The 2010 edition of the Six Nations Championships begin on Saturday, 6 February with a match between Ireland,the 2009 winners, and Italy. The historical roots of the tournament date back to the first international rugby match held in 1871 between England and Scotland. Following is a playlist inspired (sometimes loosely) by the upcoming rugby.
Playlist (with original discography):
“Run Run Run,” The Who, A Quick One, 1966
“Run Devil Run,” Paul McCartney, Run Devil Run, 1999
“Run Baby Run,” Garbage, Bleed Like Me, 2005
“Don’t Look Back,” Barry & The Remains, The Remains, 1966
“Running Around,” The Stems, At First Sight, Violets Are Blue, 1987
“I Gotta Move,” The Kinks, Kinks-Size (US), 1965
“Digging Deep,” The Melismatics, The Acid Test, 2008
“Real Wild Child,” Iggy Pop, Blah Blah Blah, 1981
“I Can Do A Lot For My Size,” The Peacocks, It’s Time For, 2004
“Big Tall Man,” Liz Phair, whitechocolatespaceegg, 1998
“Big Boss Man,” Link Wray, Apache, 1989
“Better Man,” Graham Day and The Gaolers, Triple Distilled, 2008
“Some Hits Hurt,” The Cute Lepers, Smart Accessories, 2009
“Put Some Hurt On You,” Boss Martians, Making The Rounds, 2002
“Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” Pat Benatar, Crimes of Passion, 1979
“He Hit Me,” Grizzly Bear, Friend, 2007
“I Wanna Deadbeat You,” The Night Marchers, See You In Magic, 2008
“It’s Not The Fall That Hurts,” Caesars, Paper Tigers, 2005
“Pulling Teeth,” Green Day, Dokie, 1994
“Shake It Off,” Supersuckers, Devil’s Food, 2005
“Pay You Back With Interest,” The Hollies, For Certain Because, 1966
“Return the Favour,” The Hives, The Black & White Album, 2007
“Got Nuffin’,” Spoon, Transference, 2010
“Pushin’ Too Hard,” The Seeds, The Seeds, 1966
“Apply Some Pressure,” Maximo Park, A Certain Trigger, 2005
“Don’t Bring Me Down,” Electric Light Orchestra, Discovery, 1979
“Can’t Bring Me Down,” The Launderettes, Every Heart Is A Time Bomb, 2005
“Don’t Let Them Take You Down,” Jesse Malin, Glitter In The Gutter, 2007
“Stop Drop and Roll,” Foxboro Hottubs, Stop Drop and Roll!!!, 2008
“One Last Score,” The Crumbs, Last Exit, 2004
“Underdog,” You Me At Six, Hold Me Down, 2010
“Settle For A Draw,” Arctic Monkeys, When The Sun Goes Down, 2006
“Better Than You,” The Hellacopters, By The Grace Of God, 2000
“Win or Lose,” Long Tall Shorty, Single 1981
“The Agony of Victory,” NOFX, Coaster, 2009
“When The Battle Is Over, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Accept No Substitute, 1969
“Death Or Glory,” The Clash, London Calling, 1979
