A very interesting tape came into my posession
This morning.
My father came home from town today with a couple of bags - he'd been rooting around some old record and book shops.
Anyway - he passes me this tape - saying "This may interest you".
Put in on the tape recorder - and lo and behold - in pretty good (near perfect quality) - a recording of The Memories song "The Game" that they recorded for teh 1990 World Cup comes out of the speakers at me (it's the one that sounds like the Billy Joel classic "We didn't start the fire")
Quote:
Verse 1:
Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand
Johnny Giles. Ireland
Mick McCarthy, Steven Staunton
Cascarino
Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn
Packie doesn't let em in
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Only one can go
Verse 2:
Paul McGrath
Back Four
Aldridge got another score
World Cup
English Clubs
Kevin Moran and the Dubs
European Championship
How can we forget the trip
Andy Townsend
Kevin Sheedy
Stapleton's a supersub
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
?And when Rome is burning?
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse 3:
Butragueno, Hungary
We spared the Dutch in Germany
Charlie Harley, Liam Tuohy
Opel Invest
Ray Houghton, Liverpool
Ronnie Whelan's so cool
O'Leary in the Sunday World
Connor's in the press
Stuttgart was no dream
now we have a winning team
Billy Bingham, Budapest
Man of Magic, Georgie Best
Eamon Dunphy writes it down
Dalymount to Landsdowne
English Football in a mess
Trouble on the Terraces
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
?And when Rome is burning?
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse4:
Dasaev, Socrates,
Maradona, Ardiles,
Pulkas, Bessonov
Rene Ver Der Kerkof,
Hamilton, Jim Magee,
Saint And Greavsie on TV,
Maradona Hand of God
Brady should be in the Squad
Chris Morris, score draw
Don Givens, Denis Law,
Eusebio Jr, Ronnie Whelan Senior
Pele #10
We'll never see his like again
?Gorbache is Meaner?
Champions, Argentina
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
?And when Rome is burning?
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse5:
Netherlands, Egypt
England got a free trip
Pleaded, Seeded
Because of the supporters
Ruud Gullit might be out
Holland wouldn't have a shout
Hoddle and Waddle
Have they got the bottle
We have England in the draw
And the Dutch like before
One thing that were grateful for
We didnt get the Mafia
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
?And when Rome is burning?
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Verse6:
Seeded in Sicily
Off the coast of Italy
6 hours boat trip
We can take the hardship
But the fans couldnt care
They can travel anywhere
No one else can match the sound
Our supporters bring around
June 11, English Game
We can do the trick again
Egypt next and then the Dutch
Its the second round for us
When we finally get to Rome
No one will be left at home
Aldridge is about to score
Listen to the Irish Roar
Chorus:
Were gonna start a fire
?And when Rome is burning?
there'll be no returning
Were gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us
Anyone wants a copy on MP3 - let me know
