Football and Music

I can understand Wrighty’s sentiments about not wanting to sit on the sofa next to Hansen and Shearer anymore. I mean come on, not exactly sparkling company are they. But with the Beeb losing nearly every televisual rights to any decent footballing matches, (apart from the Jewson Home Counties under 14’s Sunday League), Ian Wright Wright Wright wasn’t going to get to see Gary’s smirking face up close ever again because he only sat in on Auntie’s coverage of the England matches and since we are sitting this one out…

But let us not forget that the original jug eared one was a decent footie player in his day.

In his time at Leicester he was constantly the top league scorer. In 194 appearance for the club Lineker bagged 95 goals and helped to get them promoted to the old First Division and afterwards got sold to…

No not yet. Later..

Everton. Where in that one season he scored 40 in 52 games and again become the leagues top scorer. Then he went into the shop window that was the 1986 World Cup where yet again he became the top scorer of the tournament.

Everton cashed in on him and after the finals was sold to El Tel’s Barcelona where he partnered Sparky Hughes up front. Eventually Lineker followed Venables to his next job at Spurs where when the year ended in 1 and despite Gazza’s antics, they won the FA Cup.

Finally he went off into semi-retirement and was a proto-Beckham where he explored and was introduced into new territories playing for Grampus 8 in Japan. Sadly it was an injury plagued season which led to his decision to hang up his boots before eventually finding the anchors chair and lulling us all to sleep on a late Saturday’s evening.

Here endeth the history of Leicester’s favourite son™

Now to the music and hat-trick of songs. Two of them from studio created groups and one with a tenuous connection since he played in that league:

» Romaine - Gary Lineker : A Young Girls Dream » The Rainbow Choir - The J-League Freakout » Her - Ooh Gary Gary

I have the sad duty of informing you that this thing to the left wasn’t the only time.

They dared to enter the studio again… plus Hoddle by himself again and again and again…

As previously mentioned on F&M the original mullets recorded some stuff separately.

Waddle duetted with Basile Boli.
But the God botherer really went out to make sure it just wasn’t the disabled who despised him - fans of Queen, the Beatles and John Lennon were insulted too.

You sick sadistic bastard Hoddle. What did we ever do to you…?

Not satisfied with ruining some of our favourite songs you went out to do the double when managing the England team.

But karma came back and bit him in the ass. He’s been cast out into the football wilderness of telly pundity, never to manager a team again.

(A few weeks back the vacancy at Southampton came up and Hodd’s name was mentioned, but the Saints went for Nigel Pearson instead - the same Nigel Pearson who was in caretaker charge of Newcastle when Man USA put six past them.)

I am sorry to drag this should have been forgotten and buried/why do you do this to us other offence to music to light. It’s part of my job and please don’t shoot the piano player.

Or actually… do shoot him. I think he also produced the single…

» Glenn and Chris - It’s Goodbye

- Why was it Glenn before Chris and not the other way round ? Did they flip and coin ?

Extra info: As you can see from the above pic there was a free flexidisc included and if you dare (go on.. I double dare !) you can buy the single with that interview here.

And that's not all: I found an ebay auction in which there was a cross promotion with Miller Lite. Yes a couple of sportsmen promoting beer. Very sad.
You can view a photo of the single which included a poster of the two here.

Sorry…what…? You are a sadist and want to punish yourself or a friend with the other one…?

Oh all right, since you hate yourself that much:

» Glenn and Chris - Diamond Lights

As promised a couple of songs from the League Cup Winners:

I let my mate, the glory seeking Spurs supporter select the songs.

The first one, he tells me after listening to the lyrics, is from the early 60’s.

» Tottenhamites - Tip Top Tottenham Hotspur

Next one was recorded before the 1973 League Cup final and celebrates Cyril Knowles a Spurs legend.

» Tottenham Hotspur FC - Nice One Cyril

There’s no need for me to add to the blog discussions about him.

But I want to make a Football and Music contribution to the subject.

Get better Gazza. The football world is rooting for you.

  First up - Some songs about him :

» Spitting Image - Cry Gazza Cry

» Mr Martini - Gascoigne Please

» The New Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Gazza

  …and now two songs by him :

» Gazza and Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

» Gazza - Geordie Boys (Gazza Rap)

I think I put a curse on Arsenal and Liverpool after I posted their rap(s).
Let’s see if lightning strikes twice with the Mickey Mouse League Cup Final between the residents of White Hart Lane and Stamford Bridge.

When looking at something to post… especially with Spurs and their musical output I wanted to avoid the obvious clichés, but unfortunately it is impossible.

I did however, you’ll be glad to read - manage to find some stuff from Tottenham that wasn’t done by Chas ‘N Dave.
I know. A rare thing indeed.

Spurs fans themselves must be irritated by their musical history with these two.

(”Look there Mr Hodges and Mr Peacock… thank you for your dedication to the club, but please - can we get the Klaxon’s or somebody for next time…?”)

As for Chelsea - as you know they went through periods of doing nowt, but occasionally they’d wake up and go off and win something. Music-wise they don’t have much of a history. There was a period at the beginning of the ’70’s and then late 90’s - into the 2000’s that material appears.

So when I looked through my collection to find some appropriate tunes to post here I noticed that in 1972 and 1973 both teams had some decent songs recorded.

Spurs were on top form with winning the League Cup in 1971 and then 1973 season. As well as the first UEFA Cup in 1972 where they beat… Wolves.

Chelsea had won the FA Cup in 1970 and then the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1971, but lost the League Cup in 1972 to… Stoke.

In this era both clubs recorded and released some very memorable records. Sung by the teams, not by any musical artists and they ain’t arf bad… Geezer.

First up is Chelsea with one I’ve posted previously, plus a London medley done by the 1972 team:

» Chelsea 1972 Team - Blue Is The Colour

- They actually released an album of the same name. Here’s one of the tracks from it:

» Chelsea 1972 Team - London Medley

Next up is Tottenham (and Spurs):

» 1973 Spurs Squad - Tottenham Hotspur

Sadly no imagination with the naming of this next one either:

» ‘72-73 Tottenham Squad - Spurs!

* I may have got the titles/years mixed up when labelling the mp3's. If they are wrong let me know.

Sometime next week I’ll post more songs from the winning team.