Songs about sports

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Okay, here's something I don't think we've ever done before. Let's compile an exhaustive list of songs about sports - not songs which can relate to sports (i.e. 'We Are The Champions'), but songs that are specifically about one sport, team, or player. I'll start us off...

Baseball

"Centerfield" - John Fogerty

"OK Blue Jays"

"Take Me Out To The Ball Game"

"Glory Days" - Bruce Springsteen

Hockey

"The Hockey Song" - Stompin' Tom Connors

"Fireworks" - The Tragically Hip

"The Lonely End Of The Rink" - The Tragically Hip

"Hockey Night In Canada Theme"

"Me Like Hockey" - The Arrogant Worms

"French Canadian Guy" - The Arrogant Worms

"Big League" - Tom Cochrane & Red Rider

"Frozen Puck To The Head" - The Arrogant Worms

"Wayne Gretzky Rocks" - The Pursuit Of Happiness

"Fifty Mission Cap" - The Tragically Hip

Snowboarding

"Canadian Psychedelic Snowboarding Team" - The Arrogant Worms

Boxing

"Just Like Ali" - Tom Cochrane

Anyhow, that's a start. Your turn now.

[GRIFT]

Baseball by OZMA

Tessie by Dropkick Murphy's is about the old time ball girl for the Red sox.

[JStarr]

Kurtis Blow--"Basketball"

Bell Biv DeVoe--"Above the Rim"

And can "Glory Days" really be counted as JUST about baseball? The first verse is about a guy who pitched in high school, but that's really as far as it goes.

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Kurtis Blow--"Basketball"

Bell Biv DeVoe--"Above the Rim"

And can "Glory Days" really be counted as JUST about baseball? The first verse is about a guy who pitched in high school, but that's really as far as it goes.

I felt like there was too much hockey in my list, so I stretched it a bit.

"Fireworks" isn't much different, the first verse is about hockey but the rest isn't.

[YI]

"Tournament Of Hearts" by The Weakerthans - WOMENS CURLING!!! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAk9g7a4tBY

"Snooker Loopy" by Chas & Dave - Snooker -

Edited April 4, 2008 by YI

[Plubby]

"Three Lions" - my iPod/iTunes has tagged it by The Lightening Seeds, but not sure if that is right.

Anyway, that's about soccer...or England sport in general.

[DMN in the House]

'Cheap Seats' by Alabama (Country)

'Put Me in Coach' (I'm not sure who does it)

And, of course 'The Oakland Raiders Theme'

[YI]

"Three Lions" - my iPod/iTunes has tagged it by The Lightening Seeds, but not sure if that is right.

Anyway, that's about soccer...or England sport in general.

.............Jesus Christ. Americans...just don't even try.

"Three Lion" was by The Lightning Seeds (w/Frank Skinner & David Baddiel) who were a comic duo, at the time known for their "Fantasy Football League" program. The Lightning Seeds basically NEVER get credit for it, even though it's there song, but they were more of the backing band for Skinner/Baddiel.

Yes, the song's about soccer/football...and in no way shape or form is about England sport in general.

I have a video, with Baddiel and Skinner doing it live with "Das Bundesliga Band"...which is basically, a band made up of Bundesliga players...was epic. Can't remember who played...but was a couple of famous people I seem to remember.

[supergrass]

'World In Motion' by New Order featuring John Barnes. Forget songs about football, it's the greatest song about anything.

You can throw in all the other World Cup songs, 'Back Home' etc.

[Guest Rvd619323]

'Howzat!' - Sherbet (70's Aussie Pop band) relating to cricket (google it)

[lari]

Ministry - Keys to the City (hockey)

[brenchill]

MY OLD MAN SAID BE A CITY FAN

AND I SAID BOLLOCKS, YOU'RE A CUNT!

WE HATE THE BLUES AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW IT

WE HATE THE BLUES AND WE FUCKIN' KNOW IT!

THERE'S SPINXY AND BUDGIE

ALAN MCNALLY!

THERE THE BOYS THAT ARE GONNA DO US FINE

IF YOU SUPPORT THE BLUES YOU'RE A BLUENOSE BASTARD

AND YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE!

ALL TOGETHER NOW!

New Order - "World In Motion"

Everyone has to experience the John Barnes rap atleast once in their life. You can be sloowww or fast but you must get to the line.

Edited April 4, 2008 by Animal Mother

[METALMAN]

Anfield Rap

Ally's Tartan Army

[Skummy]

Roy Harper's "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease", beautiful.

[Cactus Drags]

Kurtis Blow--"Basketball"

Bell Biv DeVoe--"Above the Rim"

And can "Glory Days" really be counted as JUST about baseball? The first verse is about a guy who pitched in high school, but that's really as far as it goes.

So cheesy, but so, so good.

Don't forget the Super Bowl Shuffle (Chicago Bears '86).

There's also Let's Go Mets that Shelley Palmer did for the '86 playoffs or something.

Dropkick Murphys' Tessie is greatness, even if it is about the BoSux.

[Nerf]

"Ali In The Jungle" by The Hours.

Obviously boxing-related.

[Evil Chase K]

'Put Me in Coach' (I'm not sure who does it)

That's "Centerfield" by John Fogerty.

"The Greatest" by Kenny Rogers (baseball)

"Here We Go" the Pittsburgh Steelers fight song

"The Pittsburgh Steelers Polka"

"Rowdy Friends (Monday Night Football Version" by Hank Williams Jr.

"Let's Go PSU" (Penn State Fight Song)

[Trey]

Kick, Push - Lupe Fiasco (skateboarding)

And I suppose with team themes and everything the Super Bowl Shuffle by the Bears would count.

[Hobo]

"Hit Sombody (The Hockey Song)" by Warren Zevon

[Skummy]

There's a song called "In Zaire", I can't remember who did it, that was about the Rumble In The Jungle, and it's brilliant, in an odd way.