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Football and music, two of the most powerful phenomena’s in British culture. Put
the two together and you have the makings of something strong enough to put fire
in the belly of even the shyest of folk. Who could fail to be stirred by the
sound of the Anfield Cop’s renditioning of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and you
don’t have to be Scottish to appreciate a packed-out Ibrox Stadium or Celtic
Park knocking out any one of their traditional local anthems. There are endless
examples of football culture hijacking musical ditties that would otherwise have
been lost to the world long ago. The MOTD theme would mean nothing to anyone if
it were not known as the prelude to a feast of goal action on a Saturday night,
and I’m sure the theme music to “The Great Escape” wasn’t originally written
with England football fans in mind. |
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