Shout, shout, let it all out...

So far, as you've most probably realised, the football has been a flop. I'm not going to lie to you - I know pretty much fuck all about the game. The most I could muster up to say about the England vs Algeria match was 'oh... they seem to have the ball a lot more than us', which is hardly the most insightful comment. To be fair, I was standing OUTSIDE the pub and watching the match through the window, after being refused entry for 'not having ID' (oh, the joys of being 17).
Thus, I can't give you a blow-by-blow of the football. The only England players I can name without frantically Googling away are Rooney, Lampard and Ashley Cole. Oh, and some bloke everyone at this delightful pub last Friday kept calling 'Pesky Hesky'. But even if I can't comment on the actual football itself, it would seem stupid to let such a momentous subject like the World Cup slip under my blogging radar. Aside from the sport, I can write about what I know - in this case, music.




This is the official Fifa World Cup anthem. And surprisingly, it's not too bad. It's catchy and feelgood, and has some sort of interesting dance routine to accompany it, which is always nice.



England's attempt at an anthem is somewhat disappointing. To start with, there seems to be a lack of logic between pairing a fat comedian and an appalling 'rap' artist to do some sort of remix of Tears' 1984 ballad. The entire ensamble seems a bit bizarre. The lyrics border on humorous but seem to have been penned in approximately 15 seconds. My favorite line is 'tired of getting a kick, oi!', which appears in the first verse - it does not relate to any lyrics surrounding it, neither does it rhyme with anything, and it doesn't actually make sense. This song all in all is composed of a yob shouting, a fat guy singing a few bars and an awful lot of synthesiser. But let's face it - are England really going to be in the runnings for much longer? Doubtful. So hopefully we won't have to poison our ears with such nonsense for much longer




The USA's attempt from Weezer, is hardly any more impressive. The stadium-rock feel to this song does nothing for Weezer's credit as a band, and the lyrics prove repetitive and boring. Similar to the UK's anthem, Weezer have lashed on the synth and have seemingly forgotten the ingredients to make a decent song. This song makes me sad for the future of rock music, it sounds like Miley Cyrus or something. I think I'm going to just shut my ears and pretend they never recorded this.

Let's remind ourselves what a true football song consists of. In my opinion, England's best ever output was their 1970 number. It would have been interesting to hear our current team's stab at a football song - although I can't fathom Rooney's singing voice as anything pleasant. Until we're knocked out, I'll be humming this little ditty and pretending I know what's going on on the pitch, hopefully this time not stood outside a dingy pub with only a shirt on my head and my boyfriend's jumper for warmth.