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Football Chants & Supporters Culture From The Mouth Of The South

Wednesday 13 March 2013

Duran Duran - "His Name Is Reo"

Another Whitecap who has impressed in the early matches of the young 2013 season is Nigel Reo-Coker. He's a midfield maestro who has an impressive resume that includes stints at Wimbledon, West Ham, Aston Villa, Bolton and Ipswich Town.

Now maybe you've already seen this and washed out your eyesockets with bleach... you usually have to go to the Mirage nightclub in Surrey if you want to see track pants and baby fat of this caliber:



Sorry about that, but there's a point to this, I swear! That sassy little chant has followed NRC from club to club in the UK, and I've heard it at BC Place a few times too. It is actually derived from this painful abomination of 80s British pop music:


That's Black Lace performing "Do The Conga" in 1984. If I ever acquire a DeLorean and some black market plutonium, I will travel through time and prevent this from happening. ALL OF IT.

In the mean time, what can we possibly do to rectify this horrifying injustice that has been inflicted upon our eyes and ears?

How about this? To the tune of "Rio" by Duran Duran:

His name is Reo-Coker
Catch him if you can
He plays for Van-cou-ver
And he's the f---ing man! 

Note to the Southsiders on-field capos... if you are asked about this one by the Whitecaps FO, that last line quite clearly says "And he's an English man." Foul language at football? Never!


Jump to the 1:00 mark of this video for the chorus. Cheers!

@johnniemonster





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