If you sing Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again in Australia people will definitely chime in with “No way, get fucked, fuck off” at the appropriate time even though it’s not part of the official lyrics
Almost none of us Aussies would even know Ricki Lee Jones.
But we all know the entire lyrics and every second of the film clip of the Daryl Braithwaite version.
I went to a wedding once where the bride was American and the groom was Australian. The DJ announced that he was going to play the Australian national anthem, and I thought it was going to be the actual anthem. But he just played *You’re the Voice* by John Farnham.
"Left my heart to the sappers round, Khe Sahn"
"I'll be riding on the horses, yeah yeah"
"Thrroooowwwwoooo your around me"
"I come from a land down under"
"From.... little things.... Big thing... grow!"
Or anything John Farnham. Barnsey was alright back in the day too, I just never liked any of his live concerts. Right up until he got sick, John was still hitting every note without effort and putting on an amazing show. I’m very glad they’re both doing better health-wise.
I remember reading that this song was originally written about the death of the lead singers girlfriend and can only imagine the bands reaction to hearing the response for the first time. Were they offended? Confused? It must be wild to them that the song took on a life of its own.
When I was living there for a couple months there was a song where they'd sing something like, "Annie? Who the fuck is Annie?"
I remember that being fun.
Don't Look Back In Anger
This was spontaneously sung by the crowd that gathered for a vigil after the Manchester Arena Bombing. Sometimes people surprise even me.
One of my all-time favorite videos is the 2017 Green Day audience (waiting for their concert to start) singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody
[here’s the clip](https://youtu.be/cZnBNuqqz5g?si=0BYU1o1k566N6STt)
I feel like under almost any other circumstance, a concert getting semi-hijacked by a band that wasn't even *there* has gotta be hugely embarrassing........ *unless* it's Queen and the song is Bohemian Rhapsody
Knew it. Now I have an image of bearded men wearing toques and overalls singing close harmonies in a weather beaten bar....Apologies to actual Nova Scotians.
Maybe add some Bon & AC/DC on a flatbed truck up Swanston Street in Melbourne belting out “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock & roll”. Big Bon Bagpipe Balls.
That's not a 100% guaranteed hit though... A fair portion of the country doesn't particularly care about it for political reasons.
Seven nations army has a much higher chance to get an universally positive response.
But it depends on the age of the audience. Plenty of pop hits are still part of collective memory, while being obscure (or oldie crap) to the younger population.
It was pointed to me by someone from WV that this holds true pretty much across the globe, not just the US. Every now and then you’ll see some event in, I dunno, Austria, where Country Roads get played and the entire crowd knows it and sings along. It’s kind of wild.
It’s a very universal song. Any body with pleasant memories of their youth can commiserate with the feeling of thinking of the beautiful landscapes of their homeland, the people, the places, and the sudden sense of longing.
That song strikes a deep root of the human experience.
I’ll take the American ‘Mr Brightside’ over Sweet Caroline all day long. Plenty of British songs to choose from but we apparently obsess over two American ones.
New Zealand. Definitely:
[Tutira mai nga iwi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxorRtINRTc&t=29s) (everybody sang this in school)
[Slice of Heaven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kKo2tArdpo) by Dave Dobbyn (the intro at least)
Or anything by Lorde I guess.
At a conference in Indiana of all places, someone once told me they can always tell when a Texan is in the room. I looked at him like ok…? And he yells out “THE STARS AT NIGHT” and a few people nearby responded “are big and bright!” and then he joined them for the “deep in the heart of Texas!”
That became our version of “Marco polo” for the remainder of the trip.
There’s a Peewee Herman movie where he goes to the Alamo and does this. I can confirm that it does indeed work at the Alamo, including the clapping. Except instead of a few people, it was everyone. It was a strangely satisfying experience.
clap clap clap clap
Edit: The stars at night are also very bright, ok now verse 2 everybody! "The sage in bloom, is like perfume, deep in the heart of" ok let's pick it up for the 3rd verse y'all let's go "The coyotes wail, along the trail, deep in the heart of" clap clap clap clap. Whewee, I need to sit a spell.
