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We can boogie all night long11/26/2022 ![]() ![]() Let’s hope Scotland can ration out the song until then. “The real risk is that the combination of football fans and internet culture will result in the song having the arse kicked out of it, and by June it’s lost its appeal.” “The thought of thousands of Scotsmen dancing and off-key singing along to it in the Trafalgar Square fountain is already clear in my mind,” says Duncan. Duncan McKay, also a contributor to View From the Terrace, says, “‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ follows a long tradition of Scottish football fans co-opting songs as their own, from the Tartan Army’s previous efforts with ‘ Doe A Deer’ to Kilmarnock’s adoption of Marie Osmond’s ‘Paper Roses’, to ‘Simply the Best’ blaring out prior to Rangers running on the pitch at Ibrox.” This isn’t the first time Scottish football fans have repurposed a classic song. There’s probably work still to be done for the sport to fully embrace gay players, but I do think we’ll reach the point soon when people just won’t care anymore and footballers will be judged solely on their ability and nothing else.” “There may have been a point in time where Considine would have been criticised or disdained for dressing up in drag and miming the song, but everything about that video has been embraced by the nation. ![]() Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is now OPEN We can't wait to see you 22. “That’s an interesting question, and it’s one I’d probably agree with,” he says. Bring the Night Alive We’ll Rock You All Night Long. After all, disco is historically a gay (and Black) genre. I ask Craig if he thinks the the song’s popularity indicates a wider change in Scottish football culture – a greater tolerance for femininity, or gayness, or whatever you want to call it. Un-ironically, I think it’s good to see a straight footballer embrace androgyny and homoeroticism in a playful way like this. Straight, cisgender men dressing up in drag on stag nights can sometimes be perceived as transphobic or homophobic (“a man in a dress, lol!”), but Considine commits to the performance with such pouting intensity that it’s hard to fault him for it. It’s also been given a degree of popularity by the Open Goal podcast – the panel bring up the song and sing it whenever Considine’s name is mentioned – and this will no doubt have contributed to its ubiquity amongst Scotland supporters.” From that point on, the song has become an anthem. He didn’t play in the win over Serbia on Thursday night, but after securing qualification to the Euros, the Scotland players were filmed all dancing to ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ in the changing rooms. ![]() “Fast-forward to the present day,” he continues, “and Considine was handed an unlikely call-up to the Scotland national team at the age of 33. ![]()
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