It Was Our Idea, Football Was Our Idea: The Pub Landlord

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Musical Style: Comedy chant backed with Bridge Over The River Kwai-style whistling.

Over The Moon: The title says it all; it really doesn't matter how England do in the World Cup because we invented football in the first place. Al Murray's comic alter ego the Pub Landlord is a stereotypical little Englander in the vein of Alf Garnett, and so the main theme of the song is very much in character, albeit surprisingly restrained towards our fellow competitors. As comedy songs go, this one is actually rather good. The lyrics won't have you crying with laughter but they will make you grin at times with a refreshing take on England's 40 year World Cup 'glitch', maintaining that "all this lot have got a shot but I think it's fair to say if we didn’t let them win now and then they wouldn’t want to play." The track is entertainingly easy on the ears and irresistibly sing-a-long, and the best bit of all is that it you can keep singing it regardless of the outcome because
"Who cares about the final score? It was us that thought it up."

Sick As A Parrot: This one might be a bit too sarcastic and pessimistic for some of the England faithful, and it could be argued that it's more opportunistic than anything to do with a true passion for football; but then again Marco Antonio Rodríguez shouldn't be the only comedian in this World Cup.

Terrace Appeal: 8/10