The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme C/D

DJ Annie Nightingale loved this track !

why wasn't it number one for 16 weeks?

I would like to hear it again. I think there is an Emerson Lake and Palmer undercurrent to it.

how did it go down? lots of pogo-ing?

there is. it's on eMusic and i downloaded it from there a few months back as part of the free trial thing they do.

On Amazon it says it is the 7 inch, FWIW.

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I think I paid like $2 NZ for this 12". Not showing off, that's a bummer.

Why is it a bummer? It's a DA DA DA DADAH DA DA DA DE DA DHA

ohhhh, umMMMM (duH duH duH), brrrr,,,,,,,,,,,,

How come I can easily recall how "baby I love you so" goes but this one not at all?

It's a bummer cos this is a song I'd seriously consider as one of my fav ever, and the bside's killer as well, and man what's with people? TWO DOLLARS?

anybody prefer the this mortal coil version of tarantula? i might. i love what they did to it. breakdown is, of course, pure genius and unbeatable.

i think i still own the vinyl that collects the 12-inchs, but the sound is so bad in comparison. baby i love you is probably in my top ten of 12 inch singles as far as sound goes. SO fucking loud and beautiful.

(likewise, the double album version of their full-length sounds better than the single album version. or maybe it's just my imagination.)

i won't do a poll, but i would have a hard time picking my fave song from here:

1. "Sleepwalker"
2. "Just Give 'em Whiskey"
3. "Say You"
4. "The Moon is Blue"
5. "Inside Informer"
6. "Punch"
7. "Suspicion"
8. "Manic"
9. "You Keep Me Hangin On"
10. "Arena"

1. "Edit The Dragon"
2. "Hipnition"
3. "We Walk Around The Streets"
4. "Arena II"
5. "Manic II"
6. "Fast Dump"
7. "Sex Gun"

You know, I pulled out their album recently and it hasn't aged particularly well, really. Still some good bits but not the end-to-end thriller it once was, alas.

i dunno. i bought a best-of and listen to it a lot. timeless wonder.

They certainly popularised the whole sampling thing in the indie scene at the time, I seem to recall it wasnt such a big thing anywhere but hiphop back then, and of course the whole MARRS sample-lawsuit hoohaa.

"Just Give 'em Whiskey" was great.

Is it my imagination or did they record that song at a higher volume than anything else recorded at the time? Or is it just a naturally 'big' sound?

I remember having to turn my stereo down whenever I put it on because it was simply too loud.

I usually turn it up whenever I put it on because it is simply too great

What tune did the BBC actually pick for their 1986 World Cup coverage theme?

That horrible New Order thing?

Wait, was that the same year? I'm daft.

I usually turn it up whenever I put it on because it is simply too great

OK, Mr President, I was asking for that, but really it is a very loud record.

I remember hoping and praying the BBC would choose Colourbox for their 86 WC coverage, but alas it was not to be (not that I remember what they eventually chose.)

On Googling, apparently it was something called "Aztec Lightning" by somebodies called "Heads."

As far as I remember, it's ALWebber.

Good old meritocratic BBC.

That horrible New Order thing?

-- Trayce, Thursday, 28 June 2007 10:54 (1 hour ago)

:O

They certainly popularised the whole sampling thing in the indie scene at the time, I seem to recall it wasnt such a big thing anywhere but hiphop back then, and of course the whole MARRS sample-lawsuit hoohaa.

Big Audio Dynamite were doing this around the same time too altho they're probably not as Indie.

Trayce, the horrible New Order thing was 4 years later.

also, it wasn't horrible.

art of noise were indie, weren't they? but, yeah, i always thought that colourbox were pretty unique. they way they mixed and matched things.

and then after pump up the volume *poof* they just disappeared? what the hell happened to them?

They bought themselves out of the 4AD contract, presumably signed with a major and *then* vanished.

Come on "World in Motion" was terrible. EN GER LAND.

pretty good lyrics for a New Order song.

You try stretching "England" out to get three syllables!

Sorry Daniel, it IS loud. I actually usually turn it down at first but end up with it right back up again.

I can't understand why I never posted to this thread. *shakes head*

I find the Colourbox World Cup Theme hard to remember and not very remarkable, even though I did play it again after this thread got started. I almost think Scott is right that the This Mortal Coil version of "Tarantula" is just a little bit better than the original. Also I wish to god I still had my "Baby I Love You So" 12"! :(

I also agree with Mr. Odd that the last time I tried to play the entirety of the double LP it just didn't seem half as exciting as it did when it came out. I still love "Arena" a lot, though.

And I won't stand for any hatred of New Order's World In Motion. Not for a minute.

So good I just listened to it twice.

doo doo doo doo d-doo-doo d-d-d-d-d-doo doo d-d-d-d-d-doo doo-doo doo doo!!!

jed - played this as the last record tonight. shame you missed it as you'll have to wait four years before i play it again.

only one year to wait now, might try and be there for this

ah, I hadn't heard that before - that's lovely. I'm finding it impossible to remember when I'm not actually playing it though.

Mexico 86 was great all round, actually. I loved the official 'Aztec Lightning' theme, I even bought it (I was nine). In truth the recorded version was a bit house-band-y, but it made for a really dramatic credit sequence as I recall, plus I associated it with that cool logo with the horizontal lines. How crushing the disappointment when we finally got a world cup in the daytime

Super duper classic!

:D

only one year to wait now, might try and be there for this

― other instrument (sic), Friday, 5 June 2009 16:16 (3 years ago)

ha ha, I did go once in 2010 but stirmy wasn't there. how about next year?

just relistened, so great