"You'll Always Want McBride On Your Side"

McBride shed more "red" for the red, white, and blue than anyone else.

On September 3rd, 2010 Chicago Fire forward and former U.S. National Team player Brian McBride announced his retirement from professional soccer, effective at the end of the current season.

McBride, he of the amazing diving goal of the 2002 World Cup, he of bloody sacrifice during the 2006 World Cup, he of 30 goals in 96 appearances for the USMNT (including the first American to score in two different Cups). A career that spanned two stints in Major League Soccer (the Crew from '96-'04 and the Fire ('08-'10) and becoming club captain for Fulham (they even changed the sports bar at their stadium to "McBride's" and paving the way for other Americans at the club and in England.

No one embodies more of the American soccer spirit that McBride. He will be missed.

In honor of Mr. Brian McBride we at the Free Beer Movement wrote a little ditty for him.

Enjoy.

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Words modified from Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from "Life of Brian".

YouTube of the film's ending.

Sung to the same tune.

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(Singularly Spoken by Someone)

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When the defense is thick as thistle
From the very kick off whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...you'll always want McBride on your side...
(whistle tune)
You'll always want McBride on your side...
(whistle tune)

(All together now)

If your courage seems jolly rotten
Scoring something you've forgotten
And that's to pass and shoot and rebound and celebrate.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just play Brian McBride and you've got a goal, mate.

And...you'll always want McBride on your side...
(whistle tune)
You'll always want McBride on your side...
(whistle tune)

For the game is quite absurd
Score at the death's for the final word
Brian McBride it's time to take a bow.
Thanks for the scoring binge - it gave the audience grins
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side retirement
(whistle tune)
Just before you play your last min-et.
(whistle tune)

When your other forward's a piece of shit
From the very first kick
McBride's the man with a scoring touch, so true.
Number 20 will put on a show
Keep 'em cheering as we go
Just remember that the last laugh for you.

And...you'll always want McBride on your side...
(whistle tune)
You'll always want McBride on your side..
(whistle tune)

And...you'll always want McBride on your side...
(whistle tune)
You'll always want McBride on your side..
(whistle tune)

And...you'll always want McBride on your side...
(whistle tune)
You'll always want McBride on your side..
(whistle tune)

Fade Out.

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