Jonny : Black

Barnstaple rock band Jonny : Black have released their unofficial World Cup tribute track on iTunes. The track Stand Up For Your Heroes was recorded at London's Livingston Studios with Producer Russ Ballard.


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Jonny : Black are currently on tour in the UK and will be returning to the North Devon area to play the Aggi in Braunton on May 21, Chivenor 23 May and The Strand in Barnstaple on 30 May 2010.

They will also be appearing on ITV Westcountry (http://www.itv.com/westcountry/) so watch this space!

To get a sneak peek at the recording of the World Cup track have a look at the Youtube clip on the Jonny : Black website (http://www.jonny-black.com/). - Barnstaple People / Copyright © 2010 Associated Northcliffe Digital Limited

Thursday, March 25, 2010, 07:00Comment on this story Share
Jamie Harper's Soundcheck

WORLD CUP ANTHEM WRITERS: Jonny:Black.
SO Becks is injured. His hopes of World Cup glory quashed.

And with that comes confirmation that as well as the media, the football Gods are determined to dash any chance of us bringing home the World Cup in the summer.

Poor old Mr Beckham was one of the few in the England team unfettered by the musty stench of indiscretion. Without the gleaming tutelage of old Golden Balls many would have it that our national football team are but a bunch of injury-prone, moralistically bereft savages with jam for brains.

But they are not. They are the glue that will bind our nation this summer. William Hill have placed teasing 5/1 odds on their chances of winning the tournament. But that's better than the chances of rolling a six when you need to evade Park Lane, Super Tax, and Mayfair to land on Pass Go.


I'll take that.

And far be it from me to provide a commentary (for those of you who are regular readers I fear you must occasionally acquiesce with my love for the beautiful game), but I won't hear of any negativity. I love the England team with all of my heart; which skips a beat when I think about what lies ahead in the summer. They have my unconditional support.

It would seem Jonny:Black would concur. For those gargantuan riff making colon-lovers have gone and made a World Cup song!

"You've come this far/All you lions to Africa" it parps over the towering guitars and airtight drums that define them. The song is called Stand Up and was recorded at Livingston Studios. It has samples of crowd cheers and everything. It's like Pro Evo meets Guns N' Roses. And there 'ain't no harm in that.

Especially with such call-to-arms lyrics as "We're gonna be there for you / Right to the end" and "Stand up for your heroes" — too right! May it be bellowed from the rooftops of North Devon as we bask in the twin-sun rays of World Cup glory.

You can hear it and watch its video at myspace.com/jonnyblackband.

Go and do it now. - This Is North Devon / Jamie Harper's Soundcheck