Anfield Rap
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| "Anfield Rap" | |
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| Single by Liverpool F.C. | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Format | Vinyl |
| Recorded | 1988 |
| Genre | Pop Rap, Football |
| Writer(s) | Craig Johnston Derek B |
The "Anfield Rap" was a song released by members of Liverpool F.C. before the 1988 FA Cup Final against Wimbledon FC. The song reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was co-written by Liverpool's midfielder Craig Johnston and rapper Derek B.[1]
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Style
The song is a parody of a number of hip hop tracks, notably the intro from LL Cool J's "Rock the Bells" and Eric B. & Rakim's "I Know You Got Soul" (which sampled the opening drum roll from Funkadelic's "You'll Like It Too"). The song also featured the guitar riff (and the Ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh element) from "Twist And Shout" by The Beatles who hailed from Liverpool.
Participants
The track featured John Aldridge and Steve McMahon, the only two native Liverpudlians in the regular line up at the time, making fun of the accents of the other players. The other players featured were John Barnes, Bruce Grobbelaar, Craig Johnston, Kevin MacDonald, Gary Gillespie, Steve Nicol, Ronnie Whelan, Alan Hansen, Ray Houghton, Jim Beglin, Nigel Spackman and Jan Molby, along with manager Kenny Dalglish. One verse of the song was performed by the ITV football commentator Brian Moore. There were also archived voice clips from the club's former manager Bill Shankly.
References
- ^ "Anfield Rap co-writer Derek B dead at 44 - Football Banter". MirrorFootball.co.uk. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-banter/Anfield-Rap-co-writer-Derek-B-dead-at-44-article223623.html. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
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