While Maura’s favorite sport seems to have its fair share of music related content, my deep love of soccer doesn’t seem to work its way into posts too often. But thanks to Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard’s Monday arrest in a Southport, England, bar, my dream of melding my two ridiculous passions into one post has come true!
I mean, there’s not much news in Gerrard’s arrest for a fracas with a nightclub DJ, despite my desire as a Chelsea fan for him to be locked up until June or so. But look at what the fight was over! It seems Steven wanted the DJ to put on something by his favorite artist, and the DJ refused.
One report suggested Gerrard and a group of his friends were involved in an altercation after the man refused to allow them to choose the songs played on the venue’s sound system. Gerrard is a big fan of Phil Collins and counts the singer’s greatest hits as his favourite album. He is also partial to Coldplay.
I’m not entirely sure what the Coldplay reference was thrown in, except for the article’s author to have an opportunity to reiterate that Gerrard’s taste sucks, but I just can’t imagine what amount of alcohol it would take to have me ready to break a bottle over my inability to hear “One More Night.”Guess I should wait to hear… wait for it… “Both Sides of the Story”.
That being said, nothing will ever diminish my love for “Easy Lover”:
While it doesn’t relate to the post except under the most tangential of circumstances, here’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s take on “Sussudio”, although I’m not entirely sure he was aware of what was going on.
Steven Gerrard faces assault charge over bar fracas [Guardian]
@UKidol: Open letter to those running Chelsea: I am always available for pre-match DJ’ing. It’s worth a try considering the form lately.
YNWA!
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Considering the Guardian’s penchant for missing key elements of grammar, spelling, and basic reporting, and the ambiguous “one report suggests” lead-in, perhaps Stevie G was really asking that the Phil Collins be turned off.
@Maciej, which bar? My regular (Kinsale, 93rd & 3rd) doesn’t have anyone singing.
@Deadly Tango: Nevada Smith’s. I started going this summer for the Euros when I didn’t have cable and, despite the fact that it def isn’t a Liverpool bar, have stuck around there mostly (it helps me greatly that it’s off the L train, esp. for the early games).
@Deadly Tango: Nevada Smith’s. I started going this summer for the Euros when I didn’t have cable and, despite the fact that it def isn’t a Liverpool bar per se (everyone goes there, but there are especially huge and loud Arse and Spartak London factions), have stuck around there mostly. It helps me greatly that it’s off the L train, esp. for the early games.
whoops.
@Deadly Tango: He does like Coldplay, however, so anything’s possible.
RIP Dirt Dog.
@Maciej: Gotcha. I can walk to Kinsale, so I understand the early morning proximity thing. It also helps that the bar has Setanta and is Liverpool first, Arsenal second, and no Chelskis to be found except one misguided bartender.
@Dan Gibson: Do you really want to go down this path? Does a Girls Aloud WAG give Chelsea some kind of superiority in the music department?
@Deadly Tango: We could go back and forth over this all day.
he should be arrested for his favorite music. it shows that he is passionate. or maybe he was just drunk?
The Kinsale used to be the LFC Supporters bar in NY. They moved a good 3 seasons back to the 11 Street Bar in the East Village - not unknown for the odd Red celebrity fan to show their face for a big match e.g. Elvis Costello.
This should make good fodder for new Phil Collins related Stevie G songs.
The currently most popular one, at least at the NYC bar where I watch my soccer, goes to the tune of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” (”Can’t Take the Ball Off Of You”) and often gets “Ste-ven, Ste-ven, Ste-ven Gerrard!” stuck in my head for days.
Actually, Dan, methinks a post about stadium chants would accomplish your soccer/pop combining mission quite nicely. :)
@Maciej: I agree, or the best England World Cup songs. There’s so many; World In Motion, Vindaloo, Three Lions, that one by Embrace…
I’m also a Chelsea fan, go Lamps!
@moomintroll: @Maciej: You two have made me very happy today.
Given that most footballers put joke artists into their official programme “bios” I’d take the Phil Collins thing with a huge pinch of salt … it not uncommon for team mates to fill these in.
Is the revelation on the same scale as Chelsea’s Paulo Ferreira revealing last season they listen to Leona Lewis before games?