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Has their ever been a great sport-related song?

sean [Edit] [Delete] 99 replies 14:27 July 24th, 2012

Inspired by this week's singles column - in which Wendy listened to wrote about all of the 'London 2012' releases http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4145273-this-weeks-olympic-singles-23-07-12--muse-delphic-amp-keane - I was just thinking about how music and sport often try to buddy up, but all I can think of is The Fog on the Tyne and Totting-ham...

Are there any good ones? And which songs do you wish sport hadn't adopted as their own?

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The Sporting Life by Decemberists is wonderful

Si_Badvibes | 24 Jul '12, 14:29 | X | ^ This | Reply

colossalhorse, fellover, waffle, and soapy this'd this
yeah roy harper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt1C00e__5c

shrewbie | 24 Jul '12, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
- A wonderful song
  
  Played at John Peel's funeral as per his request.
  
  bornin69 @shrewbie | 24 Jul '12, 18:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
Don't Call Them Twinkies by The Baseball Project with Craig Finn is really good

podge | 24 Jul '12, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqRKKpnWkh8

Yesiamaduck | 24 Jul '12, 14:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
THERE

THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE... no idea why I wrote their!

sean | 24 Jul '12, 14:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Don't worry, Hemingway used to do it all the time
  
  sam_henshaw @sean | 24 Jul '12, 14:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
Er, Three Lions and World In Motion are both great songs.

If you count Three Lions twice (for '96 and '98) then that's technically three great songs.

proslo | 24 Jul '12, 14:37 | X | ^ This | Reply

boothyfearssatan, pieces_of_reece, SCROTUM, AfraidOfOwls, Donnie, harman_kardon, robellovich, spiritofjazz, rikx, LordLuciusBanter, kostenurky, oojimaflop, p_a_u_l, and film_maker this'd this
- No they're not.
  
  They are both gash.
  
  hanshotfirst @proslo | 24 Jul '12, 14:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Si_Badvibes, kilgore-trout, penny_racer, and Stringly this'd this
Yes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH2BvJNfdho

domgourlay | 24 Jul '12, 14:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
Three Lions

hands down.

Verbal | 24 Jul '12, 14:39 | X | ^ This | Reply

oojimaflop this'd this
Everything is Green by the Essex Green

Is a good deal about golf. Musically it's probably a bit hardcore for some people on here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk0vA4p915k

sam_henshaw | 24 Jul '12, 14:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Snooker Loopy!

podge | 24 Jul '12, 14:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Del Amtri's "Don't Come Home Too Soon" is literally

shite.

justanothersheeldz | 24 Jul '12, 14:43 | X | ^ This | Reply

geordiedave1981 and hanshotfirst this'd this
the Duckworth Lewis Method album

Tour De France, song and later LP - Kraftwerk
Footy song - Adam & Joe
Three Lions '96 - Baddiel & skinner and the Lightning Seeds.
I don't like Cricket, I love it - 10CC
Howzat- Sherbet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPplyr0f99A&feature=fvwrel )
All I Want For Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit - Half Man Half Biscuit

seashellsweed | 24 Jul '12, 14:43 | X | ^ This | Reply

geordiedave1981, podge, and HotBeefTrauma this'd this
- and also, You'll Never Walk Alone
  
  Can fuck right off
  
  seashellsweed @seashellsweed | 24 Jul '12, 14:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
The whole of the Duckworth Lewis Method Album

Cricket and Neil Hannon, winner.

Keefe | 24 Jul '12, 14:44 | X | ^ This | Reply

podge, chanticleer, HumanDog, and colinzealuk this'd this
I'm looking forward to hearing Hot Chip's music for the Olympic table tennis

podge | 24 Jul '12, 14:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
Does this count?

17646
Mogwai
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait OST
http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8558/reviews/1254006-

ma0sm | 24 Jul '12, 14:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
Stars Of Track And Field

by Belle & Sebastian, of course.

Does The Distance by Cake count?

Crackity | 24 Jul '12, 14:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bradman - Paul Kelly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeG8hqQw1U8

"His feet they used to sparkle, and he always kept them on the ground."

beautiful

Gorkys_Forever | 24 Jul '12, 14:48 | X | ^ This | Reply

Infinite_Jest this'd this
- Yes yes yes
  
  Paul Kelly also wrote a tribute to Shane Warne which is mainly good because it rips off 'London is the Place For Me' by Lord Kitchener.
  
