Nov 222011
Well, the dust has barely settled on the most recent Last Man Standing but I’ve been inspired start another by a response that tonyola made to the Mod in a previous discussion.
Please name a song that contains the name of a nation in the title. The nation must be a real one, so Atlantis doesn’t count, although it can be one that no longer exists, as in my first answer: “Back in the USSR.”
Once a country is mentioned, it is off the board.
Only one answer per post please.
Simon and Garfunkel (and Yes): “America”!
It’s a good thing this isn’t a Battle Royale, because who would want to take on that nation?
Living in the USA – I’ll use Linda Ronstadt’s version because that’s what I thought of first.
The Clash (kind of) – “This Is England”
Prince: “America”! Strong contender for his majesty’s worst song ever… and that’s saying something.
Clash: “Guns Of Brixton”
Whoops — missed that “nation” qualifier.
Cdm, should answers only be acceptable in proper noun form, ruling out nationalities, like American Woman? I think adjectives should be excluded.
“China Girl,” Bowie
“Discovering Japan”
I’m leaning towards allowing it if only to see what obscure countries you people come up with.
Viet Nam – Jimmy Cliff
Egypt by Brinsley Schwartz
The India Song – Big Star
“Ain’t No God In Mexico” Waylon Jennings
Jimmy Cliff “Miss Jamaica”
Song For El Salvador – Minutemen
Siouxsie and the Banshees “Israel”
Italian Girls – Rod Stewart
The Who, “Armenia City in the Sky.”
Are repeats permissible? If so, there are going to be a lot of England and US-related titles.
African Man-Iggy Pop
Toots and the Maytals “Careless Ethiopians”
Oops! I meant to say no repeats. I’ll see if I can edit.
Mexico-Steve Forbert
Sorry Underthefloat but ivanomartin already got Mexico. Boston retains the belt.
“India,” Psychedelic. Furs.
I already got India above.
Blue Canadian Rockies – the Byrds
Ah, yes. Sorry, I looked back at the rules (which make sense) after I posted…
Squeeze “Wild Sewerage Tickles Brazil”
“Big in Japan” – Alphaville
The Kinks “Australia”
Oh, hell – once it is mentioned, a country is off the board? OK, then…
“Mother Russia” – Renaissance
Turkish Song of the Damned – the Pogues
“In Germany Before the War” – Randy Newman
Spanish Castle Magic – Jimi Hendrix
“Denmark Street” – Kinks
‘America’ isn’t the name of a nation.
‘Africa’ isn’t a nation.
Van Morrison, “Caledonia.”
“Luxembourg”! Costello. LMS in grand geeky fashion.
Mozambique – Bob Dylan
What the hell? Please explain. What grade Pince Nez do you carry, my man?
The Ruts “Babylon’s Burning”
“Half Past France” – John Cale
Joe Strummer “Afro Cuban Be-Bop”
Babylon was a city.
BigSteve, is or was Wales ever considered a nation?
Bob Dylan, “Most Likely You Go Uruguay (And I’ll Go Mine)”
Wales is officially a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It has a central government that is represented in the UK Parliament.
“Never Been to Spain” – Three Dog Night
Abyssinia in all the old familiar places…
Highway Chile by Jimi Hendrix
‘America’ includes both continents in the western hemisphere. ‘The United States of America’ is the name of a nation.
Yes.
Ha! Take THAT, BigSteve!
Norwegian Wood, Beatles
Colombia, the Gem of the Ocean
“Bangla Desh”, George Harrison
I truly once did hear a DJ remark, “And that was Jimi Hendrix and ‘Voodoo Chili’.”
He’s still on the air.
aloha
LD
“Greenland Whale Fisheries” – The Pogues (among others)
Damn, I was just going to post that one.
Mingus, Haitian Fight Song
“Holiday In Cambodia” – Dead Kennedys
“Give Ireland Back to the Irish” – Macca
“Nigerian Independence,” Fela Kuti
“Just like Belgium” – Elton John
“Burma-Shave” by Tom Waits.
LMS!
