Premier League-winning Liverpool FC fans celebrate outside Anfield, the club’s ground, last night
Please indulge me, dear readers.
It’s taken three long decades for Liverpool FC to climb back onto their perch as champions of England.
So naturally, as a lifelong fan, there could only be one theme for this week’s competition: What’s your favourite song by a band or singer from Liverpool?
To jog your memory, here’s a select list of Scousers who have put Merseyside on the music map: Gerry & The Pacemakers, Cilla Black, The Mop Tops, Wings, The Mighty Wah, Pink Industry, Echo & The Bunnymen, OMD, Teardrop Explodes, The Lotus Eaters, The La’s, Cast, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Atomic Kitten, Elvis Costello, Shack, Michael Head & The Strands, Plastic Ono Band…
In tribute to Herr Klopp and the Liverpool/German connection, here‘s my choice.
The best answer wins a delightful €25 Golden Discs voucher, to be chosen by my imaginary club mascot.
Lines MUST close at 6am.
Please include video links if possible.
Nick says: Good luck, la.
Last week’s winner here.
ah give it to bertie
Heheheheh
and dedicate it to sean cox.
If it’s not Killing Moon, what is even the point of a Liverpool competition?!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ
In fairness
“The Cutter” is better
Up the Reds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXt723fN1ss
Done, The Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRgtzZ-mOQo
Flock of Seagulls- Space Age Love Song
https://youtu.be/gOK3rqVgN2I
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Two Tribes”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnh7x8aU26g
Winner
To fit the days we’re loving through..John Lennon – Nobody Told Me….
https://youtu.be/cuuhsqA95iA
I loved this song since before Liverpool won the League last time and I still love every single note of it, a lost genius Lee Mavers
The La’s – There She Goes
https://youtu.be/CZXLLMbJdZ4
Fantastic album as well.
congratulations bertie, liverpool are worthy champions. enjoy it while you can kid :)
Thanks pal, Dublin 5 in a row, Liverpool champions, just waiting on a text message from Amy Adams now for the hat-trick!
She should have a brace of oscars by now, dammit!
Is it a bit of a stretch claiming Elvis Costello as scouse ? Definitely didn’t spend a whole lot of time there but he is certainly culturally of the place.
Here’s Oliver’s Army https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrjHz5hrupA
For Cian, RobG and the the Django Unchained fan from Ballymurphy.
George Harrison possibly alluding to football…
https://youtu.be/pPTHem2iu0A
Beatles, everybodys got something to hide except for me and my monkey
https://youtu.be/eyV3zCq1OHM
Amazing song!
I was going to go for I am the Walrus.
Could have won last weeks one word song, a brilliant band from the ashes of The LA’s,
Cast
https://youtu.be/fbYkYKQdL7I
here comes the sun –
It’s been a long old lonley winter
https://youtu.be/KQetemT1sWc
ynwa
This.
Gorgeous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZFJVAaSOrE
Lightning Seeds – Pure
THE greatest masterpiece has to be the best of Liverpool surely ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM
The epic nature, the switches and ups and downs which lead to the final crescendo and the famous final chords are rather appropriate for all the Liverpool fans breathing one massive 30 year sigh of relief.
Seriously.
There really is only one possible contender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5_LQArLa0
you’ll never walk alone is a celtic song.
as a northern folk singer you might appreciate this one more:
https://youtu.be/3lUl9HaFbN8
You’ll Never Walk Alone is a song from American musical Carousel.
from the sublime to the not so sublime
https://youtu.be/Kcy3gwwxat4
theydodon’ttheydodonttheydotheydo
Long Time Coming – The Zutons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lyxXeBQJo8
Not that well known, but still a brilliant band, super drumming on this track,
https://youtu.be/ImJpqutxOmg
Enjoy!
Was fortunate enough to meet Mick once before a gig, an absolute hero of mine
https://youtu.be/-H1zt4fgCkk
Shack – Undecided
OMD -Enola gay-
The best dance song about nuclear destruction ever made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5XJ2GiR6Bo
birkinhead’s finest
half man half biscuit – the best things in life
https://youtu.be/qDXs7x2T1Zw
Pool fans you all thank My Sweet Lord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP9wms6oEMo
Souser Something with a few somethings I bet most of ye didn’t know
Or had forgotten
The Scaffold and Lily da’Pink
https://youtu.be/2x8D4T–0v4
A couple of young lads – just starting out, performed backing vocals
Reg Dwight and Tim Rice
Also,
The three lads that made up The Scaffold were no one offs either
John Gorman went on to work with Terry Gillinham
Roger McGough was already a celebrated poet within the Liverpool Beat scene when Lily made No 1, was awarded an OBE and a CBE, along with numerous prestigious Literary Posts and Titles
And well Mick McGear was only his stage name, more known as Uor’ My’kheh or Uor’ Khidd to his family. The McCartneys.
