For this activity, get hold of a decent map of the world, or a globe.
It's a straightforward music recognition quiz. (Download the Spotify playlist or link to YouTube video clips below.)
Play the first few bars of the songs and, before the place is named in the song, ask members to take a guess at where it is. Then see if they can find it on the map. (Maybe pin it.)
If members are enjoying a particular song, play it all the way through.
If members have been to any of the places mentioned, encourage reminiscence and story telling.
You can use Google Earth to zoom in to look at tourist attractions etc.
PLEASE let me know of any obvious songs I've missed ...
AND thanks for your suggestions so far ...
Shared Photo Album - https://photos.app.goo.gl/DGypkM3CwWodhXVTA
(You can print photos off or project them as a slide show)
Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hrwehheGap2TAmiTLq2SC
NB There are 8 frames below of 8 songs (64), so it's up to you to decide how to play it.
You could split the session, or just choose a few songs off each frame (ask members to choose). Or, you could have members choose the top two or three songs off each frame and make a playlist out of them.
ROUND 1
'Streets Of Philadelphia', Bruce Springsteen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2DtNW79sQ
'Wonderful Copenhagen', Danny Kaye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE9eSOH4AMs
'Scarborough Fair', Simon & Garfunkel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ccgk8PXz64
'Lost In France', Bonnie Tyler - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK-SVR86ThY
'Vienna', Ultravox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJeWySiuq1I
'Barcelona', Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fiOJDXA-E
'Barbados', Typically Tropical - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ALD-rI8Q08
'Streets Of London', Ralph McTell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiWomXklfv8&t=84s
ROUND 2
'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', Julie Covington - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adUPdnzCAk8
'Africa', Toto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY
'New York, New York', Frank Sinatra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrUfJW1JGk
'San Fransisco', Scott McKenzie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I0vkKy504U
'Viva Las Vegas', Elvis Presley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui0EgRsFVN8
'Budapest', George Ezra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHrLPs3_1Fs
'Tulips From Amsterdam', Max Bygraves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPsq6flck2A
'Pompeii', Bastille - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY
ROUND 3
'Copacabana', Barry Manilow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDR247fmhnc
'Midnight Train To Georgia', Gladys Night And The Pips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwbmufPphP0
'Rivers Of Babylon', Boney M - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSxQJUv1e8k
'One Night In Bangkok', Murray Head - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU
'California Dreaming', The Mamas And The Papas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk
'Hotel California', The Eagles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_j-yVKxWkA
'Ferry Cross The Mersey', Gerry And The Pacemakers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os4_U3_L5nY
'Waterloo Sunset', The Kinks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqLoYQx8BXo
ROUND 4
'Marrakesh Express', Crosby, Stills & Nash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0vWagaQ43w
'Hong Kong Garden', Siouxsie And The Banshees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-l9GQJRl9Y
'Waterloo', ABBA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4
'Norwegian Wood', The Beatles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_V6y1ZCg_8
'Rotterdam Or Anywhere', The Beautiful South - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06EbMhzwLBw
'Walk Like An Egyptian', The Bangles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qRpIA3RKYc
'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool', Jimmy Osmond - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YriPIujLtsA
'Letter From America', The Proclaimers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9GmieAEaQ
ROUND 5
'It's A Long Way To Tipperary' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztwNogPha6I
'The White Cliffs Of Dover', Vera Lynn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAaxkAgVkHQ
'Fog On The Tyne', Lindisfarne - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuYd_uzGYA
'Durham Town', Roger Whittaker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9XcuN5hZwk
'Mull Of Kintyre', Wings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrbuDWit1Co
'Three Coins In The Fountain', Frank Sinatra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87kbwiLSDDU
'Down Under', Men At Work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s
'My Kind Of Town, Frank Sinatra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK_CL7sr018
ROUND 6
'Nutbush City Limits', Ike & Tina Turner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I07249JX8w4
'Sweet Home Alabama', Lynyrd Skynyrd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5BuYf8q4o
'Meet Me In St Louis', Judy Garland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwP6kNIDg30
'Penny Lane', The Beatles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-rB0pHI9fU
'Wichita Linesman', Glen Campbell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxSarBcsKLU
'Pop Musik', M - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPoiv0sZ4s4
'Walking In Memphis', Marc Cohn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgRafRp-P-o
'Country Roads', John Denver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTeUdJky9rY
ROUND 7
'Englishman In New York', Sting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk
'Londing Calling', The Clash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c
'Born In The USA', Bruce Springsteen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPhWR4d3FJQ
'Amarillo', Tony Christie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqLLDZvbG-U
'China Girl', David Bowie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YC3sTbAPcU
'Surfin' USA', The Beach Boys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibHLTH2icVw
'Molly Malone', The Dubliners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAzhNEW7KAI
'Back In The USSR', The Beatles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS5_EQgbuLc
ROUND 8
'Green, Green Grass Of Home', Tom Jones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knkZ33vL-70
'Rio', Duran Duran - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTizYn3-QN0
'Windmill In Old Amsterdam', Ronnie Hilton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fg7w49UnGA&t=9s
'Big Yellow Taxi', Joni Mitchell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2595abcvh2M
'On A Little Street In Singapore', The Manhattan Transfer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaO93JXJook
'Y Viva Espana', Sylvia Vrethammar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7aPp-4z-uw
'Old Cape Cod', Patti Page - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a34kIKVideI
'Day Trip To Bangor', Fiddler's Dram - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwQi8L9h8M
Any more for any more?
Late additions ...
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