THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

654-The Fratellis-Chelsea Dagger.

2006-Number 5 single.

Best Bit-At 0.33.’Do-do-do-do-do-do.’ The songs writer, John Lawler has said,’It came to me really quickly. I was going,’Do-do-do-do-do-do,’ and it was so easy to write, that I couldn’t believe nobody had ever used the melody before.’

The Fratellis were formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2005, after John Lawler responded to an advert placed in a music shop by the bands future drummer Gordon McRory, the were joined soon after by the bass player Barry Wallace. They took the bands name from the criminal family in the 1985 American comedy film ‘The Goonies.’To date they have released five studio Albums, and have achieved five UK top singles. They were active between 2005-2009, and after a three year break, they reformed. In September 2006 they released their critically acclaimed debut Album ‘Costello Music,’ the success of the Album led to them winning the ‘Brit Award for the best Breakthrough Act’ in 2007.

‘Chelsea Dagger’ is taken from the bands debut Album’Costello Music.’ John Lawler wrote the song for his wife Heather, who worked as a burlesque dancer with the stage name ‘Chelsea Dagger,’ her stage name is a play on the name ‘Britney Spears.’ Heather performed at the ‘Club Noir’ in Glasgow, which was the biggest burlesque venue in the world, until it closed in 2017.

The song has become an anthem for sports teams all over the world, the first team to adopt it were Celtic football club, it is often played at Chelsea football club as well. The song has also been used in the North American National Hockey League, Australian Rugby League, by the Professional Darts Corporation, and many more sporting events, and teams, play the song.

‘Someone said you were asking after me, but I know you best as a blagger. I said tell me your name, is it sweet? She said, my boy it’s Dagger.