Jul 10: World Cup playlists #4 - Country choices - A - B

The New York Times released a list of the country choices of music from the World Cup.

Here are a few samples:

Algeria

Signature song: Disco Maghreb (DJ Snake)

Warm-up: Summer Rai Mix (Trabic Music); Chey Kbir Ya Omri (Bilal Milano)

Goal music: Viva L’algerie (Mahfoud & Sonia)

Post-match: Viva L’algerie (Mahfoud & Sonia); El Baloun Ydour-ElKhadraoui Sofican (DJAM); Khalik Liya Ya Bladi (Cheb Mohamed Lamine)

Argentina

Signature song: La Cumbia de los trapos (Yerba Brava); Pa’ la Selección (LA T Y LA M)

Warm-up: El Matador (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs); Hablando de la libertad (La Renga); Marado (Los Piojos)

Goal music: El Matador (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs); La Danza De Los Mirlos (Los Mirlos)

Post-match: Cumbia sobre el mar (Flowering Inferno & Quantic); La Cumbia de los trapos (Yerba Brava)

Australia

Signature song: Down Under (Men at Work)

Warm-up: Tieduprightnow (Parcels); Joker & The Thief (Wolfmother); Highway to Hell (AC/DC); Don’t Change (INXS)

Goal music: Thunderstruck (AC/DC); On My Mind (Powderfinger)

Post-match: Untouched (The Veronicas)

Austria

Signature song: I am from Austria (Rainhard Fendrich)

Warm-up: Rock Me Amadeus (Falco); Sweet Caroline (DJ Otzi); Baby (Justin Bieber)

Goal music: Maria (I Like It Loud) (Scooter)

Post-match: Freed from Desire (Gala); I am from Austria (Rainhard Fendrich)

Belgium

Signature song: Ta fete (Stromae); Warrior (Oscar and the Wolf)

Warm-up: Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic); Kiss The Grass (Sylvie Kreusch & Romeo Elvis); Makina Time (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Marlon Hoffstadt & DJ Konik)

Goal music: We are Belgium (24AM); Allez Allez (GOOOAAAAL)

Post-match: Alors On Danse (Stromae); We are Belgium (24AM); On Met La Patate (Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Signature song: Bosnom behar probeharao (Dino Merlin); Ljiljani (Halid Beslic)

Warm-up: Bosanac (Enes Begovic); Jel Sarajevo gdje je nekad bilo (Dino Merlin); Necu necu dijamante (Halid Beslic)

Goal music: Take Me To America (Salvatore Ganacci)

Post-match: Ljiljani (Halid Beslic); U.S.A. (Dubioza Kolektiv)

Brazil

Signature song: Bate no Peito (Papatinho)

Warm-up: Deixa a Vida Me Levar (Zeca Pagodinho); Dengo (João Gomes); E uma Partida de Futebol (Skank); Hoje (LUDMILLA); Passe a Respeitar (feat. DJ Chernobyl) (Papatinho, Naldo Benny, Fernanda Abreu & BK)

Goal music: Bate no Peito (Papatinho)

Post-match: Festa (Ivete Sangalo); P do Pecado (Ao Vivo) (Grupo Menos E Mais & Simone Mendes)

Jun 12: More World Cup tunes

A few more musical bits to add... I'll continue to add these over the next five and a bit weeks...

The BBC coverage of the match in Canada tonight showed a clip of the Bosnian song...

Bosnian band Dubioza Kolektiv has transformed a song about disillusionment with the American Dream into a viral anthem powering Bosnia and Herzegovina's World Cup dreams. The track is called “I Am From Bosnia - Take Me to America.”

Here's the song...

The teams came out to the familar 'Sirius' from the Alan Parsons Project.

After a bit of Bublé, Alanis Morissette sang 'Oh Canada' - the national anthem.