The most musical map
You are in a contest, and they tell you: "Quick! The name of three songs with the name of a country!". Which ones would you think of? Perhaps Mi querida España, by the ill-fated Cecilia, Surfin' USA, by the Beach Boys and... who else?
With this map, you will make sure that no question of this type catches you by surprise, because it is made from the songs whose title corresponds to a country most listened to on Spotify. Of course, it is carried out by an Australian insurer, Budget Direct , so the names are in English.
Thus, the most popular topic with the word Spain is King of Spain , by The Tallest Man on Earth, while in the United States, the winner is Born In the USA, by Bruce Springteen. One of the few songs with a title in Spanish is México en la piel, by Luis Miguel, a small group to which Bolivia, by Jorge Drexler, also belongs.
Mexico corresponds to one of the few songs in Spanish on the map
But even countries like Argentina, Peru or Paraguay -which are written the same way in English- are baptized, on the map, with songs with lyrics in this language: Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Madonna), Peru (Tungevaag) and Paraguay (Iggy Pop).
South American countries have ended with songs mostly in English
Another curiosity? In the part of the map that covers the Middle East and Central Asia, dominated by Rihanna's Russian Roulette theme, appears a spanish theme : Yemen, by rapper Kase O.
'Yemen', by Kase O, has sneaked into this part of the map
In Africa, divided into numerous countries -and therefore songs-, there are as many songs sung by authors well known in the Western world, such as the Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Ethiopia) or Frank Ocean (Sierra Leone), as there are by famous artists in the continent, like Anadou and Mariam (Senegal Fast Food) or the Argentinian ragpicker Didin Canon 16 (Algeria).
From Rancid to MaMan to AidiProof: the songs that make up Africa form a curious hodgepodge
In Asia and Oceania reign China, a hit performed by some of the heavyweights of world Latin music: Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna & J Balvin, and Australia, from the cult group The Shins.
In Asia a Latin theme reigns, 'China'
Lastly, in Europe we find 'oddities' such as We're Not Brazil, We're Northern Ireland, a football anthem born with the victories of the Northern Ireland team in 2016. Macedonia, for its part, corresponds to La Macedonia (Pt. 2), a song by El Jincho de Orcasitas, baptized as the "street rap" sensation , which leaves headlines like: "I've made more money stealing than music."
The Macedonian theme is sung by a Spaniard
The best thing is that you can listen to all the songs that are part of this particular world map in a list of Spotify , where you will surely discover new music... and who knows if a new destination for your travels!