Left to Right: Jennifer Lopez; Bappi Lahiri; Shakira
FIFA World Cup anthems perhaps make as much news as the World Cup itself! A glittering star-cast, peppy music, a teeny bit of controversy, good looking people and adrenaline, lots of it: that's the definition of a great FIFA World Cup anthem.
True to this definition, during 2010 FIFA World Cup, Shakira gave us:
The song was lovely. The dancing for lovely. The singing was lovely. The lyrics were lovely. Only one person in the world was not pleased. Or perhaps he was mortified that no one from India had had the common sense to counter-attack Shak's belly dancing tactics.
The supremely blingy, and immensely popular Bollywood composer, Bappi Lahiri came up with India's answer to the official FIFA song. And if you haven't heard it yet, you need to come out of your rabbit-hole, Alice.
Okay. Indulge in a bit of relaxing deep breathing. Better? Okay so this year's FIFA anthem had Pitbull matching notes with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. The song was not much to write home about. Or perhaps, we were hoping for Waka Waka 2.0. Either way, this is what the trio gave us:
Aaaaaaand obviously, not to be outdone, Bappi da has announced his new single 'Life is Football'. If that doesn't chill the blood in your veins, we have a sneak preview for your eyes only:
In case you're facing a bit of a difficulty understanding the profound lyrics, we've jotted it down for you. Sing along now, bwoys and gurls!
Life is Football
Vhoee aar (We are) all one
Dreams aar high
Thrill and fun..that's football!
Rhythm is football
Speed is football
Action is football
And the whole world loves football
O ole ole
Ole ole o
Oooway oo (4)
-- oo--
And with that, life as we've always known it, hereby ends.
True to this definition, during 2010 FIFA World Cup, Shakira gave us:
The song was lovely. The dancing for lovely. The singing was lovely. The lyrics were lovely. Only one person in the world was not pleased. Or perhaps he was mortified that no one from India had had the common sense to counter-attack Shak's belly dancing tactics.
The supremely blingy, and immensely popular Bollywood composer, Bappi Lahiri came up with India's answer to the official FIFA song. And if you haven't heard it yet, you need to come out of your rabbit-hole, Alice.
Okay. Indulge in a bit of relaxing deep breathing. Better? Okay so this year's FIFA anthem had Pitbull matching notes with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. The song was not much to write home about. Or perhaps, we were hoping for Waka Waka 2.0. Either way, this is what the trio gave us:
Aaaaaaand obviously, not to be outdone, Bappi da has announced his new single 'Life is Football'. If that doesn't chill the blood in your veins, we have a sneak preview for your eyes only:
In case you're facing a bit of a difficulty understanding the profound lyrics, we've jotted it down for you. Sing along now, bwoys and gurls!
Life is Football
Vhoee aar (We are) all one
Dreams aar high
Thrill and fun..that's football!
Rhythm is football
Speed is football
Action is football
And the whole world loves football
O ole ole
Ole ole o
Oooway oo (4)
-- oo--
And with that, life as we've always known it, hereby ends.
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