The success of “Boys, now we are excited again” performed by the musical group The Tsetse Fly It is a local musical trend that is being all the rage and promises to continue in the memory, and in the Argentine cultural imagination, for many more years.
However, the official song of the Qatar 2022 World Cup was “Hayya Hayya” by the trio Aisha, Davido and Trinidad Cardona. The song continues a long tradition of official World Cup themes, dating back to the 1962 World Cup in Chile. “The rock of the world”composed by J.Orge Rojas Astorga and performed by the Chilean rock and roll band The Ramblers, was the initial kick so that in each tournament the representative musical production of the most important competition on the planet is carried out. Of these musical works, seven are the most emblematic.
“The World Cup” Ennio Morricone – Argentina World Cup 1978
The legendary master of film music Ennio Morricone, creator of classic scores for films such as “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” by Sergio Leone, “The Mission” by Roland Joffe and “Cinema Paradiso” by Giuseppe Tonatorewas in charge of carrying out the melodies of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. Although it was an international success, the instrumental song composed by the Italian, Oscar winner for “The 8 Most Hated” in 2016, an “unofficial” local version was made dedicated to the sporting event that was most popular for the host country. With “The 78 World Cup March” the category called “unofficial songs from the World Cup” was born.
“The world united by a ball” Juan Carlos Abara – Mexico 1986
In the second consecration of Argentina, the Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Carlos Abara prepared a much more popular world song, outside of the military-style rhythmic marches of the past decade. As much for the triumph of the albiceleste selected for the takeoff of Diego Maradona, “The world united by a ball” is one of the most remembered songs in the history of the competition.
“An Italian estate” Giorgio Moroder – Italy 1990
Far from the marches with a military tinge or the sweetened melodies, the legend of music italodisco Giorgio Moroder He was the one who carried out a song that would be linked to the soccer world cup and in the collective imagination for several generations. It is said that the version of the original theme was written by English Tom Whithlock, but the music producer was not satisfied with the proposal, so he proposed to the duo Gianna and Edorado for vocal and compositional work.
“The cup of life” Ricky Martin – France 1998
The 1998 World Cup in France was the moment when the songs from the World Cups became commercially relevant on a massive scale. Various themes related to the sporting event began to be launched, targeting various audiences. Since Yousoou N Dour and Axelle Red with “The course of the grands” until jean miche jarre with “Rendez Voice 98”, were musical proposals designed for the dates. However, the honor was obtained by the Puerto Rican Ricky Martin with the hit “The cup of Life”. An anthem that still continues to play in all the World Cups.
“Waka Waka (This time for Africa)” Shakira – South Africa 2010
In the 2006 Germany World Cup, the Colombian singer, together with the Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, had faked an unofficial World Cup song called “Hips Don’t Lie”. However, the song “The time of Our Lives” by the quartet Il Divo, together with the artist Toni Braxton, overshadowed the Latin American venture. Shakira took revenge at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with “Waka Waka (This time for Africa)”, a pop song with autochthonous phrases from the region that is still heard on television broadcasts of different sports competitions.
“We Are One (Ole Ola)” Pitbull, Jennifer López and Claudia Leitte – Brazil 2014
The one who took the applause, in the World Cup in Brazil 2014, was the singer and producer Pitbull. In collaboration with the vocalist and actress Jennifer López and the German-Brazilian artist Claudia Leitte, the Cuban-American musician was a hit with his production “We Are One (Ole Ola)”. A song that reflected and took advantage of the new musical movement that was spreading throughout the world with the classic “I know you want me” by the same author.
“Hayya Hayya” Aisha, Davido and Trinidad Cardona – Qatar 2022
Finally, at the Arab World Cup at the end of the year, the representative song was performed by a trio made up of the American singer Trinidad Cardona, the Nigerian-American vocalist Davido and the Qatari artist Aisha. The theme, since its launch, has exceeded 29 million views on YouTube and a little over seven million on Spotify.
by RN
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