Ex-England ace John Barnes resurrects his iconic World in Motion rap to raise awareness for guide dogs
FORMER England ace John Barnes has resurrected his iconic World in Motion rap — but changed it to raise awareness for guide dogs. The pundit, 57, says “you’ve got to walk, take steps, it can be in your own time” instead of “you’ve got to hold and give, but do it at the right time”.
John Barnes, 57, has re-recorded his World in Motion rap for charity
He also advises people with sight loss to “wear your favourite socks” as part of a new charity campaign.
Barnes famously rapped on England’s classic New Order song for the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
And he showed he still has the skill for the Guide Dogs charity’s Walk Your Socks Off campaign.
He raps: “You can be slow or fast, or dance about to a rhyme.
“Walk round your house, your garden, go there, come back. Wear your favourite socks, this will keep you on track. Support me if you can, ’cause I’m your Guide Dogs man. And what you’re looking at is the master plan. We support sight loss, this is our sock. I’m walking my socks off, I know I can’t go wrong.”
In 1990 Barnes improvised the original rap and was sozzled while recording the video for it.
He said: “I was p***ed. We were all drunk and just did it. It’s not a hard thing to do, is it?”
The England legend is raising awareness for guide dogsCredit: Paul Tonge – The Sun
John Barnes raps: ‘You’ve got to walk, take steps, it can be in your own time’
In the 1990 clip he rapped: ‘You’ve got to hold and give, but do it at the right time’
In the new campaign he also advises people with sight loss to ‘wear your favourite socks’
In 1990 Barnes improvised the original rap and was sozzled while recording the video
Barnes in action at the 1990 World Cup in ItalyCredit: Alamy
It was only decided he would rap on the day it was made in the studio.
He recalled: “There was Paul Gascoigne, Chris Waddle and Peter Beardsley, all these Geordies, so there was just no chance of them three doing it.
“So it was between me and Des Walker. Des and I had a rap-off. Des was rubbish. I’ve been rapping since I was 17 years old.”
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