Variations On A Theme

The other day I posted some songs using the same chorus: "Olé, Olé, Olé" . Today I have more tunes that put a twist on it and a link back to another previous posting... » Starting with the most recent first: Euro 2008 and the Swiss pop star/rave expert DJ Bobo. For the tournament he created a song to celebrate cash in on the e

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Nevermind The Lyrics

During the Euro 2008 tournament all the the fans chanted the "Woooah, Wooah Woah Woah, Woah..." the hook line from The White Stripes - 7 Nation Army. This trend actually started earlier but only came to recognition/gained mass popularity at the Finals. But there's another chant-like song which goes back, way back to who knows when. I tr

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Flogging A Dead Horse

All right this is absolutely, definitely, the last final ending post to end it all. Honestly. I'm not just saying that. This is something I found, made a note of and then promptly forgot about until just now. Should have got it out last month before the final whistle and I think the parties concerned with staging/promoting and selling the tou

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The Many Nations Army Song

- A postscript to the postscript and this is the final, final word on Euro 2008. Honestly. Parisa mailed me to let me know about a segment on the very excellent Current TV in which they talk about how the various countries football fans have taken the guitar riff from the White Stripes - "7 Nations Army" and made it their own. Douglas Caballer

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Hello – Vienna Calling

...and so we come back to the beginning... So how come Vienna got one of the Semi's and the Final ? The Swiss got jipped there. (Corrected. Thanks gordie) I know that Basel hosted the opening ceremony and game of the tournament but how many people remember either of these two events now ? » In a slightly related note and an oppor

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We Dig Football…But Not Violence

You know apart from one report I haven't seen or heard of any other bits of trouble at the tournament. Good stuff. Great news that. Long may it continue. - There's a German band called "Under Pressure" who did this video in which they sing about digging football and not hooliganism. The lyrics to the song and the video is very clichéd, but

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