In short, what are some awesome songs to listen to in that are from the country/region/whatever you live in, were born in, or both? Spotify thinks the only music I like is random American bands that nobody has ever heard of (note: I am not American). No shame to them, they actually make pretty good music, but I would like some variety.
Anything worth listening to would be good (from rock to pop, hard metal to folk, anything is fine). I would prefer non-English songs if possible, I like the beats and such you see)
edit: currently I have added a bunch of songs suggested on different corners internet (from Finnish polkas to Balkan rock, Brazilian pop to Polish folk music, and Gorbachev-era Russian bands to Scottish singers)
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_deleted_@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 283d
Sorry, these are in English:
j4k3@piefed.world · 9 pts · 283d
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.
paper_moon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 283d
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.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 283d
A shortlist of some of my favourite Australian music
Too much good music to name, but this is a solid start
Phunter@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 283d
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.
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 283d
Germany mostly shines with Rap and Pop music.
Try out these and let Spotify recommend you similar stuff if you like it
strlcpy@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 280d
Another Mine listener! 😍
I also like me some ok.danke.tschüss
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 280d
I also recommend some Von Wegen Lisbeth
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 283d
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
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 283d
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 283d
I know Billy Talent.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 282d
We don’t talk about Hedley, though.
I swear they all did some of the rapes, Hoggard was just the worst of them.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 283d
For your information, I'm not American. I will check out those songs though, they seem pretty cool :D
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 283d
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.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 283d
damn
snoons@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 283d
Just want to make you aware of Fiddlers Green by The Hip, because it always makes me tear up.
lemmyng@piefed.ca · 4 pts · 283d
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
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 283d
Try this: https://youtu.be/oOFdWRZr2uM
גיא מזיג - כמה אני אוהב אותך
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4RyainOBqMazNOuSU2BMfx
ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 283d
Catchy, a love song it seems?
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 283d
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 :)
ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 282d
Sounds like an awful experience. Thanks for the explanation
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 282d
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.
CobyCat@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 283d
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.
insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 282d
Ireland
The Rubber Bandits, Horse Outside
piwakawakas@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 283d
Babymetal might be something you could look into. Japanese band with some English.
I don't speak Japanese, but enjoy listening to them.
uniquethrowagay@feddit.org · 2 pts · 283d
Here is a song collaboratively written by both Babymetal and the equally weird German band Electric Callboy:
https://youtu.be/EDnIEWyVIlE
piwakawakas@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 282d
Yeah, this song is a banger!
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 282d
Believe it or not they are fairly known in the US. They've toured with some big names.
piwakawakas@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 282d
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
zlatiah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 282d
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...
TwoHardCore@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 282d
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.
gigachad@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 283d
Münchner Freiheit - Ohne dich
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 283d
I'd tell you, but they'd be American bands you've never heard of before.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 282d
I Don't know if this will be on spotify but:
Lila Downs + Café Tacvba, perro negro
https://youtu.be/rVJFiXCYeoE
strlcpy@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 280d
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 283d
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