Thursday 18 December 2014

An Ode to Billy Joel

Something a little different for my last blog of the year, and apologies if this is not your cup of tea, but this week I am paying tribute to my love of sport in the 1980s by butchering Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire.



I had great fun putting this together, and please don't be too harsh.  After all, I'm no Stock, Aitken or Waterman.

Moscow boycott, 138, Mike Tyson heavyweight
Ayrton Senna, Barry Davies, eight for 43
Five nations, diving Becker, Nick Faldo, crying Decker
Desmond Douglas, Big Daddy, Escape to Victory

Smith must score, Heysel, Sugar Ray, black ball final
Ovett, Jossy's Giants, and a pipe that's David Bryant's
Botham's Ashes, Barry Sheene, Seve's jacket is green
Crafty Cockney, Brian Moore, England 0 Aussies 4

Sport in the 1980s
Alliss, Walker, Ted Lowe
Coleman, Ray French, Benaud
Sport in the 1980s
80-89
What a cracking time

Stephen Roche Triple Crown, Antic sends City down
Cyclops bleep, Reverse sweep, Crazy Gang shock
Drug cheat, Zola's feet, my Panini, Big Ron
Stadler shocker, Brian Whittle's sock

Jock Stein, that scream, Europe's got a winning team
Poor Gus Caesar, Grandstand, Maradona's cheating hand
Tie break, Lineker, Golden Slam, Martina
Ta ra Fergie, Snooker Loopy, One more swing for Ireland

Sport in the 1980s
Alliss, Walker, Ted Lowe
Coleman, Ray French, Benaud
Sport in the 1980s
80-89
What a cracking time

Beefy bowled by Trevor Hohns, Bryan Robson broken bones
Alex Higgins sheds a tear, Violence in Bedfordshire
Superbrat, Teletext, Emlyn what happened next?
Walter Kidd, Graham Rix, Justice for the 96

Miracle on the ice, Frank Bruno falls short twice
Greenidge-Haynes, Super Danes, Cup final TV bliss
LA, Uwe Hohn, Arconada-Armstrong
William Perry, Jayne and Chris, Ian Botham cannabis

Sport in the 1980s
Alliss, Walker, Ted Lowe
Coleman, Ray French, Benaud
Sport in the 1980s
80-89
What a cracking time

Four captains, Woosnam, Bruce Reid to Allan Lamb
Redgrave rowing, Piggott tax evasion
Campo throws a silly pass, QPR where's your grass?
Wogan's putt, Dibble, Where were the Germans?

Wigan-Hull, World of Sport, Pat Cash on centre court
Apollo Creed beaten up, America have lost their Cup

Sport in the 1980s
Alliss, Walker, Ted Lowe
Coleman, Ray French, Benaud
Sport in the 1980s
80-89
What a cracking time

Maggie Thatcher can you hear me? Daley Thompson, Saint and Greavsie
Nicklaus, Bradford fire, Aldaniti, Mansell's tyre
Heiden, Sutton, Great White Shark, semis played at Villa Park
One nil down two one up, All Blacks win the World Cup
Eddie Eagle, Sandy Lyle, Willie Young, Golden Mile
Irish glee, Embassy, Roe, Chang, Wemberley
Ice skating perfect score, Carl Lewis wins all four
Terry Neill, Don Howe, It's up for grabs now!

Sport in the 1980s
Alliss, Walker, Ted Lowe
Coleman, Ray French, Benaud
Sport in the 1980s
But when we are gone
It will still live on and on and on and on
And on and on and on and on...

Sport in the 1980s
Alliss, Walker, Ted Lowe
Coleman, Ray French, Benaud
Sport in the 1980s
80-89
What a cracking time

Sport in the 1980s
Alliss, Walker, Ted Lowe
Coleman, Ray French, Benaud
Sport in the 1980s
80-89
What a cracking time

2 comments:

  1. Karthikeya Ramesh29 December 2014 at 06:53

    This is excellent. I'd pay to have this set this to music.

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