With Olympic fever taking the UK by storm, we thought we’d run another of our topical top tens featuring our favourite indie and alternative Olympic and sporting themed tracks. Sit back, order a McDonalds, drink a Coca-Cola or other Olympic endorsed junk food product and enjoy Neonfiller’s Top Ten Olympic Songs
1. Flaming Lips – Race for the prize
2. Belle and Sebastian – Stars of Track and Field
3. Pavement – Gold Soundz
4. Gene – Olympian
5. Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World
6. The Vatican Cellars – A Palpable Hit (features on the WAIWYA compilation It’s The Taking Part That Counts )
7. Foals – Olympic Airways
8. Sparklehorse – Gold Day
9. New Order – Run
10. Aztec Camera – Jump (Van Halen cover)
Honourable mentions: The National – Racing Like a Pro, Queens of the Stone Age – The Bronze, Guided By Voices – Keep It In Motion, LCD Sound System – Sound of Silver, The Decemberists – The Sporting Life, Beck – Loser.
Compiled by Joe Lepper, Dorian Rogers, Rob Finch, Vanessa Thompson, Barnaby Salton, Nick Parker and Leon Cox
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