There’s a song in France right now that celebrates the Zidane’s World Cup headbutt of Marco Materazzi. I don’t feel like it’s something to be particularly celebrated, and I’d be willing to chalk it up to just a few French idiots who wanted to write a dumb song, however… the song is the #1 song in France right now. Soccer fans of France, you are skirtbags.
Check out the translated lyrics, courtesy of SI.com.
Watch out, it’s the head-butt dance!
(Head-butt, head-butt)
Head-butt to the right
(Head-butt, head-butt)
Head-butt to the left
(Head-butt, head-butt)Go, Bleus, Go!
Zidane, he hit [him], Zidane, he slapped (him)
(Head-butt, head-butt. Head-butt, head-butt)The guido, he was hurt
Zidane hit (him)
The Italian is not doing well
Zidane slapped (him)
The referee saw it on TV
Zidane hit (him)
But we lost the World Cup
We had a good laugh anyway
Well, that’s the best fucking song I’ve heard since Mambo No. 5. Just inspired, Frenchy. Brilliant in its simplicity. It’s good to see that we’re not the only nation prone to falling in love with terrible songs.
What a tremendous thing to celebrate. Hey, we lost, but at least the best player in our nation’s history failed to keep his shit together for long enough to help us out in a penalty shootout. Italy has the World Cup, but at least Zinedine Zidane’s mother doesn’t have to be offended by an insult she never would have heard, anyway. Pat yourselves on the back for that one.
Andrew Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 4:27 am
Ok, the American version:
Watch out, it’s the steroids dance!
(Steroids, steroids)
Steroids to the right
(Steroids, steroids)
Steroids to the left
(Steroids, steroids)
Go, Giants, go!
Barry, he juiced, Barry, he injected
(Steroids, steroids)
Bud Selig, he was bothered
Barry evaded
Selig is not doing well
Barry denied
The commish read it in the papers
Barry ignored him
Bonds lost his dignity
But we had a good laugh anyway
Okay, maybe steroids aren’t quite as funny as a headbutt.
Mike Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 4:44 am
I think the American version is as funny as the French version.
That French Guy Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:54 am
Two things :
1. You missed the line with “Trezeguet missed it”
2. Fuck those 12-year old kids buying that crap.
Andrew Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 10:13 am
Is it me or do the French just create their own version of world events and don’t really care what actually happened?
Like Lance cheating 7 times or the referee seeing the head-butt on television even though it’s been proven that wasn’t true.
People complain about America for doing stuff like that, but when we suck at something, or better yet, flat out lose, we just whine about it - we don’t actually convince ourselves that something different happened.
Like when USA Basketball didn’t win the last olympic medal, nobody after the fact decided to say that it was because we used an international sized ball or something, we all just bitched about the team, the coach, and the selection process.
Ugh. Damn surrender monkeys.
Dave141 Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:35 pm
I’m not sure how it’s been proven that the 4th official didn’t make his call based on the stadium replay. He says he didn’t, but it took an awfully long time for the call to get made. Not that it really matters, because Zidane did head-butt him, and he should have been tossed.
But I hear plenty of people in the U.S whining about international rules every time our NBA spoiled brats don’t win a world basketball tournament. And it’s obvious that the song is tongue-in-cheek; buying it in the record store is hardly a political statement.
Now, sorry, I’ve got to go. My 8-year-old wants me to burn a CD of that crappy song.
The Bird Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 2:32 pm
Thank goodness for American cheerleaders. Did you see some of the cheerleaders in that video? Egads.
mc Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Nothing takes the sting out of losing more than cheerleaders, a eukele, a bad wig and a catchy dance song.
Dammit, this is going to run through my head for days…