Taken from 'Good Times' (Out Sep 5th via Rue Defense) - Making Of Essay: https://atwoodmagazine.com/essay-alexei-shishkin-the-making-of-good-times

'Tiki Taka (2006)' Premiere: https://fortherabbits.net/2025/07/24/premiere-alexei-shishkin-tiki-taka-2006

“This song was inspired by FC Barcelona, but not by my own choosing. For this one (and most of the tunes on this album, tbh), Brad and I wrote all the music first and then filled in the gaps with mostly improvised lyrics. I went into the vocal booth, and Brad put on some random soccer highlights for me to watch while singing. It just so happened that he pulled up some supercut of Barca moments, so I just started making up soccer things: the “landslide in Sevilla” was about some match where Barca were beating Sevilla team by a lot of goals; getting “broken down” is about Barca passing the ball around until they find a gap in the defense that they can exploit; and the “move it around” refrain is also about the act of passing the ball around the field and maintaining possession. Ironically, it pains me because I normally cheer against Barcelona, but I would be a fool to deny their greatness.” – Alexei Shishkin

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