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Why New Order's football song 'World in Motion' was a game-changer

Nick Hasted, The Independent, 13 June 2018

In 1990, English football wasn't cool – and English football songs certainly weren't. New Order's shambolic, ecstasy-tinged World Cup hit was the first sign everything was about to change.

 

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