Jig-a-Jig is

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group Skyclad's third limited edition EP. It was made available through the band's website and at gigs only. This EP features Skyclad's

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of "Jig-a-Jig" by East of Eden and three tracks from the '' A Semblance of Normality'' recording sessions, originally planned for a single in 2004/2005 that was never released. The title of track #3, " They think it's all over", is a well known quotation popular in

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. It is taken from

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TV commentary in the closing moments of the

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, where England beat

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4-2 after

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to win the

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. The song includes several references to the '66 World Cup. Track 4 "The Roman Wall Blues" is a setting of the

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poem of the same title.

Track listing

#Jig-a-Jig #Mr. Malaprope & Co #They Think It's All Over, (Well Is It Now?) #The Roman Wall Blues

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jig-A-Jig 2006 albums Skyclad (band) albums Albums produced by Kevin Ridley