There is a wonderful series in the Sunday Times called "Going for a Song". Last week Phil Jupitus described why he he picked "The Birds will still be Singing" by Elvis Costello. He starts off "Being someone who is easily manipulated by emotions means that I am more than fair game for any artist who can spin a heart wrenching turn of phrase or construct just the right interplay of chords to tip me over into floods of tears".
I hardly ever reach such a state, but on Saturday at midday, the first game at the new Wembley was introduced by a montage of the old Wembley, its demolition and the building of the new stadium, all to Coldplay's "Fix You". Good old Sky. Sometimes they do things better than anyone. So that was all pretty emotional. But then they showed some interviews with people outside the ground, and some had memories of the old Wembley. I just thought of 1966 and that was it.
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