Entrance music. You know what I'm talking about. Some tunes make the best entrance music and I want to know what they are. Context is key. Why is it that "Red Red Robin" is a traditional novelty hit, but when played at the Valley could summon Zeus from Mt Olympus. What is that "Glad or Over", a storming 60s beat classic, when played at shitehurst sound like the last farting gurgle on the fail trumpet.
Name the tune, name the occasion. Wedding marches for example, my wife's was "Bold As Love" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Class. Just wish I'd come down to "Voodoo Chile".
What about if you were a boxer? Nothing beat a bit of Oh Fortuna! For drama, but then again Barry McGuigan's Dad singing Danny Boy was class too.
Let's hear it.
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Liked Manny Pacquiou's entrance to eye of the tiger too
My brother came out for a muay thai fight at the Scala to Enter Sandman and they had strobe lights which was pretty cool.
Oasis What's the Story and Supersonic would be good I've always thought.
Loved Derry Matthew's Dignity Deacon Blue entrances, very soulful.
Mike Tyson's no music entrance added an uneeded even further layer of intimidation.
George Groves London bus- worst
The div dj played some shite Kanye West remix and it pissed me right off. Cringed at it as I walked to the ring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm0UssBkfh4
If I was a boxer I'd have Mr J by Zzebra. That's never going to happen though, so I'll have to settle for it as my ringtone.
https://youtu.be/k-xOKMScaRg
Chills.
However, the PA system certainly is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oka7etG00uY
Austin 3:16
If you know, you know...
Tyson with the white noise and clanging chains was awesome or nothing
Vitali Klitschko used to have Hells Bells by ACDC and that was good
Michael Jennings used Vlad the Impaler a few times and that was quality
Generally either go soft and meaningful (scouse boxers love a wedding song or something delicate) or hard loud and fiery
Or do what Tyson Fury did and come out on a royal caravan to Patsy Cline
Haye = Ain’t no stopping us now (M &W)
Haye’s music was more prophetic that night. Enzo may not have backed down.....but pretty soon he’s was laying down.