With the Euro 2012 tournament going on, what better time for some football related music. This new album features 22 football related songs \u2013 the perfect soundtrack when you mute the sound on the TV while the pundits waffle endlessly and annoyingly in the pre-match buildup.<\/p>\n
There are three songs on the album sung by England World Cup squads \u2013 but they\u2019re all from the 1970 squad, which probably tells you a lot about the standard of world cup teams musical contributions in recent years (anyone remember the awful John Barnes rap?). The songs we get from the 1970 squad are \u201cThere\u2019ll always be an England\u201d, \u201cLily the pink\u201d and Ob-la-di-obla-da\u201d<\/p>\n
As well as the pop type songs there\u2019s a healthy mix of a more classical style of music in the album such as \u201cJerusalem\u201d, \u201cLand of hope and glory\u201d, \u201cRule Britannia\u201d, and \u201cThe Dam busters\u201d \u2013 the patriotic classics that get played before most England games and often during the match. The performance of \u201cLand of hope and glory\u201d is particularly stirring.<\/p>\n
We get a couple of TV themes \u2013 from Sportsnight, and Match of the day. It\u2019s surprising how much the Match of the day theme sticks in your mind \u2013 even people who don\u2019t tend to watch football will almost certainly recognise it as soon as they hear it.<\/p>\n
The most notable omission from the album is \u201cThree Lions\u201d by Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning seeds, but there\u2019s enough good stuff on the album that it doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n
Definitely a great album for all football fans, particularly those supporting England in the Euro 2012 tournament, and when you can get it for under \u00a34 online then that’s a bargain.<\/p>\n
Track listing:<\/p>\n
1. Match Of The Day Theme\t\tSacre
\n2. Football, Football (Calypso)\t\tEdmundo Ros & His Orchestra
\n3. Mas Que Nada\t\t\t\tSergio Mendes
\n4. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da\t\t\t1970 England World Cup Squad
\n5. Que Sera Sera\t\t\tGeno Washington
\n6. Sportsnight\t\t\t\tThe Tony Hatch Orchestra
\n7. Keep On Running\t\t\tThe Spencer Davis Group
\n8. On the Ball\t\t\t\tJohn Schroeder Orchestra
\n9. Jerusalem\t\t\t\tRoyal Choral Society
\n10. Rule Britannia\t\t\tDella Jones
\n11. Land of Hope and Glory – Arr. from ”Pomp and Circumstance” March No.1\tRoyal Choral Society
\n12. If The Kids Are United\t\tSham 69
\n13. Saturday’s Kids\t\t\tJam
\n14. Lily The Pink\t\t\t1970 England World Cup Squad
\n15. World Cup Willie\t\t\tLonnie Donegan
\n16. Turandot \/ Act 3 – Nessun dorma!\tLuciano Pavarotti
\n17. The Dam Busters\t\t\tPhilip Jones Ensemble
\n18. The Great Escape\t\t\tLondon Festival Orchestra
\n19. Celebration\t\t\t\tKool and The Gang
\n20. Come On Eileen\t\t\tDexys Midnight Runners
\n21. Best In Football\t\t\tThe Tony Hatch Orchestra
\n22. There’ll Always Been An England\t1970 England World Cup Squad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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