Is there such a thing as a good world cup song?

Geoff Tipps · May 15, 2010, 05:40:18 PM

Quote from: ross4life on May 15, 2010, 05:38:54 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 05:34:48 PM
Wasn't for the World Cup, but the Lightning Seeds song with the fantasy football boys was a great song back in '96.

Was indeed didn't they do a remake for the world cup? Germans used the song as a taunt

Yeah they re-released it for the '98 world cup and i read recently that they're going to do it again for the upcoming WC.

longrunsthefox · May 15, 2010, 05:56:19 PM

Quote from: Aerlik on May 15, 2010, 07:29:49 AM
Quote from: longrunsthefox on May 14, 2010, 11:53:34 AM
Not the greatest lyrics but Giants Stadium, June 18, 1994... hard to beat ole-ole-ole-ole... olayyyy! oolayyyy... ole-ole-ole-ole... olayyyy! oolayyyy... ole-ole-ole-ole... olayyyy! oolayyyy... ole-ole-ole-ole... olayyyy! oolayyyy...
and that old classic.. Oh! Ah! Paul McGrath...say Oh! Ah! Paul McGrath...

Maybe you needed to be there

Christ I cringe when I hear that olay shite. A gaelic team over here started chanting it when they won the championship last year. Nearly boked. You should be castrated for singing that shite.

In a crowd of 80,000 mostly Irish singnig that at the Giants stadium and Ireland beating Italy 1-0 in the World Cup, I think even a miserable bollocks like you Aerlik would have joined in.

J70 · May 15, 2010, 06:10:03 PM

Aerlik is right. That "Ole ole" shite is awful.

5 Sams · May 15, 2010, 06:22:05 PM

+1 on World in Motion...despite the Engerland shite it's a good tune by a proper band..

longrunsthefox · May 15, 2010, 06:24:47 PM

Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:10:03 PM
Aerlik is right. That "Ole ole" shite is awful.

I know but in context of that occasion in the Giants Stadium it was mighty. Did you not think so? or as the Vietnem vet said, "You don't know what it was like because you weren't there man... you weren't there!"

J70 · May 15, 2010, 06:45:38 PM

Quote from: longrunsthefox on May 15, 2010, 06:24:47 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:10:03 PM
Aerlik is right. That "Ole ole" shite is awful.

I know but in context of that occasion in the Giants Stadium it was mighty. Did you not think so? or as the Vietnem vet said, "You don't know what it was like because you weren't there man... you weren't there!"

I wasn't there.

It is still a shit, embarrassing song.

Tony Baloney · May 15, 2010, 07:21:49 PM

Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:45:38 PM
Quote from: longrunsthefox on May 15, 2010, 06:24:47 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:10:03 PM
Aerlik is right. That "Ole ole" shite is awful.

I know but in context of that occasion in the Giants Stadium it was mighty. Did you not think so? or as the Vietnem vet said, "You don't know what it was like because you weren't there man... you weren't there!"

I wasn't there.

It is still a shit, embarrassing song.

Calling it a song is doing it some justice. It's a national disgrace

ross4life · May 15, 2010, 07:28:06 PM

Every concert i go too i have to listen to that "Ole ole shit" before the bands return to the stage for encores

longrunsthefox · May 15, 2010, 11:03:35 PM

Quote from: Tony Baloney on May 15, 2010, 07:21:49 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:45:38 PM
Quote from: longrunsthefox on May 15, 2010, 06:24:47 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:10:03 PM
Aerlik is right. That "Ole ole" shite is awful.

I know but in context of that occasion in the Giants Stadium it was mighty. Did you not think so? or as the Vietnem vet said, "You don't know what it was like because you weren't there man... you weren't there!"

I wasn't there.

It is still a shit, embarrassing song.
Calling it a song is doing it some justice. It's a national disgrace

It grows on you... try it

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Tony Baloney · May 15, 2010, 11:17:11 PM

Still nothing.

Minder · May 15, 2010, 11:19:27 PM

Quote from: 5 Sams on May 15, 2010, 06:22:05 PM
+1 on World in Motion...despite the Engerland shite it's a good tune by a proper band..

There is a good article about it in this months FourFourTwo magazine.

Minder · May 15, 2010, 11:20:52 PM

"Ole Ole Ole" is a stain on the Irish nation.

longrunsthefox · May 15, 2010, 11:29:03 PM

Quote from: Minder on May 15, 2010, 11:20:52 PM
"Ole Ole Ole" is a stain on the Irish nation.

I think with the nation's problems of the bankers, politicians, drug pushers and priest paedophiles scandals, ole-ole is well down the stain list

Donnellys Hollow · May 15, 2010, 11:53:55 PM

How about Ireland's anthem for the 1987 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand?

The Rose Of Tralee

"The pale moon was riiiiiiising above the green mountain..................."

Still better than Ireland's Call

FL/MAYO · May 16, 2010, 12:04:28 AM

Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:45:38 PM
Quote from: longrunsthefox on May 15, 2010, 06:24:47 PM
Quote from: J70 on May 15, 2010, 06:10:03 PM
Aerlik is right. That "Ole ole" shite is awful.

I know but in context of that occasion in the Giants Stadium it was mighty. Did you not think so? or as the Vietnem vet said, "You don't know what it was like because you weren't there man... you weren't there!"

I wasn't there.

It is still a shit, embarrassing song.

I was there and it is a shite song... a great day though that I will never forget despite Ole Ole Ole, the performance of Paul Mc Grath is what I remember most from that day.