Cricket songs and tunes

[DMB]

The original "Cricket lovely cricket"

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I remember Ramadhin and Valentine

Here's a much more modern Sri Lankan version

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The BBC cricket theme

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[SteveF]

The recent Barmy Army song for Mitchell Johnson is clearly a modern classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef4YBwBhQ6Q

[Jack Willsson]

I might be showing my age but I can remember a calypso "cricket lovely cricket" that included "Ramadin and Ballantyne" (or some such spelling)

Can anyone pinpoint the year?

[Silly Sausage]

The recent Barmy Army song for Mitchell Johnson is clearly a modern classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef4YBwBhQ6Q

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[Silly Sausage]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBRAzmaq5x0

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Although it doesn't really mention cricket other than the word 'cricket' in the chorus!

[Matty]

thats a 10cc song, not a bobby cliff one.
and its called Dreadlock Holiday.

so there. :)

[Silly Sausage]

Ah, sorry, nicked it off YouTube so I didn't stick the name on.

[Matty]

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[Silly Sausage]

Ta very muchly :)

[DMB]

I might be showing my age but I can remember a calypso "cricket lovely cricket" that included "Ramadin and Ballantyne" (or some such spelling)

Can anyone pinpoint the year?

See the first video I posted and then read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Valentine

[Jack Willsson]

I might be showing my age but I can remember a calypso "cricket lovely cricket" that included "Ramadin and Ballantyne" (or some such spelling)

Can anyone pinpoint the year?

See the first video I posted and then read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Valentine

:o I should read the O.P.s - I never dreamt my memory was a famous one ...

[Berthold]

Ambiguation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGEnKh0ocb0&feature=related) :D