Spirit of the Blues

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| cover = Spirit of the Blues (1984).jpg

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| type = single

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| B-side = Forever Ever-ton

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| released = 1984

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| label = Direct

| writer =

• Billy Kinsley
• Kenny Parry

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"Spirit of the Blues" is a song recorded by Kinsley Music. It was released in April 1984 by Liverpool-based Direct Records ahead of the 1984 FA Cup Final.

In September 2020, the song became popular having been featured in social media memes.{{cite web |title=Football: Everton team song knocks Miley Cyrus off charts |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12368690 |website=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=28 September 2020 |language=en-NZ |date=28 September 2020}} The origin of the meme was posted on 2 September 2020 on Twitter by user adamsg1878; it contained footage from the music video of Coldplay's "Adventure of a Lifetime" featuring chimpanzees dancing around and enjoying themselves while "Spirit of the Blues" music played. It was accompanied with the text "We're actually signing James, Allan and Doucoure".{{cite tweet |user=adamsg1878 |number=1301198821335199748 |date=2 September 2020 |title=We're actually signing James, Allan and Doucoure}}

The song reached #65 in the Official Singles Chart Top 100 and #1 in the downloads chart for 2-8 October 2020.{{cite web |title=spirit of the blues {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/spirit-of-the-blues/ |website=www.officialcharts.com |accessdate=6 October 2020 |language=en |date=October 2020}} It was re-released on vinyl on 2 October 2020 by Everton F.C. in conjunction with Cherry Red Records, with a piano version of Z-Cars on the B-side.{{cite web |title=Everton Hit 'Spirit Of The Blues' Gets Limited-Edition Vinyl Re-Release |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1850997/everton-hit-spirit-of-the-blues-gets-limited-edition-vinyl-re-release |website=www.evertonfc.com |accessdate=6 October 2020 |language=en |date=2 October 2020}}

{{Track listing

| title1 = Spirit of the Blues

| writer1 = Kinsley Music (Billy Kinsley, Kenny Parry)

| title2 = Forever Ever-ton

| writer2 = Graham Gouldman

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