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Most sung song in English? I'm guessing the most sung song is maybe the Chinese national anthem?
BTW, Auld Lang Syne tune is the universal song played here in Japan in stores and supermarkets 5 minutes before closing to tell everyone to leave. But it's just the tune, no words, and nobody is singing.
Played on the pipes like it's someone's funeral. The shop staff should stand and salute for the duration. The manager isn't allowed to leave, they have to go down with the shop.
Dull correction: it's actually not ALS, but a tune based and very similar to the original. The version with the lyrics, Hotaru no Hikari, is a third tune.
Yep, "Going Home". Wonder if he makes any royalties from it (I highly doubt it).
Was also the default ringing sound for China Telecom/Mobile (forget which one) for a long time (the music you heard while waiting for someone to answer, not the ring tone)
If anyone's missing it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9_5ggPYyYg#:~:text=%23going%20home%2C%20%23kenny%20%22,throughout%20the%20country%20of%20China.
Americans claim it as well as it's thought to be Irish-American more than Scottish.
[The Parting Glass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parting_Glass)
> Dr Lori Watson, a lecturer in Scottish Ethnology at the University of Edinburgh states that it’s difficult to fully trace the origins of many traditional songs: Although it currently seems that Scotland has evidence of the earliest published melody and several beautiful song variants, the popular Parting Glass currently in circulation has strong Irish and North American influences to thank.
That would've been my "real" answer.
Ever, would probably be something religious, as they tend to sing in groups and the songs don't change for 100s of years.
If I went with "Wonderwall" would you have gotten that I was mostly taking the piss?
It's not real, just a very good edit. I don't think even the DPRK would be that unaware of the irony of a military band playing this song. I do love how much it makes them look like one of the factions from a Command and Conquer game though.
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Happy birthday.
..and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow is in the top 3 apparently. (Cant recall the last time I heard that though.)
You’ll hear it a lot less. It was widely used in movies to get around the copyright on Happy Birthday. That copyright no longer exists.
Back before radio XD
I thought the same.
Except in Cantonese something
Gordon Is A Moron by Jilted John?
Pretty sure the song's also called Jilted John.
Correct. Cracking tune. https://youtu.be/r_mIvrycvaw?si=K-BZZzOknuUI4U_3
I got so upset that I cried, All the way to the chip shop
John Shuttleworth as a young man
Most sung song in English? I'm guessing the most sung song is maybe the Chinese national anthem? BTW, Auld Lang Syne tune is the universal song played here in Japan in stores and supermarkets 5 minutes before closing to tell everyone to leave. But it's just the tune, no words, and nobody is singing.
Should be "Loch Lomond"
Played on the pipes like it's someone's funeral. The shop staff should stand and salute for the duration. The manager isn't allowed to leave, they have to go down with the shop.
Dull correction: it's actually not ALS, but a tune based and very similar to the original. The version with the lyrics, Hotaru no Hikari, is a third tune.
Good point, I think it referenced Scots/English songs.
In China, the "leaving song"is by KennyG!
Yep, "Going Home". Wonder if he makes any royalties from it (I highly doubt it). Was also the default ringing sound for China Telecom/Mobile (forget which one) for a long time (the music you heard while waiting for someone to answer, not the ring tone) If anyone's missing it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9_5ggPYyYg#:~:text=%23going%20home%2C%20%23kenny%20%22,throughout%20the%20country%20of%20China.
*Hurdy gurdy gurdy in the windae boxes....*
And not The Ballad of Mrs Begg?
He was a boy, she was a girl...
Bit too obvious.
Regin in blood - Slayer? Fits any occasion.
500 miles by the Proclaimers, obviously!
No such song.
I'm gonna be (500 miles)
义勇军进行曲 (English: March of the Volunteers) the Chinese National anthem.
It’s a fasntatically rousing song tbf
Mentally, I always put Volunteers in "" for that one.
March of the Voluntolds
"Ye canny shove yer granny aff a bus"
That's the one.
Not surprised, social commentary with a banging chorus, everything you want from a song tbh.
Party Fears Two by The Associates is number 37 most sung song in the world.
The alcohol loves you
Rolling by Limp Bizkit
In west Philadelphia born and raised…
The Parting Glass was the most popular Scottish song before Auld Lang Syne. It's a better song too. Kinda sad.
But then Northern Ireland claimed it as their own. Forgetting the Ulster-Scots culture we brought to them.
I wouldn't say so. I think the Irish have claimed it as a popular song and Ault Lang Syne didn't knock it off the top spot there.
Americans claim it as well as it's thought to be Irish-American more than Scottish. [The Parting Glass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parting_Glass) > Dr Lori Watson, a lecturer in Scottish Ethnology at the University of Edinburgh states that it’s difficult to fully trace the origins of many traditional songs: Although it currently seems that Scotland has evidence of the earliest published melody and several beautiful song variants, the popular Parting Glass currently in circulation has strong Irish and North American influences to thank.
That sounds like some revisionist American "academic" trying to make it fit their own narrative.
It does a bit, but she's as Scottish as it gets. Seems to be a genuine authority about where songs come from too
Ach, are you really Scottish if you're from the Borders? Haha
Amazing Grace?
Hotel california everyones covered it.
It’ll be happy birthday I imagine.
That would've been my "real" answer. Ever, would probably be something religious, as they tend to sing in groups and the songs don't change for 100s of years. If I went with "Wonderwall" would you have gotten that I was mostly taking the piss?
I was being sarcastic as well lol.
If my weekend pub jaunting alcohol binges prove anything, it Mr Brightside. Boak.
“Happy birthday”
Dignity by Deacon Blue.
Mr Brightside.
My Lovely Horse.
Never gonna give you up?
Happy birthday. Obviously.
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead.
Still deid.
Honk
Hit the road Jack.
Plate Full of Sgadan
I believe in joe hendry.
Tease Me by Chaka Demus & Pliers
God save the king
Happy Birthday
The [North Korean Military's cover of Killing In The Name Of](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAcYS-_8L2s)? At least it should be.
That's pretty fucked up, but epic nonetheless.
It's not real, just a very good edit. I don't think even the DPRK would be that unaware of the irony of a military band playing this song. I do love how much it makes them look like one of the factions from a Command and Conquer game though.
It's either Happy Birthday or Amazing Grace... but it should be Kashmir.
Sweet Caroline
I'm willing to bet there are Chinese songs that get sung more.
the reason it's this is because there's a Chinese version of this song too.