From Vindaloo to AI hellscapes: the unofficial World Cup songs are coming

According to Keith Allen, lead singer of Fat Les, legendary bassist Guy Pratt made more money from just being the producer of ‘Vindaloo’, the unofficial England World Cup song for the 1998 tournament, than from playing with Pink Floyd.

How cruel life is. When any one of four superb letters yesterday could have potentially won letter o’ the day it goes to a usual suspect … and it’s prizeless. A bit like Macclesfield nearly capturing all the headlines in this year’s FA Cup, only to be outdone by Port Vale … but Manchester City triumphing in the end. Keep up the good/bad work” – Andy Morrison.

Arsenal are indeed, despite what is reported elsewhere, still in the running for the quadruple. This would consist of winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in addition to the most prestigious Spurs relegation. Fingers crossed!” – Mike Kovacs.

Many thanks for the picture of Charlton and Best at Crystal Palace in 1969 (yesterday’s Memory Lane, full email edition). First game I attended as a young United fan. My dad, a City fan, took me” – Simon Webber.

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