What do you get when you combine a stag do in Shoreditch, a veteran Aberdeen defender in drag, and a 1970s disco hit by the Spanish duo Baccara? The answer is the sound of another summer of international football, and the unlikely anthem of the Tartan Army’s adventures at Euro 2024 in Germany.
The origins of ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ becoming the tune that will be heard loud and clear from Glasgow to Munich on Friday – when Scotland face hosts Germany in the opening game of Euro 2024 – are convoluted to say the least. A track that topped the UK charts 47 years ago has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence.
