FM99 Summer Games "Parade Of Nations"

There were 204 nations who paraded in China. We were able to come up with 50 for our Parade. Many are "legitimate" ... meaning the artists have direct connections to the nations they represent. On other cases we admit we did a little s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g ... like using the Red Hot Chili Peppers to represent Chile!

In some cases below we've provided explanations in case you don't see the connection between the song(s) and the country. If you're not sure about any of them, don't hesitate to email bigbird@fm99.com and he'll set you straight. Enjoy the madness!

Afghanistan

TOMMY & THE RUMBLERS: Scared To Live In Afghanistan

Armenia

SYSTEM OF A DOWN: Aerials (not technically from Armenia, but very strong roots there)

Australia

AC/DC: Back In Black
JET: Cold Hard Bitch
MEN AT WORK: Down Under
SILVERCHAIR: Tomorrow
AIRBOURNE: Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast
BILLY THORPE: Children Of The Sun
INXS: What You Need
MIDNIGHT OIL: Beds Are Burning
THE CHURCH: Under the Milky Way

Austria

FALCO: Der Kommisar

Bahamas

BAHA MEN: Who Let the Dogs Out

Bangladesh

GEORGE HARRISON: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (from George's "Concert For Bangladesh")

Brazil

SEPULTURA: Refuse Resist

Canada (all the following bands are from the Great White North)

RUSH: Tom Sawyer
STEPPENWOLF: Born To Be Wild
BRYAN ADAMS: Cuts Like a Knife
TRIUMPH: Lay It On The Line
NICKELBACK: Rockstar
THE GUESS WHO: American Woman
BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE: Takin' Care of Business
THREE DAYS GRACE: (I Hate) Everything About You
FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND: Signs (the original covered by Tesla)
APRIL WINE: I Like To Rock
THEORY OF A DEADMAN: Bad Girlfriend
NEIL YOUNG: Rockin' in the Free World
RED RIDER: Lunatic Fringe

Chili

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: Under The Bridge (okay, a BIG stretch!)

China

GRATEFUL DEAD: China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider
DAVID BOWIE: China Girl
DOOBIE BROTHERS: China Grove

Cuba

AUDIOSLAVE: Like A Stone (you can find this on the band's "Live In Cuba" DVD from 2005; Audioslave was the first American band ever to play in this Communist country!)

Czech Republic

QUEEN: Bohemian Rhapsody (Bohemia is actually an historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of what is now known as the Czech Republic! So, not much of a stretch here!)

Denmark

METALLICA: The Unforgiven (Lars Ulrich was born in Denmark)

Egypt

THE BANGLES: Walk Like An Egyptian (we promise this is the only time you'll hear this song on FM99!)

England

LED ZEPPELIN: The Ocean
QUEEN: Another One Bites the Dust
BLACK SABBATH: Paranoid
IRON MAIDEN: The Number Of the Beast
PINK FLOYD: Run Like Hell
BILLY IDOL: Rebel Yell

Finland

APOCALYPTICA: I'm Not Jesus (This band, which  actually, It features Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour on vocals)
H.I.M.: Wings of a Butterly (They're also from Finland)
HANOI ROCKS: Up Around the Bend

France

TOMMY & THE RUMBLERS: F*** France

Georgia

GEORGIA SATELLITES: Keep Your Hands to Yourself (Yes...another stretch!!)

Germany

RAMMSTEIN: Du Hast
THE SCORPIONS: No One Like You

Guyana

EDDIE GRANT: Electric Avenue (he was born in Guyana)

Hungary

TEMPLE OF THE DOG: Hunger Strike (Hunger...Hungary...get it?)

Iceland

BJORK: Army Of Me

India

LED ZEPPELIN: Kashmir (Kashmir refers to the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent)

Indonesia

VAN HALEN: And The Cradle Will Rock (Eddie & Alex's mom is actually from the Indonesian island Of Java ... and I'm not making this sh!t up!)

Ireland

THE THEM: Gloria (Van Morrison's original band; this is the original version of a song that's been covered countless times)
THIN LIZZY: The Boys Are Back In Town
U2: New Year's Day

Israel

ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES: Hava Nagila
KISS: Detroit Rock City (Gene Simmons born in Israel!)

Italy

LACUNA COIL: Heaven's A Lie

Jamaica

BOB MARLEY: I Shot The Sheriff

Japan

LOUDNESS: Crazy Nights
DEEP PURPLE: Woman From Tokyo
VAPORS: Turning Japanese

Kenya

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: Killing In The Name (Tom Morello, lead guitarist of Rage, has direct Kenyan roots. His dad was born in Kenya and actually was that country's first ambassador to the United Nations. And Tom's great uncle was Kenya's first president!)

Marshall Islands

MARSHALL TUCKER BAND: Can't You See (Hey, we said we were gonna do some serious s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g ... and this could be the biggest!)

Mexico

SANTANA: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Carlos Santana was born and raised in Jalisco, Mexico. He moved to the San Francisco area in the mid '60s.)
VAN HALEN: Cabo Wabo
WALL OF VOODOO: Mexican Radio

Nepal

BOB SEGER: Katmandu (Katmandu is the capital of Nepal ... but you knew that, right?)

Netherlands

GOLDEN EARRING: Radar Love
FOCUS: Hocus Pocus

New Zealand

SPLINT ENZ: I Got You

Nicaragua

SANTANA: Evil Ways (Santana's original and legendary percussionist, Jose Chepito Areas, is from Nicaragua)

Nigeria

PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS: Band On The Run (The "Band On The Run" album was recorded in Nigeria)

Norway

A-HA: Take On Me
DIMMU BORGIR: Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse

Panama

VAN HALEN: Panama

Philippines

JOURNEY: Any Way You Want It (live version featuring their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda, who is from the Philippines

Portugal

JOURNEY: Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' (lead singer Steve Perry's parents are from Portugal)

Russia

GORKY PARK: Bang (named for an amusement park in Moscow and the band formed in Moscow)

Scotland

BIG COUNTRY: In a Big Country (the band is from Scotland)
GARBAGE: Only Happy When it Rains (lead singer Shirley Manson is Scottish)
MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND: Blinded By the Light (founder and keyboard player Manfred Mann is South African)

South Africa

SEETHER: Fake It (Co-founders Shaun Morgan and Dale Stewart were both born and raised in South Africa) 
MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND: Blinded by the Light (Founder and keyboardist Manfred Mann is South African)
YES: Owner of a Lonely Heart (former member Trevor Rabin was born and raised in Johannesburg)

Spain

SANTANA: Oye Como Va
THE CLASH: Should I Stay or Should I Go (contains Spanish lyrics)
THREE DOG NIGHT: Never Been to Spain

Sweden

DRAIN S.T.H.: I Don't Mind (they're from Stockholm)

Switzerland

KROKUS: Screaming in the Night (they're Swiss)

United States

AEROSMITH: Love in an Elevator
LYNYRD SKYNYRD: Sweet Home Alabama
PEARL JAM: Alive
MOTLEY CRUE: Girls, Girls, Girls
METALLICA: The Day that Never Comes
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: Scar Tissue
ZZ TOP: Tush
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS: Vasoline
VAN HALEN: Ain't Talkin' About Love
FOO FIGHTERS: Everlong
THE EAGLES: Life in the Fast Lane
SEVENDUST: The Past
ALICE IN CHAINS: Down in a a Hole
GUNS N ROSES: Welcome to the Jungle
NIRVANA: Smells like Teen Spirit