"Tottenham, Tottenham" was a single released by the English

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, with uncredited accompaniment by Chas & Dave, in 1982. It reached number 19 in the

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Background

The song was written by Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock of Chas & Dave. According to Hodges, he was inspired by

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's " Let's Twist Again" for the theme of the song. The lyrics "We're gonna do it like we did last year" came from "Yeah, let's twist again, like we did last year", as Tottenham won the

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the previous year. The song was the second Cup Final song for Spurs written by Chas & Dave. It was performed by the Tottenham Hotspur 1982 FA Cup Final squad, with uncredited vocals and instrumental accompaniment by Chas & Dave. The song was released in April 1982 to celebrate the team reaching the

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, which Tottenham won in the replay. It first entered the British singles chart at No. 43 and peaked at No. 19 the week before the final.

References

1982 singles Tottenham Hotspur F.C. songs Association football songs and chants 1982 songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub