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> How many non-American (and non anglophone, e.g British) bands ever make into the top 10? Well, there's Gotye, for starters. Oh, wait, they're not allowed to
by mpyne 14y ago
> How many non-American (and non anglophone, e.g British) bands ever make into the top 10?
Well, there's Gotye, for starters.
Oh, wait, they're not allowed to speak English? Uh, how about PSY? Or Selena? Or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or any of the various Hong Kong Jackie Chan movies that were very popular over here? Or the insane popularity of K-pop and J-pop?
Or Keith Urban, the NZ/Australian country music star?
Whatever else you might say, it's not protectionism that's keeping foreign media off the shores. In the U.S. we don't "import" web sites simply because we don't have to, nothing more or less.
- cube13 14y agoGoing to be a nitpicky bastard, but: >Or Keith Urban, the NZ/Australian country music star? Australia and NZ are considered anglophone.
- widdershins 14y agoAustralian/NZ (Gotye & Keith Urban) counts as Anglophone. Anglophone just means English speaking.