  Infinite_Jest @Gorkys_Forever | 24 Jul '12, 17:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time

maybe

Le-Roy | 24 Jul '12, 14:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
as always, Dog Eat Dog saved the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ-xAbLpY7Q

pieces_of_reece | 24 Jul '12, 14:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Standard answer:

The Hitchers - Strachan

JohnM | 24 Jul '12, 14:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ...and you are?
  
  Lucien @JohnM | 24 Jul '12, 14:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Sorry, don't understand your banter
    
    JohnM @Lucien | 24 Jul '12, 15:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I was implying in a jocular, roundabout fashion that I didn't recognise you
      
      on account of your not having posted much of late.
      
      Let me know if you want me to break it down further. It's only going to get funnier
      
      Lucien @JohnM | 24 Jul '12, 15:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - It gives me a warm to fuzzy feeling inside to know you've noticed my absence
        
        I'd even start posting on the social board again if that cunt hatfood fucks off.
        
        JohnM @Lucien | 24 Jul '12, 17:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
You haven't plumbed the depths of the human soul

until you've experienced Brett Lee's cricket-themed band Six & Out.

Lyrics angsting about 'dropped sitters' set to hoary Australian pub-rock. Videos featuring Brett Lee channelling David Brent's If You Don't Know Me By Now. Why must you test us O Lord?

Lucien | 24 Jul '12, 14:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
- He also did a song
  
  with Asha Bosle. So he's pretty big in India, what with the cricket and the pop music
  
  seashellsweed @Lucien | 24 Jul '12, 15:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
Half Man Half Biscuit

ClamingToBeOnTele | 24 Jul '12, 15:08 | X | ^ This | Reply

podge, Loui_Tacceh, and AfraidOfOwls this'd this
- Referee's Alphabet
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqpJ6XYykHE
  
  ClamingToBeOnTele @ClamingToBeOnTele | 24 Jul '12, 15:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  podge, Loui_Tacceh, and urbanfox this'd this
Witness (1 Hope)

More of a sports vid then song, but amazing nonetheless http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TkmpeYOUYI

Finnsd | 24 Jul '12, 15:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
...

Fin's tribute to Ayrton Seena was a lovely song, Cornershop's "Jason Donovan Tessa Sanderson" wasn't such a great sporty song.

POP QUIZ:
1) Which darts player's was erroneously plastered all over the stage for a Dexy's TOTP appearance?
2) What song were Duran Duran going to rerecord if England did well in the World Cup?
3) Without googling, what was the title of the Embrace "official" world cup song?
4) Name two scottish bands who have used Grand Prix in a song/album title
5) Kraftwerk+What sporting event?

amyblue | 24 Jul '12, 15:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- 1) Jocky Wilson
  
  3) With The World At Your Feet(?)
  5) Tour de France
  
  podge @amyblue | 24 Jul '12, 15:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - 2) Gold, presumably?
    
    podge @podge | 24 Jul '12, 15:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - The Spandau Ballet song?
      
      I'd go for Rio. Ferdinand was in the world cup squad wasn't he?
      
      JohnM @podge | 24 Jul '12, 15:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      amyblue this'd this
      - Oops, that was a silly mistake
        
        Rio makes sense
        
        podge @JohnM | 24 Jul '12, 15:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
- 4
  
  mogwai + teenage fanclub
  
  johnwiddop @amyblue | 24 Jul '12, 15:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Aye! Jim Bowen would be proud.
    
    Must think of harder questions...
    
    amyblue @johnwiddop | 24 Jul '12, 15:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Braid - Consolation Prize Fighter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubQnhcV1ofI

Alright maybe it's not ABOUT sport but still.

badmanreturns | 24 Jul '12, 15:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
all of Football Etc's songs seem to have sort of a loose american football metaphor theme

and it's a really good album.

OceanStorm | 24 Jul '12, 15:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
FOOTBALL CRAZY

CHOCOLATE MAD
GRAB A POWER POD®
AND PLAY FOOTBALL WITH THE LADS

badmanreturns | 24 Jul '12, 15:26 | X | ^ This | Reply

littlebirds this'd this
i don't like cricket ah

i love it!

revgreen | 24 Jul '12, 15:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
not so much my bag these days

but you've reminded me of seeing Sultans of Ping at Exeter Cavern back in the 90s, the singer was wearing a pair of purple y-fronts and decided to wet himself whilst singing - give him a ball (and a yard of grass)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O7qwQlORlM&feature=related

imho | 24 Jul '12, 15:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jemlZq5Knx4

Zapsta | 24 Jul '12, 15:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
Going For Gold

by Shed Seven. Go on, it's a great song, and was all over the Atlanta (I think?) Olympics TV coverage at the time.

