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Re: Your favourite songs by country

lightmyway — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:25:32 GMT

Author: lightmyway

Posted: 12/12/2013 22:25

US: R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It
UK: The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Canada: Alanis Morissette - Ironic
Australia: Midnight Oil - Forgotten Years
Ireland: U2 - One
France: Phoenix - 1901
Sweden: Cardigans - Lovefool
Jamaica: Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Iceland: Bjork - Venus as a Boy

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Listmeister — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:03:15 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 12/12/2013 21:03

Oh, songs. Whoops, sorry. Let me try again.

US - Magic Man from Dreamboat Annie by Heart
England - I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock of Seagulls
Ireland - Linger from Everybody Else is Doing It Why Can't We by The Cranberries
Canada - Old Dan's Records by Gordon Lightfoot
Mexico: Smooth, from Supernatural by Santana
Cuba: Bad Boys from Primitive Love by the Miami Sound Machine
Jamaica: One Love / People Get Ready by Bob Marley & the Wailers
Barbados - Cheers (Drink to That) from Loud by Rihanna
Colombia: Hips Don't Lie from Oral Fixation by Shakira
Brazil: The Fool on the Hill by Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66
Solomon Islands: Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest
Australia: I Want You by Savage Garden
New Zealand: Royals from Pure Heroine by Lorde
Scotland: Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan
Sweden: Ring Ring by ABBA
Spain: Black is Black by Los Bravos
Iceland: Svefn-g-englar from Aegetis Byrjun by Sigur Ros
Norway: Take on Me from Hunting High and Low by a-ha
Italy: Santa Lucia by Enrico Caruso
France: Non, je ne regrette rien by Edith Piaf
The Netherlands: Radar Love from Moontan by Golden Earring
Romania: Dragostea din tea from Disc-O-Zone by O-Zone
Bulgaria: Polegnala e Todoro from Les Mystere des Voix Bulgares by Bulgarian State Television Female Choir
Germany: 99 Luftballons by Nena
Russia: All the Things She Said by T.a.Tu
Japan: Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto
Nigeria: Zombie from Zombie by Fela Kuti
South Africa: Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds
Somewhere: Sadeness, from MCMXC a.d. by Enigma, which is Romanian (birthplace of leader Michael Cretu) German (where the band was formed) or Spanish (where they recorded, and also what BEA says they are). Either way, it's would be a favorite, wherever it's from.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:48:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/11/2013 22:48

ihh2013 wrote:

Stunning selection from The Poe. �'� Loads to check out there.

The Poe's the fucken boss what did you expect

Re: Your favourite songs by country

latenighttv — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:11:26 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 12/11/2013 18:11

Stunning selection from The Poe. �'� Loads to check out there.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:15:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/11/2013 01:15

A few things first:
1) I pay far more attention to albums as a whole than individual tracks, so it's very difficult for me to call upon a single track as a favorite.
2) I am super forgetful, and I don't keep songs ranked anywhere.
3) I don't have a favorite track from every country's music I have listened to.

There are many places in the world that I still know little about. Mainly North Africa, West Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

I feel this list is still a bit of a primitive version of myself, I'll know much more in a couple years. Maybe I'll come back to this thread someday and update.

AFRICA

Botswana/Namibia: Kalahari San - Metal pluriarc with one woman's voice
Cameroon: Francis Bebey - Binta Madiallo
Congo: Konono No. 1 - Masikulu
Ethiopia: Aster Aweke - Track 1 (from the self-titled cassette)
Ghana: Ata Kak - Yemmpa Aba
Madagascar: Hiran' ny tanoran'ny ntaolo / Oay lahy é
Mali: Ali Farka Touré - Heigana
Niger: Mammane Sani - Tunan
Nigeria: Fela Kuti - Go Slow
Rwanda: The Good Ones - Belthilde
Senegal: Aby Ngana Diop - Dieuleul-Dieuleul
South Africa: Dorothy Masuka - Hamba Notsokolo
Sudan: Abdel Karim el Kably - El Jamil el Fik
Tanzania: Sinti Binti Saad - Usiweke Tamaa Mbele

ASIA

Afghanistan: Nashenas - Raftand Ahl-e Suhbat
Azerbaijan: Dzhavanshir Kuliyev - Going Away to Earn Money
Bangladesh: Tina Sani - Tedhu Dil Naal Mein
Bhutan: Jigme Drukpa - Dranyen Lamdren
Burma (Myanmar): Yadana Myit - Perfumed Forest
Cambodia: Unknown Instrumental (Cambodian Cassette Archives - Track 6)
China: Zhou Xuan - 交換
India: Ahmedjan Thirakwa - Reel II (C# Tabla)
Iran: Seyyed Ali-Asqar Kordestani - Zardi Khazan
Indonesia: K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat - Lancaran Orde Baru, Laras Pelag, Patet Barong
Isreal: Meira Asher - Shahid 2
Japan: Kazumoto Endo - While You Were Out
Kazakhstan: Raushan Orazbaeva - Kaskyr
Mongolia: Urna Chahar-Tugchi - Bayan Hanggai
Nepal: Men playing harmonium and drum and women in the play - Song of Rejoicing
Pakistan: Pran Nath - Raga Malkauns
Russia: Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun - Only You
South Korea: Okkyung Lee - Sky
Sri Lanka: L. Subramaniam - Raga Mohanam
Thailand: Lao Damnoen Sai - ดวงเดือน
Turkey: Rita Abadzi - Pane Yia To Prasso