Well done too the pool !!!! Best team by a long way, but! As a Leeds fan I learned this,
https://youtu.be/Tc1J7y4xIdA
Here’s a classic for the ages…
It is of course, “Time Flies By (When You’re the Driver of a Train) by Half Man Half Biscuit – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpx7uM-5Y3Q
But then who could forget the classic – “F*rkin’ Ell It’s Fred Titmus” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LaMIYxDZ28
Could go on all day about Half Man Half Biscuit….. I will a bit more seeing as you asked…
Here’s a song that’s as relevant today as it was back then…Trumpton Riots – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZxkErDC16A
Joy Division Oven Gloves for me.
Fine song but they’re Mancs….
Dalek i – Dalek I Love You (1980)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=306dxX2ai14
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU
my grandfather knew pete burns
his middle name was jozzeppi, my grandfather’s middle name was giuseppe – he always maintained that pete’s parents intended his name to he giuseppe but couldnt spell it. i was disappointed to learn that wasnt true – jozzeppi being an old jewish name.
lastly, i dont think pete burns was from liverpool – sorry: disqualified
Deadly. :)
I read his buke, fairly sure he’s from Merseyside Ted?
Pass & Move (It’s the Liverpool Groove)
Space, The Female of the Species
https://youtu.be/F1NBpVKWh_c
Only because I went on the lash with them in Berlin once, they’re literally red mad.
Also, give it to Bertie.
teardrop explodes – reward
https://youtu.be/bmkcKjGyJv8
…spice girls -wannabe:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ
echo & the bunnymen – seven seas
https://youtu.be/LbYxP11rbSM
the cult – love removal machine
https://youtu.be/k6PgftKbQnQ
Great Great Track!! Yeeeeahhhhhhh Baby baby baby Baby!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M23zjNrG9M
Not sure if this qualifies but it literally has Anfield in full uproar mixed into it… Its not a band from Liverpool, it IS Liverpool.
YNWA
It was the first song I thought about…..they are not from Liverpool thought…great song nonetheless..
rick astley – never gonna give you up
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
actually, there’s been a lot of poo music from liverpool now that i think of it.
When I was a kid I only knew the Surprise Surprise Cilla and had no idea just how brilliant she was, this is sublime
https://youtu.be/glpIgnmKrZc
Cilla Black – Alfie
Gomez – Tijuana Lady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjY-OZfvOkk
Some more Echo and the Bunnymen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_bJf3foa5I
Is Klopp the new messiah they’re singing about ?
An out and out scouser!!
Beautiful and talented,
https://youtu.be/ViqCO35OfNU
The Real Thing – You To Me Are Everything ..oh baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAS9dD5_Q8
A bit different from the rest but https://youtu.be/aU31h-oddAs
The Coral “Skeleton Key” – like a scouse Captain Beefheart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80EOKZIWugs
Love it. Great album must dig it out. How about “Dreaming of You” – lfc fans for 30 years…
https://youtu.be/QXt723fN1ss
I’ve also gone for The Coral. I’m sure many Liverpool fans had a few drinks last night, but no doubt they were as upbeat as this song, In The Morning:
https://youtu.be/KErHjXpsfwA
Push the Button – Sugababes. Poptastic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDGcxAf9D8
Though not from Liverpool therefore not a contender, I thought I’d throw this masterpiece from back in the day up for your pleasure…
Pink Floyd’s Fearless which of course dubs in the Kop faithful in fine form with YNWA throughout the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeyHPAdxuy0
He’s an Evertonian but Hanging Song by Bill Ryder-Jones is great.
https://youtu.be/-OUTpf5Rhc8
The lightning seeds lucky you
https://youtu.be/oxf9gf9kHXA
Alan Hansen was 34 when he captained Liverpool to the 89/90 league title. If he was asked then when Liverpool’s next title would be, I doubt his reply would have been “When I’m 64”!
https://youtu.be/HCTunqv1Xt4
The La’s – There She Goes
https://youtu.be/CZXLLMbJdZ4
An obvious enough choice but a good one
Tends to make a bad day better, and a good day great
https://youtu.be/YBcdt6DsLQA
One of my favourite Liverpudlians. I might normally go for Story Of The Blues, but today, it can only be this…
Heart As Big As Liverpool
https://youtu.be/onSytQVH_ZY
Back from the dead? Scouse?
The Boo Radleys – Lazarus (extended 12”)
https://youtu.be/tyiTJAB6pZo
Clinic – Distortions
https://youtu.be/Ii4lkM1pLjQ
Or the better unreleased demo
https://youtu.be/26qcZ8VySuI
Villiers Terrace – Echo and the Bunnymen
Doing a Wikipedia search on music from Liverpool, there’s a helluva lot. I’ll go for Black, ‘Wonderful Life.’ Need a pick-me-up after the Green vote yesterday. https://youtu.be/u1ZoHfJZACA
Colin Vearncombe aka Black died following a car accident in Cork in 2016.
Great choice, love that video.