seashellsweed | 24 Jul '12, 15:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
Drive-By Truckers- Daddy's Cup

drcoffeebean | 24 Jul '12, 15:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Fiery Furnaces - 1917

boasts lyrics that would appear to purvey a strange metaphorical hybrid of baseball (last Chicago Cubs World Series win?) and the Great War

and is great

Loui_Tacceh | 24 Jul '12, 15:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
Give Him a Ball and a Yard of Grass - Sultans of Ping FC

Royter-Hatfood | 24 Jul '12, 16:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
HE'S GOOD AT ARCHERY

http://youtu.be/j4DUdjE5Bjc

Cementimental | 24 Jul '12, 16:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
Long Distance Swimmer by Adrian Crowley

obviously

aboynamedgoo | 24 Jul '12, 16:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
How has no-one said Anfield Rap yet?

you two scousers are alway yapping, I'm gonna show you some serious rapping

Christophales | 24 Jul '12, 16:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Fall

Theme from Sparta FC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxB5qRSq1I
Was used for Football Focus I think.

Also The Long Blondes - Darts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaY9AXNHyxM
Was used (by me) for learning to play bass guitar.

violent_beauregarde | 24 Jul '12, 16:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
- o god of course the fall
  
  Loui_Tacceh @violent_beauregarde | 24 Jul '12, 16:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I presume people on here have seen this
    
    but might as well post it anyway
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUiPs1PxKo
    
    OllieCT1992 @Loui_Tacceh | 24 Jul '12, 16:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Can't click in work but this better be him reading the football results.
      
      Why have you got a number 1 haircut, Ray?
      
      Icarus-Smicarus @OllieCT1992 | 24 Jul '12, 18:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Great, but not even the best Fall football related song
  
  Kicker Conspiracy - surely the best ever sports record?
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjyQkt04Urc
  
  bornin69 @violent_beauregarde | 24 Jul '12, 18:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  pulk_pull this'd this
  - came to this thread to post this
    
    so i won't
    
    pulk_pull @bornin69 | 25 Jul '12, 15:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Decemberists - The Sporting Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuDVaWtNIpM

MarwoodW | 24 Jul '12, 16:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
The first 5 minutes of Ultrasound - Everything Picture

rides on a great big football analogy

then we are treated to 15 minutes of torrential noise :D

Loui_Tacceh | 24 Jul '12, 16:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
OH WAIT THIS IS THE BEST ONE

Serengeti- The Whip
http://vimeo.com/27171138
sogood

shrewbie | 24 Jul '12, 16:23 | X | ^ This | Reply

imho this'd this
Diefenbach - Let's Play Ping Pong

Jordan_229_2 | 24 Jul '12, 16:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Assfactor 4 had a whole album called Sports if that counts!

well it should because it's brilliant. Excellent band.....:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HIo4QdV5Gc

moff | 24 Jul '12, 16:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- so did Huey Lewis and the News
  
  podge @moff | 24 Jul '12, 16:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor
    
    moff @AlphaDeluxe_ | 25 Jul '12, 08:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - what
    
    do you think of whitney houston?
    
    hibster @AlphaDeluxe_ | 25 Jul '12, 14:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I'm normally a million hours late for these, but
    
    Kicker Conspiracy wins the thread:
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjyQkt04Urc
    
    Hot Flair! Is Punished!
    
    keith | 24 Jul '12, 16:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - this would work well for an advert about sponsoring deprived olympians
    
    http://vimeo.com/35212675
    
    love the track though
    
    imho | 24 Jul '12, 17:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Few more
    
    The Mountain Goats - Fall of the Star High School Running Back
    Paul Kelly: Bradman and Warney mentioned above, also Right Behind the Bowler's Arm
    The Wedding Present - George Best album
    The Barmy Army - Blue Moon (and no doubt other songs on The English Disease: http://www.skysaw.org/onu/discography/barmyarmydiscog.html)
    Primal Scream, On-U Sound System and Irvine Welsh: The Big Man and the Scream Team meet the Barmy Army Uptown (mostly Irvine ranting about Scottish football and how he loves the English "so long as they don't fucking beat us in the European Nations Cup" [Euro 96, specifically])
    Sherbert: Howzat (no, actually this is terrible)
    
    Infinite_Jest | 24 Jul '12, 17:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Kurtis Blow, bitches
    
