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Just when it seemed like the controversy surrounding the World Cup in Brazil had all been aired, along comes a American rapper called Pitbull. Needless to say, the Brazilians, who nurture rich musical traditions, are not best pleased with his official World Cup song "We Are One (Ole Ola)."
The vocal presence of Jennifer Lopez, whose Puerto-Rican roots are designed to lend the piece a Latino feel, does little to soften the blow. But perhaps the ultimate slap in the face is the almost foot-note appearance of the host nation's own singer, Claudia Leitte.
She offers a few words of her native Portuguese, in an otherwise wholly English offering. But artists and language aside, what has really got people's backs up is the video of semi-naked women, Samba and drumming. Music journalist and DJ Leka Peres described it as bundle of clichés, and his colleague Gaia Passarelli referred to it as a "bad, boring, replaceable pop song" that meant the chance to do something inspirational and cool had been missed.
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Outraged Brazilians have flooded Twitter with calls to abandon the Pitbull anthem in favor of Shakira's 2010 World Cup hit, "WakaWaka (This Time For Africa)". And the Colombian singer has in fact released an unofficial tournament track that could give the official one a run for its money. "Dare (La La La)", as the song is called, might not sound terribly Brazilian, but plenty of people seem to prefer it. And it is on the official FIFA World Cup Album, "One Love, One Rhythm."
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