Article 75N30 Belle and Sebastian write Scotland anthem after dramatic World Cup qualifier

Belle and Sebastian write Scotland anthem after dramatic World Cup qualifier

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Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
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Lead singer Stuart Murdoch's self-deprecating It Only Takes One Lion is inspired by team's current song, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

The lyrics came to Stuart Murdoch in the hazy aftermath of Scotland's dramatic qualification for the World Cup.

The Belle and Sebastian frontman had watched his side's playoff victory over Denmark through his fingers before deciding to write his own anthem to a team he has followed for more than 50 years. Most people recognised instantly the next day that they'd witnessed the most important Scottish game ever," says Murdoch. That was our magic moment."

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