(Is This the Way to) The World Cup The following week it reached its peak of 8 in the charts before dropping three consecutive weeks after to 11, 24 and 30 before exiting the charts after five weeks. (Is This the Way to) The World Cup "(Is This the Way to) The World Cup" is a 2006 single by Tony Christie with lyrics written by Ian Stringer and George Webley and published by Tug Records. It was released as a version of Christie's successful "Is This the Way to Amarillo" single and created as a version to support the England national football team at the 2006 FIFA World
Christie Hennessy Christie Hennessy Christie Hennessy (born Edward Christopher Ross; 19 November 1945 – 11 December 2007) was an Irish folk singer-songwriter. Although Hennessy was unable to read or write due to severe dyslexia, he still wrote his own songs such as "Roll back the Clouds" and "All the lies that you told me". He sang "All the lies that you told me" with his daughter Hermione, but the song was made famous by Frances Black rather than Hennessy and his daughter. Hennessy was born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. His first guitar was made, especially for him, from a tea chest