Pear is channeling her inner Croatian!
A superb rendition of that accordion and accordion-playing outfit!
Pear's delighted expression, her stance and that expressively swaying tail are all potently heartwarming!

I have a suspicion that if Pear really committed herself to becoming an accordion virtuoso,
this is the kind of concerts she would play, and this is the kind of song she would record!

YES! It started as a "Lady and The Tramp" reference, but, well, Dalmatia is very near Italy, sorry not sorry. No accordions here, but a nice example!

WEIRD ALL YANKOVIC!!! My album cover would be like that to. But with cows. Yes, with cows! Thanks for showing me them!

I would include some covers too. Let's start easy, "Apolo 9". Probably you can get most of the lyrics because it is in Serbian, but ask for help if needed.

"Jumento Celestino" is a must-go, flawless (much like "Chopis Centis")! It's in Portuguese so I'll explain in short: it is a tragicomical depiction of migrations from Northwestern Brazil to São Paulo during 70. Considering it is exactly what happened with Dinho (although he was a small baby during the migration), it adds a lot.

And dedicated to  dreamwood, I would play "Pagode Russo". I found a translation and a description about the song, but no one dared still to explain the cheeky pun included: one verse sounds a lot like "don't let the balls out", that's it. Brazilian humor is... special. If you think it is over-the-top, lemme know, I step back.

Ah, now I get the serenading Italian chef reference! I am imagining a mashup between
Lady and the Tramp and Ratatouille now, with both musical chefs being directed
by the rats under their hats!

Thank you for this wealth of music, and for sharing your incredible knowledge about all those tunes,
their origins and meaning! You are truly o Rata do Mundo!

The music video by Dubrovački trubaduri is a wonderfully uplifting piece,
a true journey to that old Mediterranean slice of paradise!

"Apolo 9" is a great combination of traditional folk motif and futuristic themes,
and it was a delight to listen to!

"Jumento Celestino" is kickass song, in rockiness and in lyrics,
and I am much obliged to you for supplying the cultural context!
Migrating to a new place is always a risky endeavor, but it can
teach one a lot of new skills and insights about the people who live differently!

I've also listened to "Chopis Centis", and it's also cool and powerful song
with silly and irreverent lyrics. Hurray for getting neck-deep in loans and credits
to feel like a rich person for a few days! Wonderful fantasy, horrible life advice.

You surprised me a lot by finding that Russian-themed song by Luiz Gonzaga!
It is tragic that the man's son, also a prolific musician, died just two years after his father.
But it's a cool crowd dancing song! I don't know about any innuendos in it,
although the song is very much the kind to have some bawdy insertions like that!

I've know and loved the song "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics for a long time,
but I only recently saw the official music video, and it has very interesting visuals!

Hey 🦭!

Wow, a musical Ratatouille ia an amazing concept!

And now the idea of "the brown rat is a cosmopolitan species" is valid on a playlist level! I'm glad you enjoy my selection of random songs, and I'm delighted you even took a step further to check on Should I Stay Or Should I Go, Guarulhos versionChopis Centis and Gonzaguinha.

"Innuendos" are a staple of Brazilian popular music lyrics, but hidden in this secret code called Portuguese, especially via phonetic word plays. Just a slightly resemblance of a more cheeky word - poof! Now you have a new meaning.

Oooooo, Sweet Dreams is fantastic, but the video was a first for me too! Now seeing the adorable dairy cows, the mishearding "Sweet dreams are made of cheese" makes sense! Also, Annie Lennox looks just gorgeous 🤩

I suppose people look down on those who have very varied tastes in music
because they interpret it as not having no standards, or not caring
about what they listen to, but the truth is, oftentimes
the people who listen to very diverse kinds of music
are simply more curious and adventurous
in their music sources, and they know and care
a lot about those different genres, artists and songs.

I used to be very basic vanilla rock fan, but I kept expanding and trying things out,
and now I would have a hard time placing myself into any category.
I still love all kinds of rock and metal, but also prog rock,
folk, techno, rap and hip hip, classical, blues, jazz,
stylized soundtracks, catchy pop songs,
commercial jingles, fandom song parodies,
experimental psychedelic songs, political protest songs...

I can enjoy just about anything, but I do care a lot about what the songs are about,
how they were composed, and how they make me feel.

Hey, Chopis Centis does sound a lot like that song by The Clash! Only with more rude noises!

I love it when musicians play around with the meaning of their lyrics,
those little winks and riddles can make songs really memorable.

The video for Sweet Dreams (🧀Are Made Of Cheese🧀) is so fantastically stylish,
cinematically striking, yet it also has a strong gambiarra feel to it:
"Let's spice up the video by bringing a cow to the studio!"
"Oh, and as long as we're at the farm, let's film ourselves playing for the cows!"
"Oh, and there's a boat and a pond, let's do some filming of us playing music on the water!"

I'll add Cow Music to my favorite genres!

And yeah, Annie Lennox is powerful nonbinary presence.
No idea what gender it is, but there is a lot of it.

"I used to be very basic vanilla rock fan" THIS! Same! And I'm more happy now that my playlist is positive chaos. I also like to use songs to learn new languages - or at least to catch a bit about phonology, grammar when I'm lucky.

Mamonas Assassinas used A LOT of references in their songs, from many styles, all mixed with nice rock, that album was made relatively fast but with a lot of care. And Bento Hinoto (the guitar guy) was a great musician.

I really love when music videos go random, especially with some happy animals around. I also love the idea of "which gender? I don't know but YES"

Lyrics tend to distract me when I'm typing or reading,
and songs in foreign languages don't, so they're
a good background music for working and conversing.

I did rely on songs a lot when studying English, though!

Mamonas Assassinas are good in many ways, yes –
quality catchy music with a lot of clever and cunning
lyrics and stage theatrics!

There is a local band called Mango-Mango that engage in similar silliness,
who have written songs about scuba divers getting bitten by sharks,
about weird creatures, wars over oil on Mars, and space travel.

In the U.S., there is Weird Al, but also Frank Zappa, who is a half-by-half
a progressive rock guy and a silly song writer.

In Canada, there is the band The Arrogant Worms.

In Ireland, there is The Irish Rovers, who do sea shanties and Irish folk,
but also lots of silly songs.

"I did rely on songs a lot when studying English, though!" same! Unfortunately I rely on Bluey too, I hope no Australians think I'm mocking them... I just enjoy the way the Heelers talk and pick the expressions from massive Bluey-watching!

I'm glad you are enjoying the songs of our boys from Guarulhos! And, yeah, the performances and costumes were an important part too. Aaaand keep in mind that it was way before the popularization of cosplaying in Brazil!

About the artists cited, I just know the American ones, predictably. Do you have some personal fav songs from the others?

The Heelers are great role models, you can't go wrong emulating them doggos!

For The Irish Rovers, most of the songs they perform are older tunes
composed by other musicians, but their albums are a good source
of learning about those songs.

Here's an example of the milder children's songs in their repertoire:
"The Biplane Evermore" (Lyrics)

Here's a folk song:
"Donald, Where's Your Trousers?" (Lyrics)

Here's a sea shanty:
"Drunken Sailor" (Lyrics)

And a song about being Irish during the Troubles:
"The Orange and the Green" (Lyrics)

For The Arrogant Worms, their songs a mostly joke ones:
"Canada's Very Big" (Lyrics)
"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" (Lyrics)
"Big Fat Road Manager" (Lyrics)
"William Shakespeare's in my Cat" (Lyrics)
"Boy Band" (Lyrics)

Oooooo, thank you for the playlist!!! Just saying I will come back for a detailed review when I properly appreciate them all!