Du the Dudek
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Du the Dudek is a novelty song
sung and written by The Trophy Boyz celebrating Liverpool F.C.
's historic fifth UEFA Champions League
win in 2005. It reached number 37 in the UK charts and 7 in the UK Indie charts.
In the Final of the competition, Liverpool trailed 3-0 to AC Milan at half time but went on to win the game on penalties after a 3-3 draw. Before the penalty shootout
began, Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher
persuaded his team's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek
to do his utmost to distract the Milan kick-takers and give Liverpool the edge. Dudek duly performed a series of strange 'dances' on his goal-line, resulting in some poor kicks from Milan and especially from Serginho
and Andriy Shevchenko
. It was this behaviour that inspired the song. It is also reminiscent of Bruce Grobbelaar
's spaghetti legs during the penalty shootout
in the 1984 European Cup
final. Liverpool
won that shootout 4-2.
The song was released in July 2005. Profits from the sale of the song went to the family of Michael Shields, a Liverpool supporter imprisoned in Bulgaria
in controversial circumstances following the match.
Novelty song
A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its comical effect. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs. The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music. The other two divisions...
sung and written by The Trophy Boyz celebrating Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
's historic fifth UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
win in 2005. It reached number 37 in the UK charts and 7 in the UK Indie charts.
In the Final of the competition, Liverpool trailed 3-0 to AC Milan at half time but went on to win the game on penalties after a 3-3 draw. Before the penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
began, Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
persuaded his team's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Henryk Dudek is a retired Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful spells in Netherlands and England, winning the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, appearing in 186 official games for the club over...
to do his utmost to distract the Milan kick-takers and give Liverpool the edge. Dudek duly performed a series of strange 'dances' on his goal-line, resulting in some poor kicks from Milan and especially from Serginho
Sergio Claudio dos Santos
Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos is a former association footballer, who last played as a left winger and left back for A.C. Milan. His nickname is Il Concorde, due to his quick and tireless pace on the pitch.-Career:He played for Cruzeiro EC and Bahia, and moved to AC Milan from São Paulo FC in 1999...
and Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C...
. It was this behaviour that inspired the song. It is also reminiscent of Bruce Grobbelaar
Bruce Grobbelaar
Bruce David Grobbelaar is a former football goalkeeper and manager.He played for a number of clubs in a career which spanned for more than 20 years at professional level, most notably Liverpool during their dominant period in the 1980s and early 1990s.-Early years:In his teenage years, Grobbelaar...
's spaghetti legs during the penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
in the 1984 European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
final. Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
won that shootout 4-2.
The song was released in July 2005. Profits from the sale of the song went to the family of Michael Shields, a Liverpool supporter imprisoned in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in controversial circumstances following the match.