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In May 1998, while discussing the forthcoming FIFA World Cup at the Groucho Club, Allen and James had the idea of creating an unofficial World Cup song. [2] James thought that a drum beat he heard at a match at Craven Cottage would make a good football song, and they went to see Guy Pratt to write the song together, basing the melody on an established football chant.
Tournament Year Song Chart Writers Performers Notes World Cup 1970 "Back Home" 1 Bill Martin, Phil Coulter: England squad [5] While not an official song for the England team, "World Cup Willie" by Lonnie Donegan was the official song for the 1966 World Cup, and can be seen as the birth of the link between football and pop music in the UK.
Fat Les was a British band consisting of Blur bassist Alex James, actor Keith Allen, and artist Damien Hirst. Vocals on their singles were provided by Keith Allen (all), Alex James ("Vindaloo"), Keith's daughter Lily Allen ("Who Invented Fish & Chips?"), Andy Kane ("Who Invented Fish & Chips?"), Lisa Moorish ("Naughty Christmas (Goblin in the Office)") and various choirs ("Jerusalem").
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A fact from Vindaloo (song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 June 2006. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the music video for the song "Vindaloo" was a direct parody of that of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve, which was in turn a mocking recreation of the music video for "Unfinished Sympathy" by Massive Attack?
When SEC football fans flip to ABC to watch their favorite teams play beginning this season, they’ll be greeted with a familiar tune.. On Thursday, ESPN unveiled the theme song for the SEC on ...