TB
“Sweden,” The Divine Comedy
“Panama” Van Halen
Flock of Seagulls, “Iran”
“Finland Song,” Monty Python
“Bermuda” – Roky Erickson
The Pogues “Summer in Siam”
“FDR in Trinidad” – Ry Cooder
Mission of Burma’s “The Ballad Of Johnny Burma” was my ace in the hole. Curses!
http://www.virtualrimshot.com/
“Cuban Slide,” Pretenders. LMS!
HVB, Cuba was already used (entry # 36).
“Greece” – George Harrison
“Siam” – Nick Mason’s Fictitious Sports. Siam is the old name for Thailand.
Oh, damn – it’s been used.
Thank you, thank you very much.
“Nicaragua” – The Fugs
Georgia on My Mind
“Sons of Scotland” – Mark Knopfler
Singapore – Tom Waits
R.E.M. “The Flowers of Guatemala”
The Motels, “Sudan-ly Last Summer”
“Filipino Box Spring Hog” – Tom Waits
Czech Your Head – the Beastie Boys
Bob Dylan, “Kenya Please Crawl Out Your Window?”
Ain’t rock but, Road To Morocco by Hope and Crosby
Babylon was a city-state, and sovereign.
I stand corrected.
“The Hardest Bhutan to Bhutan” – The White Stripes
“Poland” – Tangerine Dream
“I Wish It Would Bahrain” – The Temptations
Oman-dy by Barry Manilow
Survivor, “Eye of the Niger”
Johnny Cash, “I’ve Benin Everywhere”
B-52s “Mesopotamia”
“Qatar Man” – Jerry Reed
“Seychelles Sanctuary” – The Cult
Belize Belize Me – Beatles
“I’m Kuwait-ing for the Man” – The Velvet Underground
“Greece-y Heart” – Jefferson Airplane
John Lennon, “Cold Turkey”
LMS!
LOL
Formosabout to rock – AC/DC
Bolivia the Tattooed Lady, Groucho Marx
Uruguay Can’t I Touch It?, Buzzcocks
Texas Funeral – Jon Wayne
Texas being briefly a republic.
OK, so it’s not funny as a title, but LISTEN to it!
Guyana (Go to Him), the Beatles
Do You Belize In Magic, Lovin’ Spoonful
Are Uganda Scarborough Fair?
No Pakistanis (working title of Get Back) – Beatles
These fake ones are cracking me up.
Cold Turkey does not count because I mentioned Turkey a while back.
bostonhistorain has the belt with B-52s “Mesopotamia”
Oops! I stand corrected. HVB has it with the creative “Texas Funeral”.
Oh, yeah, well, Vatican Rag – Tom Lehrer
Farts. I wasted it.
“Guinea Shelter” – The Rolling Stones
Hey, it’s difficult enough being mockcarr accepting the sins of HVB.
Liechtenstein, Oh, Liechtenstein — the Liechtenstein 4
WINNER!
http://sadtrombone.com/
Ok, who hasn’t licked a stein?
Certainly, Blondie has…
The whole band!?! I thought it was just the singer…
Good follow up to Roman in the Gloaming.
OK, OK, I’ve been suitably Harried.
Oh right. Turkish Song of the Damned. I searched for Turkey, not Turk!
Lulu “To Serbia With Love”
Champion Jack Dupree, “Angola Blues”
The Who – “Brunei Wife” & “Brunei Generation”
And how is it possible that we’ve gotten this far without “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”?
I can only assume it’s good taste, but you know what they say about the word assume.
Waterboys- A Bang on Zaire
I can’t help it if I heard it with a German accent.
K.C. and the Sunshine Band “Shake Djibouti”
Sorry, that second one doesn’t really work….how about “Behind Brunei” instead? “No one knows what it’s like to be the bad land/to be the sad land…. behind Brunei”.
Also, Chuck Berry’s “Brunei Handsome Man”
Last gasp
Gimme Somoa – James Brown
or Samoa, if it’s not too much trouble.
Judas Priest – “Uganda ‘Nother Thing Coming”
Bob Seger – “Ramblin’ Gambian Man”
Brunei Handsome Man wins the made up songs, in my estimation.
NEW WINNER! FIRST PRIZE!
That’s great but this is a dogfight.
I mean, Waterboys- A Bang on Zaire? Genius!
And misterioso, the guy who really took the laboring oar in derailing this LMS, was on fire for a while.
