I thought this would be an interesting and unique idea for a thread. What are your favourite songs from different countries around the world? Obviously some lists may be almost impossible to narrow down, but I thought it would still be worth doing regardless.

United States:

1. "Heart-Shaped Box" - Nirvana
2. "Pretend We're Dead" - L7
3. "Everlong" - Foo Fighters
4. "One Step Closer" - Linkin Park
5. "Cherub Rock" - The Smashing Pumpkins
6. "Basket Case" - Green Day
7. "Betterman" - Pearl Jam
8. "Lakini's Juice" - Live
9. "Killing in the Name of" -Rage Against The Machine
10. "Stupid Girl" - Garbage
11. "#G" - Kitten
12. "Shine" - Collective Soul
13. "Malibu" - Hole
14. "Buddy Holly" - Weezer
15. "Blow Up the Outside World" - Soundgarden
16. "Marigold" - Nirvana
17. "If You Could Only See" - Tonic
18. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" - The Smashing Pumpkins

*Even though they are ranked, I like them all equally.

UK

1. "Comedown" - Bush
2. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - The Beatles
3. "Breathe" - The Prodigy
4. "Zombie" - The Cranberries
5. "Some Might Say" - Oasis
6. "Strawberry Fields Forever" - The Beatles
7. "Spaceman" - Babylon Zoo
8. "Dakota" - Stereophonics
9. "Song 2" - Blur
10. "Ten Tonne Skeleton" - Royal Blood
11. "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen
12. "Where's Your Head At?" - Basement Jaxx
13. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie

* There would be more, but I can't think of any more at the moment (it's past midnight :P)

Australia:

1. "Anthem" - The Clouds
2. "Calypso" - Spiderbait
3. "Sundial (Mary Jane)" - Tumbleweed
4. "Coma" - Max Sharam
5. "Freak" - Silverchair
6. "Weir" - Killing Heidi
7. "Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
8. "Boys in Town" - Divinyls
9. "All Torn Down" - The Living End
10. "Where the City Meets the Sea" - The Getaway Plan
11. "Deeper Water" - Deadstar
12. "Just Ace" - Grinspoon
13. "Reckless" - Australian Crawl
14. "D.A.F" - Powderfinger
15. "Song Formerly Known As" - Regurgitator
16. "Ride" - The Vines
17. "Hey, Rollover DJ" - Jet
18. "Drugs" - Ammonia

Europe:

1. "Stripped" - Ramnstein
2. "Blue" - Eiffel 65
3. "Move Your Feet" - Junior Senior

* I know Europe isn't a country, but I digress. :P

Too numerous for me, for the USA is a foreign country for me, but for The Philippines, it is the songs of Freddie Aguilar, including "Anak" and "Bayan Ko", the latter always sends a shiver down my spine.

United States:

1. Somewhere Out There / Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
2. Footloose / Kenny Loggins
3. Thunder Road / Bruce Springsteen
4. Carnival / Natalie Merchant
5. If I Ain't Got You / Alicia Keys
6. How Do I Live / Trisha Yearwood
7. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You / Laura Branigan
8. Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In / The 5th Dimension
9. Allies / Heart
10. I'll Be Over You / Toto

United Kingdom:

1. Pretenders to the Throne / The Beautiful South
2. I Said Never Again (But Here We Are) / Rachel Stevens
3. Moonlight Shadow / Mike Oldfield
4. I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor / Arctic Monkeys
5. The Universal / Blur
6. Always Come Back To Your Love / Samantha Mumba
7. Some Girls / Rachel Stevens
8. Bring It All Back / S Club 7
9. Shine / Take That
10. Help! / The Beatles

Germany:

1. 99 Red Balloons / Nena
2. Forever Young / Alphaville
3. Duel / Propaganda
4. Queen of Light / E-Rotic
5. Ecuador / Sash!
6. Where Do You Go / No Mercy
7. Big in Japan / Alphaville
8. Be My Lover / La Bouche
9. The Model / Kraftwerk
10. This Is Your Night / Amber

Sweden:

1. S.O.S. / ABBA
2. Life Is a Flower / Ace of Base
3. Fading Like a Flower / Roxette
4. Cry for You / September
5. Sleeping Single / Roxette
6. Mamma Mia / ABBA
7. Show Me Love / Robyn
8. I Wonder Why / Sonic Dream Collective
9. Alive / Da Buzz
10. The Final Countdown / Europe

Italy:

1. Dolce Vita / Ryan Paris
2. Wanna Be with U / Jinny
3. Boys (Summertime Love) / Sabrina
4. Boom Boom Dollar / King Kong & D. Jungle Girls
5. Sweet Lover / Laurie
6. Story of My Life / Christine
7. Me and You / Alexia
8. Aliens / Radiorama
9. Give Me Up / Michael Fortunati
10. It's Only Love / Za-Za

Australia:

1. Absolutely Everybody / Vanessa Amorosi
2. Beds Are Burning / Midnight Oil
3. Too Many Broken Hearts / Jason Donovan
4. Need You Tonight / INXS
5. Tomorrow / Silverchair
6. Wishing I Was There / Natalie Imbruglia
7. Who Can It Be Now? / Men At Work
8. Better the Devil You Know / Kylie Minogue
9. All Torn Down / The Living End
10. Don't Dream It's Over / Crowded House

9. All Torn Down / The Living End


I agree with this. ;) It's strange that The Living End were never able to crack the US market. I know that they toured with The Offspring and Green Day on numerous occasions and they also achieved chart success in New Zealand and the UK, if i'm not mistaken.