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==Football==
Spiro loved football and was a [[season ticket]] holder at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]]. This led him to compose "Nice One Cyril",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Cockerel-Chorus-Nice-One-Cyril/release/3333368 |title=Cockerel Chorus – Nice One Cyril (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref> winning him an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]].<ref name="Ivor"/> The song, performed by Cockerel Chorus, was inspired by [[Cyril Knowles]] who was widely regarded as the greatest left-back in the club's history.<ref>
Spiro, with Jamie Philips singing the [[operatic]] introduction, fronted the group, which then went on to record an [album. Throughout his life, Spiro wrote many other football songs, recorded by major teams, including "Here We Go" for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Everton-FC-Here-We-Go/release/2149060 |title=Everton F.C. – Here We Go (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref> and "Nice One Gazza", as well as "Tribute to Ardiles and Villa" again for Spurs.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/harold-spiro-mn0001766586 |title=Harold Spiro – Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref>
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