Gee, thanks! I had a feeling you’d appreciate that one, HVB….
How ’bout ZZ Top’s “I’m Chad, I’m Nationwide” ?
Sorry, cdm, I got sidetracked on “work.” Hate when that happens.
Lynyrd Skynyrd , “What’s Suriname”
In all seriousness, as a comic, “Swiss Maid” by Del Shannon.
LMS!
How did I forget “Hungary Heart”?
“Life Is Iraq (But the Radio Rolled Me)” by Reunion
Elvis Presley, “Blue Hawaii”
dons pince nez, it has an assembly with limited devolved powers, and has no tax raising powers. It sends Members of Parliament to the national Parliament, who retain all tax raising powers. The British Parliament cannot interfere with Welsh devolved affairs, although Welsh MPs can vote on purely English matters. This causes all sorts of fun and games and has come to be known as the West Lothian Question. West Lothian is in Scotland, their devolved assembly has tax raising powers and is organised differently. Hope that’s cleared that one up!
‘Zanzibar” by – lord, forgive me – Billy Joel
Frank Sidebottom – Christmas in Australia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tWIi8SNfCY
Bob Marley – Zimbabwe
The Fall – Iceland
The Long Ryders “Christmas in New Zealand”
Mr. Moderator – are you thinking about A Child’s Christmas in Wales by John Cale?.
Sam Cooke – A Change Is Ghana Come
Little Richard – Good Golly Miss Mali
Chuck Berry – No Particular Place Togo
Public Enemy – Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Yemen
Cayman Islands – Kings of Convenience
Last Man Standing!
“Romania” – Sara Hickman
“Madagascar” – Guns & Roses
Yep, that’s what I had in mind. BigSteve had me gun shy. Hope you enjoyed your stay at the top of the heap!
Shoot, that spoils my “She Cayman Through the Bathroom Window.”
“Hong Kong Garden” – Siouxsie & The Banshees
Dutch Flowerz, by Skream
King Kurt “Destination Zululand”
I admit it, I was holding onto Pass The Dutchie.
Don’t Cameroon Here No More – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Peru Vit – Television
http://www.virtualrimshot.com/
HA! All excellent additions, sir!
“Kazakhstan the Rain” by Ann Peebles
“I’m Gonna Taiwan On Tonight” by Ernest Tubb
I love this one! Good stuff.
Barbados – Typically Tropical
Orange Juice has a song called Botswana. It’s on the Coals to Newcastle comp.
LMS!
The Clash – Korea Opportunities (the ones that never knock)
Flanders and Swann – Philological Waltz
“Oh, it’s hard to say:
‘Hoolima Kittiluca Cheecheechee’
But in Tonga that means No”
The Marquees, “Christmas in the Congo”
Did we not think to play the more obvious “In the Congo,” by the Bongos? Amazing!
I kept waiting for a Congo song, and finally had to play it.
Marie Osmond – Papua Roses
First it was Terry Jacks and now Marie Osmond. We love you and your commentary, Stan, but you’re now officially “under observation”. Don’t worry too much, though – I’ve enjoyed the same status ever since admitting that I disliked Dylan and the Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down”.
Darn — I was saving Madonna’s “Papua Don’t Preach.” Or was that James Brown and “Papua’s Got a Brand New bag”?
Ooh, Tony. Just because I was unashamedly rude about Yes the other day doesn’t make me a Marie Osmond fan, my sisters were the teenyboppers, honest, so :-p
Against my better judgement I was forced to take two smaller members of the Clan Happiness to see a pantomime starring Jimmy Osmond a few years ago and to my enormous surprise the guy is a very, very impressive stage performer. I’ll be passing on the Osmonds’ farewell tour next spring, but if Terry Jacks was coming to a theatre near us that would be an entirely different matter.
(I’m with you on “Don’t Let Me Down”)
Excellent!
Surrender – Cheap Trick “some Indonesian junk that’s going round”
Last Man Misunderstanding
Sugar, Panama City Motel
LMS!
Wasn’t Van Halen’s “Panama” played ages ago? I think you’re going to have to go back to the drawing board.
Damned unreliable Cntrl+F!
Faroe Tale of New York – Pogues and Kirsty McColl
Cherokee Mist, Jimi Hendrix