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Name a legendary musical hit in your country. Rule: must be over 30 years old (lemmy.world)
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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
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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I have no idea how well known this is outside of Scotland, or at least the UK, but it meets all the other requirements: I'm Gonna Be by the Proclaimers, probably better known as 500 Miles

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It was fairly popular here in the US. Landed in some movie soundtracks. Nothing else by them did though.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 5 months ago

Plenty of their other stuff did pretty damn well here, it's just that I'm Gonna Be did so much better than everything else that it would feel wrong to pick another song. It's the one everyone still sings at sports events

[–] Lemonyoda@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago

iTS a somewhat offen used Wedding and football Song in germany

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago

My favorite song is 500 Miles by Peter, Paul & Mary, and everyone thinks I’m talking about the Proclaimers version unless I specify, so I think it’s pretty well known.