I've found my 'One'. I've a constant inner conflict concerning large sporting events, total distaste at the utter piggery of the governing body and the marketing and against this an impossible romanicism towards the nobility and near supernatural wonder of sport at it's highest and purest forms. This World Cup and the next as as bad as it get with the former.
So this has been a good source of conversation over the Easter break and my ultimate choice is
In the Nursery - To the Faithful. It would never get chosen, it's got no link to Russia beyond being vaguely neoclassical and I'm sure some ignorant folk might think it has neo fascist imagery but I think it is the most stirring track, a real chest puffer that leaves me misty eyed. It's a defiant fist in the face of FIFA, McDonalds and Russian and Qatari bribes, it's basically trolling their lack of values.
Young Shadowplay number one plays this before her sets when she's playing out.
There's also a slightly softer
Engel version and the reprise for playing over goal montages.
approximate lyrics
One by one our hearts return, time demands the truth commands.
Turn the tide we'll go again, and now we can enter in.
One by one the voices rise, faith begins and dreams subside...to the faithfull.
Time has come to break the door, passion leaves the spirit high...to the faithful.
Cling to me forever more, one by one we live again....to the faithful.
Like the dawn that lights the sky, truth demands and time commands...to the faithful.
mezcalhead wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:55 am
Both rather downbeat, but I'm anticipating the mood in England after they get annihilated in the group stage like 2014.
In the Nursery have the England early bags montage overed as well with this which was played ont he radion when Diana died;
The Sabres Of Paradise - Haunted Dancehall (As Performed By In The Nursery)...just add some tear stained images of Gareth Southgate watching on in apparent disbelief.
sammynb wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:44 pm
D, I've never really understood the requirements/criteria of what qualifies as an alternative 'official' world cup song?
Is it singalong ability? Football theme? Being appreciated by everyone except mainstream US of A?
Would
Pinkshinyultrablast - Ravestar Supreme automatically qualify as host nation?
All of the above really. Something really up and at em (pure
theme from the Flashing Blade) *or something resonant of the occasion or the nation.
*incidentally Trunk have this available in good
quality as a 50p download if you like it but don't fancy paying £50+ for the single.
better trunk recording on youtube
D