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Freddie Flintoff and Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson released an unofficial World Cup song on Thursday but its safe to say it hasn't won the praise of England fans
The unlikely duo, backed by the online bookmaker BetStars, have done their own version of Boney M's Rasputin, dedicated to captain and talisman Harry Kane
The re-working of the 1978 No 2 hit features lyrics including, 'there lived a certain man in England long ago, he was big and strong, he played football like a pro,' andleads to the chorus of 'Ha Ha, Harry Kane, England's greatest goal machine
'Scroll down for video FLINTOFF AND WILSON'S RASPUTIN REBOOT He could lead the line, like a shooting star, in the qualifiers he was really wunderbarWhen he was in the air, he was so hard to stop, just remember Gareth to get it in the boxMeanwhile back home, England fans forever chant and call out his name, After 50 years of misery for England no more shoot-out painRa Ra Raspu-teen, England's got a goal machine, he's Harry Kane and he's gonna scoreRa Ra Raspu-teen, he's captain of the England team, he's off to Russia to lay down the law However, the light-hearted music video is unlikely to be in the running for England's official anthem this summer after it was met with a wave of ridicule from fans on social media
'That Ricky Wilson/Freddie Flintoff England song is enough for us to face expulsion before a ball is even kicked!' one supporter wrote while another wrote that they would rather 'burn out my eyes and ears' than listen again
'Just heard the Ricky Wilson/Freddie Flintoff song for the first time, it’s already too many times,' tweeted another as a Manchester United fan claimed he would 'rather listen to the vuvuzelas!'Speaking on the song, cricketing legend-turned-TV personality Flintoff said: 'When I heard that England had no official anthem, I told the BetStars team that I was gonna get a band together to create a song
'Naturally they bet that I couldn't get a star big enough and talented enough to perform the song, but that they'd back the production if I could
'That's when I rang Ricky. 'It's a perfect choice for a football anthem this summer
It's Russian, it's got all the noises, and all the dances - the only dodgy thing is I'm in it
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