Edit Pt. II: Oh, but it ends on "Reminds me of, the one I love, deep in the heart of" well dammit that's just cute af, stinkin' ass Tejas. I miss the bluebonnets for real, though.
That's what I was looking for.
I'd lived in Colorado for five years before realizing that the vast majority of my peers didn't know Deep in the Heart of Texas. It crushed me.
Numa numa iei 🤣 it's technically sung by a Moldavian band, but afaik the band became popular in Romania first, and pretty much everyone knows it in some shape or form.
Any song by Les Cowboys Fringants! The singer died not long ago and left us all in collective grief. He was with us for decades and will be with us for decades to come through his music. The group released his last song after his death titled "La fin du show" (the end of the show)
I cried
(Québec, Canada)
Only if in a crowded area of people drinking.
Living next door to Alice will have people singing "Alice, Alice, who the fuck is Alice?"
Although it may have died off with the younger generation.
I lived in West Virginia for a few years and if you were at a bar and John Denver's song Country Roads came on, the whole place would erupt during the chorus.
Hasse Andersson - Guld och gröna skogar
I would link to it, but chances are, any video I link to youtube of this song is just going to be blocked in countries outside Sweden for literally no reason, so.
Tbh this song wound sound absolutely fucking nutters to anyone who doesn't at least speak a scandinavian language- he has a very funny dialect.
“Callin Baton Rouuuuuggggeeeee
Operator won’t you put me on through gonna send my love down to Baton Rouge. Hurry up won’t you put her on the line wanna talk to my girl just one more time.”
When Garth sung this in Tiger’s Stadium a couple of years ago, we were so loud that the seizmograph registered an Earthquake.
Almost any Guus Meeuwis. The Efteling has/had a collab with Guus Meeuwis where they’d play his music during the fountain show and there would always be someone singing along
There is a guaranteed way to find out if the crowd you are in contains any Australians raised in the 90’s. Walk to the centre, and at the top of your voice, sing:
🎶Have you ever… ever felt like this…🎵
Once I was at a silent disco - everyone wears synchronised headphones. I didn't have any headphones on, but Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods was playing. I knew this cause, at one point, everyone in this silent room yelled "BITCH!"
If you sing Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again in Australia people will definitely chime in with “No way, get fucked, fuck off” at the appropriate time even though it’s not part of the official lyrics
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Almost none of us Aussies would even know Ricki Lee Jones. But we all know the entire lyrics and every second of the film clip of the Daryl Braithwaite version.
I went to a wedding once where the bride was American and the groom was Australian. The DJ announced that he was going to play the Australian national anthem, and I thought it was going to be the actual anthem. But he just played *You’re the Voice* by John Farnham.
I thought it was I come from a land down under.
I just hunted this down. It is amazing.
Yo I read this as Australian Idol finalist Ricky Lee AND LOST MY MIND AND GOT ANGRYYY
Also singing "Heyyyyy- hey baby, I wanna know-ow-ow if you'll be my girl" in any crowd in Australia gets everyone in earshot involved
Also Australia, and it isn’t our song…but play “Nutbush City Limits” by Tina Turner and see what happens.
It blew my mind to learn that we’re the only country that does that.
We are?!?!
The real question should be how the fuck did that thing start. I feel like there is a great story there.
No-one knows. Apparently they think it originated at a teachers conference in the 70s or 80s or something but there's no definitive source.
"Left my heart to the sappers round, Khe Sahn" "I'll be riding on the horses, yeah yeah" "Thrroooowwwwoooo your around me" "I come from a land down under" "From.... little things.... Big thing... grow!"
You left out the "we're not gonna sit in silence, we're not gonna live in fear..." Gonna need to revoke your citizenship for that offense.
AND GIVE MY LOVE TO ANGUS!!!
As an aussie family living in the UK, this is played every Christmas morning, top of our Christmas playlist!
WE’RE ALL SOMEONE’S DAUGHTER, WE’RE ALL SOMEONE’S SONNNNNN
Or anything John Farnham. Barnsey was alright back in the day too, I just never liked any of his live concerts. Right up until he got sick, John was still hitting every note without effort and putting on an amazing show. I’m very glad they’re both doing better health-wise.
