1994年美国世界杯主题曲 Gloryland“荣耀之地”

    美国一直是足球运动的处女地，把世界杯主办权交到他们手里似乎是个错误的选择，主题曲也变得黯淡。这首“荣耀之地”虽然有个响亮的名字，但是英雄主义色彩在这首歌中荡然无存。“荣耀之地”在音乐风格上更接近于民谣与流行摇滚乐的结合，很有些美国西部荒原的苍茫感。1994年作者兼主唱达利尔创作了此歌，并邀请福音曲演唱组合“黑暗之声”(Sounds of blackness)协助录制。由于作品缺乏对足球运动的共鸣，很快淹没在人们的记忆之中。1994年的世界杯合辑中收录的其他大牌艺人的作品倒是要比主题曲精彩得多。　

It started with a feeling
and a dream was born in you

You hope and pray that come the day
you'll see that dream come true.
With every passing moment
you begin to understand
that you're bound for gloryland.

With a hunger in your heart
and with fire in your soul,
with passion rising high,
you know that you can reach your goal (reach your goal)
Believe in what you do
and you'll go straight to see it through (to see it through）
on the road to gloryland (gloryland gloryland)

and I say (loving it)
Gloryland, in gloryland (gloryland)
it's in your heart, it's in your hand.
in gloryland (in gloryland) hey gloryland (gloryland)
you're here in gloryland
This is gloryland.

As the day gets ever closer
you are reaching for the sky.
the flames that burn inside
are the flames that never die.
When you start to believe
it's in your heart, it's in your hand
know this (this) is gloryland

and I say
gloryland, in gloryland
it's in your heart, it's in your hand.
in gloryland, hey gloryland
you're here in gloryland

and I say
gloryland, (in gloryland) gloryland
it's in your heart, it's in your hand.
in gloryland, hey gloryland
you're here in gloryland

This is gloryland.

 

演唱者：达利尔．豪(Daryl Hall) 　　

达利尔．豪 　　
达利尔．豪是美国70和80年代知名组合“豪与奥兹双人组”(Hall and Oates)的成员之一。他1946年10月11日出生，原名Daryl Franklin Hohl。来自费城的达利尔在坦普尔大学结识了后来的伙伴约翰-奥兹(John Oates)。他们几经分合，最后在汤米．莫托拉(Tommy Mottola，后来也是玛莉亚凯莉的经理人)的运作下，签约亚特兰大唱片公司。1972年推出首张专辑《纯粹的奥兹》(Whole Oates)。1984年他们成为历史上排名最高的民谣二人组，同年组合解散，各自发展，1988年为了专辑《Ooh Yeah!》重组。至今他仍有新专辑推出。