I Don’t Like Cricket (again)

July 20, 2006 at 6.51 pm

Almost exactly on cue, Cricinfo did an article on cricket-related songs!

Here’s the entry for Dreadlock Holiday:

Dreadlock Holiday - 10CC
The song that contains the oft used line "I don’t like cricket, I love it", the lyrical equivalent of a leg-side full toss to any TV producer looking for cricket-related background music. The song was successful in its own right, reaching No. 1 in the UK in 1978, and its reggae rhythms mean that if England are in the Caribbean then it’s sure to be resurrected by Sky Sports. The fact that the song had been embraced by the authorities to promote the game rather overlooks the fact that the overall theme is about being mugged while on holiday in Jamaica. Unlikely, therefore, to feature as Jamaica’s World Cup song, especially as it came from the album Bloody Tourists.

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