10 Awful Songs By Footballers
Stay on the pitch, and outside the recording studio.
Record Shack RecordsMusic has always been a huge part of football, from the terrace chanting to the songs written every four years to inspire a World Cup team to victory. In fact, football without music would be like yoghurt without a spoon - there are still ways to make it work, but you would clearly feel uncomfortable about the fact a key element was missing. That said, music in football works when professionals implement it (New Order, The Lightning Seeds) or when twenty thousand drunk men chant in unison about how a blokes hairstyle makes him look like he has a pineapple on his head. Sadly, when a footballer insists on adding their own vocals to a record, the outcome is usually more painful than being around Luis Suarez at lunchtime hours. Yet, it hasn't stopped many from trying. It is important to address the lack of team songs within the list, there have been some horrendous records released by clubs after all. Frankly, they escaped mockery due to the players presumably not having much of a choice about participating. The crime is far worse when the footballer enthusiastically volunteers to share their vocal 'skills' with the world. It is the delusional players who have somehow assured themselves that they have the natural musical talent of Bob Marley or Eminem that deserve to face the ceaseless ridicule that comes with this piece. Apparently if you're talented with a ball, a microphone is like second nature. If only it was that simple. Here is a list of ten footballers that made us suffer through their painful attempts at fulfilling a pop star fantasy.