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Weekend Music Thread – Music Around The World

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July 28, 2012

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Today marks the first day of the Summer Olympics so to commemorate this coming together of nations around the world, today’s music thread is about music from and about different countries.

Lets begin right here in the USA:

Living in America – James Brown

The Metro – Berlin

China Girl – David Bowie

Mexico – James Taylor (CSN)

Back in the USSR – The Beatles

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China Grove – The Doobie Brothers;

Of course this song is not actually about China.

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Crosby, Stills & Nash – Marrakesh Express
https://youtu.be/u7XIL67QSME

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Mozambique Bob Dylan

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Blame Canada – South Park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBpgcZ1zYJs

Take Off (to the Great White North) – Rick Moranis/Dave Thomas/Geddy Lee

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Road to Morocco – Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

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Kashmir – Led Zeppelin

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Brazil – Xavier Cugat
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Flying Down to Rio – Fred Astaire

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The Vapors – Turning Japanese
https://youtu.be/IWWwM2wwMww

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Return To Forever–Spain;

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滿場飛 – Man Chang Fei;

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