Each week, we run a global survey asking for a songs that represent hometowns.
This playlist contains 38 songs curated by people from around the world.
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"New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett
Nominated by: Retired teacher (50) from Westbury, NY, USA
Why: It is from my childhood memories and makes me feel sentimental about working in NYC. When I started working in NYC, I took the train in and was nervous but excited. As I walked across town every day, I became more comfortable in the city and began meeting and making friends from work and that community.
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"Dharti Dhoran Ri" by Vinod Rathod, Seema Mishra
Nominated by: Web developer and graphic designer (24) from Sikar, Rajasthan, India
Why: Because in this song our city, culture and people shows.so,through this song i can recall my memories in my hometown.in this song when they say dharti dhoran ri, they show our field
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"Do For Love (feat. AMEE)" by B Ray, AMEE
Nominated by: Freelance online work to earn extra income (20) from Binh Dinh Nam, Thang Binh District, Quang Nam, Vietnam
Why: Because when I listen to the song, the lyrics give me a strange, indescribable feeling. I imagine the beautiful scenes of my hometown and really at that moment, I miss my hometown very much.
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"Waves" by Kanye West
Nominated by: Data analyst (31) from Wenzhou, 浙江省中国
Why: It reminds me of my hometown from its name Wave because my hometown is close to ocean and when I was kid I often went to the beach to play around. That song Wave is so familiar about the scene
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"Jhumka Gira Re - Moombahton Mix" by Asha Bhosle, Madan Mohan, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Knockwell
Nominated by: Unemployed (19) from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Why: This song is literally based on my hometown and have heard a lot of it in my childhood on t.v. and fm radio too.
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"小苹果" by 筷子兄弟
Nominated by: Information and Computational Science (20) from Changsha, Hunan, China
Why: There is a song called Little Miluo which is a parody of 'Little Apple', where certain key words are replaced with the name of the hometown, for example, 'You are my little, little apple' becomes 'You are my little, little Miluo', and it is sung in the local dialect, which is quite different from the Mandarin version.
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"Green Green Grass Of Home" by Tom Jones
Nominated by: Retiree (61) from Kraaifontein, South Africa
Why: It's just a beautiful song and it always makes me long for my childhood days and hometown. The words of "the old hometown looks the same" will always make me think back to my youth.
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"Telegrama" by Zeca Baleiro
Nominated by: Librarianship (31) from São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Why: because he says in one part: lonelier than a paulistano. It means that it is common for a paulistano to be lonely, even though he lives in a crowded city. This is because paulistanos are busy with work and have little time left to socialize.
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"Stefania (Kalush Orchestra)" by KALUSH, Kalush Orchestra
Nominated by: Financial manager (37) from Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Why: This song is sung by guys from my native region, a band named after my hometown. And I know Oleh personally.
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"Goin' Back To Indiana" by The Jackson 5
Nominated by: Nanny, Tudor (52) from Bloomington, IN, USA
Why: I like it, I sing whenever I get it, and it brightens my day. It is about the state I'm from and I no longer live there. I like the Motown sound, and it specifically says Indiana in it.
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"ধন ধান্য পুষ্পে ভরা" by শুভ্রা মন্ডল, সিতাংশু
Nominated by: Medical Student (23) from Barishal, Bangladesh
Why: Because it represents the nature of my hometown.There is abundant rice,flower in my my hometown that relates with this song.My hometown is charmed with green scenic beauty also
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"Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno" by 883
Nominated by: Consultant (64) from Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
Why: Happy moments from when as a boy I wandered the streets of the city with friends discovering people and places
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"Homeward Bound" by Simon & Garfunkel
Nominated by: Retired (76) from Kinnelon, NJ, USA
Why: Love the lyrics, especially, "Home is where my love lies waiting." My married life has always been in this town.
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"El Jarabe Tapatío" by Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán
Nominated by: Web developer (24) from Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Why: Because Zapopan is a city where there are many mariachis which brings many good memories for me.
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"Erik Dalı / Sendemi Oldun Ankaralı / Huriyem" by Ömer Faruk Bostan
Nominated by: retired (56) from Isparta, Isparta Center/Isparta, Turkey
Why: The folk dance makes everyone happy and it belongs to my region.
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"Cape Town" by Cabu
Nominated by: Security Controller (60) from Cape Town, South Africa
Why: It's a very happy song representing Cape Town having good times.Cape Town is number one. When I stayed in BoKaap area of Cape Town life seemed so free and carefree at the time.
