Baddiel & Skinner’s Three Lions was almost banned due to ‘unacceptable’ original ‘Butcher at war’ lyric
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metro.co.ukEngland prepare to take on Italy in Sunday’s final. Steve Double, former head of media relations at the FA has since revealed that the original version was almost banned by the organisation over a lyric they deemed ‘unacceptable’.
He revealed in the Mirror that he was the ‘faceless bureaucrat’ that almost vetoed the song, which has returned to the charts, over fears one line could be tied to football hooliganism.
Steve revealed: ‘The overwhelming fear of the Football Association was that hooliganism – so much more prevalent then than now – would mar the tournament and ruin the reputation of English football.’He continued: ‘Foreseeing no issues, I read the lyrics. “Jules Rimet still gleaming… 30 years of hurt… never stopped me dreaming”..
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