The Lighter Side of Life

By: Taylor Rockwell | June 5th, 2009

This week has been nothing but rumor after rumor… and none of them were particularly happy for the Red Devils. “Reports” linking Vidic, Scholes, Slave, and Tevez away from Old Trafford were all over the place. Compounding the issue was/is the fact that there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of activity in the United front office as yet. So, I figured we could take a break from this stressful period to reflect, once again, on why we are better than Liverpool.

Everyone likes to mock Liverpool for being run by owners so inept, they make AIG look efficient. Yet,the seeds of the club’s demise were laid way back in 1988. For that, apparently, is the year that rap came to Liverpool. My mate sent me this video this morning, reminding me that I had been meaning to post it months ago. Obviously, it’s from a while back… more than 21 years in fact. Nevertheless, if you’ve ever wanted documented evidence of why Liverpool are Shambles FC, here it is.

Highlights:

:50 – The goalkeeper who was clearly the inspiration for at least three of Sacha Baron Cohen’s characters (Borat, Bruno, and the monkey king thing in Madagascar). Not only was Bruce Grobbelaar an excellent goalkeeper he was also a brilliant… erm… match fixer…

1:42 – John Barnes attempting to rhyme “John Barnes” and “bananas”…

2:39 – Current New England Revolution coach Stevie Nichol being a rapping Scotsman…

2:53 – The most awkward high five ever captured on film… ever…

Enjoy… and don’t say I never gave you anything!

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• Wayne Farry |  June 5th, 2009 at 9:35 am

  
  
  

  Beautiful..

  Posted from Ireland

  

• Arjwiz |  June 5th, 2009 at 10:25 am

  
  
  

  Is that really Steve McMahon!? Somebody send that over to ESPN Asia!

  Posted from United States

  

• matt |  June 5th, 2009 at 11:17 am

  
  
  

  this is so awesome

  Posted from United States

  

• Taylor Rockwell |  June 5th, 2009 at 11:25 am

  
  
  

  I seriously can’t stop watching it… I know I’ve gotta be missing some gems in here…

  Posted from United States

  

• Taylor Rockwell |  June 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am

  
  
  

  On my 3000th viewing, these were located:

  :39 – Gotta love the failed headspin to start this sucker off right..

  1:21 – Nicol pulls out the old “looking into the sky for no apparent reason” dance

  1:38 – Craig Johnston laughingly accepts his own mediocrity and irrelevance… and love of fancy shoes…

  1:57 – The trophy breaks

  3:10 – The apparent gang initiation at 3:11 when Grobbelaar gets kicked in the spine

  MVP: Most would give it to McMahon or Aldridge, but it’s gotta be Nicol. Solid dancing, good enthusiasm, and his Maccer-can Face at 2:09 could intimidate a male lion… for real…

  Honorable Mention: McMahon, who functions rather well despite (in my opinion) being incredibly high throughout the entirety of the video… watch him be about half a beat late every time… outstanding…

  Posted from United States

  

• Daryl |  June 5th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

  
  
  

  The lesson I’m taking from this is: You can’t fake graffiti.

  Posted from United States

  

• Taylor Rockwell |  June 5th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

  
  
  

  Not unless you want to make it look like your neighborhood was just overtaken by characters from Sesame Street…

  Posted from United States

  

• YNWA |  June 6th, 2009 at 2:21 am

  
  
  

  Are you joking? That is the most badass thing I have ever seen. You are trying to incriminate LFC with this masterpiece. The Fresh Prince would get on his knees at the sight of such mind blowing talent.

  But more importantly, you have the audacity to link ANYTHING from YouTube to your man U blog when Ronaldo’s got THIS shocker floating around on that server???…….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZr40wSUx4

  There is questionable, There is downright flamboyant, There is tummy rubbing pink flower toting “white budgie smuggling”, and then there is that clip.

  I mean seriously. I almost feel sorry for you guys with that hot dog rocking your beloved patch all over pitch. but then I remember that I hate that F-ing patch.

  Posted from United States

  

• YNWA |  June 6th, 2009 at 3:24 am

  
  
  

  goddammit i hate when that happens. it really takes the sting out of my rant

  Posted from United States

  

• DB9 |  June 6th, 2009 at 6:40 am

  
  
  

  I hear that Leedsapool have a new anthem:

  “You’ll neeevver get a loan!!!”

  Posted from United States

  

• miele |  June 7th, 2009 at 9:56 am

  
  
  

  Hahaha. I love you Taylor.

  *comedic gold overload*

  YNWA: admit it, you know the Anfield rap by heart right?

  Posted from United States

  

• Taylor Rockwell |  June 8th, 2009 at 9:48 am

  
  
  

  YNWA, that’s the funniest, most unsettling thing I’ve seen in quite a while… but then I watched the Anfield rap again and immediately felt better…

  Posted from United States

  

• steven. |  June 8th, 2009 at 12:58 pm

  
  
  

  more often than not i would have some sort of retort but the “Anfield Rap” is the mother of all awkwardness .. well played ..

  Posted from Canada

  

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