EUROPE

Finland: Hertta Lussu Ässä - Yön Tullen Sähköinen Spanieli Sekoaa (Electric Spaniel - Wild Nights)
France: Natural Snow Buildings - Slaves for the After Life (or any track from Daughter of Darkness)
Germany: Peter Brotzmann - Machine Gun
Greece: Alekos Karavitis - Syrtos Rizitikos
Iceland: mum - Smell Memory
Ireland: Mary O'Hara - Óró Mo Bháidín
Italy: Pasquale Taraffo - L'iride
Norway: Hild Sofie Tafjord - Kama
Poland: Bogdan Raczynski - Track 14 (Boku Mo Wakaran)
Romania: Horatiu Radulescu - Agnus Dei, Op. 84
Spain: Paco de Lucia - Entre Dos Aguas
Sweden: Sodra Bergens Balalaikor - Zhaleika
Switzerland: Herbert Distel - La Stazione, Act Two
Ukraine: Luman Seidjalilov - Osman Pasha / Katibem
United Kingdom: Vashti Bunyan - I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind

NORTH AMERICA

Bahamas: Exuma - Exuma, the Obeah Man
Canada: Grimes - Genesis
Haiti: Frantz Casseus - Romance
Jamaica: Augustus Pablo - King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
Mexico: Yaqui Indians - Maria Loreta
USA: Julius Eastman - Crazy Nigger

OCEANIA

Australia: The Motifs - For A Clear Day
New Zealand: Ana Hato - Pokarekare

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina: Juana Molina - Vive Solo
Bolivia: Luzmila Carpio - Yanapariwayku
Brazil: Cego Oliveira - Baixio Verde
Paraguay: Danza Paraguaya
Peru: Pablo Maldonado - Trip One

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Listmeister — Mon, 9 Dec 2013 11:23:26 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 12/09/2013 16:23

Rerun of list I posted for this thread. Originally posted Sept. 27, and I've made a few changes, marked with an *

US - American Idiot (Green Day)
England - Time (ELO)
Ireland - Everybody Else is Doing It Why Can't We (the Cranberries)
Canada - Summertime Dream (Gordon Lightfoot)
*Scotland - Hurdy Gurdy Man (Donovan)
*Northern Ireland - Astral Weeks (Van Morrison)
*Sweden - Arrival (ABBA)
*Spain - Black is Black (Los Bravos)
*Iceland - Aegetis Byrjun (Sigur Ros)
*Norway - Hunting High and Low (a-ha)
Barbados - Good Girl Gone Band (Rihanna)
Australia - Savage Garden
*New Zealand - Pure Heroine (Lorde)
*Italy: Santa Lucia (Enrico Caruso)
France: Random Access Memory (Daft Punk)
The Netherlands: Moontan (Golden Earring)
Romania: Disc-O-Zone (O-Zone)
Bulgaria: Les Mystere des Voix Bulgares (Bulgarian State Television Female Choir)
*Germany: Chelsea Girl (Nico)
Russia: 60 Horses in My Head (Huur-Huur-Tu)
Japan: Double Fantasy (John Lennon and Yoko Ono)
Nigeria: Zombie (Fela Kuti)
South Africa: Shaka Zulu (Ladysmith Black Mombaza); Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds
Jamaica: Legend (Bob Marley & the Wailers)
Mexico: Supernatural (Santana)
Colombia: Oral Fixation (Shakira)
Cuba: Primitive Love (Miami Sound Machine)
Brazil: Herb Alpert presents Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66
*Somewhere: MCMXC a.d. by Enigma, which is Romanian (birthplace of leader Michael Cretu) German (where the band was formed) or Spanish (where they recorded, and also what BEA says they are). Either way, it's would be a favorite, wherever it's from.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

latenighttv — Sun, 8 Dec 2013 05:34:03 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 12/08/2013 10:34

andy_hunter wrote:

Wales: Wow, I live 60 miles away from Wales and I don't like a single song from there.

Even though I like a lot of Welsh music, I'm not surprised to hear someone say this. Welsh music suffers from a lack of quantity, imo. For every one band that 'makes it' from Wales, somewhere like Scotland, with a similar population, will have a whole lot more.

an_outlaw wrote:

What do you like most about Dead Passive ihh2013?

