Snooker Loopy
| "Snooker Loopy" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Chas & Dave, The Matchroom Mob | |
| B-side | "Wallop (Snookered)" |
| Released | May 1986 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 3:49 |
| Label | Rockney |
| Songwriter(s) | Chas & Dave |
| Producer(s) | Chas & Dave |
"Snooker Loopy" is a humorous song which was released as a single in May 1986, and entered the UK Singles Chart, reaching #6.[1] It was written and performed by Chas & Dave and featured snooker players Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Willie Thorne, Terry Griffiths and Tony Meo, as backing vocalists under the name 'The Matchroom Mob'[2] – Matchroom Sport being the company owned by promoter Barry Hearn which employed all these snooker professionals at the time.[3]
The lyric is a mild satire on the style and antics of the players involved: "old Willie Thorne, his hair's all gawn", for example. The verse on Steve Davis also makes light of the 1985 World Snooker Championship final and his missed black in the final frame, and notes his manager is not concerned who should win the upcoming 1986 Championship, "because he's got the rest of us signed up!"
Chas & Dave performed the song at their live shows with the original lyric during the subsequent part of their career, even after all the players mentioned had retired from the professional game.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Snooker Loopy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "Willie Thorne: From Mr Maximum to Snooker Loopy - remembering one of the game's great characters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "When Snooker Went Loopy". BBC. 2000-11-20. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- 1986 singles
- Snooker mass media
- Novelty songs
- Sporting songs
- Chas & Dave songs