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Santiano - Gott muss ein Seemann sein 2013

Santiano is a German band from the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, whose songs combine rock, Irish folk, sea shanty, and schlager music. The name Santiano is taken from the Hugues Aufray song of the same name. They topped the German album charts multiple times in the 2010s, also ranking high in Austrian and Swiss charts. In 2013 and 2014, they received an Echo award for best Folk music.

"Gott muss ein Seemann sein" received a total of 76,6% yes votes!

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Adamlar - Rüyalarda Buruşmuşum 2016

Adamlar is a Turkish rockband formed in 2014, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Tolga Akdoğan, guitarist Gürhan Öğütücü, bassist Berat İşçioğlu and drummer Berkan Tilavel. They released their first album Eski Dostum Tankla Gelmiş in September 2014. This album, which has fun lyrics and music in terms of style, attracted a lot of attention with the tour. Their second album Rüyalarda Buruşmuşuz was released in October 2016.

"Rüyalarda Buruşmuşum" received a total of 75% yes votes!

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Lacuna Coil - Our Truth 2006

"Our Truth" is the first single by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil from their fourth studio album Karmacode. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution, and the games Rock Band Unplugged, Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Revolution (this one uses a cover version). It was a Top 30 Active Rock single on the Billboard Charts. Lyrically, the song delves into denying and forgetting one's past by creating a new truth as time goes by.

Karmacode has a more prominent Middle-Eastern sound compared with Lacuna Coil's previous releases. A shamisen, a Japanese string instrument, is featured in the opening and ending of "Our Truth" and a faint sitar can be heard during the verses. The music video was nominated for the "Best Group Video" category at the Italian Premio Videoclip Italiano.

"Our Truth" received a total of 80,1% yes votes!

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MUCC - Libra 2007

MUCC are a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. Although predominately a heavy band both lyrically and musically, MUCC is known for switching between music genres and styles frequently. "Libra" is the 15th single released by MUCC, and featured on their eight studio album Shion. The single reached number 22 on the Oricon chart, where it charted for four weeks. The album reached number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

"Libra" recieved a total of 78,8% yes votes! 💖 Previous MUCC polls: #19 "Ryuusei", #161 "Daikirai".

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Kabul Dreams - Sadae Man 2010

Kabul Dreams is a rockband from Afghanistan, established in 2008 in Kabul. The band has paved the way for a modest but growing rock scene in Afghanistan, rebuilding itself after decades of war. The band's motivation to perform came from their own love for music, but also from a public hunger for a new life after war – a life that included new music and art. Kabul Dreams plays music in both English and Dari; one of Afghanistan's native languages. The song "Sadae Man" ("My Voice") is about the importance of Afghanistan's youth having a collective voice.

All of the band members were born in Afghanistan, but they were displaced to neighboring countries as refugees during the Taliban reign. After the fall of the Taliban regime, the band members returned to Afghanistan and met each other in Kabul. Their musical influences include Sex Pistols, Metallica, Nirvana and Oasis. In 2014, the band relocated to Oakland, California to grow their presence in the American music scene.

"Sadae Man" received a total of 79,2% yes votes!

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Wang Heye - Windy 2021

Wang Heye, from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, is a male pop singer in Mainland China. In March 2021, he released his first music single "Windy" (大风吹 Dàfēng chuī) (aka "The Wind is Blowing Hard"), a retro disco tune sung in a mixture of Putonghua and Cantonese. Shortly after its release, it became a viral hit on the internet, inspiring a trend where users change into retro outfits upon the line "欢迎来到90年代" ("Welcome to the 90s").

"Windy" received a total of 78% yes votes!

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Myrkur - Tor i Helheim 2020

Folkesange ("folk songs") is the third studio album by Danish band Myrkur, led by singer Amalie Bruun. It was released on 20 March 2020 under Relapse Records. Folkesange diverts from the style of the band's previous black metal albums into folk music. The album consists of renditions of Scandinavian traditional music performed with period instruments such as mandola, lyre, nyckelharpa and talharpa as well as of original acoustic compositions. "Tor i Helheim" is, as the title suggests, about the Norse gods Thor and Hela. It received a total of 82,4% yes votes!

