Blair to play guitar for Best tribute
Rock and roll PM: Tony keeps it real
Tony Blair is to feature on the forthcoming re-mix of a George Best tribute song. Written in 1970 by country and western singer Don Fardon, "Belfast Boy" was used as the theme tune for a 1970's BBC documentary about the footballing legend.
Blair: Career move?
Downing Street officials have played down the possibility that the record is a strong indication of the Prime Minister's future career direction:
"This is simply the PM's way of honouring the memory of the greatest British footballer of our time"
Blair, who famously played the guitar in a punk band called Ugly Rumours whilst at Oxford, is rumoured to be in discussion with his friend Bono about the possibility of making a charity record after he leaves Number Ten. The move wouldn't be unprecedented: Italy's Silvio Berlusconi recently released a recording of his performances of his own works.
Berlusconi: down with the kids
Proceeds from the Best record, the original of which reached no. 32 in the charts in 1970, will go towards a permanent memorial for Best. Tony Blair's permanent memorial is currently the Iraq war, so that might be why he's considering releasing a record.
