Olé olé olé is a worldwide symbol for the most beautiful game on earth. However, few people know that the most popular football melody on the globe originates from the club song of RSCA. A reconstruction.
1985
The year is 1985. RSCA becomes Belgian champion for the 18th time in its history.
Local Brussels artist Jules Jean Vanobbergen, aka Grand Jojo, is asked to write a song in honor of the title. The inspiration for the rhythm of the song comes from an unexpected source. While he was looking for a beat in his living room, Grand Jojo heard the pounding of the washing machine from another room. What ensued was the iconic Anderlecht Champion.
Together with the players, stars such as Enzo Scifo, Morten Olsen and Franky Vercauteren and coach Paul Van Himst, Grand Jojo went into the studio to record a hit that would go around the world.
Anderlecht Champion conquers the world
But it didn't stop there. When the Red Devils traveled to Mexico in 1986, the Grand Jojo made a rework of the song. 'Allez' became 'Olé', and the Belgians wrote football history during the Mundial.
From then on, things move quickly: the catchy Olé Olé Olé of the Belgians is adopted by fans from other countries, and travels around the world. Dance reworks are played in nightclubs, the song tops the charts in Japan after it is used as an intro for a football show, and the melody is chanted at key moments in world history such as the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Remix by Stromae
40 years after the song was created, RSC Anderlecht is honoring the legacy of Lange Jojo. Stromae, that other Brussels icon born in 1985, is making a rework of the song in honor of its anniversary. Never before has Stromae made a remix of an existing song.
