Jambo (song)
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Jambo is the official song of the 21st World Scout Jamboree
. It was sung by The Adventure (comprising Explorer Scouts Pete, Lucie, Nick and Caz) with support vocals provided by Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from around the UK. It was written by Al Steele and Nigel Hart. It was released in the UK
on July 2, 2007, and charted at #91 on the UK Singles Chart
.
The single also included the official Jambo video.
Hello!
It's a world scout jamboree
A hundred years to date
Let's all celebrate
One World
One Promise"
This is a short excerpt of the lyrics that could be heard around Hylands Park throughout the duration of the event. Scouts often informally chanted it while walking around the site, or during organised events.
It also played at 10pm every night on the Jamboree radio station, Promise FM.
To a large extent the song was somewhat an anti-climax, after claims that with the help of the Scouting movement, the song could reach number one in the UK singles chart. However, if every participant at the Jamboree had purchased a copy, it could have made it into the top 40 and could therefore have received national airplay on BBC Radio 1.
A group of scouts in Iceland also did their own version of the song. The lyrics were at first a direct translation of the English version but the group changed it a bit with the help of others to make it more humorous. The lead vocals were sung by Jóhann Auðunn Þorsteinsson and Eygló Höskuldardóttir.
21st World Scout Jamboree
The 21st World Scout Jamboree was held in July and August 2007, and formed a part of the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations of the world Scout Movement. The event was hosted by the United Kingdom, as 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of Scouting on Brownsea Island.The event was...
. It was sung by The Adventure (comprising Explorer Scouts Pete, Lucie, Nick and Caz) with support vocals provided by Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from around the UK. It was written by Al Steele and Nigel Hart. It was released in the UK
United Kingdom
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on July 2, 2007, and charted at #91 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Track listing
- Jambo - Original Version
- Jambo - The Krys Randle Remix
- Jambo - The French Version
- One World, One Promise
- Jambo - The Karaoke Version
The single also included the official Jambo video.
Further career
Band member Lucie Jones, in 2009 got through to the UK X-Factor Live Finals.See also
"Jambo!Hello!
It's a world scout jamboree
A hundred years to date
Let's all celebrate
One World
One Promise"
This is a short excerpt of the lyrics that could be heard around Hylands Park throughout the duration of the event. Scouts often informally chanted it while walking around the site, or during organised events.
It also played at 10pm every night on the Jamboree radio station, Promise FM.
To a large extent the song was somewhat an anti-climax, after claims that with the help of the Scouting movement, the song could reach number one in the UK singles chart. However, if every participant at the Jamboree had purchased a copy, it could have made it into the top 40 and could therefore have received national airplay on BBC Radio 1.
A group of scouts in Iceland also did their own version of the song. The lyrics were at first a direct translation of the English version but the group changed it a bit with the help of others to make it more humorous. The lead vocals were sung by Jóhann Auðunn Þorsteinsson and Eygló Höskuldardóttir.