Cricket Song Condrum and Nominations Thread

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

So what we doing, as full face off to decide the bestest song EVA or just use this list as a short playlists over the Ashes?

Decide, Decide NOW!

[Nightjar]

There must be a system.

There must be cohesion.

We simply cannot just pile in David Willey-nilly.

[Nightjar]

We need to compile a number of songs (32?) and then generate a random ou' t' 'at head-to-head line-up.

[Nightjar]

Pick the songs and I'll deal with rest.

[Nightjar]

I'm not having this Wendi's Wild West approach this time.

It's just not...

Just not..

[Nightjar]

I'll start the list.

1 - Roy Harper - When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease
2 - Sherbet - Howzat
3 - Booker T & the MGs - Soul Limbo
4 - England Team of 1971 - The Ashes Song
5 - Roots Manuva - Again & Again
6 - The Kinks - Cricket
7 - 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
8 - Half Man Half Biscuit - F*ckin' 'Ell, It's Fred Titmus!
9 - The Duckworth Lewis Method - Jiggery Pokery (or perhaps another more better song from that album)
10 - Booker T & the MGs - Soul Limbo (dance remix)
11 - The Commentators - 19 Not Out
12 - Jah Thomas - Cricket, Lovely Cricket
13 - Lord Kitchener - Alec Bedser Calypso
14 - Lou Bega - Mambo No.5
15 - Lord Short Shirt - Sir Vivian Richards Song
16 - Brett Lee (feat. Asha Bhosle) - You're the One for Me
17 - Mike "the Streets" Skinner - An English Corner
18 - Paul Kelly - Bradman
19 - Jack O'Hagan - Our Don Bradman
20 - Albert Elms - Village Green Cricket Match

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

We're not doing this till the World Cup thingy, so sometime to get everything right first. For a change.

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

Pet Shop Boys – Cricket Wife


Clifford T Ward - Cricket


The Twelfth Man - It's Just Not Cricket

Maybe not eh?

Jah Thomas - Cricket Loverly Cricket


Legs Akimbo - Cricket


Pointless cover:


Dub Syndicate - Geoffrey Boycott




https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zTGlmSMjAawMzQL5V3xnw

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(musical)

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

Analogue - Cricket Trilogy (Parts 1 & 2)

Not on Youtube

[Butterfield]

The cricket theme dance remix: Saved by Mr Roy




This reached number 24 in the charts in 1995.

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

Plastikman – Kricket

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

DAVE STEWART - ALL OVER THE WOLRD

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

TISM The Parable Of Glenn McGrath's Haircut


Blyth Power - Better To Bat


Cloth - Bullets


Lord Kitchener - Alec Bedser Calypso


Robert Calvert - Cricket Star


Robert Calvert - Howzat!


Bobby Cliff- I Don't Like Cricket


Al Jarreau - Sticky Wicket


Hamayoun Angar "CRICKET"


Lord Relator - Gavaskar Calypso


Pavement - Carrot Rope

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer - Straight Outta Surrey



Wilbur Sargunaraj - The Cricket Song

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

Violinski - Cricket, Bloody Cricket




Paul Kelly - Shane Warne

[SiberianPrincess’sMidriff]

So what we doing, as full face over to decide the bestest song EVA or just use this list as a short playlists over the Ashes?

[Nightjar]

I don't care really mind, but I insist that songs that just have the word "cricket" (or words to that affect) be disbarred with extreme prejudice.

Especially when they start with the sound of crickets.

[Nightjar]

I don't care really mind, but I insist that songs that just have the word "cricket" (or words to that affect) be disbarred with extreme prejudice.

Especially when they start with the sound of crickets.

Ultimately, the song should be about cricket, cricket players, cricket rules and nomenclature even if there's nothing particularly 'cricket-y' about the song in itself.

[Nightjar]

Like, if the word "wicked" is repeated throughout the song, but could be misheard as "wicket", it doesn't count.

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