The World Cup has gone through a long journey of 80 years, but the theme song of the World Cup has only a history of 24 years since the 1986 World Cup. With these passionate theme songs, four years of football war, heroic and thrilling confrontation, all the fans' memories of anxiety, excitement, loss and ecstasy have come back. Each unique music has become a symbol of a spirit, a culture and an era, and it has also given each World Cup a unique personality.
1986 World Cup in Mexico
A special kind of hero
(Another Hero)
1986 The World Cup is a world cup for one person and belongs to Diego Diego Maradona. The superstar of the Argentine emperor, with his "hand of God" and five consecutive long-range goals, contributed to the most wonderful pictures in the history of the World Cup, not only winning the championship for Argentina, but also winning the Golden Globe for himself. "A Special Hero" is a slow song with deep feelings. Later, it has been regarded as a hymn to diego maradona, because it appeared at the end of the official film "Hero" of that World Cup, and the picture happened to be the picture of diego maradona's heroic struggle on the court. Mexico City's bustling Aztec Stadium, joyful crowds, Diego Diego Maradona at the peak, was repeatedly cut down on the lawn like a tree by his opponent ... People can only believe that God can do anything.
Few people have proved whether this song is the theme song of this year. Today, the singer and famous stage actress Stephanie Lawrence has passed away, but her brilliant moment has become an eternal legend.
1990 World Cup in Italy
Italian manor
(Summer in Italy)
"Un'estate Italiana" is perhaps the most successful theme song of the World Cup, and it is still talked about by fans and fans.
That year, the World Cup plucked this string and teased the rushing hormones. The rapid rise of "African lion", red cards and violence from time to time, endless punishments … all melt into music. Diego maradona, Klinsmann, with tears in his eyes, ran after the goal, illgner, who was good at penalty kicks, matthaeus, who looked dignified when kissing the trophy, and Shiraki, the oldest Cameroonian "Uncle Mira" who scored the most goals in the history of the World Cup ... The melody was surging, but the Italian host was not as great as the music. Since then, they have fallen into the black hole of 12 yards for the third time in a row, and the melancholy in Baggio's eyes has since trembled.
There are several versions of this song, the original recorded version is soothing and traditional; The live singing version adds more rock rhythm, adding a heroic atmosphere to the song; Because the composer is giorgio moroder, the pioneer of Italian electronic music, there is a strong rhythm of mixing. However, many versions of music express the same theme: "Being the first", which is also the English version of this song.
1994 World Cup in America
Glorious land
Some people say that this World Cup is as unlucky as its number "13". This is not only because the United States has always been the virgin land of football, and the right to host the World Cup happened to be handed over to this country where 80% of the population understood football as rugby, but also because of the tragedy that Colombian defender Escobar was killed by 12 after returning home with an own goal.
Although Gloryland has a resounding name, it is a pity that the wrong time and place made it the wrong choice. The music style is closer to the combination of folk songs and pop rock music, and there is a vast sense of wilderness in the western United States. Daryl Hall is the author and lead singer, and invited the Gospel Singing Group Dark Voice to assist in the recording. They are like the desolate western folk songs they are good at, and people can't smell a trace of football.
1998 World Cup in France
Do you mind if I play
("Do you mind if I play football")
The cup of life
(the cup of life)
Starting from 1998, the theme song of the World Cup is no longer limited to one, and the practice of recording the official album of the World Cup has appeared. The first official album of the World Cup "Allez! Ola! Ole！ It not only includes official theme songs such as Do you mind my playing, Cup of Life, but also includes 15 football songs representing the participating countries, many of which are mixed with simulated stadium scenes, which is the world cup music album closest to football style so far.
"Do you mind if I play" has a strong tropical sentiment and was rated as comparable to bob marley by Rolling Stone magazine.
The Cup of Life was sung by Ricky Martin, a world-class idol singer who won the singles charts in 30 countries around the world. Ricky Martin symbolically twisted his hips on the stage, leading the wave of Latin music sweeping the world.
2002 Korea-Japan World Cup
Boom (storm)
Hymn (football hymn)
Let's get together now
("Let's come together")
In this World Cup, the grafting of music and football has become more and more mature. Boom, the global theme song, was sung by American beauty Anastacia. Compared with "The Cup of Life", this song lacks the same enthusiasm as fire and has a strong sense of urgency.
The official theme song "hymn" was written by the Greek music master vangelis, who is famous for his gorgeous soundtrack. There are two versions. An electronic version is a mixture of Finnish musician JS 16, which has both oriental color and electronic music style, while the symphony version is traditional and atmospheric, which is a just ending for the album.
The theme song "Let's Be Together Now" of Korea and Japan stands out among many World Cup songs with its unique ease and fluency of Japanese pop songs.
Although the 2002 World Cup released two official albums in one breath, namely the world edition and the Japanese edition, the overall feeling did not reflect the cultural characteristics of East Asia.
The 2006 Germany FIFA World Cup
Time in Our Life
(Time in our life)
Celebrate this day
(Beautiful day)
Hips don't lie
(irresistible)
When I first heard the official theme song "The Time We Live", it was difficult to get involved with the World Cup. This song doesn't seem to belong to the green field of passionate carnival. At first, the thorough and calm piano prelude was elegant and graceful, and with the deep and rich voice of toni braxton and the romantic and enthusiastic interpretation of Bel Canto after a generation of soul music, the works were more atmospheric, gentle and tragic under the deep and quiet timbre.
Celebration Day is full of energy and passion for football, but its works have no characteristics, so it cannot be a representative work of football.
In contrast, Hips Dont Lie, the last song sung by Latin diva Shakira, is remarkable, with strong Latin style, full of rhythm and catchy climax, which fits the passion of the World Cup.