list of pele songs

Below is a complete list of all available Pele songs. There are lyrics, chords available for many of them by clicking the links in the middle column, plus you can listen to some songs by clicking the links in the first column.

If you want to print out each song, select the frame by clicking the right mouse button in it then click print on your browser.

Thanks to Jon for help with some of the lyrics and Fruitbat for his chord symbols.

Scroll down to find out how to write your very own Pele song.

listen lyrics/ chords song Real audio Download A Kings Ransom Classic live anthem from Fireworks My Space   All My Heroes New song from This Time Next Year album   Download Beside The Fields String-laden second album opener     Comin' Home Soon New song from This Time Next Year album     Devil On My Back Traditional folk instrumental Raid the Palace b-side   Download Don't Worship Me Lots more strings; comment from Ian on twisted, shameless pop stars. NME didn't like it.     Empire New song from This Time Next Year album   Download Everyman and Women Blues From the end of Sport of Kings   Download Fair Blows The Wind For France A great one for audience participation   Download Fat Black Heart Summer single from 1994, didn't dent top 75 despite being 'Single of the week' in Virgin Megastore. Q magazine's favourite track on The Sport Of Kings   Download Fireworks One of Pele's finest hours; great tune and lyrics   Download Hey America Underrated third track on Sport of Kings with nice horns     Highway Patrol Man Cover   Download Hot Housed Appeared as a b-side and on Sport of Kings     I Love Him New song from This Time Next Year album My Space   In the Beginning Studio track on the end of live album and also appears on This Time Next Year album   Download Isn't This The Way The kind of simple and catchy song that Pele do best and b-side to Don't Worship Me CD2   Download It's A War of Nerve Great song that appeared as a B-side twice in live and studio versions     I Won't Ever Let Her Say New song from This Time Next Year album   Download Land of the Free Good song about Pele's adventures across the Atlantic     Let the Truth In New song from This Time Next Year album     Living Here New song from This Time Next Year album     Mairas Wedding Instrumental folky tune from A-Live A-Live O     Marvellous Marvin Gaye New song from This Time Next Year album   Download Megalomania Second single and second track on Fireworks, listen for Ian's stutter. The song that got them signed   Download Monkey Scream No words were supplied for the verses on the Fireworks inlay     Moondance Van Morrison cover   Download Name and Number Again was a b-side and live opener before making it onto Sport of Kings   Download Oh Lord Vintage Pele with classic lyrics   Download Oh Lord Part II/The Chosen One Part two which was nearly as good as the first, but nothing could really surpass Part I!     One Night In May Memorable mainly for the Ian sample at the end: "it just goes to show..."   Download Policeman One of the few slow songs on Fireworks, and different version on Don't Worship Me CD1 My Space Download Raid the Palace Classic album opener; great for re-mixing! (see below)     Richard Cory Simon and Garfunkel cover   Download Searchlight Song about Nazi's killing Jews, appeared on a compilation album (Peace Together?)     She Rules My Life New song from This Time Next Year album     She Wrote, For Once New song from This Time Next Year album   Download Sly Times Song written to Joe, whoever he is   Download Spirit of the Times Second to last track on Sport of Kings   Download Still In The Air B-side and 'bonus' track for Fireworks CD owners   Download Swingin' From A Tree About a violent person Ian doesn't like   Download The Boer Song Another old b-side and bonus track for Fireworks CD owners     The Dole Bug New song from This Time Next Year album     The Green Fields of France Cover My Space Download The Longest Day/Indiana Wants Me Half R. Dean Taylor chart-topper cover andhalf original   Download The Pain Of A Drinking Song Classic b-side about one of Ian's favorite topics, with great ending   Download The Sport of Kings Title and closing track on second album   Download The Word Is... Track from The Sport of Kings     This Time Next Year Title track from This Time Next Year album     Time for Treason Tour theme in 1992     Time Is Money Short, quick song from Fireworks     Total Breakdown New song from This Time Next Year album   Download Understanding Sadness Moving favourite     Your Wounded Stare New song from This Time Next Year album

write your own pele song

Obviously it takes raw talent to write quality Pele-like songs but with the help of this guide you can get a step closer to re-creating that Pele 'vibe' in your own songs. It's so easy, and the results are spectacular!

Step one - choose the topic of your song
The song should be about one of the following topics: (1) Ale (2) The Monarchy (3)America (4) Religious leaders (5) Red wine (6) Twisted, shameless pop stars (7)Your girlfriend/her other boyfriends

Step two - write the lyrics
Preferably witty and gritty, they should begin by focusing on the chosen topic but by the end of the song it's fine if all you're singing about is fine ales and red wines. Also, include a couple of place names (see step 8 for more details).

Step three - choose a chord sequence
Select one from: E/A/B, G/C/F/C, D/G/A, Bb/F/Eb/F or C/F.

Step four - compose the violin riff
This should be folky, poppy and fit nicely over the chord sequence chosen in step 3.

Step five - record the instruments
The drums should of course be a bit too jolly and upbeat for their own good ("Hit them like you hate them!" - Dally's advice). Don't forget generous helpings of happy hammond and perky piano to fill those chorus's out! (And no more than 3 and a half minutes in total!)

Step six - record the vocals
The main (male) vocals should over emphasise as many words as possible (eg don't sing 'rum', sing 'ru-hu-hu-hu-m' instead). Then get a female friend to sing backing vocals; this involves adding harmonies, "oooooh"s and echos (as in the vain of 'Hayley Please')

Step seven - ad-libs
VITALLY IMPORTANT. On a separate tape track record a 'spontaneous shouting' track. Great fun can be had doing this, especially if one 'gets into character' and leaps around the room (me and Big Jon are experts at this.) You should shout one of the following every ten seconds AT LEAST: "Yeeeeah!", "All souls!", "Whoop!", "Listen up!", "Everybody!" and "Al' right".

Step eight - perform
After (not too many) practices (you need to retain that raw 'live' feel) perform your song in front of some willing listeners - drunken students are excellent fodder. Ensure that you leave plenty of gaps when singing the songs for audience participation and of course you can DOUBLE the number of 'ad-libs' you use. Most importantly, remember to change the place names mentioned in your song to the place where you are performing: eg change "I'll head for Rome" to "I'll head for the East Midlands and Loughborough University." As long as there are roughly the same number of syllables, it'll work...just ask Ian!