The sight of Fenway Park, one of sport's most iconic arenas, bouncing to a 1970s disco hit was the latest pinch-me moment for Scotland fans. But the journey of 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' from a boozy stag-do video to the soundtrack of a summer in Boston is even more improbable.
The roots trace back to former Aberdeen defender Andy Considine, who won three caps for Scotland and played almost 600 times for the club. It was the day of his eldest son's 'wetting the baby's head' that his cousins Victor and Liam first belted out the Baccara hit in every karaoke bar they entered. But the real magic happened on Considine's stag do in London.
“A stag-do drag video of Andy Considine dancing to a 1970s disco hit became Scotland's unofficial anthem, now rocking Fenway Park.”
"I got dolled up… my dad and uncles did too," Considine recalled on Open Goal in 2021. He was given a drag outfit, and after a drinking game left him "blootered" by late morning, his best man revealed plans to shoot a music video. A taxi took the group to Shoreditch, where a huge studio and make-up rooms awaited. It took five "ridiculous" hours to film their version of the disco hit, which had spent a week at the top of the UK charts in 1977. The video was unveiled during the best man's speech at Considine's wedding. "It didn't go down well…" he said.
Five years on, the nation was gripped by post-match footage of the Scotland team bouncing to the same beat in Serbia after sealing qualification for Euro 2020. Considine was an unused substitute that night but was seen celebrating wildly with dressing-room DJ Kieran Tierney and the rest of the squad in a legendary video posted on Scotland's social media platforms.
Now, the song has reached new heights, with the Tartan Army taking over Fenway Park. The Considine stag-do group chat, you can only imagine, must be buzzing with each new milestone.