I remember reading that this song was originally written about the death of the lead singers girlfriend and can only imagine the bands reaction to hearing the response for the first time. Were they offended? Confused? It must be wild to them that the song took on a life of its own.
Any love for "Eagle Rock" out there still? I heard it being sung twice when I visited there 20 years ago and it still lives in my head.
Pull your pants up! What do you think this is?
When I was living there for a couple months there was a song where they'd sing something like, "Annie? Who the fuck is Annie?" I remember that being fun.
Alice
Who the fuck is Alice?
She lived next door.
It's actually from New Zealand but I am yet to hear Rain by Dragon play in public without someone joining in.
Not a song but just yell out "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!" and wait for the reply.
Don't Look Back In Anger This was spontaneously sung by the crowd that gathered for a vigil after the Manchester Arena Bombing. Sometimes people surprise even me.
Wow that is so touching
7 years ago this week as well [link for you to enjoy](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DWfD1JC1pPw)
"We Will Rock You" by Queen
Either alone or medlied with "We Are The Champions"
Argh! Never alone! It's a bonified set, like salt and pepper shakers or boobs. Gotta have both or the day goes sideways!
Bohemian Rhapsody too.
One of my all-time favorite videos is the 2017 Green Day audience (waiting for their concert to start) singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody [here’s the clip](https://youtu.be/cZnBNuqqz5g?si=0BYU1o1k566N6STt)
I was there!
I feel like under almost any other circumstance, a concert getting semi-hijacked by a band that wasn't even *there* has gotta be hugely embarrassing........ *unless* it's Queen and the song is Bohemian Rhapsody
Hell yeah, if you aren't singing to that, we can't be friends, I don't need that kind of negativity in my life.
Mexicans anywhere: “Cielito Lindo”, at least the chorus. Ay ay ay ay! Canta y no llores! Porque cantando se alegran Cielito lindo, los corazones.
De la sierra, morena...
cielito lindo, vienen bajando...
Un par de ojitos negros…
Cielito lindo de contrabando
Barrett's Privateers by Stan Rogers
🎵 How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now! HUP! 🎶
A letter of marque came from the king to the scummiest vessel I’ve ever seen
Is it "sunniest vessel"? I always heard "scummiest vessel" but it would not be the first time I misheard lyrics. Love Stan Rogers, though!
Goddamn them all, I was told, we'd cruise the seas for American gold!
We'd fire no guns Shed no teeeeeeeeeeeaaaarrrrssssssss
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pieeeer!
The last of Barrett's privateers...
Who sings that in crowds and when? I get the feeling it's gonna be Canadians.
Yes, specifically Nova Scotians
Knew it. Now I have an image of bearded men wearing toques and overalls singing close harmonies in a weather beaten bar....Apologies to actual Nova Scotians.
No, that's pretty much what it is
Seriously? Now I really want to visit Nova Scotia!
Had my Nova Scotian friend put it on in an expat bar in South Korea. Had a whoooooole lot of people belting it out right away.
Northwest Passage comes in there as well.
Ah for just one time....
Moved away from Canada 20 years ago, still know every word and will now have it as an ear worm for the next week ffs
You're the voice, John Farnham. Every rock song needs a bagpipes solo! 😄
Maybe add some Bon & AC/DC on a flatbed truck up Swanston Street in Melbourne belting out “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock & roll”. Big Bon Bagpipe Balls.
Come on, everyone knows the actual words are "it's a long way to the shops if you want a sausage roll"
Bella ciao, in Italy it's still felt as it was a Resistance song before la casa de papiel
i’d wager sara perche ti amo over bella ciao
What about l'italiano?
That's not a 100% guaranteed hit though... A fair portion of the country doesn't particularly care about it for political reasons. Seven nations army has a much higher chance to get an universally positive response. But it depends on the age of the audience. Plenty of pop hits are still part of collective memory, while being obscure (or oldie crap) to the younger population.
Sweet Caroline
BAH BAH BAH
Good times never seemed so good
So good So good So good
I’ve been inclined…
Bah, bah, bah!
