Name a legendary musical hit in your country. Rule: must be over 30 years old Englisch

ooli , vor 23 Tagen (Bearbeitet vor 23 Tagen)

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 Harvey is probably better: https://invidious.privacydev.net/watch?v=6J_ls-1FYuk

Pulptastic , vor 23 Tagen

Rent

lemmyng , vor 23 Tagen

Argentina: Soda Stereo - De Musica Ligera.

Canada: Rush - Tom Sawyer.

Leviathan , vor 23 Tagen

Canada: Rush - Tom Sawyer.

It was actually a bigger hit in the US.

lemmyng , vor 22 Tagen

Huh. TIL.

kurcatovium , vor 22 Tagen

It's still an absolute gem. I love it.

Antium , vor 22 Tagen

I would say for Canada: The Tragically Hip - New Orleans is Sinking.
They have a bunch of well known songs in Canada, but some of them are not quite 30 years old yet.

lemmyng , vor 22 Tagen

You know, literally minutes after I posted I thought to myself "maybe I should change it to the hip" but decided against it because hey, it's Rush. But I agree, your choice is a good one.

Zachariah , vor 23 Tagen

Not my country, but I think “Mayonaka no Door / Stay With Me” needs to be here.

Eggyhead , vor 23 Tagen

I just listened to this last night.

UrbonMaximus , vor 23 Tagen

Can't believe no one mentioned this beauty!
Mo-Do - Eins Zwei Polizei

idiomaddict , vor 22 Tagen (Bearbeitet vor 21 Tagen)

You have given my husband a new headache, I thank you dearly

aasatru , vor 23 Tagen

Bobbysocks - La det svinge!. 1985, Eurovision, nothing but good vibes. 🎶

deus , vor 23 Tagen (Bearbeitet vor 23 Tagen)

Oh, there are so many songs I could choose. Most hits from Brazil aren't well known outside. This one is a certified classic, though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOchidcyv9Q

storcholus , vor 23 Tagen

Schrei nach Liebe by die Ärzte from 1993, German punk band. Everybody that ist Like 60 or younger knows that song. Well, maybe not if you're in your teens...

https://youtu.be/6X9CEi8wkBc

voodoocode , vor 23 Tagen

Wanted to complain, but damn already over 30 years indeed

cows_are_underrated , vor 23 Tagen

I would say, that even the teens know it, but considering how a lot of them lack even knowledge about some of Germans most iconic cultural achievements(I literally know people that didnt even heard about "Werner") I'm not to sure about it. But I can agree, its an absolute Banger Song.

Sidyctism2 , vor 22 Tagen

I would have said Westerland is even more well known

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx3o9baJeQY

Z3k3 , vor 23 Tagen

https://youtu.be/Y9Vu6ASwdKE?si=m75y_E-3oppRx1vu

For context
https://www.glasgowworld.com/retro/where-does-the-slosh-come-from-3914865

ValiantDust , vor 23 Tagen

Legendary you say? Relatively unknown outside of Germany (and other German speaking countries) you say?

Let me introduce you to Dschinghis Khan by Dschingis Khan

(99 Luftballons, which was mentioned here before, is arguably the bigger hit that really everyone knows. But I couldn't resist throwing this out there. It was a huge hit and is still known.)

Lorindol , vor 23 Tagen

Oh, the first one is a legendary classic. Finland has got the "do direct covers of all the German hits from the 70's" - scene well covered:

https://youtu.be/seA8p2tv2S4?feature=shared

rufus , vor 23 Tagen

Didn't Finland have an entire culture of doing spoofs on old German shit, like TV series? I've seen Die Kühe and I think it's absolutely awesome. (The Dutch also did a good impression in Jiskefet.)

And I remember watching / listening to lots of M. A. Numminen. Not sure if that's just the stuff that found its way back to Germany and me... But nonetheless...

The thing with the tv series might be a thing of the past, though. I'm not sure if anyone still remembers "Der Alte" or "Derrick". It's probably not that funny without the context. And how we watch TV has certainly changed during the last decades.

voodoocode , vor 23 Tagen

That also is true for Germany.
There's for example a song using Black Sabbaths Paranoid melodies with some German lyrics about the Hound of Baskerville
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MwnFX0_H-rA

Lorindol , vor 23 Tagen

This is without a doubt the best cover version of "Paranoid" I have ever heard.

catsan , vor 23 Tagen

Dschingis Khan is very well known in the US AFAIK

tyler , vor 23 Tagen

American here. Never heard of it.

ArcaneSlime , vor 22 Tagen

I've never seen this video but I know Moskau. They look like they're having so much fun lol, and the Tony Iommi lookalike has a real cool hair/moustache combo, and the girl in white is a smokeshow!

meldrik , vor 23 Tagen

I dunno if this is legendary, but most people in Denmark know this song from school:
Livstræet (The (Norse) Tree of Life) from 1985: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbSrdJF9hRg

lemmylommy , vor 23 Tagen

Germany, 1985:

https://youtu.be/4kHl4FoK1Ys

thisnameisnottolong , vor 23 Tagen

Australia:
Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce
Shaddap you face

Hugh_Jeggs , vor 23 Tagen

Brilliant, I had absolutely no idea that was Australian but it makes sense!

Btw it was a massive hit in the UK too

anti , vor 23 Tagen

It kept Ultravox's Vienna from number one in the charts. Apparently Midge Ure has never got over it.

Hugh_Jeggs , vor 22 Tagen

That's because he's so short his wee legs won't reach

quinkin , vor 23 Tagen

I was thinking of "Am I ever gonna see your face again".

absquatulate , vor 23 Tagen

For Romania it has to be this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JSlZWR3lJs

It even became something of a hymn for the 1989 revolution.

lars , vor 21 Tagen

Without clicking the link, I’m gonna assume it’s
Pe Cimpoi

lnxtx , vor 23 Tagen

Edmund Fetting - Ballada o pancernych from Four Tank-Men and a Dog.

Endriu , vor 22 Tagen

Another one in similar vein https://youtu.be/cX2nbYYW1uk?si=ADtUvbB3iSwCH0BW