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A shortlist of some of my favourite Australian music
- Flume - never be like you
- Rufus Du Sol - Innerbloom
- The Presets - My People
- The Names and Famous - The Sun (not * Australian, but still Oceania)
- Tame impala - Let it Happen
- King gizzard and the lizard wizard - Robot Stop
- Nick Cave and the bad seeds - red right hand
- Wolfmother - Woman
- Violent Soho - covered in chrome
Too much good music to name, but this is a solid start
My favorite Australian song right now is I HATE RICH CUNTS by MUDRAT.
Edit: I also really like Tom Cardy. If you're a fan of comedic music, at least check out Big Breakfast.
Sorry, these are in English:
- Khe Sanh by Cold Chisel
- Great Southern Land by Icehouse
- Sounds of Then (This is Australia) by Gangajang
Germany mostly shines with Rap and Pop music.
Try out these and let Spotify recommend you similar stuff if you like it
- Mine - MEIN HERZ
- Danger Dan - Das ist alles von der Kunstfreiheit gedeckt
- Antilopen Gang - Pizza
- Alligatoah - Willst du
- Peter Fox - Alles Neu
- Samy Deluxe - Weck mich auf
- Grossstadtgeflüster - Fickt-Euch-Allee
- Deichkind - So ne Musik
- AnnenMayKantereit - Oft gefragt
- Herbert Grönemeyer - Bochum
Another Mine listener! 😍
I also like me some ok.danke.tschüss
I also recommend some Von Wegen Lisbeth
Canada surprisingly has music that Americans rarely know about but are quite famous up here:
Kim Mitchell - Patio Lanterns
The Tragically Hip - Pretty much any of their songs, but Ahead by a Century and 50 Mission Cap are my favorites
54-40 - One Day In Your Life
- Mr Mister: "Broken Wings"
- Platinum Blond: "Standing in the Dark"
- Billy Talent: "Fallen Leaves"
- Crash Test Dummies: "Superman"
- Arrogant Worms: "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate"
I know Billy Talent.
We don’t talk about Hedley, though.
I swear they all did some of the rapes, Hoggard was just the worst of them.
For your information, I'm not American. I will check out those songs though, they seem pretty cool :D
When Gord Downie the lead singer of the Tragically Hip got terminal cancer, he went on tour. His final stop was Ontario, and they streamed it live on CBC (our national news network) to approximately 12 million viewers (Canada had a population of about 38 million)
He died less than a month later. Our prime minister released a tribute statement, and held a press conference over it. Our House of Commons observed a moment of silence. The Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL Hockey Team) brought down one of the retired numbers from the rafters during their next game, because Gord had mentioned him in 50-mission cap. Almost every radio station that plays music switched to Hip songs for the day. The Canadian press gave him newsmaker of the year for 2016, then again for 2017 because of how significant the reaction to his death was.
Dude was a legend both musically, and also in terms of the causes he championed. Especially the Indigenous reconciliation stuff.
damn
Just want to make you aware of Fiddlers Green by The Hip, because it always makes me tear up.
周杰倫(Jay Chou) - 青花瓷 (Blue and White Porcelain). YouTube link
So Jay Chou (Taiwanese actually...) was an absolute phenomenon in mainland China when I was growing up. Just about all of his songs are good & have mass appeal, but specifically I think this song was something I've heard just about everywhere and anywhere (including from a street performer when I visited again a few months ago!) so I'm nominating it as a must-listen
Also don't worry too much about the lyrics; Jay Chou is known for rapping a lot & I couldn't understand half of his lyrics when growing up...
Ireland
The Rubber Bandits, Horse Outside
Soda Stereo was the pinnacle of Argentine rock. Their farewell tour concert sold out and was televised. "De musica ligera" was their most popular song, and the last song they played https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX-us7PEfkc
Jaume Sisa - Qualsevol nit pot sortir el Sol
Sopa de Cabra - L'Empordà
These two will get any Catalan singing along instantly
I want to also add La Flaca from Jarabe de palo.
The Grapes of Wrath - I am Here
They were a couple hundred km's away from me, but the size of my country makes that reasonably close.
I'm from Belgium.
I suppose Technotronic's Pump Up the Jam is now more well-known again as a running joke in Philomene Cunk's show. In a similar vein, there's The Immortals' Techno Syndrome, better known as "Mortal Kombat". But these are both English, of course.
As for songs in our local languages, on the Dutch side Gorki's Mia always ranks highly (but I'm not sure how much you get from it without understanding the lyrics) while Laïs' rendition of 't Smidje has some weird international appeal. On the French side there's several strong hits like the entire discography of Stromae, Plastic Betrand's Ça Plane Pour Moi, or Eurovision-winning Sandra Kim's J'aime La Vie.
Try this: https://youtu.be/oOFdWRZr2uM
גיא מזיג - כמה אני אוהב אותך
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4RyainOBqMazNOuSU2BMfx
Catchy, a love song it seems?
It sounds that way on first listen! But it's actually about his daughter.
If I remember correctly: during a holiday and a large family gathering, his young daughter fell and hit her head very seriously. She lost consciousness and it seemed like she was in mortal danger. Gave them (her parents) the scare of their life! They put her in the car and sped all the way to the hospital emergency room.
This song is about that incident. "I wanted to tell you how much I love you" is what he kept thinking on that drive.
She's alright now :)
Sounds like an awful experience. Thanks for the explanation
Babymetal might be something you could look into. Japanese band with some English.
I don't speak Japanese, but enjoy listening to them.
Here is a song collaboratively written by both Babymetal and the equally weird German band Electric Callboy:
Yeah, this song is a banger!
Believe it or not they are fairly known in the US. They've toured with some big names.
That's why I know about them. Someone was saying they're not real metal and some famous person (can't remember now, but maybe Metallica) was saying they were totally legit
I Don't know if this will be on spotify but:
Lila Downs + Café Tacvba, perro negro
I'd tell you, but they'd be American bands you've never heard of before.
Some really under the radar bangers below:
Hit me baby one more time - Britney Spears
Happy - Pharell
Baby - Justin Bieber
Baby Shark
Shake it Off - Taylor Swift
I've been listening to Look Mum No Computer. Like there are some in here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLluPQLh1xzlKkAfB-joSEaccwQBr6OSi1
Colin Furze tends to play an interesting slice of different bands with sources in each upload on YT.
I found that guy on YouTube playing a live show, and I would absolutely see that guy play live if given the chance, so F'ing cool.