Georgie Best, Superstar

DESCRIPTION: Rhymes about George Best rhyming with "superstar." For example, "How many knickers have you wore so far?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1976 (Opie/Opie-TheSingingGame)
KEYWORDS: sports playparty
FOUND IN: Britain(England(North,West))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Opie/Opie-TheSingingGame, p. 479, ("Georgie Best, Superstar") (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Elizabeth Bartsch-Parker, Roibeard O'Maolalaigh and Stephen Burger, Lonely Planet British Phrasebook (1999 (copyrighted material limited preview "Digitized by Google")) p. 132, ("Georgie Best Superstar") (2 text fragments).
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Jesus Christ Superstar" (tune, per Opie/Opie-TheSingingGame)
NOTES [80 words]: George Best "was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United.... He was one of the first celebrity footballers, but his extravagant lifestyle led to problems with alcoholism...." (source: Wikipedia article George Best )].
Bartsch-Parker, et al: "Manchester United fans used to sing ... How many goals have you scored so far? The fans from any team playing against Manchester United used to sing ... Wears frilly knickers and a Playtex bra." - BS
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File: OpGa479D

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