IT’S 25 YEARS ago today since one of the most famous football songs was released.
The ‘Anfield Rap,’ featuring a memorable musical turn from the club’s star midfielder at the time, John Barnes, is being remembered today by some of Liverpool’s older fans.
Speaking to the official Liverpool FC site recently, former player Craig Johnston recalled the project’s inception.
“I just loved rap and it wasn’t here. So I said to Barnes ‘Do you do a bit of rap?’ and he said ‘I love that stuff’. I said what about we do a Liverpool song that’s a rap?
“I love accents and I thought of doing a rap about accents – how the lads all come together and create this amazing thing called Liverpool Football Club, a team who were unbeatable. The whole thing was funny.”
Ex-Ireland international, John Aldridge, who also featured on the track, added:
“That was great fun,” he said. “I know the words off by heart because it’s sung to me wherever I go.
“People sing it and the fans still love it. Craig Johnston’s idea, I thought it was a great song, just for the craic at the time. It was brilliant the way he came out with all the lyrics for everyone.”
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