World Cup Song 2014: Lily Allen Releases Unofficial Single for England
Like so many artists, Lily Allen has released a World Cup song.
The unofficial song for England is called "Bass Like Home," and the singer first made the announcement over Twitter. She said, "My unofficial #worldcup song BASS LIKE HOME." She used a few emojis, such as the world and the U.K. flag.
The song is not featured on her latest album "Sheezus," and it doesn't exactly speak about soccer, notes Mail Online. But she does talk about Paul Gascoigne, who played for Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
She sings, "Who gave you [William] Shakespeare? Who gave you melons? We gave you Gazza [Paul Gascoigne], twisted your melons."
She also sings about other things that are very English.
"God save The Queen with a pint of lager. I've been around, there's no where I'd rather be," she said. "Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves. We've been doing this since way back in the day."
The song is tagged under "Kid Harpoon ideas," who is the same producer and songwriter for other artists, such as Jessie Ware, Florence + the Machine and Shakira.
She may just be following in her father's footsteps. For the 1998 World Cup in France, Keith Allen, an actor and comedian, also released his own unofficial World Cup song. His song was meant to be a joke, but it became a cult classic.
England's official song was supposed to be "Greatest Day," which is sung by Gary Barlow, Gary Lineker, Michael Owen, Kimberley Walsh and Katy B. The song was dropped from iTunes after it failed to gain fan support, according to Express.
Allen is a soccer fan. She first cheered for Fulham, but has become a Chelsea fan, like her husband.
"I'm not a Fulham fan any more," she said. "I was, but now I'm married to a Chelsea fan. We don't want to bring up our children in a competitive environment."
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