The England football team and their fans haven’t had the greatest of runs when it comes to World Cup anthems.
Some fell into the false advertising bordering on over-confidence category, like 1986’s 'We’ve Got The Whole World At Our Feet' or 2002’s 'We’re On The Ball'.
Some were embarrassing covers like ‘Come On England’ to the sound of Dexys Midnight Runners’ ‘Come On Eileen’, or the dire reworking of Tears For Fears’ hit 'Shout'.
Then came the summer of 1998, when two footie anthems battled it out in the charts.
In one corner was ‘3 Lions ‘98’ by Lightnings Seeds and Baddiel & Skinner - a reworking of the only truly memorable England anthem from the Euros two years prior. In the other corner, one of the most atrocious crimes against music: Fat Les’ ‘Vindaloo’.
