ILM Arbitrary Roadmap II: World Cup World Pop!

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32 countries started the World Cup - one pop song from each, please, as representative as possible. For countries with a wealth of choices, fight it out; for countries we know less about, it's probably first come first served. And the countries are:

Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Cameroon
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Denmark
Ecuador
England
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Nigeria
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Rep of Ireland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Tunisia
Turkey
United States
Uruguay

― Tom, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Over to you!

― Tom, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Belgium ian van dahl ~ castles in the sky
France daft punk ~ digital love
Germany ~ hardfloor ~ into the nature
Italy ~ d'arcangelo ~ diagramm vii (80s mix)
United States beanie sigel ~ what your life like 2

― gareth, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(haha did you see danny kelly on the johnnie vaughen show being introduced as "ENGLAND'S GREATEST MUSIC CRITIC"!!)

― mark s, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh FUCK YES Tom. answers shortly!

― M Matos, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Japans-Kahimi Karie-I am a Kitten

― anthony, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The Russian Lolita Lesbians in this months Blender should be here as well.

― anthony, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

S. Korea - JTL - Enter the Dragon
Japan - Utada Hikaru - Traveling

― Honda, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Belgium – Meng Syndicate, “Sonar System”
Brazil – Os Mutantes, “Baby” (1971 version)
England – Black Sabbath, “Paranoid” or Pulp, "Common People
France – I second “Digital Love” Germany - System 01, “Drugs Work”
Italy – Black Box, “Ride on Time”
Japan – The Mops, “I’m Just a Mops”
Nigeria – Fela & Afrika 70, “Zombie”
Senegal - Etoile De Dakar, “Thiely”
South Africa – Dark City Sisters, “Sekusele”
Sweden – The Cardigans, “Carnival”
Turkey – Replikas, “Hiç Ölü Zenci Yok” (very space/Krautrocky; great)
United States – Funky 4 + 1, “That’s the Joint”

Will think of more soon

― M Matos, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Belgium: Ça Plan Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand
Brazil: Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) - Jorge Ben
Denmark: White Horse - Laid Back
England: She Loves You - The Beatles
France: Around The World - Daft Punk
Germany: Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Italy: Ti Sento - Matia Bazar
Japan: Kemuri - DJ Krush
Rep of Ireland: The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Slovenia: The Final Countdown - Laibach
Sweden: Dancing Queen - Abba
United States: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown

― JoB, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Argentina - Abarajame La Ba~nera by Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas

― Queen There Will Be No Talk of Eating People in this House G, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Any chance of thinking of songs apt for their performances so far?

― Ronan, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Black Box is an infinitely better choice than Matia Bazar. In fact, my choice for Italy would now be
Happy Station - Fun Fun
If there's going to be an Italy-Denmark final, we can settle on Whigfield (Danish singer, Italian production). Especially if it will be played on a Saturday Night, ofcourse.

― JoB, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Spain anything by La Casa Azul or the Vacaciones.

― jel --, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Belgium: Ça Plan Pour Moi - Plastic BertrandI agree. Of course you could also use 2 Unlimited (even though the puppets are Dutch, it's a Belgian band), Sandra Kim's J'Aime La Vie or Technotronic's Pump Up The Jam. Or what about Dominique by the Singing Nun? hah!
I think I'll go with Ca Plane Pour Moi.

― cuba libre (nathalie), Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sweden - anything by the A-Teens

― jel --, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Cameroon -- Manu Dibango, "Soul Makossa"

― Michael Daddino, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

So this is gonna turn into a DUEL!-style thing on NYLPM, right?

― Michael Daddino, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Japan - Puffy Ami wotsit, or whatever those two girls are called.

Germany - Snap "The Power"

Russia - PPK "Ressurection"

Turkey - Tarkan, original of "Kiss Kiss"

― Nick, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Germany: Helloween - Heavy Metal Is The Law!!

― jel --, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tarkan's original was called Simarik.

― JoB, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

USA: Boston - More Than A Feeling

― jel --, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Argentina - 'Pauline Oliveiros in the Arms of Reynols"

Sweden - Brainbombs, "Fuckmeat"

Hey, are Cameroon allowed to use 'ringers' from Equatorial Guinea?

― dave q, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Poland: Lady Pank - Mniej Niz Zero
Belgium: 2 Belgen - In the Night
Sweden: the Hives - Here We Go Again
France: Noir Désir - L'Appartement
Germany: Tocotronic - Alles was ich will ist nichts mit euch zu tun haben!

― willem, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Since no-one's mentioned anything from Croatia yet, I'll just use this opportunity to de-lurk momentarily and cast my vote:

Minea "Good Boy" or Vuco "Danas je moj dan"

I couldn't decide between these two, but both can be tracked down on Audiogalaxy if anyone's interested!

― Mind Taker, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Belgium's should be Smells Like Booty.

― Nick, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Abdu "Abaa'd"

― DeRayMi, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't know much about Tunisian music, but I just stopped at the Radio Tunisia web-site and Amina Fakhet's "Anta Mouradi" seems serviceable.

― DeRayMi, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, Laid Back must be Denmark's rep.

Uruguay = something by Los Shakers, although that's not terribly representative of the country. Maybe "On a Tuesday I Watch Channel 36" or "I Hope You'll Like It."

U.S. and Mexico are in a tussle to secure the international services of "96 Tears."

― scott pl., Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Give it to Mexico! I agree with jel's choice re USA, esp. since it was dumped at last minute from Roadmap I, grrr :)

What about Portugal? - I suppose Nelly Furtado doesn't strictly qualify.

― Jeff W, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nathalie DOESN'T mention dEUS shockah!

― Jeff W, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Portugal: Amelia Rodriguez (sp?). Easy. Anything by her.

― DeRayMi, Tuesday, 11 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

seven years pass...

plugging this here, fittingly enough

The 2010 Pop World Cup is running on Freaky Trigger, as some of you may already have noticed. Follow it, listen to songs, vote for/against them, comment accordingly.

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popworldcup/

― mdskltr (blueski), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 14:38 (fifteen years ago)

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