"Spirit of the Blues"
Single
B-side"Forever Ever-ton"
Released1984
LabelDirect
Songwriter(s)

"Spirit of the Blues" is a song recorded by Kinsley Music. It was released in April 1984 by Liverpool-based Direct Records ahead of the 1984 FA Cup Final.

In September 2020, the song became popular having been featured in social media memes.[1] The origin of the meme was posted on 2 September 2020 on Twitter by user adamsg1878; it contained footage from the music video of Coldplay's "Adventure of a Lifetime" featuring chimpanzees dancing around and enjoying themselves while "Spirit of the Blues" music played. It was accompanied with the text "We're actually signing James, Allan and Doucoure".[2]

The song reached #65 in the Official Singles Chart Top 100 and #1 in the downloads chart for 2-8 October 2020.[3] It was re-released on vinyl on 2 October 2020 by Everton F.C. in conjunction with Cherry Red Records, with a piano version of Z-Cars on the B-side.[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spirit of the Blues"Kinsley Music (Billy Kinsley, Kenny Parry) 
2."Forever Ever-ton"Graham Gouldman 

References

  1. ^ "Football: Everton team song knocks Miley Cyrus off charts". NZ Herald. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ @adamsg1878 (September 2, 2020). "We're actually signing James, Allan and Doucoure" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "spirit of the blues | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Everton Hit 'Spirit Of The Blues' Gets Limited-Edition Vinyl Re-Release". www.evertonfc.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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