European Song

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“European Song”
Single by The Aberdeen Football squad 1983
B-side	Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen
Released	1983
Format	7"
Genre	Novelty song
Length	3:12
Label	McCoochley Street Music
Writer(s)	Harry Barry
The Aberdeen Football squad 1983 singles chronology
N/A "European Song" (1983) N/A

European Song is a football song released in 1983 to mark Aberdeen's participation in the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. It was performed by the Aberdeen FC Squad and written by Harry Barry. The song did not chart in the UK.

[edit] Performers

Among the singers on the song were the following Aberdeen players:

• Willie Miller
• Alex McLeish
• Gordon Strachan
• Eric Black
• John Hewitt
• Jim Leighton
• Mark McGhee

[edit] B-Side

The song on the B-Side was a rendition of "The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen", a song about the city of Aberdeen. There are rumours that the song was not performed by the squad themselves.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ["http://www.redfinal.com/comeon.htm" "Come On You Reds review"]. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.