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shxzlTRK44&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL79C044F0A0444510
    
    watsona7 | 24 Jul '12, 17:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Operator Please
    
    twentynine | 24 Jul '12, 17:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I love 'We Stand Around' by I Ludicrous
    
    The best song ever about the experience of being a football fan:
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIwJhG96JQ
    
    Also Adrian Sherwood's Barmy Army stuff is ace - killer dub mixed with recorded football chants, the most well known is 'Sharp as a Needle' with a Liverpool theme
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SbnsgRaiZ0&feature=related
    
    but as a West Ham fan I prefer 'Devo' and 'Billy Bonds MBE'
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzWng2hlYc8&feature=related
    
    bornin69 | 24 Jul '12, 18:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Future Of The Left - Goals In Slow Motion
    
    No one's said this yet have they?
    
    Icarus-Smicarus | 24 Jul '12, 18:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Waka Flocka Flame - Hard In Da Paint
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D7zdMf0Jes
    
    of course
    
    jimitheexploder | 24 Jul '12, 18:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    drcoffeebean this'd this
  - Dopamine clouds over craven cottage
    
    splitterwill | 25 Jul '12, 08:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Mr B - Straight Outta Surrey
    
    Weekly, monthly & yearly/I'm on hand to observe Mike Brearley
    
    ThirstyDog | 25 Jul '12, 09:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Mogwai - Hugh Dallas
    
    jontosh2001 | 25 Jul '12, 09:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - yes
    
    thewarn | 25 Jul '12, 09:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - agreed
      
      sean @thewarn | 25 Jul '12, 09:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Its the taking part that counts - pop sportsday
    
    2012 olympic themed compilation, every band asked to write a song about an Olympic sport
    
    a good listen: http://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/track/badminton-house
    
    acemcsword | 25 Jul '12, 09:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Suicidal Tendencies - Possessed to Skate
    
    Weezer - Surf Wax America
    
    Alex-in-Ciderland | 25 Jul '12, 09:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I quite enjoy Fat Les - Vindaloo
    
    You can now all reply this with 'Not this'
    
    rikx | 25 Jul '12, 10:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - NOT THIS
      
      kostenurky @rikx | 25 Jul '12, 11:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      rikx this'd this
  - Belle and Sebastian - Piazza, New York Catcher
    
    Loads about baseball in the lyrics. And that IS a great song
    
    sam_henshaw | 25 Jul '12, 10:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - no-one's mentioned the Joeyfat song about Tour de France yet
    
    "Valreas to Villard de Lans"
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6VXQI0g8nE
    
    argle | 25 Jul '12, 11:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - you can hear it a bit better here
      
      http://joeyfat.bandcamp.com/track/joeyfat-valr-as-to-villard-de-lans-180-km
      
      argle @argle | 25 Jul '12, 11:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - everything by the delgados
    
    especially from the album peloton
    & on a same note
    everything by abdoujaparov
    
    would be good answers if the question wasn't asking for sport related songs, not songs from albums/ bands named after sportstars
    
    so
    player in the league by new order is my answer
    
    hibster | 25 Jul '12, 14:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - yes there is: the grandstand theme song
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLHMxFGqhIs
    
    why hasnt this been posted yet?
    
    meths | 25 Jul '12, 14:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Kraftwerk - Tour de France
    
    Big concept, but not as good as my next one....
    
    GoatmeatMF | 25 Jul '12, 14:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Chris Corsano - The Young Cricketer
    
    http://www.discogs.com/Chris-Corsano-The-Young-Cricketer/release/1263032
    
    I know the OP asked for songs, and this is a whole wordless album of improve free jazz drumming and junk object noise, but still. The track titles are amazing. Music is pretty great too.
    
    GoatmeatMF | 25 Jul '12, 14:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - The one that springs to mind that hasn't been mentioned already
    
    Barcelona - Montserrat Caballé and Freddie Mercury.
    
    I'd also mention Nessun Dorma - although not written specifically for anything to do with sport, it'll forever be associated with Italia 90 in my mind.
    
    colinzealuk | 25 Jul '12, 15:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Shellac's Billiard Player Song
    
    drcoffeebean | 25 Jul '12, 15:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I suppose it falls to me to mention 5ive's Slam Dunk (Da Funk)
    
    lukowski | 25 Jul '12, 15:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Olympic Cyclist by Ballboy
    
    is a great record, as is, ahem, cough, 'If It's Wednesday, It Must Be Wembley' by The Hillsborough Crew (who were some sort of Heaven 17 front, electropop fans)
    
    basil | 25 Jul '12, 16:17 | X | ^ This | Reply

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