I was driving back from six days of helping a friend sort thru and prep items from her Mom’s estate and then three days of music festival in Bethlehem, PA and heard a stretch of music that intentionally or not had something in common. Being me, of course, I promptly said “Ooh! Top Comments topic!” Grab your music library, your favorite beverage, and join me below the story break and a word from our sponsor to consider country music. No, not THAT kind (well, maybe)…
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- Kids In America — Kim Wilde — While there are many songs with America in the title, this is the first of the songs I heard yesterday. Written by her father Marty and brother Ricky.
- Heat of the Moment — Asia — Yes, Asia isn’t a country. But it was the very next song, and my brain went “America… Asia...”
- Radio Free Europe — REM — The third song. By one of my favorite bands.
- China Girl — David Bowie — Bowie meant this song and its video as a direct parody of racism and stereotyping. Which makes me feel better for liking it so much.
- Africa — Toto — NOT the Weezer cover (dear FSM not the overplayed Weezer cover!), and for those of you in the back of the room, Africa is a continent, not a country.
- Brazil — Declan McKenna — I know there are older songs of the same name, but I had to get out of the 80s :)
- Antarctica — Men Without Hats — I feel obliged to say that I had never heard of this song before tonight. I also need to say I had NO idea how many songs mention Antarctica.
and of course…
- The Updated Nations of the World (Yakko's World 2.0) — Chocolate Ghost House & the Animaniacs — The updated (2015) version of THE song naming all the nations.
As I look through the list I compiled, what I see is it’s mostly continents. And some countries. So give me continents or country songs in the comments! But please take a look at the trio of Top Comments, Mojo and Pictures that are the backbone of this community diary series.
TOP COMMENTS
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We had no comments submitted today, but I hope you’ll scour the site and send some in for tomorrow!
TOP MOJO
Top Mojo for yesterday, August 13th 2018, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo.
TOP PICTURES
Top Pictures for yesterday, August 13th 2018. Click any picture to be taken to the full comment or picture. Thank you jotter!