Tough question actually – the chord sequence itself is probably my favourite thing. Then there is the military drumming that kicks in after the first chorus. Strong set of lyrics too, along with decent basswork.

Brilliant list, Norman Bates, especially the African stuff. That Verlaines track is top-rate as well.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

latenighttv — Sun, 8 Dec 2013 05:28:14 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 12/08/2013 10:28

I thought of a few that I probably should have included in my own list. A lot of them are default picks, but still. Doubt I would have many more beyond these countries . . .

Cameroon - Wes - 'Alane' 😎
Finland - Darude - 'Sandstorm'
Guinea - Mory Kante - 'Yeke Yeke'
Iceland - The Sugarcubes - 'Birthday'
Indonesia - The Tielman Brothers - 'Black Eyes Rock'
Italy - Giorgio Moroder - 'Together In Electric Dreams'
Ivory Coast - Metisse - 'Boom Boom Ba'
Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff - 'Many Rivers To Cross'
Netherlands - Alice Deejay - 'Better Off Alone'
Norway - a-ha - 'The Sun Always Shines On TV'
Romania - Edward Maya / Vika Jigulina - 'Stereo Love'
Senegal - Youssou N'Dour - 'Birima'
Spain - Baccara - 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie' 🤣
Switzerland - Yello - 'The Race'
Trinidad And Tobago - Billy Ocean - 'Red Light Spells Danger'

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Anonymous — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:53:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/07/2013 22:53

Never tried songs, but I've done albums.

Favorite Album Per Country by nutso42

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Anonymous — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:23:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/07/2013 22:23

TOO MUCH PRESSURE

...eh maybe I'll do it. I'll need some time.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Norman Bates — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 16:10:30 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 12/07/2013 21:10

Argentina: Juana Molina, "Un Dia"
Brazil: Milton Nascimento, "Cravo e canela"
Chile: Violetta Parra, "Volver a los 17"
Colombia: Toto la Momposina, "La Verdolaga"
Guyana: Mad Professor, "DJ Choice"
Peru: Yma Sumac, "Ataypura"

Austria: Fennesz, "Saffron Revolution"
Belgium: Dead Man Ray, "Brenner"
Denmark: The Raveonettes, "Remember"
England: Nick Drake, "Which Will"
Finland: 22-Pistepirkko, "Don't Play Cello"
France: Programme, "Plus fort + J'veux trop + Ça serait trop long à expliquer"
Germany: Neu!, "E-musik"
Iceland: Björk, "Unison"
Ireland: My Bloody Valentine, "Only Shallow"
The Netherlands: Nits, "Fire in My Head"
Norway: Lasse Marhaug, "Sleeper"
Portugal: Antonio Variaçoes, "E corpo é que paga"
Scotland: Boards of Canada, "An Eagle In Your Mind"
Spain: Migala, "Low of Defenses"
Sweden: Stina Nordenstam, "And She Closed Her Eyes"
Switzerland: Kleenex, "Hedi's Head"
Wales: John Cale, "You Know Me More Than I Know"

Canada: Plastikman, "Disconnect"
USA: The Beach Boys, "God Only Knows"

Panama: Willie Colon & Ruben Blades, "Pedro Navaja"

Puerto Rico: Ray Barretto, "Acid"
Jamaica: The Congos, "Fisherman"
Bahamas: Joseph Spence, "We Shall Be Happy"
Cuba: Ibrahim Ferrer, "Boliviana"
Guadeloupe: Kassav', "Zouk la se sél medikaman nou ni"

Algeria: Cheikha Remitti, "C'est fini, j'en ai marre"
Angola: Bonga, "Sodade"
Benin: Ahehehinnou Vincent & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Dahomey, "Ou c'est lui, ou c'est moi"
Cameroon: Francis Bebey, "Agatha"
Cape Verde: Cesaria Evora, "Sodade"
Congo: Franco, "Sandoka"
Egypt: anything off Khamis El Fino's Music for Classical Oud
Ethiopia: Mulatu Astatke, "Yegelle Tezeta"
Gambia: Ifang Bondi, "Saraba"
Ivory Coast: Alpha Blondy, "Brigadier Sabari"
Madagascar: D'Gary, "Atahora fabiby"
Mali: Toumani Diabaté, "Cheick Oumar Bah"
Mauritania: Dimi Mint Abba and Khalifa Ould Eide, "Yar Allahoo"
Morocco: Nass Marrakech, "An-a, ant-a"
Nigeria: Fela, "Lady"
Reunion: Danyel Waro, "Bat la min"
Senegal: Baaba Maal, "Yoolele Maman"
South Africa: Hugh Masekela, "The Boy's Doin' It"
Sudan: Abdel Gadir Selim, "Jamil Al-sourah"
Uganda: Geoffrey Oryema, "Sardinia Memories"
Zimbabwe: Dorothy Masuka, Nhingirikiri"

