Scott said there were talks with the Phillies last postseason (“they sent me the jersey I’m wearing right now”) about a performance, but his world tour put any plans on ice. (OK, so his Philly popularity just got dinged a bit). Scott, calling from Yorkshire, says he always enjoyed American sports and actually grew up a bit of a baseball fan who rooted for the Toronto Blue Jays because he had family in Canada. Garrett Stubbs, the popular backup catcher and clubhouse DJ, called the song a “banger” that shot to the top of the postgame playlist that includes remixes of “Believe,” “Cold Heart” and “Love Tonight” by Shouse.Įven old heads like Phillies manager Rob Thomson dig the beat. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber took the song with him from his days in the Red Sox clubhouse and it became an instant postgame favorite. This thing with the Phillies is just unreal.” The last thing I thought was a stadium full of people would be singing the song. “Especially when my start in music was singing ballads and making people cry. “I would have never, ever have put my music and American sport together,” Scott said Thursday in a phone interview with The Associated Press. The Phillies blasted the tune again Wednesday night after they won their NL Wild Card Series and hope to hear it a few more times, starting this weekend with an NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. Soaking it in nearly 3,500 miles (5,600 kilometers) away is Scott, who has kept tabs on his new favorite baseball team as it powers its way through the postseason. The revelry continues inside the clubhouse where the Phillies dance in overalls and shake and spray bottles of bubbly to the strains of the dance track. More than 45,000 fans that rock the ballpark each night sing along to the tune after the final out in each postseason game. The lyrics don’t necessarily mesh with baseball - though the feeling of unrequited love hit home a bit when the Houston Astros beat the Phillies in the World Series - but it really doesn’t matter to anyone in Philly. The biggest smash hit these days in Philly is the song the team first embraced last season as its official playoff victory tune on the way to the World Series. “I think at that point, you’ll have to hold me back.”įorget Schwarbombs and Stott Slams. “They win the World Series, I’m there, man,” Scott said.
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