HAWKINS' CONTROVERSIAL WAR SOCCER SONG

Last updated: Thursday, April 27, 2006

HAWKINS' CONTROVERSIAL WAR SOCCER SONG

THE DARKNESS frontman JUSTIN HAWKINS has written a controversial anthem for this summer's (06) World Cup soccer championships in Germany - referring back to World War II.

The flamboyant singer says his country shouldn't be afraid of offending the Germans by reminding them who won the war in 1945.

Hawkins explains, "The whole point of an England World Cup song is to assert our national identity and talk about the achievements of a great nation.

"Why can't be commemorate all those men who gave their lives in the name of freedom in the war? And of course, in this case - to bash The Hun? It's a national sport.

"I based the chorus, which is just the word 'England', on the German anthem."

The lyrics of the politically-incorrect song, recorded under Hawkins' solo project BRITISH WHALE, include, "We fought them on the beaches, now we'll play them on the field. Once again, the world will surely yield."

| Thursday, April 27, 2006

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