Revealed: Why Scotland fans sing 70s disco hit 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' as their unofficial anthem... as the Tartan Army take over Munich ahead of Euro 2024 opener against Germany
- Scotland fans have adopted the 1977 hit 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' as their anthem
- The reason why dates back to 2015 and involves a drag act from a former player
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Turn up your TV while watching the Euros tonight and you'll be treated to some 1970s disco nostalgia.
That's because Scotland fans have adopted 1977 hit 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' by Baccara as their unofficial anthem.
Up to 150,000 Tartan Army members have descended on Munich ahead of Scotland's opening-night clash with Germany, many of them ticketless.
You have to look back to 2015 to understand why Scotland fans chant a nightclub classic to spur on their team.
Mail Sport is on hand to explain why.
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Defender Andy Considine made just three outings for Scotland but he has potentially set them up with an anthem for years to come.
In 2015, the then-Aberdeen centre-back performed a version of the song in full make-up during his stag-do.
The ditty had become a favourite among his inner circle and he filmed a spoof music video, not knowing it would be leaked and become an internet sensation.
'We went to this huge studio with a full makeup bit in the back,' he told the Open Goal podcast. 'I got fully dolled up. My dad was dolled up and my uncles were dolled up, then she was like 'we're going to sing this whole song, this boogie song. Do you know the words?'
'We literally did the whole music video and as the hours went by it got more and more ridiculous, people's clothes were coming off. Honest truth, it probably took five hours.'
The video of Considine in drag exploded on the internet and spread like wildfire among Scottish football fans.
In 2020, the hit resurfaced when Scotland beat Serbia to qualify for the delayed Euros and Considine was on the bench.
Following a 5-4 win on penalties after a 1-1 draw, Scotland's players danced and sang in the dressing room to the tune and from there it became an unofficial national anthem.
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The song, once a number one, even sprung back into the charts for the first time in 43 years.
Scotland fans will be hoping they have good reason to boogie at this summer's Euros, facing Germany, Switzerland, and Hungary in Group A.
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