Down at the Factory we've aired a few Cazorla chants [I have a couple corking Christmas ones that may show up at a later date] but haven't settled on one just yet. The Seven Nation Army one doesn't seem to have legs with our grumpy bunch, but we've done the Tuesday Club Chim Chim Cher-ee one with mixed success.
Recently, fellow NY Gooner John said he thought this tune would make a catchy Cazorla chant [probably after screening Cinderella with his kids], since his name fits so nicely in the meter of the first line. He set me the task of coming up with something but I didn't know the tune. Once I heard it the words happened almost instantly. You've got to talk about his two-footedness of course, and I copped the last line from the Tuesday Club. Fair warning, it can get stuck in your head. On the plus side of that, it's easy to sing over and over to the annoyance of any rivals nearby.
Not too long ago, @7amkickoff tweeted that someone should come up with a Giroud chant to this tune. Diseased as I am, I couldn't resist. I tweeted it back to him in two parts and several folks retweeted and commented back, so I started giving it the gas down at the Factory. Surprisingly TJ, who normally hates my stuff, rather enjoyed it. I've been toying with this Ridiculous Chants column idea for a while, so I figured I'd better launch it while the stars are aligned. Almost as soon as I posted it Jack chimed in with the line substituting Frenchman for future from the end of the song, and next thing you know I had another verse. Jack's dream is to get the hmmm hmmm hmmm's going down at the pub. Maybe this weekend. [edit: changed it to ooooh ooooh ooooh. Can't get much volume with the hmmm's]
[I Melt With You/Modern English] special mention to @7amkickoff for suggesting the tune for a Giroud chant
The Frenchman's open wide, he’s in acres of space Runs like an ostrich, but he’s got a chiseled face When he attacks, defenders crash around the place Never really knowing he was always....fucking ace Just knock the ball up to Giroud He started slowly but he's getting better all the time. He's more handsome than me and you, Just knock the ball up to Giroud.
I've been toying with this Ridiculous Chants column for a while, so when Jack Wilshere recently re-emerged on twitter during a particularly lully interlull, I figured I'd pull the trigger. I have a Jumping Jack Flash one as well, but this one's a little more fun, especially since Ed is particularly fond of busting out the "WHAT YOU SAY????!!!" line that keeps the chant going.
[Hit The Road Jack/Ray Charles]
Oh look at Jack Wilshere he’s quick and he’s mean
He’s the best midfielder, that we’ve ever seen.
There’s one thing that we know,
When he gets the ball the Arsenal go [that's right]
