Theme
Songs about hope
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
Three Lions
A fan's hopeful lament that clings to the memory of England's 1966 World Cup win while bracing for another tournament heartbreak
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Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds & The Lightning Seeds
Three Lions (It's Coming Home for Christmas)
A festive, self-mocking update of the 1996 England anthem that pivots from men's tournament heartbreak to the Lionesses' triumph and a Qatar World Cup rescheduled into December
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Sara Bareilles
Home
A plea addressed to someone lost, literal or symbolic, that doubles as an open letter about hope, division, and the exhausting work of waiting for the people we love to come back