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Proclaim Scotland

Posted on March 24, 2009   |   Filed under: Music  |  Tags: Scotland  |  4 Comments »  

I’m running out of songs that have a link to the Scottish national team.

Come on Rod, even if they blow it for next year you should still do yet another one with the squad.

No I’m not kidding.

Well who else are they going to get ? Arab Strap ?

- One band that the Scotia FA have never tapped up (or if they have might’ve been turned down by them) is The Proclaimers.

And because as I said I am running out of Scotia fitba+music stuff so this is one that is about Scotland, but isn’t about the Scotland team. But it is about Scotland and in my opinion is one fine track.

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. » The Proclaimers – Scotland’s Story From the 2001 album Perverse - Lyrics Michael McGrory from west Donegal You came to Glasgow with nothing at all You fought the landlord then the Afrika Korps When you came to Glasgow with nothing at all Abraham Caplan from Vilnius you came You were heading for New York, but Leith’s where you’ve stayed You built a great business which benefits all Since you came to this land with nothing at all In Scotland’s story I read that they came The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine They’re all Scotland’s story and they’re all worth the same Joseph D’Angelo dreams of the days When Italian kids in the Grassmarket played We burned out his shop when the boys went to war But auld Joe’s a big man and he forgave all In Scotland’s story I’m told that they came The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane But where’s all the Chinese and Indian names? They’re in my land’s story and they’re all worth the same Christina McKay, I learned of your name How you travelled south from Delny one day You raised a whole family in one room they say And the X on the line stands in place of your name So in the old story I’ll bet that I came From Gael and Pict and Angle and Dane And a poor migrant girl who could not write her name It’s a common old story, but it’s mine just the same All through the story the immigrants came The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane From Pakistan, England and from the Ukraine We’re all Scotland’s story and we’re all worth the same Your Scotland’s story is worth just the same

…and continuing from yesterday… with a track which can be found on their 2007 album Life With You.
It is their take of Wreckless Eric’s classic:

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» The Proclaimers – Whole Wide World

Extra Time:
Another cover from them (no not that one).
It can be found on their 2003 album Born Innocent.
The song was originally by The Vogues and was used as the theme tune on The Drew Carey (part-owner of the Seattle Sounders) Show.

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» THe Proclaimers – Five O’Clock World

From Scotland to the whole wide and then a five o'clock...just spotted that.

Postscript – Some actual football talk now: Of their double header they take on Holland first on Saturday, with the usual list of pullouts due to injury this one match will be their biggest ask. Best of luck and I hope they can pull off some sort of result.

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