[Football] Is there an England World Cup song?

[Brovion]

Well, is there? I haven't heard of one, not even another tedious rehash of 'Football's coming home'. Hopefully no decent musician wants to be associated with this tournament.

If there isn't one is this the first time since 1962 when we haven't had a song? No I can't list them all, but I do remember classics such as 'World Cup Willie' in 1966, and 'Back Home' in 1970. Can we suggest one? I suggest "We gotta get out of this place" by The Animals.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Hopefully not.

 

[medwayseagull reborn]

Southgate is a ****** and repeat

 

[Swansman]

Apparently wasn't any official song for 2010 or 2018 either.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Hopefully not.

100% this

 

[Guinness Boy]

There won’t be one till Potter takes over. He’ll make them record one as a break out activity on Swedish Line Dancing Night.

 

[Brok]

Well, is there? I haven't heard of one, not even another tedious rehash of 'Football's coming home'. Hopefully no decent musician wants to be associated with this tournament.

If there isn't one is this the first time since 1962 when we haven't had a song? No I can't list them all, but I do remember classics such as 'World Cup Willie' in 1966, and 'Back Home' in 1970. Can we suggest one? I suggest "We gotta get out of this place" by The Animals.

World Cup Willie was a mascot wasn't he?

 

[Grassman]

Pretty sure David Earl and Joe Wilkinson have down something.

yep, found it…..

 

[Is it PotG?]

World Cup Willie was a mascot wasn't he?

Good old Lonnie

 

[Brovion]

World Cup Willie was a mascot wasn't he?

As POTG has pointed out there was also a song, but yes 'World Cup Willie' was the mascot and not, as some think, a medical complaint.

 

[METALMICKY]

Just as long as it's not Sweet Caroline! Sick of that being trundled out for virtually every sporting event

 

[warmleyseagull]

Just as long as it's not Sweet Caroline! Sick of that being trundled out for virtually every sporting event

I've been inclined to believe they never would.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I've been inclined to believe they never would.

Not should.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Clever stuff

 

[Questions]

Back home they'll be drinking without us
When we are far away
Back home they'll be pissed as a fart
In every game we play
They'll glug for every goal we are scoring
Out here we will play and be boring
But we'll give all we've got to give
For the drunks back home

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I’ll also be boycotting “3 Lions” as Baddiel (in my opinion) is a c**t

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

 

[nickbrighton]

Clever stuff

This has been rehashed so many times, it should be (is) awful, yet once again I cant stop my self singing along with it, or smiling when I hear it. Some great tributes to the Lionesses. Love it

 

[Pavilionaire]

"Yaqub The Builder!
Can he fix it?
Yaqub The Builder!
No, he died in an unfortunate stadium construction accident in 2020"

 

[Stato]

Uncomfortable that Baddiel is going to be on Channel 4 next week highlighting how anti semitism does not get the same coverage as racism at the same time as singing a song to tie in to a World Cup being played in Qatar, a country who's government, amongst its other discriminations, let's say doesn't exactly have a spotless record on standing firm against anti-semitism.

For the sport, this World Cup has already been a disaster before a ball has been kicked. It's supposed to be a celebration for football fans all over the world. Many millions of us are not feeling at all celebratory about this one. Whatever happens on the pitch, this will be remembered for the disgraceful way it was awarded, the people who died to make it happen and the way it finally made it impossible to ignore the fact that for all it's talk of diversity and inclusion, Fifa will sell the soul of the game we love to the highest bidder.