McLovin
The World Cup in South Africa 2010 was one of my highlights of the year. With the tournament kicking off two days after I'd finished my degree, most of the matches took place in a blissful three week post-exam pre-results bubble of happiness. I could legitimately indulge in watching three football matches a day guilt free. In fact, I loved the tournament so much I bought this little fellow (Zakumi's the name!) so I had a memento to remind me of it when it was all over.
Shout For England, however, is the dark cloud over my otherwise supremely rose tinted memories. Its monotonous, aggressive style ('come and have a go if you think you're 'ard enough!') is bad for starters. But what makes it worse is it seems to perfectly reflect England's appalling performances. Tedious, lazy and agonising, if any England team deserved a rubbish anthem, this one did. James Cordon, most famous for his comedy performances, makes no attempt to add humour to the proceedings (maybe a small blessing), while Dizzee makes it two awful number ones in a row. With Simon Cowell the mastermind behind this track's existence, it's a tussle over whether Helping Haiti for Shout For England will become 2010's least remembered or liked number ones.
When people look back on this World Cup, Shout will hopefully not be the song that reminds them of it. That crown is shared by K'naan's wonderful Waving Flag and Shakira's Waka Waka (This Time For Africa). I know they're the ones I'll listen to when I'm in a reminiscing mood. That, or I'll just order a vuvuzela from Ebay.
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