Occasionally I throw out a challenge via Twitter to come up with 11 names for a theme I thought of. Today it was for a #FootieAndMusicXI (as in the title of the song has to be somebody’s name) and the response was blinding. So may I now present to you…
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Cicciolina Revisted
“For Italia, for Italia…”
[Subs Bench] Allstar But No Stars
This is a postscript to the one from the other day that looked at some well known names who were compelled to sing for England. The ones I selected were the “best” in the bunch of tunes which were either designed to earn a bit of coin for themselves or to raise money for others. [...]
Music and Football Too
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 [...]
[Subs Bench] I Am Electro Boy
In honour of Paul Scharner who scored that single Wigan goal today… » [Link] The Mighty Boosh – Electro Handball ? Probably. But come on… the other lot had nine – including an o.g from Kirkland, so cut him some slack. This is not the first time. He’s got previous. Natty taste with spectacles too. [...]
[Subs Bench] Jorge Ben Covered
…continuing the Brazil week… Lots of interest in the Jorge Ben collection, so here is some extra material from various artists who have covered the man himself. First up is the one you know from that Nike advert – which is a cover by Tamba Trio: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] » Tamba [...]
[Subs Bench] A Postscript To The Mexico ’70 Posting
» The noted and much respected journalist Hugh McIlvanney recalls Mexico ’70 with fond memories: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] » Brazil 1970 and Pele remembered with affection by Hugh McIlvanney Tenuously related… There were two bands out in the 90′s who were influenced by the above World Cup because of what they [...]
[Subs Bench] Who’s Your Comedy Signing ?
It’s an actual (but unwritten) Premier League rule. Honest. There’s one player in every team which when they play your hands automatically go to your face and you watch through your fingers. Every club has one. For example: Spurs have Gomes, Man City have Bridge and West Ham have Upson. Liverpool have Glen Johnson and [...]
[Subs Bench] F&M Song Of The Day on Twitter
A new (offsite) series: Football and Music: Song Of The Day on Twitter As the title says these songs will only be posted (and be available to download) via the F&M Twitter* http://www.twitter.com/football_music *This first one today will be also posted here, but as mentioned all future songs can only be found via our [...]
[Subs Bench] Arrivederci It’s One On One
Arrivederci It’s One On One…
[Subs Bench] The Tap’s Saucy Jack
I’ve always looked for an excuse to post something about famous Shrews supporter Derek Smalls… …and now I have a (very poor) one with this post over on BoingBoing: Spinal Tap finally record “Saucy Jack” Brendan sez, “I saw the ‘Unwigged and Unplugged’ show starring Spinal Tap members Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest [...]
[Video] & [Subs Bench] Fergie Caught Lip-Syncing
Fergie… no not the manager…or the singer either… but the transplanted Scotsman (now an American citizen) with his own talk show in the USA, did a very funny opening sequence to the aforementioned show the other day: » Link to video [Audio clip: view full post to listen] » Fatboy Slim – Wonderful Night I [...]
[Subs Bench] The Hammer And The Blue
They’ve still got the audio posted on their site. » Russell Brand & Noel Gallagher on Talksport Radio (1 Hour 43 mins show) It was very entertaining and I hope they will have another crack at it. Hopefully the next time that Brand fellow will get his lackey’s to do some research beforehand and at [...]
[Subs Bench] England Farm Reserves
So on Saturday I named the 1st XI – Here are the ones that didn’t make the cut . Taking you to to the opposite ends of the musical scale (…I know, I know…) with some some Euro disco err…phat beats… or something… -> Found via YouTube: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] » [...]
[Subs Bench] More Music & Footie
Carrying on from last weekend… Aberdeen City From Boston in the USA who use the name of the perennial footballing underachievers. Maybe. There is one track on their album which I obviously have to feature… Plus another sample track: » The Bees – Left Foot Stepdown » The Bees – Better Days (Ashley [...]
[Subs Bench] Music and Football
F&M Needs Your Help. Have you seen or do you know of a band that have the same name as a footie team ? I’ve collected below some examples of bands that have football team names…actually I’ll clarify that: Some of the these bands named themselves after a fitba club and some named themselves after [...]
[Subs Bench] More Selections
Taking a bit of a Bundesliga mid-season break here. Will get back to posting and continuing the songs about footie players I was halfway through when I can be arsed. For now though some more selections/leftovers: – - » From the Absolute Football Anthems CD. » Cornershop – Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) …Quite [...]
[Subs Bench] The Football & Music Selection Box
Just going through the draw, clearing things out and posting the remaining song that have a vague footie + music + Chrimbo connection. Before I add these a reminder of some from this time last year: » Emlyn Hughes and Suzanne Dando – but not in the way you imagine. This one is so sugary [...]
[Subs Bench] Posted Just Because…
…the names of the songs could be construed to be footie related. Plus they could be used by a documentary film maker who’s following a lower league club or their fans around and recording their frustrations and disappointments at yet another loss. Think of Nick Hornby when he followed Cambridge United around for a while. [...]
[Subs Bench] Half Time Music
A Footie & Music Appeal This is the first in what I’m sure will be a series. I want your half time songs. What music did you hear ALL the time during the break ? What was that one particular song did you hear over the tannoy week after week after week whilst you were [...]
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