World Cup songs are a big part of the tournamenttournament/ˈtʊrnəmənt/L2锦标赛a competition or series of games in which many players or teams take part to find the best one. Fans love to sing them before matches. Some songs from the 1990s are still very popular today. For example, 'Put 'Em Under Pressure' was made for the Republic of Ireland in 1990. Its famous choruschorus/ˈkɔːrəs/L2副歌the part of a song that is repeated after each verse, often the most memorable part is 'Olé, olé, olé, olé'. Another classic is 'World In Motion' for England. Fans still sing 'it's coming home' with excitement.
Barry Devlin helped create the Republic of Ireland's song. He said it is "one of the greatest soccer anthemsanthems/ˈænθəmz/L2颂歌songs that are very popular and represent a group, team, or country, especially sung with strong feeling there has ever been". The song includes a guitar part from the band Horslips. It also has a quote from 1966 World Cup winner Jack Charlton. Devlin thinks the songs from 1990 were a special moment. He believes they have not been improved since then.
Northern Ireland also had World Cup songs in the 1980s. Former player Gerry Armstrong recorded one with singer Dana. He remembered feeling nervousnervous/ˈnɜːrvəs/L2紧张的feeling worried or scared about something that is going to happen before the recording. However, the players relaxedrelaxed/rɪˈlækst/L2放松的feeling calm and not worried or tense after having some drinks. In 1970, Phil Coulter helped write England's song 'Back Home'. It sold many records until England lost a big match. Coulter was so upset that he threw his dinner at the television.
