Snooker Loopy
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| "Snooker Loopy" | |
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| Single by Chas & Dave, The Matchroom Mob | |
| B-side | "Wallop (Snookered)" |
| Released | May 1986 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 3:49 |
| Label | Rockney |
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"Snooker Loopy" is a novelty song written by Chas & Dave. As performed by them, alongside professional snooker players Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Willie Thorne, Terry Griffiths, Tony Meo as guest vocalists (as well as their then manager Barry Hearn - billed as 'The Matchroom Mob', it was released as a single in May 1986 and reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] (Matchroom Sport, owned by promoter Hearn, was the company that at the time employed all these snooker players.)[3]
The lyric is a mild roast of the styles and antics of the players involved: "old Willie Thorne, his hair's all gawn", for example. The verse on Steve Davis also makes light of the 1985 World Snooker Championship final and his missed black in the final frame, and notes his manager is not concerned who should win the upcoming 1986 Championship, "because he's got the rest of us signed up!" Somewhat ironically, the player who won the 1986 World Snooker Championship – Joe Johnson – was not involved, having been a 150–1 outsider before the tournament.[4] Johnson did, however, go on to release a cover of "Everlasting Love" later that year.[5]
Upon reaching the top 10, the players joined Chas & Dave and performed the song on Top of the Pops.
| "The Romford Rap" | |
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| Single by Chas & Dave, The Matchroom Mob | |
| B-side | "The Crackerjack! Theme Song" |
| Released | April 1987 |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Label | Rainbow Records |
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A follow-up snooker song, The Romford Rap, was released in 1987. This time, 'The Matchroom Mob' was made up of Steve Davis, Willie Thorne, Jimmy White, Neal Foulds, Dennis Taylor, Tony Meo and Terry Griffiths.[6] It was far less successful, only reaching No. 91 on the UK chart.[7]