We've heard it all before

[fightingthecage]

Totally ganked from kenovay, because this song needs pimping, simply because it's the epitomy of British hopes in every football tournament there is.

Three Lions

As kenovay said in her post, the video isn't really worth dealing with. I mean, I enjoyed it because I love football but it's not of the best quality (however, it does have shots of Eric Cantona, which automatically makes it the best thing in the world, ever).

I digress. This song first appeared when England hosted Euro '96, and was adapted for the '98 World Cup. It's been adpoted for every competition England are in since then and I don't know a single British football fan that doesn't love it. It just sort of...says it all. It's catchy as all hell and brilliant to sing along to.

And if any Americans out there want to try to understand about the obsessive love of football in the UK, listen to it. We all still go on about the triumph in 1966, even if we weren't born then. We all know about the agony, the penalty shoot-outs the 'Oh God, we're so close!!' feeling - and we still always think the next time will be better.

Here's hoping for this one.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

...don't know a single British football fan that doesn't love it.


Really? British fans?

I reckon there's a good few million in Wales and Scotland who aren't so fond of it. ;-)

[fightingthecage.livejournal.com]

I don't know a single British football fan that doesn't love it. The operative word being I. My housemate is proudly Scottish, but she likes it. I'm half Irish, I have family in Wales and several Welsh mates and they all like it too. I wasn't speaking for the UK as a whole, or even Britain as a whole - just my experience of it.