"Soccer Soccer Soccer" is a song by Davide Di Marcantonio under the alias Lou Grant.
It was released together with the other Lou Grant song "People Of Music" in a vinyl single by Time Records and Avex Inc. in 1998.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Wonderful! Hero of Japan soccer
"nakata"
The people know
Power game the national Japan players
run and win
The fever go !!
[Pre-chorus]
The magic champion Kawaguchi fast
and strong
Do you remember
Bomber Kazu Miura kicking goals
And we go !!!
[Chorus]
We need
Soccer soccer soccer
Japan to the goal is wotta we need
We want
Soccer soccer soccer
It's hard game to play never forgive
Soccer soccer soccer
Dream to play another wonderful game
We need
Soccer soccer soccer
Japan plays to win fortune and fame
[Verse 2]
Run to fight mighty Nanami jumping up
green grass
And take the game
Heroes of the nation the team will be so
strong in
France in 98
Featured on[]
| Year | Version | Album | Track No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Soccer Soccer Soccer [Mixed] | Dance Stadium ~The Fight Nippon~ | Track 9 |
| Super Eurobeat Vol. 93 - Non-Stop Mega Mix | Disc 1, Track 25 | ||
| 2000 | Soccer Soccer Soccer (PPS Edit) | Parapara Stadium Presents Ale' Japan | Track 4 |
| 2002 | Soccer Soccer Soccer [Extended] | Ultra's Stadium ~I Got The Fever~ | Track 6 |
Versions[]
Trivia[]
- The song is based on soccer, especially the Japanese national football team. The players mentioned throughout the song are;
- Hidetoshi Nakata - Midfielder for Bellmare Hiratsuka and the Japanese national football team and considered one of the greatest Japanese players of all time.
- Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - Goalkeeper and captain for the Japanese national football team.
- Kazuyoshi Miura - Forward
- Hiroshi Nanami - Midfielder
- The song also mentions the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Since that song was released in 1998, the Japanese football team were part of Group H for the tournament. However, they weren't able to make it to the final rounds, losing to opponents Argentina and Croatia 0-1, and Jamaica 1-2.
- The AV02/98 vinyl single is the first to use the fifth and final label design for Time Records vinyls: a simple plain white label with black text. It would continue to be used until the release of Time Records' final vinyl single AV43/2003.