant song.

Have you ever rang up Radio 1 and asked one of the DJ's for any ideas? You are BBC colleagues after all!

I'm here Foster. Now get back to work!

When we scrape through the next round,try "Im not down" by The Clash,track 17 on London Calling.
"Iv been beat up,iv been thrown out,but im not down"!! Class!!

Paul Oakenfold's Fasten Kill Pussycat or Colette's "All the same". I can imagine these songs in the background on reports.

You could use some yob chanting 'You're Sh*t and You Know You Are

To go with the current play. How about the Ultra Track Shattered Dreams

What about bits of Elgar's Symphony No 1. It doesn't get any more stirring and emotional than when the big tunes come in during the first and last movement. Meanwhile the scherzo would be fantastic for faster action shots.

how about because the world cup is in Germany, using MUNICH by The Editors

'another one bites the dust' wud be a good one.. if we are winning that is..

or how abt:

'bad day' by daniel powter if we lose lol

x

Apologies...my post earlier (post nr 71).The url should be:-

www.myspace.com/raggyladz

track :SHAKEN

Sorry, but check it out if you can

Mark

please look at a song called " remember the name" by fort minor i feel it sums up steven gerrard and the england squad big time

The ultimate tune for England should be Lap of the Gods(revisited) by Queen.
"whoo whoo la la la...whoo" and so on...
Makes me wanna stand up and put my hand on my heart. Just imagine the England crowds singing it in the stands...

Brings a tear to my eye. :)

If We Win-Feeder 'Just a Day.'

try using deadly avenger and his track we took pelham awesome and is something that will motivate most people

Send In The Clowns???

i think Englands defencive system is stupid they should keep playing to score goals its the only way to win
hattie x
ps Gary Neville rocks!!!

Bliss by Muse

World in motion by new order

Everlong by the foo fighters... We have waited a long time to win the world cup again.

what about "Stand and Deliver" by Adam and the Ants?

Todo Tiende by Ochos de Brujo. Would be excellent for an upbeat goal montage.

"Friend of The Night" by Mogwai. Powerful, slow burning and evocative. Not a million miles from the Sigur Ros/Planet Earth track, a bit heavier but equally uplifting.

Run by Snow Patrol

hallelujah - jeff buckley, great emotional montage music

Just in case you wanna know what Best of You by Foo Fighters sounds like.....

How about Steady as she goes by the Raconteurs if England crawl past Ecuador - or Bang Bang Your Dead, by Dirty Pretty Things, if they knock a few past em.
When Rooney starts firing again on all cylinders - or Ronaldo for that matter - how about Remember Me by British Sea Power?
Then when Sven goes at the end of the tournament (unless England win the World Cup) how about Bye Bye Badman by the Stone Roses

Helter Skelter. U2s version I think.

If England win against ecuador i think "you really got me" by the kinks would go down well and if we lose "stumble and fall" by razorlight would make sense.

How about the mighty "Come on England" by 4-4-2!!!

How about the mighty "Come on England" by 4-4-2!!!

'The Montagues and Capulets' by Prokofiev. A classic piece of music, that is very apt for the World Cup Final match.

Fire Eye'd Boy by Broken Social Scene

Trust me

Hi, how about 'Stay/Far away so close' by U2. The only reason why is because the video for this song was shot in Belin around 1993. It's a cool underated song by U2. Might be appropriated for a sentimental perhaps farwell montage for Berlin (the BBC's base).

While I'm talking about U2 - Zoo Station, named after a railway station in Berlin. Also Zooropa - Bono even sings a line of German in this song 'Zooropa...vorsprung durch technik' (The opening lyric)

My favourite piece of football montage music was during the 2002 world cup (which I suggested at the time). Before Ireland's match against Spain, M.O.T.D showed a piece featuring the good days of Irish football with 'With or without you' as backing music - magic! Thanks again!

"One Day All This Could Be Yours" by Oceansize

A very cool song, with topical lyrics.

Oceansize could be on a roll, with another of their songs being used recently on an Orange mobile advert.

WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, BY FOREIGNER,

As the England fans and England team is so pastionate about football, they can definately show us what it is all about, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME..

How about using Beautiful day if we win but i dunno about losing cos we wont :D

To Win Just Once by the Sawdoctors
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To win just once would be enough
For those who’ve lost in life and love
For those who’ve lost their guile and nerve
Their innocence, their drive and verve
For those who feel they’ve been mistreated
Discriminated, robbed or cheated
To claim one victory inspired
To win just once is their desire

To win just once against the odds
And once be smiled on by the Gods
To race with speed along the track
Break the tape and not look back
To never have considered losing
As if to win is by your choosing
Bare you soul for all to find
An honest heart and an open mind

To Win just once
That would be enough
So come all ye fulltime smalltown heroes
Cast away your inbred fears of
Standing out from all the rest
The cynics and the pessimists
The self-indulgent almost rich
The blatant hurlers on the ditch
Time is passing so come on
And face the ball, the game is on

How about Spheres of Madness by Decapitated? it would be good when we beat Germany 7 - 0 in the final! :)

I'm with Mubarak, The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony would be great.

Re: 110

I was going to suggest Oceansize! Amazing.

Them or some other bands: Amplifier, Curve, Flaming Lips, BT, Twin Zero, 27, Mew. And I second Massive Attack and The Egg too.

Sorry, no specific tracks because it depends what you're after, but all these bands are well worth checking out.

when england get knocked out, i think richard ashcroft - 'cry til the morning' would be fitting.

thats what most people would probably do. :(

Comfort In Sound - Feeder
Feeling A Moment - Feeder
Twenty Four Hours - Athlete
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
All You Good Good People - Embrace
Doctor Pressue - Mylo vs Miami Sund Machine
Fever - Peggy Lee

Have a listen to the chorus of "Bring en Hei" by Baschi. It is used by Swiss TV as part of their World Cup coverage and it is very rousing. However, the verse is a bit of euro trash so you will have to edit that out!!
Andy

Feeder's 'tumble and fall' might be appropriate when we go out in the quarters or semis.

How about Everyday (or Every game) I Love You Less and Less by the Kaiser Chiefs? Seems to sum up my feelings well...

How about "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Stones. Or maybe the "The End" by The Doors. Or the old chestnut, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve. For no lyrics but nice music, "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" by The Small Faces.

I would start picking the sad stuff, because we're not going to win it.

This is the Day by The The, a very stiring and optimistic song before the next big match

I think you should use 'closer' by nine inch nails..

Don't use the bit with vocals because the words are a bit rude. The instrumental bit at the end would be great though.

Then again, if we loose you should use 'the end' by the doors!

Not sure if you have heard it but it's by BRAHMS and is called Schicksalslied (which means 'Song of Fate/Destiny' could be appropriate!).

It's German, very moving, and features a choir. Have a listen and I'd be interested to hear what you think...
Ben

How about This is the Day by The The, very stirring and optimistic prior to the next big game.

i think bob the builder, spongebob squarepants, fairly odd parents, balamory, wiggles, doodlebops, play with me seasme would all be good choices. i am a 45 year old man.

How about "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Stones. Or maybe the "The End" by The Doors. Or the old chestnut, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve. For no lyrics but nice music, "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" by The Small Faces.

I would start picking the sad stuff, because we're not going to win it.

Personally i think an amazing track for a winning montage would be the final third of:

Believe by Yellowcard.

High tempo feel good track, worth a listen, even if you don't us it

Maybe if we are left with Crouch as our only striker, say he scores the only goal of the match, the track You're All I Have by Snow Patrol would be very fitting.

All Around the World by Oasis would be a good song to show clips for a few countries, possibly Goal of the week/tournament videos, or summarising the World Cup at the end

Have a listen to Bring En Hei by Baschi. It is used by Swiss TV and it works well to emphasis the positive. Something we need right now. Don't forget to edit out the lyrics!!!
Andy

Try some Ulrich Schnauss.

