Colourbox – The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme
The track “The Official Colourbox Globe Cup Theme” was originally intended as a baseball concept, and nearly lived up to its title when it was up for consideration as the theme for BBC’s Earth Cup Grandstand during the broadcast of the 1986 Soccer Globe Cup in Mexico.
That’s long ago…..I search this song for many years…….Somebody who can help me??
Thanks
You must be brain dead not to like this.
ya das stimt – heard about 4AD and persued their releases. heard this track and had to have it. this was one of those songs from musicians you feel happy to hear by coincidental accident. lived in a sonic desert then. KSA. my god this was einer gott verdamm breath of fresh luft. sounded like serioUS pRTY muzak on ze wilsons. den zo also danke to the people that made my speaker cable. it had to deal with the electricity. you should have seen the people bouncing off the walls. t’was so much fun.
@thirstymuse1 amen to that I fucking love this
This great song for the beat rythm recalls to Goldfrapp´s Oh La La
@thirstymuse1 yeah totally its just relentless and I never tire of hearing this!
i’m not feeling this, but someone just gave me “Baby I Lobe You So” on vinyl. OMG I’d forgotten what an awesome piece of vintage white-boy dub that is… feat Lorita Grahame… baaaaad tune.
@Yarpenzigrin242 to jest ostre
@nutster9000
If the picture above is the 12″ cover then it’s Jimmy Hill, ex-player and commentator.
FFFFFFFFFAAAAANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Without doubt the very finest world cup theme EVER!
I have had the 12″ since it came out and always wondered who the man was on the cover.
@jonzer8
It was for Mexico 86. Bobby Robson was England manager then, too. Definitely an all-time classic.
@thirstymuse1
Completely agree. This was done for the 1986 World Cup and the New Order song was for the 1990 one.
this track is so full of win. Used to be my favorite dance song when it came out. Going to start working on an 8 bit version for a show I have in Philly in Aug. Thanks for posting.
@thirstymuse1 This should be used for the next WC theme.
..Nobody really listens to techno… ; )
who cares, this still makes me think of football highlights (having a world cup moment)
god cant believe ive just found this was watchin a programme right now on the best football anthems and remembered i have this in my loft on 12 inch, sure it was italia 90 it came out,used to blast it all the time that summer.jimmy hill on the front and im sure it was the great bobby robson in his newcastle top on the back .will have to check again . fekin alltime classic thanks for posting.
I love this ..after New Order is the best piece of football inspired music!!
I love this and bought it on 7″ at the time. As I recall it almost WAS used as the world cup theme but was rejected because the single cover was a photo of Jimmy Hill who was BBC. There you go! It’s an absolutely pumping track though and ahead of its time.
reminds me re 1986 . I knew some blokes who used to drink Fosters and that Belgian beer and then went nuts watching the football. they loved this music.
The atmospheres the same now, the uk is going football mad !!
Love this,think its my favourite instrumental ever thanks for posting
@thirstymuse1-totally agree. Showed that 4AD had a sense of humour too. This is a great tune-never failed to have me flinging myself around the dancefloor at many an ‘alternative’ club. Also that Colourbox album gave me so many more ideas about what music could actually be. Very under-rated. Thanks for putting this up here
Brill! Still got the 12″ vinyl but unfortunately no longer hav record player so not heard it in ages! Used to love dancin to this down the hacienda – happy daze!
yes, i remember it – it was dreadful !!
this is far superior than new orders effort (that rap!?) and euro 96 3 lions which spawned too many post 96 football fans who wank at the alter of the premiershit!…
perhaps a facebook campaign for englands SA trip!.