Synching for England: Athletico Spray 06

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Music Style: House / Powerpop

Over The Moon: This year's Eurovision hopeful Daz Sampson may not have tried his luck at a World Cup song but that hasn't stopped his long time collaborator John Matthews having a go with his band Spray – renamed Athletico Spray 06 for the occasion. However, this is no straightforward England Anthem, but an ironic send-up of footie anthems illustrated throughout with lyrics such as "The passion and pride you feel supporting the team, Is quite tricky to evoke with such a strict rhyming scheme, So here's an enigmatic gesture hinting "go all the way", With some power chords that they can use on Match Of The Day".

Sick As A Parrot: In the vein of some of the ironic Eurovision entries this year and musically Synching for England wouldn't sound out of place in Eurovision either. It's an interesting idea but tries to be too clever. There are obvious "cash-in" England Anthems that deserve to be sent up, but there are also some damn fine efforts out there which are genuine, heartfelt and really very good. This is not one of them - it is spectacularly awful on all fronts.

Terrace Appeal: 3/10