Yesterday I went to see Swindon Town play Fleetwood Town. Before the match Swindon went into the game propping up the entire Football League for the first time*. 92nd out of 92. Rock bottom.*
I don't know why this track has stuck with me all these years. Rock Bottom was the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry in 1977, ultimately finishing second to France. It also reached number 19 in the charts for singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul and writer/producer Mike Moran.
Catchy little tune. Worth watching the video for Ronnie Hazlehurst's conducting get-up!
* Since the reorganisation of the league in the late 1950s that got rid of Division Three North and South anyway.
** Swindon won so are now up to the heady heights of 90th out of the 92. Good times.
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