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Revision as of 09:56, 13 June 2014
"Olé, Olé, Olé" (from Spanish: "Oé, Oé, Oé") is a soccer chant.
Origin
One evidence of the chant appeared in an article of the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia from 1982. It was during the final match of the Spanish Football League that year. After Real Sociedad had been proclaimed champion, the people at the Atotxa Stadium in San Sebastián started to sing "Campeones, campeones, hobe, hobe, hobe", which literally means "Champions, champions, we are the best". The latter three words belonging to the Basque language. The chant expanded to the rest of Spain, and become known as "Oé, Oé, Oé".
The word "olé" itself, being a Spanish interjection thought to be of Arabic origin, or derived from the Germanic in the Iberian peninsula, from which it also derives the English Hello and the neighbour Portuguese Olá, is mostly associated with the bullfighting of last centuries, but also with other sports after the 19th century.[1] It was chanted when individuals seemed to rise above themselves in performance.
The chant is used frequently in football games around the world (for example by the supporters of the Republic of Ireland national football team.[2][3]), and can be heard in Montreal Canadiens hockey games when the team is winning.[4] It is also used by supporters of the University of California, Santa Barbara's Gaucho intercollegiate sports teams, particularly the basketball, soccer, cross-country, and track programs, and led to the creation of a mascot, simply named Olé.[5]
In the United States, the chant has been used at American football games, most notably at home games for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The chant is also common at WWE events taking place in Europe, in Montreal (as evidenced during the start of the September 10th, 2012 episode of WWE Raw or the 2009 WWE Breaking Point pay-per-view) or in the U.S. with a large European crowd, such as the April 8th, 2013 edition of WWE Raw at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey the night after WrestleMania 29.[6]
In Argentina, sometimes the name of a person the people could be cheering to is added at the end; e.g.: "Olé, olé olé ole, Die-go, Die-go! (referring to Diego Armando Maradona).
Anderlecht Champion
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In 1985, Hans Kusters, the head of the Belgian label Hans Kusters Music, asked music producer Roland Verlooven and singer Grand Jojo to "write a song for the Belgian soccer champs Anderlecht called “Anderlecht Champion”".[7] It was composed by Armath (an alias of Roland Verlooven[8]) and Deja, and recorded both in French and Dutch by the Belgian singer Grand Jojo, along with the players of R.S.C. Anderlecht, and released that year by Disques Vogue.
A year later, he recorded another version, "E Viva Mexico", which introduced the chorus "Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé, We are the champions".
Both of the versions used a slightly different variation of the chant, which probably was also originated in Spain[verification needed]. This chant was the basis for many versions to be recorded by many other artists, including the more popular 1987 hit of a group known as "The Fans". The other being Chumbawamba's 1998 hit "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)".
In 2009 it was recorded by Overtone, and used in the 2009 film Invictus.
Olé, Olé, Olé (The Name of the Game)
In 1987, Roland Verlooven produced a more internationally popular version of the chant, "Olé, Olé, Olé (The Name of the Game)". It was recorded by a group known as "The Fans",[9] and published by Hans Kusters Music. It was released in Spain by Discos Games, and in Germany by ZYX Records. The text of it goes "Olé, olé, olé, olé, we are the champions, we are the champions", but there are widespread misunderstandings of it rather being "...we are the champs, we are the champs" by many who have simply not heard and understood the lyrics correctly.
¡Olé!
It is also the chorus of a song titled "¡Olé!", by the Bouncing Souls. This version of the song is played at the Bell Centre when the Montreal Canadiens are playing and is used as their "winning chant". It is also used by Canadian professional wrestler El Generico as his entrance theme, and was used by professional wrestler CM Punk in the early 2000s in St Paul Championship Wrestling, Steel Domain Wrestling, and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA Mid-South). In addition, the song was featured in the video game NHL 11, and is the entrance theme for improv team Scrambled Legs.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Desde el vestuario realista salían voces cantarinas de los jugadores que se apuntaban al clarnor popular: «Campeones hobe, hobe, hobe». Lo de hobe se puede traducir por el mejor en la lengua vasca"
- ^ THOMAS J. FITZGERALD, DIANA ROJAS, and MARAH SHUMAN (1994-06-19). "A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH AS ITALY IS DEFEATED, 1–0". The Record (Bergen County, NJ).
Banging on bodhran drums, the Irish were on their feet – an hour before game time. They chanted, "Ole, ole," their national soccer cheer, imported from Spain
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Doyle, John (June 7, 2002). "Green Army conquering with smiles". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100420/mtl_habslose_100420/20100420/
- ^ http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/genrel/blank_ole00.html
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1597510-wwe-raw-live-results-reaction-and-analysis-post-wrestlemania-29-show
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080514201924/http://www.hanskustersmusic.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Roland+Verlooven
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fans%2C+The The Fans Discography at Discogs
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzAaMbKpeKU
External links
- World Cup 2014 Brazil Ole Ole Official Song
- Anderlecht Champion at The Originals
- Ole, Allah and all Claim for the etymology of olé from Allaah (Allah, God) and lack of evidence
- Oley!! short film on Hudud Law