When John Fogerty, a member of Creedence Clearwater Revival, one of the most popular USA bands in the late sixties, made his second solo album in 1975, one of his most prominent hits was „Rockin’ all over the world“. A catchy tune ended up in USA’s top 40 singles, and a famous British band Status Quo covered the song in 1977 and ended up on UK’s Top 10 at number three. Whoever watched the Live Aid in 1985, a benefit concert for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, remembers it was the song which opened the concert which was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London (72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia (89,484 people).And while both John Fogerty and Status Quo are still ’Rockin’ all over the world’ after so many decades, a new generation of Arsenal youngsters are getting their way into the Gunners squad and most popular among them are Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe. Youth academy prospects are playing their best seasons so far, and both are the main Arsenal scorers at the moment, with 9 goals apiece. And Gunners fans soon found a song to celebrate the pair – ’Rockin’ all over the world’. Needles to say it became a hit, both among the supporters and the players in the dressing room, as Smith-Rowe revealed.”Everyone’s always singing it in the changing room! And for away games they’re always playing it on the coach bus. Aaron Ramsdale is the ringleader; he’s DJ and it’s the first song he puts on after a game. Who would have thought there’d be a song about us?! It’s crazy. I’d never even heard it before!” Smith Rowe told Four Four Two magazine.England fans in San Mario singing the Saka and Emile Smith Rowe song.Things you love to see 😍❤️ #AFC #ENG pic.twitter.com/3UTrFzfVaM— Back Again W/Troopz Podcast (@backagain) November 15, 2021 The young Gunner scored a goal in front of the home crowd against old enemies Tottenham, and he described it as the best day of his life, even thou his father is a Spurs fan.”I don’t think I can put it into words! That’s probably the best moment I’ve ever had. My family were there, seeing me score that goal – my first at that end. There’s no better feeling, and against Spurs as well. I can’t really describe it at the time… and yeah, my dad was there as well! But I think he was happy. I think it would have been a win-win for him” said Smith Rowe.Spurs fans new song for 🇸🇪Kulusevski is phenomenal content. “Gimme gimme gimme a ginger from Sweden!” pic.twitter.com/FA0k8Fq7uA— Barstool Football (@StoolFootball) March 1, 2022 And speaking of Tottenham, the North Londoners have a new hero of their own. Dejan Kuluševski arrived as a low key addition from January transfer window after Spurs missed Luis Diaz who went to Liverpool from Porto, but the young Swede managed 2 goals and 4 assists so far in his 11 appearances, and got his own song rather quickly. Unlike Arsenal fans, who went with a ’home band’ Status Quo, Spurs supporters used the famous Swedish band Abba and their song ’Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’ to sing ’Gimme, gimme, gimme a ginger from Sweden’.
