Ball, ball, ball - footie footie footie - ball, ball, ball - fooooooootball! posted by Artw at 8:39 AM on April 30, 2010 [2 favorites]
Somewhat related; the New Zealand football team recorded a single and b-side for their 1982 campaign. They probably shouldn'thave. posted by doublehappy at 8:48 AM on April 30, 2010
Having trouble locating the original music video of Carnaval de Paris). posted by ericb at 9:07 AM on April 30, 2010
My girlfriend's dad wrote the first England World Cup song (Back Home in 1970). He's a Scotsman and fairly proud of the fact that having won the World Cup in 1966, England haven't even come close since he wrote them a song.
He also wrote Congratualtions for Clifff Richard's Eurovision entry in 1968. Listening to the opening few bars of each song, it strikes me that he might have borrowed a little from his previous work for the World Cup song. Cliff finished second to the Spanish entry that year in the greatest miscarriage of musical justice the world has ever known. 40 years on, it emerged that Franco had the whole thing rigged and he never stood a chance.
Also, I think The Farm's All Together Now beats World In Motion for best football song... ever. (As well as being about football, it was re-released in '95 to celebrate Everton's FA Cup run, and once again in dubious remix form as England's Euro 2004 song, so it's 'official'). posted by a little headband I put around my throat at 9:12 AM on April 30, 2010
Guardian: 6 Awful World Cup Songs (doesn't appear to be linked above, though a couple of the songs mentioned are referenced). posted by Infinite Jest at 9:27 AM on April 30, 2010
You know Movement, the New Order albulm they made just after Joy Division which everyone hates on because it sounds too much like Joy Division sans Ian Curtis and they hadn't really defined themselves with their own sound? Turns out I kind of like that album. posted by Artw at 10:31 AM on April 30, 2010 [1 favorite]
I thought the consensus about "World in Motion" was that it was very good for a football song but it wasn't very good as a New Order song. I like it, but indeed New Order has done better. posted by Electric Elf at 11:30 AM on April 30, 2010
My favorite is Dario G's Carnaval de Paris (1998 Fifa World Cup).
Wise man. Dario G are of course named after Dario Gradi, long-time manager of Crewe Alexandra and the epitome of everything that is great about the beautiful game. posted by Abiezer at 1:58 PM on April 30, 2010
I'm a huge, huge fan of New Order, but I have to disagree with your assessment of "World In Motion" as "actually listenable". My God, that song is an abomination. It doesn't even sound anything like them, with the exception of Bernard Sumner's voice. posted by DecemberBoy at 4:13 PM on April 30, 2010
I'll second Colourbox. I've still got their 1st album on vinyl - great band a a huge, uplifting song. How was this not chosen?
Also, Rik Mayall chews scenery very well. (youtube link, no flash stuff. thanks for the original, motty, I've always liked him!) posted by Zack_Replica at 7:28 PM on April 30, 2010
I've always liked Put 'Em Under Pressure, Ireland's song for the 1990 World Cup.
Mark E Smith's done an England one for this World Cup, to come out in a few days, called England's Heartbeat posted by DanCall at 5:01 AM on May 1, 2010
The Manchester City song (the excreable 'Boys in Blue') was written by Gouldman, Creme and Godley of 10cc. posted by essexjan at 5:39 AM on May 1, 2010
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