Where's Your Kit? It's the Olympic Disco!
Mr Hepworth is away on some kind of teacher training course, but I've managed to borrow the keys to the common room from the games teacher, Mr Harrison. He's only allowed this gathering to take place with the strict understanding that with The Olympics up and running, any music played must have a sporting connection.
I'll start from something from Brazil. This song pays tribute to Afonso Celso Garcia Reis, better known as Afonsinho, a footballer who refused to cut his hair, stood up to the authorities, was the first footballing free agent in South America, and became a symbol for freedom of expression. Also mentioned in the lyrics are two greats of the game, Pele and Tostao. The singer is the wonderful Elis Regina.
That's the lecture over, but I'll be asking questions later.
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Sir, what are they saying?
"Soccer Superstar" - Jess Conrad & Tanya Tenola
Beats stiff competition to take the coveted title of worst sports song of all time:
Wow
That is, like, sooooo gay!!
Soundgarden - Ty Cobb
Celebrating the life of the legendary baseball player/violent arsehole - Ty Cobb. This song is not safe for work, family gatherings or romantic candlelit dinners.
Is cricket an olympic sport?
It should be, we may have a chance of winning gold medals, oh actually on the other hand......;)
Go, Seb!
Get 2012 right and we'll forgive your pitiful political career:
We forgot the ceremonials...
Mr Olympics himself, Carl Lewis, destroys the US national anthem:
(Sorry, this isn't getting us on the dancefloor, is it?)
And the left fielder. Mr Percy Sledge!
And now on BBC2. . .
It's over to Peter West and John Arlott at the Oval.
But not before
David Vine for the Word cover NOW!
You know it makes sense.
Keep on running
(Of course.)
...and now one for the lady golfers...
.. and then one for the kids...
This one's very apt: and
This one's very apt:
and I used to sell T Shirts for this lot:
...and finally in this segment...
Without what-now?
It's the Olympic Runners
Bitch!
Mines on white vinyl
but this will do.
ooo that's fast!
Two gold medals here
Johhny Cash
Rod Stewart
Two more golds (and still no Spandau Ballet...)
Now that's a race.
Then again...
Jump
this sort of counts...
Moving from a spark to a flame.........oh yes
C'mon and SWIM!
Secret Team GB training video leaked:
Bobby Freeman's gonna show you how to do the swim...
If your ears are full of water here it is again, but louder:
No drug testing required for these sports
Jackie never did a nine darter.
Sometimes you just can't win...
(by Mouse and the Traps, 1968)
How about this?
Grandstand. Live.
I feel we need a bit of
The Clash. Police on my back
"I been running, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday etc." Perfect for marathon runners
And not entirely inapt
for a games held in China.