A few weeks back I posted what is probably the worst example ever of football and music. It was a song that broke the third covenant - football and Xmas music - and this track also added insult to injury when some unknown hacked and inserted bits into the song. I understand the intention by the p... Read More..>>
A Song For England: Round 2
- VOTE NOW - The poll has closed for the 1st round and the winner is... -+ The Shining Hour +- He will now go up against our next contenders... Blind Granny's Taxi Nightmare These chaps have previous with an England World Cup song having previously released a previous version (have I said previous enough ?) of this tune four years ago. The
The Day The (Football and) Music Died
Despite us taking the p1ss, we here at F&M actually like them and were devastated to read the news today (oh boy) about the ending of their partnership: Dave (the one with the beard) has announced his retirement from the music biz following the death of hi
Singing For England
So you've read that there will be no official England World Cup song. So you think you can fill that void ? So then tell us about it. I know I'm going to regret this, but it's as inevitable as [inse
Bobby Moore Really Was Innocent
This is the first post of a few that will remember the legend that was Sir Bobby Moore. I know he wasn't knighted when he was alive, but that was the fault of the powers that be who only realised their mistake after his passing and made up for it by giving a gong to Geoff Hurst. So why not award him a knighthood posthumously eh ? Today though i
Dennis the Menace
I don't know what I could write, what other words could be contributed to describe the best deep lying centre forwards that the Premier League has even seen. The two songs here are done by some Arsenal supporting musical acts about his time at Highbury, but I want give a mention to one of the ...Read More
A Life Less Ordinary
I read an article in passing the other week but I've not had the opportunity to post something in relation to it until now. Since this is tribute to the departed this week it is appropriate to do this now. This entry will be a sort of introduction/link to the next subject. Everyone I'm sure is familiar with what happened with Justin ...Read More
The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw
Not being original with the title of the post, using the same one as the book, but it is an excellent description of today's subject and it can't be bettered. This is the first in a mini-series looki
Cold Electric Blue, Those Diamond Lights
Ah that seminal appearance... That's what I should have called this place. Football and Music...dull as ditch water. What was I thinking. A few of the Friendlies linked to the right there had some imagination when entitling theirs, so where was mine ? Nowhere. I know it does what it says on the tin but if I called it "Diamond Lights", peopl
Mister Grimsdale !
It is sad to read that his kids have put Sir Norman Wisdom into a retirement home. Well he is 92 years old now and only retired from performing live on stage at 90. But some gutter rats from The News of the Screws ...Read More
Stranger Than Fiction
This one starts out as strange and then gets a whole lot weird... Here's a chant that Palace fans would have heard a few years back:"He's fat, he's round, he's taking Crystal Palace down..."The Swede with a turning circle of the Titanic came to our attention when he s
The Adams Family
Introductions not needed... This next song isn't actually about the addicted (but recovered), dated Caprice, dropped Steve Morrow, legged it from Wycombe before being sacked and now taking Pompey into a downwaAh that seminal appearance... That's what I should have called this place. Football and Music...dull as ditch water. What was I thinking. A few of the Friendlies linked to the right there had some imagination when entitling theirs, so where was mine ? Nowhere. I know it does what it... Read More..>>
It is a big hello and thank to to Eric from e-rawk who dropped me a line just before Chrimbo with some good suggestions for music and football. His submissions are a variation on a series which I began, but haven't continued yet, that had links to footieandmusic, no matter how tenuous it was. In... Read More..>>
No this is not a taunt. Fortuitous timing with this request from Joan to hear an old Black Cats song again. Plus it gives me a chance to show some sympathy to Sunderland after they got gubbed by Chelski last Saturday... Pictured above: Sunderland in a previous meeting with Chelsea. Found vi... Read More..>>
A postscript to this mini-series on great players you never saw by going on a tangent and looking at two great managers probably unknown to the rest of you. Today's subject is about two men who managed Celtic and between them won everything. These two gentlemen are a large part of the club's his... Read More..>>
Another great footballer you never saw. Again ask your old man about him. This next player was (in one way) the original Beckham, or a better description - the original Maldini because like his Italian counterpart he stayed and played for only one club. To commemorate Euro '96 the Post Office iss... Read More..>>
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