The team recorded the song with uncredited vocals and instrumental accompaniment by Chas & Dave. Soon after the team had beaten Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final of the FA Cup in April 1981, the whole squad went to the Portland Studios to record the song. They first made a demo which was then sent to the Tottenham Hotspur squad. Their manager Bob England, a fervent fan of the club, requested Peacock to write the song when Tottenham were having a good run in the 1980–81 FA Cup. The song was largely written by Dave Peacock of the duo Chas & Dave, who were both fans of Tottenham Hotspur. He continued to deliberately mispronounce the name as "Tottingham", which would be the cause of ribbing by his teammate, and it remains a source of amusement many years later as revealed by Mauricio Pochettino. According to Chas Hodges of Chas & Dave, they persuaded Ardiles to sing his solo part as "in de cup for Tottingham" even though by then Ardiles already knew how to pronounce "Tottenham".
He was therefore initially unhappy about the recording but has since grown to be fond of the song. However he also revealed that he was reluctant to sing the solo part and would have preferred the whole team to sing it. In his autobiography, titled Ossie's Dream: My Autobiography after the song, Ardiles said that the song is a 'true song' in that it was his dream to play at Wembley and that "reaching the FA Cup Final in 1981 was indeed a dream come true". The premise of the song is that the Tottenham would be playing at Wembley in the final, and that it was a dream of Ardiles to play at Wembley. The title refers to the club's former Argentinean player Osvaldo Ardiles, commonly known as Ossie. The B-side of the single is " Glory, Glory, Tottenham Hotspur". It is still frequently chanted by Spurs supporters during matches. The song reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart after Tottenham won the FA Cup that year. It was written by Dave Peacock of Chas & Dave and produced by the duo. "Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley)" is a single by the English football team Tottenham Hotspur, released as a souvenir to commemorate the team reaching the 1981 FA Cup Final. Single by Chas & Dave, Tottenham Hotspur 1981 FA Cup Final squad 1981 single by Chas & Dave, Tottenham Hotspur 1981 FA Cup Final squad "Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley)"
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