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ontd_feminism was discussing that Shakira's song for World Cup, and even if that discussion made me damn tired (seriously, what the fuck is this shit?), it also made me glad that song wasn't the official one (I heard it was going to be or something?) because I'm not going to hear it over and over again on TV (well, yes, I'm going to hear it over and over, but not that much at least). So I decided to google the lyrics of K'naan song, "Wavin' Flag," that I'm sure most of you have heard already. A lot, probably. So, even if of course the song talks about struggle and poverty, I loved this:

So many wars, settling scores,
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor,
I heard them say, 'Love is the way,'
'Love is the answer,' that's what they say

But look how they treat us, make us believers,
We fight their battles, then they deceive us,
Try to control us, they couldn't hold us,
'Cause we just move forward like Buffalo Soldiers.

So much for romanticism. I'm so not going to mind hearing that song all over this month.

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What a great song. Thanks for posting it.
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You are welcome! :)

That song! <333!

That post... I saw your comments and I was silently cheering you on because haha, that second article? Way to completely absolve yourselves of blame, first world!

<3333 I'm so loving it. XD

Pffft, really? Ahahahaha. But yes, seriously.

Yeah, I think I'll be looping it a lot today.

And yes. I lurk on ontd_f a lot.

So am I! &hearts

Ah, I don't blame you.

I love K'naan, and I wish they wouldn't have added surprise!David Brisbal in the official worldcup version of that song. (Also, I recommend America).

Damn, I missed that post in ontd-feminism, or else I would have recommended Simphiwe Dana whom I always namedrop when the Shakira-song comes up because in my head the official World Cup song is a duet of awesomeness between K'naan and her.

Aaah, yes. Damn.

Wow, thank you so much! That's pretty awesome.

because I'm not going to hear it over and over again on TV

Lucky. In Spain they randomly decided only to use THAT ONE in World Cup commercials of the channel my mom watches. At least it's only one piece of the chorus, but still. Can't escape the stupid one. Bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeagh.

Well, damn. Here are using the K'naan one for commercials and matches, and I haven't heard the Shakira on TV, so yes, lucky.

Knowing Spaniards, they probably went with this because there's a version in Spanish (which is the one playing), and a lot of people here can't handle anything in other languages.

Aaah, yes, the one in Spanish. That's the one I have heard. Ew.

At least the only fragment it's "<insert something in an African language> porque esto es África" and then they cut it, so I can happily live without hearing the rest. And some other product commercials use a piece of K'naan's melody, so it might only be Telecinco's fail.

Not that it's the only fail-translated World Cup theme song, though. I mean, there is a butchery of Wavin' Flag in a duet with... Random David Bisbal! DDDDD:

.... Dude. That's why I got some David Bisbal results when I was looking for Wavin' Flag. Dude.