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Name a legendary musical hit in your country. Rule: must be over 30 years old (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

Legendary you say? Relatively unknown outside of Germany (and other German speaking countries) you say?

Let me introduce you to Dschinghis Khan by Dschingis Khan

(99 Luftballons, which was mentioned here before, is arguably the bigger hit that really everyone knows. But I couldn't resist throwing this out there. It was a huge hit and is still known.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dschingis Khan is very well known in the US AFAIK

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

American here. Never heard of it.

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