2 posts tagged “k'naan”
Hey, remember back in June when I said I couldn't stop listening to K'naan's new CD, Troubadour? Well, you are going to hear a whole lot more of one of the singles I mentioned, Waving Flag, because it is going to be remixed as the anthem for the 2010 World Cup of Soccer! Ya for K'naan!!!! It sounds like they are going to be re-writing the words, to make it more "uplifting", since the lyrics are pretty bleak, but either way, it is such an awesome song. I am so excited to hear it all over the World Cup next summer. Well, except as the theme song for Coca Cola ads, but I'll overlook that.
Today is Repeat Day, so we want to know: what song do you have currently have on repeat? Bonus points if you share it with us!
I have K'naan's whole album on repeat at the moment, but two songs in particular, Waving Flag and Fatima. This album really is fantastic. While K'naan has mainly been labeled as hip hop before, he sings many more of the songs on this album, and he has a wonderful voice. This album has also been labeled as folk, due to the political and social messages in it, and I think this is one of its strongest points, K'naan has written some really poignant songs that are powerful without being cliched or sentimental. These two songs are getting some radio play on CBC, and I've heard other tracks from this album on hip hop stations, but I'm not sure how much other play he is getting. At any rate, these tracks are fantastic, and I'd strongly suggest taking the time to listen to them. Waving Flag is a repetitive freedom ballad; Fatima is a sweet, catchy song that actually tells quite a sad story. I was in tears by the end of it when I listened to it the first time, and then nearly fell over when K'naan said at the end of the song, "Hey, don't cry! This song is a celebration!" I try not to cry, but it gets me every time.
I don't know how to embed tracks (Rockr/Junkii, help me out here!) so I'll put in links to clips from QTV's session with K'naan and another from Youtube.
