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
  • ValiantDust@feddit.deEnglish
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    3 months ago

    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.)

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      3 months ago

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  • HarvesterOfEyes@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Portugal: Grândola, Vila Morena - Zeca Afonso. Probably not a hit when it came out, as it was banned by the dictatorial regime at the time but it became the anthem of our 1974 revolution, pretty much because it was the song that the revolutionary group chose to be played on the radio station (they took control of) to mobilize their forces.

    Zeca Afonso has a bunch of other well-known (and really good) songs, all sung in Portuguese but this is the one most people know by heart. It helps that it gets played every year on the anniversary of the revolution and whenever there’s a protest.

    • Skimflux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Grândola is a good choice, though because of the political association it will never be a hit with the non-leftist crowd. Dunas or A minha casinha are probably more popular/neutral choices and, unlike Zeca’s song, no-one outside of Portugal has ever heard about them (Grândola is well-known amongst at least some niche circles in Spain, where it was first released/sung during the dictatorship).

      OTOH I’m fairly sure that in 50 years few will remember Xutos and GNR, while Grândola will still be sung over the centennial celebrations (assuming we don’t fall back into a far-right dictatorship by then…)

      • HarvesterOfEyes@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Yeah, that’s a fair point. After my post I thought A minha casinha or Não sou o único would also be good choices.

        (Grândola is well-known amongst at least some niche circles in Spain, where it was first released/sung during the dictatorship).

        That’s true, from what I can tell, it’s pretty popular in Galiza.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Random question, but how well known is my old German teacher’s favorite techno song: Eine Insel Mit Zwei Bergen? To which I still remember all the words 15yr later lmao.