Rules:
- Over 30 years old
- Should be a HUGE hit everyone in your country remembers to this day
- Preferably something that is relatively unknown outside of your country
- Preferably sang in your native tongue
‘Fog on the Tyne’ by Gazza and Lindesfarne from 1990. I have to warn you that it’s awful, and yet, infuriatingly catchy.
For those who don’t know, Gazza was a famous and talented English footballer with a massive booze addiction, and a tendency towards domestic abuse.
Images - Les Démons de minuit
It still can be heard at every wedding parties.
Nena - 99 Luftballons comes to my mind. Guess the country
Interesting. How do you guys feel about Bruttosozialprodukt?
We steigern it.
Butr only when the Werksirene dröhnt
And The Stichel lustvoll stöhnt
And the gabelstapelfahrer mit der stapelgabler prahlt
Bavaria?
Schwurbelstan?
On behalf of Canada, Home for a Rest
Ok I start. For Slovakia I say ‘Kráľovná bielych tenisiek’ (Queen of white sneakers) by Elán
Skipper Klements morgensang: https://youtu.be/C0QQzXgKwOI?si=Ifno3B832V7P33D- A song from 1970 (I actually thought it was way older) about a civil war in 1534
Alternatively Midsommervisen, written in 1885, with the popular melody rewritten in 1980: https://youtu.be/q4i-5Df0oVc
Is sung on Sankt Hans Aften every year while roasting a (sculpture of a) witch on a huge bonfire.
Midsommervisen is so nice :)
What about https://youtu.be/sBvy_lHuir0 ?
This song was HUGE in the US. My one of my absolute favorite songs to play
No way, I love that song!
Sing it again, High-fructose Boy 😁
Great idea!
A dutch song about Belgium from the 80s:
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That is a classic. Personally, for the Netherlands, I was thinking some Doe Maar.
Or possibly Little Green Bag, but I’m guessing that doesn’t fit the “relatively unknown outside the Netherlands” criterion, nor is it in Dutch.
Not my country, but I think “Mayonaka no Door / Stay With Me” needs to be here.
I just listened to this last night.
Use https://radiooooo.com and cheat
Rent
France, Chanson de Prevert from 1962 : https://invidious.privacydev.net/watch?v=5DeA8FPqWwc
I dont think Gainsbourg got much audience outside of France, but he was THE french singer for almost half a century
The english version from Mick Harbey is probably better: https://invidious.privacydev.net/watch?v=6J_ls-1FYuk
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) - Domenico Modugno
We know Volare in germany from football
One of Germany’s favorite Schlager 😝
