Watch Blur’s Alex James play ‘Vindaloo’ at Wembley Stadium
nme.comAlex James has shared a video of him playing ‘Vindaloo’ at Wembley Stadium before Blur’s headline show at the venue.The 1998 football song was co-written by James, actor Keith Allen and bassist Guy Pratt.
The track served as the band Fat Les’ (Alex James, actor Keith Allen and artist Damien Hirst) debut single and was recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.James took to social media to share a video clip of him playing ‘Vindaloo’ on the Wembley Stadium stage during Blur’s soundcheck for their show on July 9.
The caption read: “Wembley is the spiritual home of Vindaloo.”A post shared by Alex James (@alexjameshq)‘Vindaloo’ was written as a parody of football chants but became one in its own right.
In an article discussing the best football songs, NME wrote: “‘Vindaloo’ is an undeniably, deeply irritating song. But that’s also kind of what makes it so amazing.”They continued: “This thing, this monstrosity of dumb chanting and inane lyrics – “We’re gonna score one more than youuuu” – made it to Number Two in the UK charts and became one of the 10 best-selling songs of 1998.
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