LITTY LINGUISTICS
In 2023, Luke Combs released a cover of this classic '90s song, leading to the original artist making a rare live performance at the 2024 Grammys
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Once home to a Hellenistic dynasty founded by one of Alexander the Great’s generals, this modern country is the only one whose land borders both Gaza and Sudan.
Egypt
Taylor Swift released a Christmas album when she was just 18 years old, headlined by a cover of this 80's classic holiday hit that has felt increasingly inescapable the past few years at Christmas time
Last Christmas - WHAM!
The song "Mob Ties", among other reasons, led some fans to believe that Drake put out a hit on this rapper who was killed in 2018
XXXTentacion
After adopting 'very nice' in tourism ads, an official of this country said, its people, 'jokes to the contrary, are some of the nicest'
Kazakhstan
During the 7th inning stretch at Fenway Park in Boston, the entire stadium sings and ad-libs along to this 1969 hit.
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
This musician and "Wednesday" actor recently did an in-game partnership with the Roblox game Dress to Impress
Lady Gaga
This nation is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic.
Panama
My niece and nephew will burst into song and dance at the mere mention of this POPular song from a hit 2025 Netflix movie
Soda Pop - Saja Boys
This NBA Hall of Famer claims that Stevie Wonder said "what's up ____?" unprompted, implying he may be feigning his blindness
Shaquille O'Neal
While it is an autonomous country and a part of the EU, a large part of the island nation of Cyprus is claimed to this day by this country
Turkey
According to a 2014 study, this is the most quickly recognizable/"catchiest" song of all time - which may have been the result of a successful experiment on the part of the production team; to have a quick, bombastic hook at the beginning of a song to retain radio listeners
Wannabe - Spice Girls
3 answers: Spanish, English, but MOSTLY (and looking for) Polish
A financially struggling Lithuanian Men's National Basketball team was sponsored by this rock band to attend the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics - this included tie-dye jerseys with dunking skeletons, which they wore en route to a bronze medal finish
The Grateful Dead
This nation is home to the world's deepest lake, which itself known for its big-eyed seal population
Russia
In 1942, the BBC banned this song during working hours on the grounds that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory-hands to neglect their tools while they clapped in time with the song
Deep In The Heart of Texas