Comments on: Football Songs #2: Three Lions http://www.seblog.co.uk/2010/06/football-songs-2-three-lions/ Like "Weblog", but by someone called Seb Sat, 21 May 2011 03:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Seb Patrick http://www.seblog.co.uk/2010/06/football-songs-2-three-lions/comment-page-1/#comment-89835 Seb Patrick Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:42:58 +0000 http://www.seblog.co.uk/?p=290#comment-89835 Heh, yeah, I've just corrected the Brazil scoreline as it's been corrected elsewhere as well - for some reason I was getting mixed up ;-) Heh, yeah, I’ve just corrected the Brazil scoreline as it’s been corrected elsewhere as well – for some reason I was getting mixed up ;-)

]]> By: Karl http://www.seblog.co.uk/2010/06/football-songs-2-three-lions/comment-page-1/#comment-89833 Karl Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:30:32 +0000 http://www.seblog.co.uk/?p=290#comment-89833 The '98 version for me is every bit as important as the original. Funnily enough I loathed the Jonathan Pearce commentary at the time, but I've heard it so often listening to this song that to watch Southgate take that penalty without hearing Pearce say "The whole of England is with you" now feels wrong. Baddiel's vocal is dreadful, yet some how quite endearing. Also it's a World Cup song, as amazing as Euro 96 was there's something that extra-bit special about a world cup campaign. I never found Pearce annoying, much like the song it was the way his national pride was absorbed by the boozing masses that I found distasteful. As for the dated Ince, Gazza, Shearer lines. In Baddiel and Skinner's defence, the lyrics had been written in the spring when all three had looked certainties for the squad. I remember to this day being sat in my parents car listening to the Radio 1 Breakfast show awaiting the debut play of the 98 Version. I think it was the day after the squad had been announced and Frank Skinner in particular was dejected about the exclusion of Pearce and Gazza. The sequel also had a couple of other things going for it 1) The video is great, arguably better than that of the original and 2) It had a proper b-side, the sublime 'Tout Est Possible'. p.s You might remember that tackle by Moore, but you've forgotten when Jairzinho scored - Brazil won the game 1-0. The ’98 version for me is every bit as important as the original. Funnily enough I loathed the Jonathan Pearce commentary at the time, but I’ve heard it so often listening to this song that to watch Southgate take that penalty without hearing Pearce say “The whole of England is with you” now feels wrong. Baddiel’s vocal is dreadful, yet some how quite endearing. Also it’s a World Cup song, as amazing as Euro 96 was there’s something that extra-bit special about a world cup campaign.

I never found Pearce annoying, much like the song it was the way his national pride was absorbed by the boozing masses that I found distasteful. As for the dated Ince, Gazza, Shearer lines. In Baddiel and Skinner’s defence, the lyrics had been written in the spring when all three had looked certainties for the squad. I remember to this day being sat in my parents car listening to the Radio 1 Breakfast show awaiting the debut play of the 98 Version. I think it was the day after the squad had been announced and Frank Skinner in particular was dejected about the exclusion of Pearce and Gazza.

The sequel also had a couple of other things going for it 1) The video is great, arguably better than that of the original and 2) It had a proper b-side, the sublime ‘Tout Est Possible’.

p.s You might remember that tackle by Moore, but you’ve forgotten when Jairzinho scored – Brazil won the game 1-0.

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