Songs "everyone" knows

[Elta]

There are only a few songs that everyone in a given country or language knows from very young to very old.

I am interested in learning as many of them as I can, because you never now where you will be camping or waiting for the bus with company and a guitar

I will get the ball rolling here:

France


Link to video.

Mexico Possibly the entire Spanish speaking world:


Link to video.

That one is probably the only song in Mexico more well known than the national anthem.

 

[West 36]

Hell, I started up Cielto Lindo Huasteco without a clue what it may be, and instantly recognized it! I haven't heard the French one though, but christ is it catchy.

 

[Earthling]

Songs "everyone" knows rarely turn out to actually apply to "everyone" at all. But for the US, outside of stuff like children's nursery rhymes, the only things close would be your typical patriotic/traditional fanfare (Sousa, America the Beautiful, etc...) and maybe, maybe a few classic rock'n'roll songs like "Stairway to Heaven" that could apply. Lyrics, of course, are a lost hope on anything more complicated than "Mary had a little lamb"

Also - didn't recognize the Mexican one at all.

 

[Birdjaguar]

And of course....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QfEiDO9opg

 

[Labtec600]

Happy birthday

 

[Dachs]

And of course....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QfEiDO9opg

I had never heard that song before. I wish it were still like that.

 

[Elta]

Happy birthday

Ummm, like actual "at one time could have been on the radio" (If radios existed at the time)

Songs "everyone" knows rarely turn out to actually apply to "everyone" at all. But for the US, outside of stuff like children's nursery rhymes, the only things close would be your typical patriotic/traditional fanfare (Sousa, America the Beautiful, etc...) and maybe, maybe a few classic rock'n'roll songs like "Stairway to Heaven" that could apply. Lyrics, of course, are a lost hope on anything more complicated than "Mary had a little lamb"

Again Actual songs.

And like I said I don't actually mean everyone, as stated in the first post - Country or Language group.

In any case though -

Link to video.
I am willing to say that 2/3rds of the western world recognizes that song and 95%+ of the people who can read music know it.





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Brazil

Link to video.

Another version:

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Notice how the entire crowd recognizes it within 3 or 4 notes.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I had never heard that song before. I wish it were still like that.

I don't believe you, but maybe you heard this one then

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

 

[sophie]

How about just about any song written by the Beatles?

 

[Dachs]

I don't believe you, but maybe you heard this one then

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

That I remember from Flushed Away.

 

[Earthling]

I don't know that one outside of Futurama...

Also, I'm curious to how much more Elta wants to anger the English speaking world by saying "Stairway to Heaven" isn't a real song...

 

[Dachs]

Old people always think that everybody knows about their pop culture.

 

[Birdjaguar]

That I remember from Flushed Away.

I never saw that movie.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

@Elta: Are you posting any links? I'm not seeing any... [

 

[Perfection]

Link to video.

 

[Birdjaguar]

@Elta: Are you posting any links? I'm not seeing any... [

He's posting youtube attachments directly into his posts.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Perfy, I was waiting for John cage....

 

[Dachs]

I never saw that movie.

Never thought you did. A coupla slugs sing a bit of that song during it, though.

 

[Elta]

I don't know that one outside of Futurama...

Also, I'm curious to how much more Elta wants to anger the English speaking world by saying "Stairway to Heaven" isn't a real song...

I can play Stairway to Heaven. I was referring to the patriotic/nursery room reference.

 

[Earthling]

Probably guaranteed Dachs hasn't heard of Huey, Dewey, and Louie either, from a previous discussion here, so nope, not a song everyone knows either. Nice try though.