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True story of Wavin’ Flag

Saturday, October 23, 2010 15:08 No Comments

Knaan Wavin Flag Smile
Wavin’ Flag song was written in 2008 by Somali-Canadian artist K’naan. The song was released in 2009 (the album Troubadour).

Coca-Cola company picked the song for their 2010 FIFA World Cup Advertisement program. It was retitled as “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)” and some parts of lyrics was removed. The reason is violence. The original lyrics didn’t let people enjoy the cola. Check yourself. Some original lines and the original song:

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but violent prone poor people zone

out of the darkness

among the hardest survive

(so we struggling) fighting to eat

and this part also wasn’t funny at all..
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