While My Guitar Gentile Weeps

OK, someone’s been cheating.

Since the publication of Navas What I Call Music, new suggestions for 2010 World Cup players in song titles have been literally trickling in. Some are posted on the original blog but others have been reaching me via other means. Among my favourites are Sneijders On The Storm, Mueller Kintyre and Iniesta-day.

However, a text arrived only this morning with an effort that’s in flagrant breach of the rules: Mrdja On Zidane’s Floor.

Clearly, the use of a player not appearing at South Africa 2010 bars this entry from inclusion. Shame on you, nameless person, for attempting to squeak it under the radar.

And yet. It does open up the possibility of an exciting new list. An all-time greats collection, featuring World Cup stars of yesteryear. Inspired by the shameful cheat, here are a few to get us started:

Murder On Zidane’s Floor
While My Guitar Gentile Weeps
Sweet Charlton Mine (we don’t normally do individual credits, but thanks to the missus for this one)
I Would Walk 500 Gemmills
Banks For The Memories
All I Need Is Vieira I Breathe
Little Green Baggio
Cry Me A Rivelino
Are You Cohen To Scarborough Fayre?
We’re Zoff To See The Wizard
The Future’s So Breitner I Gotta Wear Shades
Pele That Funky Music
When Eusebio Nothing At All
I Wish I Was A Little Bit Augenthaler