Phil Tufnell has recorded an Ashes-themed ’song’ to the tune of Two Little Boys. It’s not good. Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy) and Thomas Walsh (of Pugwash) have released an album under the name of the Duckworth-Lewis Method, which is better, and also features guest appearances from the likes of Matt Berry, always a bonus.
In the past, the peak of cricket-based music has arguably been Half Man Half Biscuit’s tribute to Fred Titmus, which you can enjoy here, and perhaps Roy Harper’s ‘When An Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease‘. The D-L Method’s ‘Jiggery Pokery’ (a song about Shane Warne’s ‘ball of the century’ which you can listen to here) could yet lay claim to the title of Greatest Ever Cricket Song, not least because of lyrics such as “I took the crease to great applause and focused on my dinner/ I knew that I had little cause, to fear their young leg spinner”.
Surely Paul Kelly’s Bradman song is right up there?
There’s a new Australian cricket song release called Deep Backward Square Leg. It’s very unlike the Tufnell song.
Check out the video on Youtube…
Hi,
In preparation for the final Ashes test at the Oval… go to the Myspace link below to hear some jingles for cricket products that don’t actually exist… but, it would be great if they did…!
http://www.myspace.com/deepbackwardsquareleg