SINGER Nelly Furtado (she’s, like, a bird) confesses: “They asked me to write a song for the European Football Championship in 2004, and I was like, ‘What a challenge! How am I gonna write a stadium anthem and not be cornball-y?’ I had to dig deep.”
Now take a look at Nelly’s lyrics to “Forca” and, using your own skill and judgement, decide whether or not she succeeded in avoiding being “cornball-y”.
“It is the passion flowing right on through your veins
And it’s the feeling that you’re oh so glad you came
It is the moment you remember you’re alive
It is the air you breathe, the element, the fire
It is that flower that you took the time to smell
It is the power that you know you got as well
It is the fear inside that you can overcome
This is the orchestra, the rhythm and the drum
It is the soundtrack of your ever-flowing life
It is the wind beneath your feet that makes you fly
It is the beautiful game that you choose to play
When you step out into the world to start your day
You show your face and take it in and scream and pray
You’re gonna win it for yourself and us today
It is the gold, the green, the yellow and the grey
The red and sweat and tears, the love you go. Hey!”
NOT A BALL OF CORN IN SIGHT!
Source: The Mirror
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