Chant laureate finds poetry in motion

International Herald Tribune | December 4, 2004| | Copyright

Sarah Lyall
International Herald Tribune
12-04-2004
As the poet laureate in charge of soccer chants, Jonny Hurst does not have as high a public profile as, say, Andrew Motion, the poet laureate of Britain.Then again, Motion has never had occasion as part of his job to write a little song about a dishy Aston Villa player from Colombia who wears headbands during games. Set to the tune of ''Copacabana,'' the chant begins:His name is Angel/And he's a show boy/An Alice band keeps up his hair/Juan Pablo from Col-om-biar.Trying to explain exactly what his job entails, the 38-year-old Hurst who, as ...

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