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Lore, Folk, and Song ☝ The Sound of Facebook

November 23rd, 2010 by Ryder Ripps

Facebook is a universal connector, but its interpretation varies from culture to culture. Just look at the way each individual nation approaches the social network in its corresponding hit pop song. American Facebook songs tend to be ironic and they harbor frustration. Middle Eastern Facebook songs are romantic love ballads. The Indian treatment paints Facebook with a rose-tinted screen filter; they write about how the site is so great.

[Check out Ryder's collection of Facebook music videos.]

See some more examples below:

Czech Republic:

Bulgaria:

Greece:

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