Thread: Memorable Sporting Event Music.

Has there been anything better than the BBC's use of Nessun Dorma for the 1990 World Cup in Italy?



I don't think there has.

The BBC have got this nailed.

Originally Posted by Mrgolofkin

Good one. Another Beeb classic.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Has there been anything better than the BBC's use of Nessun Dorma for the 1990 World Cup in Italy?

Has there every been anything less imaginative? I doubt it.

However, their use of Fleetwood Mac's The Chain... now that was spot on.

Another one for the cricket:

Who could forget this foot-tapper?




For those of you with black and white monitors, the green rep button is next to the red one.

Originally Posted by Mrgolofkin

Brilliant, thanks.

My dad and I used to watch that back in the day, when I was about 9 yrs old.


God only knows why, there was more chance of the Berlin Wall coming down than us going fokin' skiing.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

They could have gone for Boney M or some acid house, but I'm not convinced it would have accompanied Gazza and Maradona's tears in the footballing theatres of Turin and Rome in quite the same way.

They should have gone for Joy Division - Failures.

In fact they should do that for every tournament England are in.

Can't tell me this didn't happen on purpose...



Wasn't memorable so much for the music, but for the 'wardrobe malfunction' at the end.

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