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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).”