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"Lima" by Kim Rodgers
Nominated by: Personal service (27) from Lima, Peru
Why: Because it brings me beautiful memories of my city where I live
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"Kitni Khoobsoorat Yeh Tasveer Hai" by Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Suresh Wadkar
Nominated by: business (52) from Srinagar
Why: because kashmir is truely copy of heaven on Earth.It is very cool througout year mesmerizing water falls abundance of forests abundance of tourist naturally maintained places
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"Carol of the Bells" by Cathedral Choir
Nominated by: Manager (21) from Zaporizhzhia, Запорожская область, Украина
Why: I love my city in the winter. Despute that it is very cold outside, I like going for the walk, aspassialy in the Christmas. City lights up from all decoration and it such a megic atmospher,
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"Runtah" by Doel Sumbang
Nominated by: Entrepreneur (29) from Sukabumi, Sukabumi City, West Java, Indonesia
Why: Because the song is just nice, I often listen to it since I was a kid and it's very Sundanese.
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"Je ne sais pas" by Joyce Jonathan
Nominated by: Director of training programs (60) from Angoulême, France
Why: Because I don't know the city where I was born, as I left it at the age of one, the song well represents what I feel for my birth city.
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"Vovome Ewe Praise Medley" by Bethel Revival Choir, Joe Mettle
Nominated by: Graphic designer (32) from Sogakope, Ghana
Why: It gives me hope and relaxation, because it reminds me that God gives me peace.
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"Kuzu Kuzu" by Tarkan
Nominated by: Bar waiter (29) from Osmaniye, Osmaniye Central/Osmaniye, Turkey
Why: I chose this song because I keep coming back to the same place. Whenever I leave my hometown, I can't settle down. Whether loved or unloved, I keep returning to my hometown.
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"Vorba Francezului - From "Buzz House" The Movie" by Tzanca Uraganu, Sheik
Nominated by: student (23) from Buzău, Romania
Why: I often heard this song on the city streets, hummed by young people providing a party atmosphere.
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"Emoções - Versão Remasterizada" by Roberto Carlos
Nominated by: Technology Director (37) from Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Why: Because it's a mix of emotions when I'm there, I see and meet with family members, childhood friends, it's past and present together
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"义勇军进行曲" by 上海音乐学院合唱队
Nominated by: University third-year student (21) from China, Nuevo León, Mexico
Why: Because it's the national anthem, it makes you think of the country, it has a very formal feeling, it's a melody you can't forget, even if you have been abroad for several years, your first reaction upon hearing it will still definitely be China.
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"Ni un Centavo (Versión 2005)" by Malacates Trebol Shop
Nominated by: Sales consultant (20) from Guatemala City, Guatemala
Why: Because it explains the country, describes our situation that despite being a beautiful country, the politics are not fair.
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"هذا دمعك" by Tayseer Al Safeer
Nominated by: Nurse Assistant (49) from Damascus, Syria
Why: It reminds me of what this city has witnessed over time, the eras it has gone through, and how it still suffers from wars to this day.
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"Soshanguve" by TNS
Nominated by: I'm a student (21) from Soshanguve, South Africa
Why: It represents my hometown perfectly and tells our story of our lives there. Our struggles with drugs and alcohol and violence is our story
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"Het dorp" by Karin Bloemen, Cor Bakker
Nominated by: Disabled (60) from Mortsel, Belgium
Why: Because, just like in the song, it has changed a lot. Buildings that are outbuildings, greenery that is gone. Sometimes I still go there and hardly recognize it.
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"Гімн України" by Олександр Пономарьов
Nominated by: School principal (19) from Kyiv, Ukraine
Why: there is a feeling of good and strong energy, a symbol of the country and the national anthem. because it has good lyrics and melody
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"Warszawa" by T.Love
Nominated by: Freight forwarder (30) from Warsaw, Poland
Why: Because it describes Warsaw in a way that I think it deserves, focused on action and city development.
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"بدى عيش" by Haifa Wehbe
Nominated by: Teacher (39) from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Why: It's fun, and its melodies resemble my city, which is vibrant with love, life, energy, and happiness.
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"In the End, I've Given up Crawling by Myself (Linkin Park Medley)" by Alura
Nominated by: Information technology (32) from São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Why: For being a song that reminds me of good things in life, like playing with friends in childhood.
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"Suavemente" by Soolking
Nominated by: Student (22) from Diffa, Niger
Why: Because it talks about an artist who left his country to come live in another, but he always keeps the memories of where he was born.
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"Приезжай в Кокшетау" by Green Team
Nominated by: lawyer (57) from Astana, Kazakhstan
Why: It reflects urban life more. Beautiful words about the city. There is a small town on earth.
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"Mexicali Rose" by Billy Vaughn
Nominated by: Full time (23) from Mexicali, B.C., Mexico
Why: Because it is like an anthem that represents my hometown whenever it is heard there
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"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
Nominated by: Shift manager (27) from Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Why: It reminds me of sports events where it was always played at the start. At every match when the players came out for the presentation, this song played.
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