The Lightning Seeds, Baddiel & Skinner play ‘Three Lions’ on ‘The Final Leg’
Because the build-up to England’s look within the last of Euro 2020 continues, The Lightning Seeds, Baddiel and Skinner carried out their soccer anthem ‘Three Lions’ on The Final Leg final night time (July 9) – watch the efficiency under.
The monitor, initially written for Euro ’96, has turn out to be the defining music of the England staff in each main event since, and the brand new TV rendition was confirmed earlier this week.
For the brand new efficiency, the band and pair of comedians performed the music within the studio, with each Baddiel and Skinner each decked out in England’s house shirt from the 1996 event.
Watch the rendition of ‘Three Lions’ under:
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— Ant Gill (@AntGill77) July 9, 2021
England will play Italy within the last of Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium in London tomorrow night time (July 11), marking the primary time the boys’s staff have made a significant event last since profitable the World Cup in 1966.
Forward of the efficiency on The Final Leg, The Lightning Seeds’ frontman promised that he would “discover an event” to carry out the music earlier than the sport – however stated a pre-match rendition at Wembley Stadium was wanting more and more unlikely.
Broudie additionally not too long ago mirrored on 25 years of ‘Three Lions’ and revealed the key behind its enduring recognition.
“Individuals stroll previous my window late at night time singing it, it simply makes me smile,” Broudie stated. “There’s a sure poetic symmetry, 25 years on, identical venue [Wembley], there’s something. You prefer to really feel there’s a wind blowing in your aspect.”
After England beat Denmark within the semi-final of the event on Wednesday night time (June 7) to make their first last in over half a century, Adele lead reactions to the victory from the leisure world celebrating the win.
“IT’S BLOODY COMING HOME,” she wrote on social media, referencing the immortal hook from ‘Three Lions’.