There’s Me Jumper

Posted on November 20, 2007   |   Filed under: Music  |  Tags:  |  Add a Comment »  

Dave C wearing his favourite pulloverThe kings of weird lyrics and silly dances have made a return: The Sultans Of Ping FC will be releasing a new single on December 7th.

Oh come on you know the Sultans.

All right I’ll give you one line and I bet you’ll be singing – or be reminded of the song straight away:

“Where’s Me Jumper ?”

See. Told you.

The Irish band were footie mad and recorded a few related songs. Below are some mp3’s courtesy of http://ping.fishtank.org.uk of the Sultans (as they renamed themselves later, but without success, they disbanded soon after) live in concert and studio sessions for John Peel and for Dublin’s 2FM:

The Sultans Of Ping FC

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

» Sultans of Ping FC – Give Him A Ball (And A Yard Of Grass) – Peel Session     (Before the song John Peel says: "There are no Scots in the Sultans Of Ping" ?!)

Sample lyrics: “Give him a ball & a yard of grass/He’ll give you a move with perfect pass/Give him a ball & a yard of space/He’ll give you a move with godly grace”

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

» Sultans Of Ping – Kick Me With Your Leather Boots (Live At The Savoy Cork)

Sample lyrics: “Socrates and Selnopenhaur are really very nice./ Told you ’bout Ardiles and you said you’d read him twice. /Your stunning social conscience has me running round the bend./Kick me with your leather boots, /Kick me hard again.”

…and the one you’ve been waiting for:

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

» Sultans Of Ping FC – Where’s Me Jumper ? (2FM Studio)

Sample lyrics: “Dancing in the disco, bumper to bumper/ Wait a minute, where’s me jumper, where’s me jumper, where’s me jumper, where’s me jumper, where’s me jumper ?”

Ah they don’t write them like that any more…

You can download more of the Sultans live and session recordings (with titles such as: Wake Up And Scratch Me, Red Cadillac and Black Moustache, Riot at the Sheepdog Trials) via: http://ping.fishtank.org.uk/mp3s/

Related Posts:

Share/Bookmark
Blank square ? Get a Gravatar

Add a Comment

So you think you can sing for England ?