WITH Scotland making their monumental return to the Euros for their first major football tournament in 23 years, Scottish rockers The LaFontaines evoke the spirit of The Tartan Army with their new single called Scotland, Bonnie Scotland.
Released today, the band team up with Scotland goalie David Marshall for the video, which also features football stars Charlie Mulgrew, Chris Burke, Gary Caldwell, Kenny Miller, Suzanne Grant and Kris Boyd for a pre-Euros kick about.
A host of famous faces also join them, including professional wrestler and actor Grado, television presenter Storm Huntley and actor Jonathan Watson.
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Channelling the joy and excitement being felt by hundreds of thousands of Scots right now, the track boasts plenty of “singalong” potential as well as bringing everyone together for the big game.
Commenting on the decision to release the song, Kerr Okan, The LaFontaines frontman, said: “Like the rest of the nation that night we were watching the game and kicked every ball with the team, and we were podcasting after it talking about what it meant to qualify for the first time in 23 years.
“So, as a joke we just decided that what the nation really needs, after a result like that, is for us to write the national team’s anthem, so that’s what we did. We wrote it live on the podcast in 30 minutes and went to bed.
“We woke up the next morning and it had gone low-key viral with people saying it was our best song. From there, players and fans started sharing it. It’s magic, I’m absolutely buzzing!”
Sampling Baccara’s Yes Sir, I Can Boogie – which became Scotland’s unofficial anthem after a video of the squad dancing to the song post-qualifying for the European Championships went viral – it also features commentary from the eye-watering moment when Scotland clinched their place in last November’s historic win.
However, The LaFontaines’ new summer anthem hasn’t quite united all Scotland fans.
In fact, it has caused a little disharmony in one famous Scots DJ’s home.
The LaFontaines welcomed a new signing to the band to produce the track – Ellene Bowie – but it now means she will be up against her husband, DJ George Bowie, after he released his own cover of the Baccara football anthem along with Sparkos.
You can watch the music video below:
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