Beautiful and emotive modern electronic music.

Great stuff and he is German too!

I think if England win the world cup.... "All My Life" by the Foo Fighters

If we get knocked out then "Times Like These" again by the Foos.

Try the instrumental title sequence from the first battlefield 1942 pc computer game.
It is an unbelievable adrenaline pumping soundtrack.
I listen to it prior to playing football and for gym workouts.

A great poignant song for when (ok, lets be an optimist!) if England get knocked out would be 'Tears Are In Your Eyes' by Yo La Tengo.

A perfect accompaniment to Beckham and co babbling like Gazza after Riquelme et al reek havoc in the final.

Look it up and have a listen.

Hate To Say I Told You So by The Hives. With the perfect lyrics:

Hate to say I told you so, alright! come on! I do believe I told you so.

Days by The Kinks.

So Low by Ocean Colour Scene with the lyrics:

And we laugh and we drink
and we teach ourselves not to think
we never did get it right
since we got it so low

Day We Caught The Train by the same band is always a classic!

A great poignant song for when (ok, lets be an optimist!) if England get knocked out would be 'Tears Are In Your Eyes' by Yo La Tengo.

A perfect accompaniment to Beckham and co babbling like Gazza after Riquelme et al reek havoc in the final.

Look it up and have a listen.

As the World Cup is within English sight I think Depeche Mode's "World in My Eyes" would be good especially as DM are the best English band of all time and the most under rated. Very appropriate for our boys out in Germany!

For a sad montage when England's booted out(though i hope not) Chances by Athlete...

How about ironic by alanis morissette in rememberance of michael owen? or everytime by britney spears or just lose it by eminem when we lose!

"Someday" by Embrace off their Out of Nothing Album. It fits in well with England not playing so well, but the performance is coming hopefully..

after englands indifferent performances i think that you should use something better change by the stanglers

How about proud by heather small when england bring the world cup home. come on england!!

If England lose on Sunday, which i hope they won't, i think Cry by 10cc + Godley & Creme would b a good choice. Infact that song for when we do go out of the tournment. Unless we win it that is.

How about some Smiths classics:

-'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now' should England exit the World Cup anytime soon

-'Bigmouth Strikes Again' for when Ian Wright opens his mouth!

-'What Difference Does It Make' for when Sven makes a half-time team talk or a sub!

-'Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before' for when Alan Hansen says England have 8/9 World class players and have a Goldern Generation!

-'Panic'should you wish to replay Owen's injury!

For a losing team montage: "Easy like Sunday Morning", or "That's Life" (Sinatra)
For a (fun) team and fan montage: "You've got a friend in me" (Toy Story)
For a big shot montage, "Black Betty" (Ram Jam)

If its not too late for the argentina game tonight it would have to be something from the 'gotan project', anything off 'revancha del tango' would suffice!!!

How about proud by heather small when england bring the world cup home. come on england!!

i think if we lose it should be
the streets- dry your eyes mate

and if we win
burn baby burn - ash

its a good uplisfting song

i think when the lights go down by high contrast would be great for a montage of a battling victory. look it up its a wight touch.

i think if we lose it should be
the streets- dry your eyes mate

and if we win
burn baby burn - ash

its a good uplisfting song

Enemies/Friends by Hope of the States.

Uplifting, positive and even opens with a reference to hospitals, so you can fit in a picture or two of Michael Owen for starters...

How about Boys 2 Men and End of the Road!!!!
They will soon be coming home!!!

YOU CAN DO MAGIC, BY LYME AND THE FAMILY COOKING, i think, as they can do magic if they knuckle down.

I think Andrew just missed the point. Having failed to beat Sweden for the millionth time, I reckon Muse's 'Stockholm Syndrome' would be more appropriate.

Mind you, what with England's underwhelming performances so far, I'd go with Badly Drawn Boy's 'Disillusion'; lyrics including "Seems you've created your own illusion, fuelled by an image of me" fit the fans world-beater expectations.