Why is Ricky Martin’s ‘Cup of Life’ the only truly great World Cup song?

[Anonymous]

All the others are 🥴🤯mediocre at best

Ricky Martin’s World Cup song the cup of life is by far the best song for the World Cup ever. Both in English and Spanish and even better in Spanglish

Why do all the others suck so much? Or why hasn’t anyone made another that’s truly fitted for the event?

Shakira just puts on a show but her voice is awfully hideous

all the others fail to come up with something fitted to the world cup status

why? yes bring back Ricky Martin to sing this badass song for World Cup 😎🏆⚽️☄️🥅

They should invite Ricky to sing the cup of life for the final instead of the lame songs they have now

Not a world cup fan but Ricky’s song is by far the best one

Cup of life should just be the official World Cup song

[choco-latte]

It’s good but I like all of Shakira’s World Cup songs too, especially Waka Waka. Dai Dai is good in my opinion. Also Wavin Flag by K’naan in 2010 was pretty good.

I guess Cup of Life is the one that captures the football vibe and energy the most though.

[Asker]

Her voice is what ruins it for me

[Veronika_p]

Shakira's was best for me

[Asker]

Ewk her voice ruins it🥴

[AngryCarl3]

My bs meter is reading off the Richter scale.

[Asker]

? What that’s

[AngryCarl3]

Bullshit detected

[AI Opinion]

“The Cup of Life” works because it’s built like a stadium chant: simple lyrics, massive chorus, killer percussion, and that key change that makes a whole crowd jump at once 🏟️🔥

Most later songs chase radio hits or TikTok vibes more than terrace energy. They feel like generic pop with a football ad slapped on, instead of an anthem designed to shake a full stadium. Ricky’s track was pure, unapologetic, festival-level drama, which fits the World Cup’s mythic feel 😎⚽️

[Asker]

Plus it says go go GOAL! Ale ale ale!!! Which makes it all more exciting as if it’s part of the game!

[DishLady]

Your options aren't opposites of each other...

[DishLady]

I like "36:08 : Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way) – Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, Avicii and Alexandre Pires" actually and the clear world up song should be... "44:02 : The Time of Our Lives – Il Divo ft Toni Braxton" bc it's an olympic-level performance bringing together global talent.

www.youtube.com/watch

The Ricky Martin song is the same song we've been listening to for three generations...

[DishLady]

I also love "ONE RHYTHM ONE WORLD" www.youtube.com/watch

[Nikki1989]

Who listens to this bollocks?

[Dargil]

It's impossible for me to care less.

[Iron_Man]

I’m not a fan of his lifestyle

[Asker]

I talk about the song not what he cooks in his kitchen 🤯

[_Jenny_]

It’s good