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Runrig - Gamhna Gealla 1979

Runrig were a Scottish Celtic rockband formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973. The band released fourteen studio albums, with a number of their songs sung in Scottish Gaelic. "Gamhna Gealla" (White Stirks) was featured on their second album, The Highland Connection (1979). Runrig's music is often described as a blend of folk and rock music, with the band's lyrics often focusing upon locations, history, politics, and people that are unique to Scotland. Songs also make references to agriculture, land conservation and religion. In August 2018, Runrig performed the final shows of their farewell tour, entitled The Last Dance, in Stirling City Park beneath the castle ramparts. An estimated 52,000 fans attended The Last Dance.

"Gamhna Gealla" received a total of 79,1% yes votes!

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Måneskin - Off My Face 2023

Rush! is the third studio album by Italian rockband Måneskin, released on 20 January 2023. A reissue titled Rush! (Are U Coming?) was released on 10 November 2023. It includes a total of five bonus tracks, four of which — "Off My Face", "Valentine", "The Driver" and "Honey (Are U Coming?)" — have gotten videos.

"Off My Face" received a total of 74,9% yes votes! Previous Måneskin polls: #16 "Zitti e Buoni"

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Nothing but Thieves - Is Everybody Going Crazy? 2020

Nothing but Thieves are a British rockband, formed in 2012 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. In 2015, they released their self-titled debut album. Their second album Broken Machine was released in 2017, receiving wide acclaim in addition to peaking at number 2 in the UK Album Charts. They released an EP titled What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way? in 2018, followed by their third studio album, Moral Panic, in 2020. This was followed in 2021 by the album's "second part" with the EP entitled Moral Panic II. In 2023, they released their fourth studio album, Dead Club City, which became their first UK number 1 album.

The band started composing the songs for Moral Panic in the early 2019. Although its release coincided with Covid-19 pandemic and a lot of related anxiety and tension in the society, the idea for the album (including its title and even the first single, "Is Everybody Going Crazy?") came prior to that and took inspiration from various social issues in the world.

"Is Everybody Going Crazy?" received a total of 75,7% yes votes!

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Ye Banished Privateers - Capstan Shanty 2020

A sea shanty, shanty, chantey, or chanty is a genre of traditional folk song that was once commonly sung as a work song to accompany rhythmical labor aboard large merchant sailing vessels. The term shanty most accurately refers to a specific style of work song belonging to this historical repertoire. However, in recent, popular usage, the scope of its definition is sometimes expanded to admit a wider range of repertoire and characteristics, or to refer to a "maritime work song" in general. Shanty songs functioned to synchronize and thereby optimize labor, in what had then become larger vessels having smaller crews and operating on stricter schedules. Such tasks, which usually required a coordinated group effort in either a pulling or pushing action, included weighing anchor and setting sail. The practice of singing shanties eventually became ubiquitous internationally and throughout the era of wind-driven packet and clipper ships. A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of sailors when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers.

Ye Banished Privateers are a folk rock band from Umeå, Sweden. Their songs are inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music and their lyrics are mostly based on sea and piracy history from the 17th and 18th century. During their shows they portray a crew of pirates, wearing historical clothes and acting while playing, making the show itself a mix of music and theatre.

"Capstan Shanty" received a total of 71,3% yes votes!

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Arash - Tike Tike Kardi 2005

Arash Labbaf is an Iranian-Swedish singer, entertainer, and producer. He represented Azerbaijan along with Aysel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, finishing third with the song "Always". He is also one of the judges of Persia's Got Talent. He has said that the reason he chooses to sing in his native language is because of his "deep attachment to Iran and Persian culture."

His debut album Arash - on which "Tike Tike Kardi" appears - was released in 2005, after he had finished college. His singles made it to the hit lists around Europe, and the videos garnered significant airplay on more than 20 MTV outlets worldwide. In addition to successes in his home countries' music charts, Arash has had hits notably in Eastern European and South-East European charts like Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and in Asian music charts like in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and throughout the Arab Middle Eastern countries.

