Footy footy footy! That’s right, the Euros kick into gear with such scintillating ties as Hungary vs Switzerland and Slovenia vs Denmark. The summer of big football anthems is now upon us and with England playing Serbia on Sunday evening, you can bet that the usual suspects will be wheeled out: Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds’ classic Three Lions, Fat Les’ Vindaloo and Chris Waddle and Glenn Hoddle’s synth-pop banger Diamond Lights amongst them. OK, maybe not that last one.
It’s been almost three decades since Lightning Seeds frontman and songwriter Ian Broudie teamed up with Fantasy Football League hosts Baddiel and Skinner to write and record the iconic Three Lions, and a few years ago he told this writer about his feelings around the song’s enduring appeal. It was just ahead of the World Cup in 2022 and, as such, Broudie was mentally preparing for his track to become unavoidable again.
