More than A Game 21 Years On. Australian Musician 19th September 2014

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Chris Doheny releases 21st anniversary edition of his signature song More Than a Game!!

 

 

 

 

 

“In 1994 I released my first solo single, ‘More Than A Game’. It began as the theme to Channel Nine's acclaimed AFL Footy Show which began that same year.

It remains arguably the longest running unchanged theme for an Australian television show.

TV Producer Harvey Silver had been coming to my shows (when I was front man for Geisha) for years and approached me one night about getting involved in the making of a theme for the pilot of a new sports show for the Nine Network which was to be called The Footy Show.

Harvey introduced me to the main songwriter Darren Sanicki and award winning producer/writer Josh Abrahams and together we recorded what is now known as More Than A Game.

The sessions were quite intense, as we all wanted to convey the feeling that the three of us, Harvey, Darren and myself felt about not only AFL football, but sport in general. I remember quite clearly that when the time came for me to do the main vocal; we recorded it at Sing Sing Studios in Richmond.

I had my 2 year old daughter wearing her Richmond footy jumper for the day and she quietly sat behind me in the vocal booth playing with her toy footy not making a sound while I sang the vocal. That gave me the impetus to really put my heart into the main take having her there with me. Amazing!!

The show went to air in 1994 and the ratings went through the roof!

My record label Fable/EMI insisted that we release it as a Chris Doheny single and I’m happy to say that it was a top 20 single. I constantly get asked to sing it at my shows and here we are 21 years later talking about its success!

To celebrate 21 years since the release of More Than A Game, I have recorded a special version with mostly acoustic instruments all played by myself such as 6 and 12 string guitars, violins, violas, Hammond B4 organ and piano and a footy (see if you can hear itJ)

This version is much more atmospheric and moody to reflect the 21 years that have passed while it’s been on in many of Australia’s lounge rooms

I thought it appropriate to release it at Footy Finals time and I hope you enjoy this version 21 years after and as much as my original version.

Cheers

Chris Doheny”                            Now available in iTunes

“... Holy shit batman - it's freakin' amazing ... no BS - gave me chills! Very dramatic - little haunting - bloody brilliant!”

Neill Bartlett.  The Aussie Radio Show USA