Topic: Songs that remind you of your country?

I was watching C4 the other night on Homegrown and they were interviewing the Finn bros. Listening to some of the songs again it made me think. Whenever I hear those songs I think of NZ. Kinda wierd but it felt pretty good hearing them. I think that songs that reflect who you are and where you are from are better then these mainstream, comercial songs that companies put out.

I don't know, maybe i'm weird but what songs remind you of Your Home country. (I know that this is a Kiwi board but there may be non-kiwis who will read this):

Toto's Africa.

Totally. Finn brothers, Dave Dobbyn...

Slice of Heaven does it every time.

Definitely the Finn brothers, Splitz Enz to be even more precise.

Dave Dobbyn ... slice of heaven remind me of Wal Footrot

The Exponents ... pretty much everyone "Victoria, I'll say goodbye, who loves who the most"

I just found it weird. Also when i hear Bare Naked ladies it reminds me of Malaysia because I lived there for a while and we used to play that in the car all the time.

Any of the good ol' Maori songs.

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New ZEaland Hip-HOp

I think you're right,everyone has his or her music from home... but it does not necessarily need to be from your home country. When I lived in the US I remembered Germany by listening to several 80s songs, some of them were German (like Nena), but also stuff like U2 reminded me of home. I think it depends on the situation you've listend to, and if you have any special happenings connected to music.

Whenever I hear drum n bass, or Judge Jules I think of the UK, but Dave Dobbyn or Crowded House would have me thinking of lil ole New Zealand

96 degrees in the shade by third world does it for me and of course Dragon the guys were from Taumarunui..I spent some time there

slice of heaven - dave dobin

yeah i agree, doesn't have to be songs from nz but the artists who are from nz have that sound that you won't ever hear anywhere else.

The Martian Hop

Hello There,
When i'm thinking about Holland, there is The Golden Earring. Old guys(starded in the 60's). But they have made many great songs...
Here in Norway there is A-HA, maybe you have heard about them...
But when i'm thinking about New Zealand. Once i was at a concert from Crowded House in Holland and it was rain all day long(outdoor) . But when they played the weather with you. The rain stops and the sun was back.................
Happy face was back..

Great Southern Land, We are Australian, Waltzing Matilda.

Rule Britania , nah definately Flower of Scotland

i have lived in n.z most of my life but my heart is still Australian
Waltzing Matilda is the song i even use it on my ring tone

songs like my island home.., toto africa is another good one. Beds are burning by midnight oil