"Tike Tike Kardi" received a total of 74,3% yes votes!

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Tarkan - Şımarık 1997

"Şımarık" is a song by Turkish singer Tarkan. It was written by Sezen Aksu, with music credited as composed by Tarkan. It formed part of Tarkan's third album, Ölürüm Sana (1997). "Şımarık" was released in France in 1998 and across the rest of the world in 1999 from the compilation album Tarkan, which was released in Europe.

Many versions of the song were recorded in several different languages, most notably the English-language cover, titled "Kiss Kiss", by Greek-American singer Stella Soleil in 2001, which was itself covered by Australian actress Holly Valance in 2002.

As Tarkan's first major single, the song is generally considered his debut single. He had released albums before this, but never released a song in single format due to the album-orientated nature of the Turkish music industry. The song has also appeared in soundtracks of various movies, and is generally considered Tarkan's signature song in Europe.

"Şımarık" reached #1 in Belgium, #2 in Norway, and #3 in Switzerland, France, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.

"Şımarık" received a total of 75,5% yes votes!

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Shakira - Ojos Así 1999

"Ojos Así" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira and was released as the fifth single from her fourth studio album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Infused with nuances of Arabic pop, the lyrics tell of the singer travelling the world but not having seen eyes like her lover's. It was written by Shakira, composed and produced by her, Pablo Flores, and Javier Garza. It is sung mostly in Spanish, with a few verses and backing chorus in Arabic. It was later adapted into English by Gloria Estefan as "Eyes Like Yours" and included on Shakira's first English studio album Laundry Service (2001). Music critics praised "Ojos Así" as one of the album's best tracks. "Eyes Like Yours", however, was met with a less favourable reception, with reviewers commenting that it paled compared to the original. At the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in 2000, "Ojos Así" won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and received a Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Latin Award in 2002. The music video won the International Viewer's Choice Award (North) at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. "Ojos Así" ranked on several charts in Europe and was a top-ten hit on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart in USA. It received a total of 78,8% yes votes!

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Udit Narayan - Bholi Si Surat 1997

Dil To Pagal Hai (The Heart Is Crazy) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. It was the third film to feature Shah Rukh Khan opposite Madhuri Dixit, with two more to follow after, including the international hit Devdas (2002).

Made on a budget of ₹90 million (US$2.48 million), which includes print and advertising costs, Dil To Pagal Hai grossed over ₹710 million (US$19.55 million) worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. (But tbh, personally I think it's only watchable because of its soundtrack.)

The soundtrack of Dil To Pagal Hai includes 10 songs. The songs for the film were composed by Uttam Singh, while the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. Most of the songs were sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan. The music was a major hit among the audience, with the album becoming the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year and second-most of the 1990s decade, with 12.5 million soundtrack album sales. In 2008, Chopra launched an unreleased song from the soundtrack, titled "Chanda Ki Chandni (Kitni Hai Bekarar Yeh)" sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Kumar Sanu.

"Bholi Si Surat" received a total of 71% yes votes!

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Robbie Williams - The Road to Mandalay 2001

Sing When You're Winning is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, of former boyband Take That fame. When it was released on 28 August 2000, it immediately became a hit in the UK, debuting at number one and being certified 2× Platinum in the first week of release. It also topped the charts in New Zealand, Ireland and Germany, and secured top ten placings in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Finland, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland. The album spent 91 weeks on the UK chart, going on to sell 2.4 million copies in the UK alone, being certified 8× Platinum by the BPI. It became the best-selling album of 2000 in the UK, and the 51st-best-selling album in UK music history. It found little success in the US, however, peaking at 110 in the Billboard 200.

"Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay" is the fifth single from the album. "Eternity" does not appear on it but was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album in 2004. Released on 9 July 2001, the double A-side was the 20th-best-selling single of 2001 in the UK, topping the country's singles chart, and also peaked at number two in Ireland.

The video for "The Road to Mandalay" shows Williams and four friends alternatively goofing around and scoping out a money transport van which they rob in Marseille. The video for "Eternity" is a sequel.

"The Road to Mandalay" received a total of 72% yes votes!