Blurb:
"Three Lions" is a song released in 1996, the official anthem of the England football team for that year's European Championships, held in England. The music was written by The Lightning Seeds, with comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner providing the lyrics. The song was a much bigger success than most football songs, and was said to capture the spirit of the occasion perfectly. The title comes from the emblem of the England football team, which is in turn derived from the Coat of Arms of England.
The lyrics, unlike most football songs, spoke not of unbounded optimism for victory - but instead told of how, ever since 1966 and the one unequivocal success of the English football team, every tournament has ended in dashed hopes and the feeling that England will never again reach those heights ("Three Lions on a shirt, Jules Rimet still gleaming / Thirty years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming").
The song makes reference to English heroes of the past, specifically Bobby Moore, Gary Lineker, Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles. According to Frank Skinner's autobiography, the original lyrics submitted to the FA included the line "Butcher ready for war", in reference to Terry Butcher's notorious heroic performance in a qualifying game against Sweden. The FA requested this was changed, so as to avoid hooliganism imagery, and the "Bobby belting the ball" was written as a replacement.
Sadly England never quite managed to win Euro 2006, but came a very respectable 4th place in the tournament. Another version of "Three Lions" was released to coincide with World Cup 1998.
"Three Lions" is a song released in 1996, the official anthem of the England football team for that year's European Championships, held in England. The music was written by The Lightning Seeds, with comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner providing the lyrics. The song was a much bigger success than most football songs, and was said to capture the spirit of the occasion perfectly. The title comes from the emblem of the England football team, which is in turn derived from the Coat of Arms of England.
The lyrics, unlike most football songs, spoke not of unbounded optimism for victory - but instead told of how, ever since 1966 and the one unequivocal success of the English football team, every tournament has ended in dashed hopes and the feeling that England will never again reach those heights ("Three Lions on a shirt, Jules Rimet still gleaming / Thirty years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming").
The song makes reference to English heroes of the past, specifically Bobby Moore, Gary Lineker, Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles. According to Frank Skinner's autobiography, the original lyrics submitted to the FA included the line "Butcher ready for war", in reference to Terry Butcher's notorious heroic performance in a qualifying game against Sweden. The FA requested this was changed, so as to avoid hooliganism imagery, and the "Bobby belting the ball" was written as a replacement.
Sadly England never quite managed to win Euro 2006, but came a very respectable 4th place in the tournament. Another version of "Three Lions" was released to coincide with World Cup 1998.
Scroll and Sing:
(I think it's bad news for the English game)
(We're not creative enough and we're not positive enough)
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home (we'll go on getting bad results)
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home
Everyone seems to know the score, they've seen it all before
They just know, they're so sure
That England's gonna throw it away, gonna blow it away
But i know they can play,
'Cause I remember
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Remmet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
So many jokes, so many sneers
But all those 'oh so near's
When you're down, through the years
But i still see that tackle by Moore
And when Lineker scored, Bobby belting the ball
And Nobby's dancing
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Remmet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
(England have done it ! in the last minute of extra time!)
(What a save, what now)
(Good old England, England that couldn't play football)
(England have got it in the bag)
I know that was then, but it could be again
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home
(England have done it)
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming,
Football's coming home *REPEATED IN BACKGROUND*
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Remmet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Remmet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
Three lions on a shirt
Jules Remmet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
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