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So, after mucho
anticipation, the world platform for the Beautiful Game - the
World Cup - is finally here and up and playing. 'Hurrah', say I
on behalf of couch potatoes the world over!
I guess one must
be a realist though when weighing up England's chances of lifting
the golden trophy, but we can all dream and live in hope can't we?
What's the titile
of that great old Audience song (Sophie Ellis-Bextor's
first band)? 'A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed!' Yeah right! And
being an England fan, I know it's something we've had to get used
to over the years, but as a wise man once said 'you never know'.
All this football
mania kinda got me thinking about past and present England World
Cup songs. Now there's a brief chat if ever there was one...
Can we kick off
(tee hee) with the present official Ant and Dec effort? Actually,
I'd rather not as well....
Pants and The
Pets
In fact, this World Cup seems to have seen a smattering of songs
released like never before. And most alas (bar the England Boys
footied-up version of The Jam's 'Going Underground' which
I'm rather, predictably, partial to) are absolutely PANTS.
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Crowley - picking The Pet Shop Boys for a top footie anthem |
You know what would
have made
a GREAT England World Cup song (with a bit of re-jigging in the
lyric department)? The Pet Shop Boys forthcoming single 'I
Get Along' (Parlophone) from their current 'Release' album.
One memorable singalong
from beginning to end, it's tailor made for the terraces with tinges
of The Fabs and Mott the Hoople thrown in for good
measure. I can hear it now...
Remember these?
Oh well. Maybe we're due a GREAT footie anthem next time round.
Still, we've always got two TOP hole efforts from the 1970 and 1990
England squads ('Back Home' and 'World In Motion' respectively)
to play repeatedly and get all misty-eyed over.
They certainly
bring a tear to these beady old eyes. Still, here's keeping everything
crossed for what happens on the pitch...altogether now 'Go England...'
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