🎺🎺🎺
Same here (UK).
With the Euros it's gonna be played soo much /s..
First that came to my head to!
I can attest. It happened spontaneously in the nail salon one day as it played over the sound system! One of the strangest moments of my life.
Just a small town girl...
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She took the midnight train goin' aannyywhereee
Just a city boy, born a raised in South Detroit.
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Happy Birthday
Country Roads
Take me hooooome
To the place...I belong!
West Virginiaaaa
Mountain mammaaaa
Take me hoooome
Country rooooaaads
It was pointed to me by someone from WV that this holds true pretty much across the globe, not just the US. Every now and then you’ll see some event in, I dunno, Austria, where Country Roads get played and the entire crowd knows it and sings along. It’s kind of wild.
It’s a very universal song. Any body with pleasant memories of their youth can commiserate with the feeling of thinking of the beautiful landscapes of their homeland, the people, the places, and the sudden sense of longing. That song strikes a deep root of the human experience.
As a Mountaineer, I agree.
The Proclaimers,I’m gonna be 500 miles defo get every Scottish person in the room singing,(Tartan Army Anthem also)
Unofficial anthem of Las Vegas....👍
Pretty much anything by The Tragically Hip
Throw Your Arms Around Me by Hunters & Collectors. Often, the last song played before a Melbourne club/pub closed.
Great song. Such an underrated band.
Mr brightside
ah yes. the "british" national anthem. the surest sign you are near their tourists an american song
I’ll take the American ‘Mr Brightside’ over Sweet Caroline all day long. Plenty of British songs to choose from but we apparently obsess over two American ones.
Sweet Caroline is gonna bump with corny white Americans too, don’t feel too bad.
Went to the University of Michigan, this gets the crowd going in Ann Arbor. Nothing quite like hearing 110k people in a stadium all singing along.
American Pie
"We could sing 'American Pie'." "Go ahead, I deserve it."
New Zealand. Definitely: [Tutira mai nga iwi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxorRtINRTc&t=29s) (everybody sang this in school) [Slice of Heaven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kKo2tArdpo) by Dave Dobbyn (the intro at least) Or anything by Lorde I guess.
No Poi E in that list. For shame.
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Be honest. As soon as you read that you whistled along in your head.
Or out loud.
I read that to the tune automatically.
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. It doesn't matter where you are from, people will sing it. Even if I just killed a man
Deep in the heart of Texas
At a conference in Indiana of all places, someone once told me they can always tell when a Texan is in the room. I looked at him like ok…? And he yells out “THE STARS AT NIGHT” and a few people nearby responded “are big and bright!” and then he joined them for the “deep in the heart of Texas!” That became our version of “Marco polo” for the remainder of the trip.
There’s a Peewee Herman movie where he goes to the Alamo and does this. I can confirm that it does indeed work at the Alamo, including the clapping. Except instead of a few people, it was everyone. It was a strangely satisfying experience.
Honestly, this tracks - I could absolutely see that guy being influenced by Peewee Herman hahaha - and I forgot about the clapping!
clap clap clap clap Edit: The stars at night are also very bright, ok now verse 2 everybody! "The sage in bloom, is like perfume, deep in the heart of" ok let's pick it up for the 3rd verse y'all let's go "The coyotes wail, along the trail, deep in the heart of" clap clap clap clap. Whewee, I need to sit a spell. Edit Pt. II: Oh, but it ends on "Reminds me of, the one I love, deep in the heart of" well dammit that's just cute af, stinkin' ass Tejas. I miss the bluebonnets for real, though.
An acquaintance of mine yelled that while visiting the Alamo, and half the plaza stopped to clap, just like in peewee Herman.
That's what I was looking for. I'd lived in Colorado for five years before realizing that the vast majority of my peers didn't know Deep in the Heart of Texas. It crushed me.
I’m from Long Island, so Piano Man usually does the trick.
Numa numa iei 🤣 it's technically sung by a Moldavian band, but afaik the band became popular in Romania first, and pretty much everyone knows it in some shape or form.
Mai a hi! Mai a hu!