Australia: The Go-Betweens, "Quiet Heart"
New Zealand: The Verlaines, "Pyromaniac"

Iraq: Fawzi Al-Aeidy, "Silence"

India: Ananda Shankar, "Raghupati"
Japan: Cornelius, "Drop"
Pakistan: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, "Taa Deem"

Totally ignorant of Asian music. The Poe will save me probs.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Anonymous — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 15:24:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/07/2013 20:24

Defago wrote:

inb4 the poe crashes the server with his post

🤣

Re: Your favourite songs by country

drakonium — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 15:14:10 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 12/07/2013 20:14

Defago wrote:

inb4 the poe crashes the server with his post

I genuinely lol'd.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

TracyJacks — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:42:01 GMT

Author: TracyJacks

Posted: 12/07/2013 19:42

just a few countries...

United Kingdom - A Day in the Life by The Beatles
USA - God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
Scotland - Witches Hat by The Incredible String Band
Ireland - Come in Alone by My Bloody Valentine
Northern Ireland - Madame George by Van Morrison
Australia - Friday on My Mind by The Easybeats
Canada - Wake Up by Arcade Fire
France - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien by Edith Piaf
Germany - Mother Sky by Can
Austria - Der Kommissar by Falco
Hungary - Gyöngyhajú Lány by Omega

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Defago — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:37:03 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 12/07/2013 19:37

inb4 the poe crashes the server with his post

Re: Your favourite songs by country

revolver94 — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:34:56 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 12/07/2013 18:34

Australia: Into My Arms by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Brazil: Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin
Canada: Hold On, We're Going Home by Drake
France: Lisztomania by Phoenix
Germany: Autobahn by Kraftwerk
Iceland: Hyperballad by Björk
Ireland: Sometimes by My Bloody Valentine
New Zealand: Tennis Court by Lorde
Norway: The Seer by Jenny Hval
Sweden: Heartbeats by the Knife
United Kingdom: Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks
United States: God Only Knows by the Beach Boys

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Anonymous — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 12:20:40 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/07/2013 17:20

Australia: Secret Address by The Motifs
Bahamas: Dambala by Exuma
Canada: Genesis by Grimes
France: Last Journey of Ringhorn by Blut Aus Nord
Germany: The Falconer by Nico
Iceland: Unravel by Bjork
Ireland: When You Sleep by My Bloody Valentine
Italy: The Mysterious Fish Named Khun by Aglaia
Japan: 100 Years of Choke by World's End Girfriend
Netherlands: Leraine ft Kettel by Secede
Poland: Pod Swiatlo by Jacaszek
Sweden: Coconut by Fever Ray
UK: Machine Gun by Slowdive
US: Lullaby by Low

I just did it by what is on my chart, so yeah.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Patman360 — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 12:12:43 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 12/07/2013 17:12

Dingerbell wrote:

A big yes to ASIWYFA. For me, it would probably be one of Search:Party:Animal or Beautifuluniversemasterchampion, but all the songs on Gangs are equally incredible, in their own ways.

I probably prefer their debut, such a great album and it's high up my decade charts, every track is immense, all 3 albums are really good though.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Dingerbell — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:59:37 GMT

Author: Dingerbell

Posted: 12/07/2013 16:59

Patman360 wrote:

Northern Ireland: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (ASIWYFA and Stiff Little Fingers both have great stuff too, but lately its Astral Weeks)

A big yes to ASIWYFA. For me, it would probably be one of Search:Party:Animal or Beautifuluniversemasterchampion, but all the songs on Gangs are equally incredible, in their own ways.

Re: Your favourite songs by country

Patman360 — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:36:55 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 12/07/2013 16:36

I'll try so...

Ireland: Sultans of Ping - Where's Me Jumper? (Can change a lot but this is always up there, especially lately)
Northern Ireland: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (ASIWYFA and Stiff Little Fingers both have great stuff too, but lately its Astral Weeks)
England: Too tough, lately maybe something by The Fall, What You Need possibly.
Scotland: Probably Expectations by Belle & Seb or 1969 by Boards of Canada, (Or any other Belle and Seb track)
Wales: Manic Street Preachers - Die In The Summertime
France: Something by Serge Gainsbourg anyway, tough to pick one though
Germany: Kreaftwerk: Europe Endless or Hall of Mirrors
Belize: Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective - Watina
Australia: The Avalanches (Everything they did, but Close to You in particular)
Myanmar: Than Shin Ley Ye Khan by Saing Sai
Bolivia: Ukamau - Patamanta
USA: Minutemen - History Lesson, Part 2
Canada: Neil Young - For the Turnstile

This is harder than I expected...