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Subject: Sporting Songs
Written By: whistledog on 02/05/25 at 8:42 pm
Songs about sports or songs that are most associated with a sport.
I will start with one from 1973 that still to this day can be heard at many NHL arenas in Canada and the US and even in European Hockey arenas. This is Stompin' Tom Connors with The Hockey Song
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Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/05/25 at 8:46 pm
John Fogerty
"Centerfield"
1984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzX6SuEldbY
Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/05/25 at 8:47 pm
Jefferson Starship
"Skateboard"
1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74dZ0XXMlI8
Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: whistledog on 02/05/25 at 8:53 pm
Here is Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back by The Brat. This was a British comedy song that loosely parodied the antics of John McEnroe. Released in 1982, it peaked at #19 in the UK
The Brat - Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back (1982)
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Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: whistledog on 02/05/25 at 9:02 pm
Here is Ok Blue Jays by The Bat Boys from 1983. Sung by British born Canadian singer Keith Hampshire, this was initially only sold at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, but was eventually made for sale in record stores and peaked at #47 in Canada. This song is still played at Blue Jays games during the 7th inning stretch. It was the only gold record that Keith ever received, which seems odd because he had 3 Top 40 hits in Canada during the 1970s, one which peaked at #1 (a 1973 cover of The First Cut is the Deepest)
The Bat Boys - OK Blue Jays (1983)
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Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: whistledog on 02/06/25 at 6:55 pm
I don't know much about the game of Cricket, but I can appreciate the comedy of this one. Under the name The Commentators, Scottish comedian Rory Bremner released a parody of the 1985 Paul Hardcastle song 19 under the title N-N-Nineteen Not Out that same year. Featuring Hardcastle on all instruments, the song talks about the England cricket team and how their captain averaged 19 during the 1984 home series against the West Indies.
The Commentators - N-N-Nineteen Not Out (1985)
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Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/25 at 1:01 pm
"Skewball" was the name of an 18th-century British racehorse, most famous as the subject of a broadsheet ballad and folk-song. The 1963 rendition (titled "Stewball") by Peter, Paul and Mary, itself based on the classical version recorded during the early 1940s by folk singer Woody Guthrie.
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The melody was also the basis for the song "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band, which has become a Christmas standard since its release in 1971.
Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/25 at 1:33 pm
"Straight Down The Middle" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen) was especially written for Bing Crosby with his fondness for golf that comes through in this song. The song was written for a short 1948 film called "Honor Caddy" with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead.
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Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/07/25 at 1:38 pm
Bob Dylan
"Catfish"
1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXq_aqa_YIc
Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/25 at 1:45 pm
"Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley)" is a single by the English football team Tottenham Hotspur, released as a souvenir to commemorate the team reaching the 1981 FA Cup Final. It was written by Dave Peacock of Chas & Dave and produced by the duo. The song reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart after Tottenham won the FA Cup that year. It is still frequently chanted by Spurs supporters during matches. The B-side of the single is "Glory, Glory, Tottenham Hotspur".
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From Top of the Pops 1981
Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Howard on 02/07/25 at 3:37 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shxzlTRK44
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Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/25 at 3:54 pm
"Snooker Loopy" is a novelty song released as a single in May 1986, and entered the UK Singles Chart, reaching #6. It was written and performed by Chas & Dave and featured snooker players Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Willie Thorne, Terry Griffiths and Tony Meo, as backing vocalists under the name 'The Matchroom Mob' – Matchroom Sport being the company owned by promoter Barry Hearn which employed all these snooker professionals at the time.
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Subject: Re: Sporting Songs
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/25 at 4:40 pm
"Blue Is the Colour" is a terrace chant associated with Chelsea Football Club. It was performed by players from the Chelsea squad and released in 1972 to coincide with the club's ultimately unsuccessful appearance in that year's League Cup Final against Stoke City. The record was issued by Penny Farthing Records and reached number 5 in the UK Charts and number 8 in Ireland in March 1972. It has become one of the most well-known English football songs.
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