Footie songs

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by brennser:
  "Here come the good times" by A House was covered by the Irish team for the 2002 World Cup - its a cracking song by a great band
 

wow, a house. . .i loved them.  i was in a bar a few weeks ago, and someone had played an a house song on the jukebox, but i can't remember the song. . .i think i was the only one singing along to the music, at least from what i could see.

[brennser]

i was in a bar a few weeks ago, and someone had played an a house song on the jukebox

jaysus, any bar that has a house on a jukebox deserves my business - which bar was it?

[brennser]

wow, a house. . .i loved them

Oh, and Dave Couse, the lead singer with A house released a wonderful solo album this year called Genes

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by brennser:
   

i was in a bar a few weeks ago, and someone had played an a house song on the jukebox

jaysus, any bar that has a house on a jukebox deserves my business - which bar was it? [/b]

it was mackeys, of all places. . .it's on l street between 19th and 20th. . .not that great of a bar, but it works for getting a drink or 5 after work.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  it was mackeys, of all places. . .it's on l street between 19th and 20th. . .not that great of a bar, but it works for getting a drink or 5 after work.

mackeys is a fine bar if you can score a booth

[mankie]

Originally posted by brennser:
  "Here come the good times" by A House was covered by the Irish team for the 2002 World Cup - its a cracking song by a great band
 
 Of course my favorite footie song of all time is from 1988 when after Englands disastrous showing at the Euro Championships the following could be heard emanating from bars the length and breadth of Ireland
 
 Who put the ball in the English net
 Half of, half of
 Who put the ball in the English net
 Half of fucking Europe
 Half of fucking Europe
 Half of fucking Europe
 Who put the ball in the English net
 Half of fucking Europe      

Unfortunately...Ireland was part of the other half!

[mankie]

Originally posted by walkman:
  I need to learn an (English) football song, for a character I'm playing to hum in a certain scene...any suggestions?  Links?  Mankie...help!

If you want to hum something the fans would sing in the Terraces there's a couple.
 
 "You'll never walk alone" by Gerry and the Pacemakers...sang by the Liverpool fans
 
 "I'm forever blowing bubbles" by Michael Jackson     ...actually no idea who actually sang it originally, but the West Ham United fans sing it.
 
 Those are probably the two most famous "fan songs" in England.
 
 Then there's always "land of hope and glory" which is sung in most footie stadiums, especially during European competitions.
 
 If it's an actual recording you're looking for then Markies suggestion of New Order is probably the best..."we're playing for England....ENGERRRLAND!"
 
 Of course there's always Arsenal's famous, "I'm nothing but a French *unt with a bunch of French *unts on the pitch" rendition.

[brennser]

Unfortunately...Ireland was part of the other half!  

Revisionist history mankie, or simply wishful thinking?
 
  GOALLLL!!

[mankie]

Originally posted by brennser:
   

Unfortunately...Ireland was part of the other half!  

Revisionist history mankie, or simply wishful thinking?
 
  GOALLLL!! [/b]

Nowt like the luck of the Irish...    
 
 "The game itself has now entered near legendary status. After that match one anonymous fan said "We won when we should have lost" and it has now entered public conscious that we got lucky."
 
 I'd much rather lose to Ireland than Scotland though!

[brennser]

"The game itself has now entered near legendary status. After that match one anonymous fan said "We won when we should have lost" and it has now entered public conscious that we got lucky."
 

yeah as the saying goes we won a game we should have lost (England 1-0), drew a game we should have won (Russia 1-1 featuring Ronnie Whelans wonder goal from a Mick McCarthy throw in) and lost a game we should have drawn (Holland 1-0)

[mankie]

Originally posted by brennser:
   

"The game itself has now entered near legendary status. After that match one anonymous fan said "We won when we should have lost" and it has now entered public conscious that we got lucky."
 

yeah as the saying goes we won a game we should have lost (England 1-0), drew a game we should have won (Russia 1-1 featuring Ronnie Whelans wonder goal from a Mick McCarthy throw in) and lost a game we should have drawn (Holland 1-0) [/b]

There seems to be a pattern here.
 
 World Cup 2002. Ireland v Spain, another one you lost that you should've won...yer feckin eejits!

[brennser]

Thanks mankie - I was just about getting over that and you go and bring it up again -
 
 if I EVER see Ian Harte I'll kill the plonker  :mad:  
 
 and the most frustrating thing it you COULD TELL even on the telly before he took it that he didn't have the bottle

[vansmack]

Originally posted by mankie:
  World Cup 2002. Ireland v Spain, another one you lost that you should've won...yer feckin eejits!

You bastard!!!!!  
 
 How do you go there?
 
 Alright, how do the names Ronaldino and Diego Simeone sound to you?  Maradona anyone?