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Artist: Grand Jojo/Lange Jojo
Author: J. Deja/Roland Verlooven
Label: Vogue
Year: 1985
Released to mark another title for RCS Anderlecht as Belgian Football Champion in '85. The refrain is the famous Olé Olé Olé Olé, We Are The Champions (2x) heard in football stadions all over the world. Not to be confused with that other Olé football sing-along song: Olé, Ole-é, Olé, Ole Ólee, Ole-é. See: Olé (Het W.K. Lied). See also: Hoezee Hoezee Vivat Oranje Boven. Another famous Anderlecht sing-along Allons les Mauves was first cut by Jean Narcy in 1977, using the tune of We Zijn Er Bijna (Maar Nog Niet Helemaal), wherever that came from.
Covers:
José Rocha [Portuguese version with the Benfica church choir and one with Benfica supporters]
Walter Capiau & De Oranje Duivels [same yell in E Viva Mexico, along with Dutch football players in Belgium: Arie Haan, Barry Hulshoff and Henk Houwaart to name just a few; Lange Jojo/Grand Jojo also cut it as such]
Marathon Boys [as Olé We Are The Champions; introducing the yell in the Dutch skating world; 1986 was an 11 Stedentocht winter]
Jos Mommen [solo accordion]
Fans [as The Name Of The Game; n°1 Japan in '94; when Japan felt they might end up with the final 24 teams for the '94 World Cup Football in the US, they assured themselves a fitting theme song in Belgium; they didn't qualify, but that didn't stop this Olé Olé-yell being used in all sorts of software applications made in Japan]
Chumbawamba [as Top Of The World (Olé Olé Olé)]
Tony Marshall [as Wir sind die Champions (olé olé olé)]
Waves [as The Name Of The Game n°1 in Japan; see the note behind the Fans version ('87)]
Boma [as Viva Boma, FC De Kampioenen version during World Cup Football in the US]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)