The Family Olympics 2008
In 2008 we got together with a couple of other families of four to compete in a Family Olympics. The competition featured seven events – Tin Can Knockdown, Radio-Controlled Car Time Trial, Table Football, Tag Air Hockey, Kerplunk and Freestyle Singstar – with each family member competing in three events. The winning team in each event got to sing their family anthem and hoist their family flag at the event’s medal ceremony.
The Family Olympics Anthem that accompanies the video is performed by Lolo featuring J-Daddy. Here are the lyrics as you will obviously want to sing along:
The Family Olympics Anthem
Welcome all, here to Hope Street,
And the event of a lifetime.
Hope you’re ready, hope you’re fit to compete,
Cos’ you’ll need all your wits to succeed.
We’ve got Kerplunk, we’ve got Singstar,
Table Football, Tin Can Knockdown,
We’ve got Air Hockey and a race with a car,
We’ve got medals for those who compete.
Chorus:
It’s the Family Olympics, Les Olympiques Famille,
Risin’ up to the challenge of your rivals.
You’ll need dedication, you’ll need muscles of steel,
If you’re going for gold in the Family Olympics.
All the family, the young and the old,
Mother, father, brother, sister.
Pressure’s on, will you crumple and fold?
Have you got what it takes to survive?
Chorus:
It’s the Family Olympics, Les Olympiques Famille,
Risin’ up to the challenge of your rivals.
You’ll need dedication, you’ll need muscles of steel,
If you’re going for gold in the Family Olympics.
Repeat to fade:
The Family Olympics ….
Published December 2008