Viva Bobby Joe
"Viva Bobby Joe" is a song and single written by Eddy Grant and performed by the Equals and released in 1969.
The single reached number six in the UK Singles Chart in 1969 staying in the chart for 14 weeks. It mentions Bobby Joe and his undefined, "funk machine" which is going to be a "sensation".
The song was taken up by football crowds in the UK who changed the lyrics to "Viva Bobby Moore" in reference to the captain of West Ham United and England at the time.