# Songs that refer to a sport without actually mentioning the name of a sport

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 9, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-refer-to-a-sport-without-actually-mentioning-the-name-of-a-sport/535486 "2010-04-09T02:19:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-refer-to-a-sport-without-actually-mentioning-the-name-of-a-sport/535486/21 "2010-04-09T10:34:31Z")

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How about George Harrison’s _Faster_? Also about motor racing, without using the term.

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**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-refer-to-a-sport-without-actually-mentioning-the-name-of-a-sport/535486/22 "2010-04-09T11:05:07Z")

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British Sea Power’s “Waving Flags” (soccer)

Sun Kil Moon’s “Duk Koo Kim” (boxing)

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-refer-to-a-sport-without-actually-mentioning-the-name-of-a-sport/535486/23 "2010-04-09T11:08:05Z")

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Ishutsi Scores - Mike Ridley - Hockey  
Stroker Ace - Charles Daniel Band - Racing

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-refer-to-a-sport-without-actually-mentioning-the-name-of-a-sport/535486/24 "2010-04-09T12:29:06Z")

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[_No. 29_ by Steve Earle](http://www.metrolyrics.com/no-29-lyrics-steve-earle.html) is a reminiscence of bygone High School football glory without the word “football.”

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-refer-to-a-sport-without-actually-mentioning-the-name-of-a-sport/535486/25 "2010-04-09T22:31:45Z")

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Jonathan Coulton’s “A Talk With George” has these lines:

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> You should go three rounds with Archie Moore and Sugar Ray  
> It’s so damned scary you won’t mind the pain
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> Be ringside at the rumble in the jungle  
> Make friends with Hunter S. and Jackie O.

Bonus points for being about a real person without actually mentioning his name.

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