Originally published at Andy Does Beijing. You can comment here or there.
We’ve heard a fun variety of music at the Olympic venues so far, just random background stuff and filler music, some cheerleading music, whatevers. It’s a lot of American music, the occasional Asian pop song, some really random remixes, and the Beijing Olympic theme, “Beijing huanying ni 北京欢迎你。“ Here’s some of the better selections:
- Hey Delilah (hockey)
- Linkin Park - Numb (baseball)
- Earth, Wind, and Fire - September (basketball)
- Song in Chinese to the tune of “Do your ears hang low” (hockey)
- It’s Raining Men (basketball cheerleaders)
- Eiffel 65 - Around the World, chinese cover (basketball)
- Chumbawumba - Tubthumping (handball)
- Avril Lavigne - Sk8er boi
- Hey Mickey (cheerleaders)
- Cotton-Eyed Joe
- Foo Fighters - ? (Bird’s Nest - track and field)
- Amelie soundtrack (Bird’s Nest - track and field)
- Stone Temple Pilots - Feeling (?) (Bird’s Nest - track and field)
- Limony Snicket soundtrack (Bird’s Nest - track and field)
- Final Fantasy X2 soundtrack (baseball)
- World of Warcraft soundtrack (baseball)
- Foo Fighters - “You’re not the only one, not like the others” (water polo
- You Are my Sunshine (boxing)
- In-a-gadda-da-vida (water polo)
- Lenny Kravitz - American Woman (water polo, theme for USA team)
- Billie Jean (water polo)
- Shania Twain - The Way You Love Me (Techno remix) (softball)
- Sheryl Crow (?) -Sweet Child of Mine (softball)
Of course, we can’t forget the official theme of the Beijing Olympics: “Beijing Welcomes You (Beijing Huanying Ni 北京欢迎你).”
