Sportsong of the Week #49
"Laat je banden zingen" Lyrics by Hanz Mirck. Music & Arrangements by Wilco Stronks. Vocals: Jeffrey Zuhdy (lead & backing vocals), Marq van Mazijk (lead vocal), John Denies (lead vocal). 2016 Sportsong of the Week #49 is a Dutch one I just found. And it's a gem. It is the official Giro D'Italia song 2016. For the Dutch city of Apeldoorn. The city where the Giro started this edition. 'Laat je banden zingen [Let your tires sing]' with lyrics by city poet Hanz Mirck and music b
Game Point On Point!
(artwork by Jack Perkins) Yesterday I received an e-mail from Andrew McNeill about the initiative he started a year ago called Game Point, a quarterly print basketball magazine honouring the creativity of hoops and the characters who shape the game. As a basketball junkie I was immediately intrigued! Andrew has surrounded himself with an amazing group of writers and illustrators lined up and waiting to get to work on the first issue of Game Point. These contributors—including
Sportsong of the Week #48
"I got a story to tell" The Notorious B.I.G. Produced by Chucky Thompson, Buckwild & Puff Daddy 1997 Sportsong of the Week #48 is on the edge of being a sportsong. But because I like the artist, love the story and it was in the news this week I had to share it with you. It's 'I got a story to tell' by the late Notorious B.I.G. The song was released posthumously on the album Life After Death in 1997. Since coming out it was a wonder who The Notorious B.I.G. was referring to o
Sportsong of the Week #47
"Campione 2000" E-Type Written by E-Type, Rick Blaskey and Kent Brainerd 2000 After a three weeks silence on the sportsong front because of a trip to South Africa we are back! Since I have been back I have been busy organising an event and exhibition during Euro 2016. That's probably the reason for 'Campione 2000' by E-Type being Sportsong of the Week #47! 'Campione 2000' was the official theme song of Euro 2000 in my homecountry the Netherlands and Belgium. It was really pop
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