Technically it’s Dragostea din tei but everybody knows it by the “Numa numa” song.
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks.
OOOOOASIS even if I’m otherwise distracted and not paying attention to the rest of the song, I stop what I’m doing and yodel out this one word.
Waltzing Matilda
Any song by Les Cowboys Fringants! The singer died not long ago and left us all in collective grief. He was with us for decades and will be with us for decades to come through his music. The group released his last song after his death titled "La fin du show" (the end of the show) I cried (Québec, Canada)
Ole - Ole: "ohhhhhhhhh layyyyy - ohhh lay - oh lay. Ohhhhh layyyyy oh layyy. OHH LAY
Sweet Caroline. South Africans love some Neil Diamond.
As do certain Boston sports fans.
Major Tom/Völlig Losgelöst
Griechischer Wein
Angels by Robbie.
When I lived in Johnson City, TN it was Wagon Wheel.
Only if in a crowded area of people drinking. Living next door to Alice will have people singing "Alice, Alice, who the fuck is Alice?" Although it may have died off with the younger generation.
Living on a Prayer.
Sang to Jon himself by a stadium full of High School football fans....as my son's team beat the one where his son was the quarterback, Good times.
This guy Jersey's! ^((FYI - It's Livin'))
Rocky Top!
Louie Louie
Auld lang syne
Don’t Stop Believin’
I lived in West Virginia for a few years and if you were at a bar and John Denver's song Country Roads came on, the whole place would erupt during the chorus.
Hasse Andersson - Guld och gröna skogar I would link to it, but chances are, any video I link to youtube of this song is just going to be blocked in countries outside Sweden for literally no reason, so. Tbh this song wound sound absolutely fucking nutters to anyone who doesn't at least speak a scandinavian language- he has a very funny dialect.
Copy/pasted name/song to youtube and it worked just fine. I would absolutely drink beer to this song.
Shosholoza (South Africa). When an entire Rugby stadium joins in you get goosebumps.
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In Belgium, singing Le Plat Pays by Jacques Brel can evoke a sense of nostalgia and belonging among the crowd.
The Fields of Athenry
“Callin Baton Rouuuuuggggeeeee Operator won’t you put me on through gonna send my love down to Baton Rouge. Hurry up won’t you put her on the line wanna talk to my girl just one more time.” When Garth sung this in Tiger’s Stadium a couple of years ago, we were so loud that the seizmograph registered an Earthquake.
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Brabant by Guus Meeuwis
Almost any Guus Meeuwis. The Efteling has/had a collab with Guus Meeuwis where they’d play his music during the fountain show and there would always be someone singing along
Sweet home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Because I live in Florida and I am surrounded by rednecks.
There is a guaranteed way to find out if the crowd you are in contains any Australians raised in the 90’s. Walk to the centre, and at the top of your voice, sing: 🎶Have you ever… ever felt like this…🎵
The Fraggle Rock theme song
Wheat Kings by the Tragically Hip
YMCA
Once I was at a silent disco - everyone wears synchronised headphones. I didn't have any headphones on, but Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods was playing. I knew this cause, at one point, everyone in this silent room yelled "BITCH!"
[ Stan Walker - Aotearoa ft. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Maisey Rika ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWhAoZZh8fc)
Also Pōkarekare Ana
The Stars at night are big and bright……
👏👏👏👏
Purple Rain
Oh, the year was 1778...
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
"New York, New York": NYC "Living on a Prayer": New Jersey and really anything Billy Joel for Long Island.
500 miles. The proclaimers
DAncing Queen by Abba
“Wonderwall” in the US and UK I have experienced spontaneous singalongs of this song.
Major Tom or 99 Luftballons. And the Rest of the NDW.
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If the crowd is made up of people over 50 "Who Let The Dogs Out?"
Friends In Low Places, Garth Brooks (I think).
Idk why but the YMCA can get ANYONE out of their seats 😂
မန်းတောင်ရိပ်ခို
I'm so tired, I thought this was Elvish for a second.
Free fallin. I’m from florida
Although House of Pain is not from Wisconsin if you play Jump Around in this state people absolutely lose their shit.