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
  • Skimflux@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Grândola is a good choice, though because of the political association it will never be a hit with the non-leftist crowd. Dunas or A minha casinha are probably more popular/neutral choices and, unlike Zeca’s song, no-one outside of Portugal has ever heard about them (Grândola is well-known amongst at least some niche circles in Spain, where it was first released/sung during the dictatorship).

    OTOH I’m fairly sure that in 50 years few will remember Xutos and GNR, while Grândola will still be sung over the centennial celebrations (assuming we don’t fall back into a far-right dictatorship by then…)

    • HarvesterOfEyes@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Yeah, that’s a fair point. After my post I thought A minha casinha or Não sou o único would also be good choices.

      (Grândola is well-known amongst at least some niche circles in Spain, where it was first released/sung during the dictatorship).

      That’s true, from what I can tell, it’s pretty popular in Galiza.