England World Cup Song

[JerryYatesShirt]

They were playing some old England World Cup songs this morning on the radio and made me think
1. What has been the best (World in Motion)
2. Who would do one for 2024 (Bound to be Sheeran!)

 

[Towersabove]

Sheeran would be good but we will probably get Shearer!

 

[Critchknows]

World in Motion without doubt the best.
John Barnes will be hosting at Poolfoot fan zone for the 1st game of Euros so who knows, maybe a rendition of the John Barnes rap

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Back home, they’ll be thinking about us when Moore has been locked up
Back home, they’ll be so pissed off with us when we’re knocked out of the Cup
They’ll share thoughts of banksy’s great saving
While we groan at Bonetti waving
And Bobby Charlton warming the bench so that we’re sent home.

 

[Pun_1]

Yeah world in motion for me followed closely by it's coming home.

No idea who could do one for 2024. Maybe get New Order back at it.

 

[Tango Jones]

I'm not English, but 'England's Irie' by Black Grape is an excellent song.

No idea what an 'Irie' is, though.

 

[TangerinePeel]

I'm not English, but 'England's Irie' by Black Grape is an excellent song.

No idea what an 'Irie' is, though.

Is that Jamaican patois? Rings a bell from that clip of Brad Pitt in some mad film where he's the devil or death and he starts talking to some woman in patois going "go wid da doctor now, erry-ting gonna be irie". Did the rounds on twitter as it's pretty funny.

EDIT:
Here it is

 

[1966_and_all_that]

I'm not English, but 'England's Irie' by Black Grape is an excellent song.

No idea what an 'Irie' is, though.

A state of peace and harmony.....not currently applicable.

 

[Willie Mcgrotty]

Back Home gets my vote as an up & at em song.
World in motion was a decent ditty but listening to Barnes amateur rap hardly stuff of the trenches.

 

[GrahamwantshisOates]

Hold on and maybe it’s my age but have we even had a qualifying WC game yet.

It’s Euro’s this year.

Will Wales qualify?

 

[Mark_GT]

Back Home gets my vote as an up & at em song.
World in motion was a decent ditty but listening to Barnes amateur rap hardly stuff of the trenches.

Back Home for me too. No way did Bobby Moore really snaffle that bracelet

 

[FY4MIKEH]

There's only one song it can be. It's coming home, been sang ever since it's release and linked to that magical summer of 96.

 

[Willie Mcgrotty]

Back Home for me too. No way did Bobby Moore really snaffle that bracelet

Read a cracking book written just after the 1970 WC Mark. We really were the team everyone (especially Brazil) knew they had to beat to become World Champs. Think the Bobby Moore incident, along with Mexican fans singing throughout the night outside England's Hotel were attempts to nullify the favourites.
Depressing last paragraph in the book which stated now onto the 1974 finals .

 

[PNENIL]

Very difficult to choose between World in motion and Football's coming home as they both evoke great memories of two different tournaments and times.
Perfect scenario...get New Order back to do a new version of World In Motion and let Jordan Henderson do the rap in a rainbow shirt just to wind the moaners up......