# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3722 "2020-09-06T04:49:17Z")

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List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Undertaker

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3723 "2020-09-06T05:25:11Z")

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List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Undertaker  
Vivisectionist

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3724 "2020-09-06T10:33:55Z")

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List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Undertaker  
Vivisectionist  
Welder

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3725 "2020-09-06T14:17:08Z")

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Aren’t mortician and undertaker the same profession?

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3726 "2020-09-06T14:18:06Z")

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List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Undertaker  
Vivisectionist  
Welder  
X-ray technician

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3727 "2020-09-06T18:16:01Z")

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I think **Little\_Nemo** is right. U altered below.

List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Underwear model  
Vivisectionist  
Welder  
X-ray technician

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3728 "2020-09-07T02:11:14Z")

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List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Underwear model  
Vivisectionist  
Welder  
X-ray technician  
Yoga teacher

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3729 "2020-09-07T02:15:03Z")

</div>

List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Underwear model  
Vivisectionist  
Welder  
X-ray technician  
Yoga teacher  
Zookeeper

I’ll pass.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3730 "2020-09-07T02:19:52Z")

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List of Professions

Auctioneer  
Bartender  
Cartographer  
Dishwasher  
Executioner  
Florist  
Game Warden  
Historian  
Insurance Agent  
Judge  
Kinesiologist  
Loan officer  
Mortician  
Nurseryman  
Optometrist  
Plumber  
Queen  
Reporter  
Surgeon  
Telephone sanitizer  
Underwear model  
Vivisectionist  
Welder  
X-ray technician  
Yoga teacher  
Zooologist

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Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3731 "2020-09-07T04:49:33Z")

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Gonna be hard to find songs for some of these letters/languages.

**Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language**

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)

Yes, I know it’s French. But the group and the singer are Belgian!

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3732 "2020-09-07T04:59:55Z")

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**Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language**

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)

Recognizable to Wisconsinites as having the same melody as “Beer Barrel Polka.” 😃

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3733 "2020-09-07T05:55:11Z")

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**Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language**

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3734 "2020-09-07T16:32:23Z")

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**Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language**

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3735 "2020-09-07T16:40:12Z")

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Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)  
[Finnish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_uq7ypZnc)

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3736 "2020-09-07T17:05:51Z")

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Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)  
[Finnish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_uq7ypZnc)  
[Greek](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Traditional+Greek+Songs&&view=detail&mid=3294FE72CFB18C6AEBD03294FE72CFB18C6AEBD0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DTraditional%2BGreek%2BSongs%26FORM%3DRESTAB)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3737 "2020-09-08T02:00:58Z")

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Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)  
[Finnish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_uq7ypZnc)  
[Greek](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Traditional+Greek+Songs&&view=detail&mid=3294FE72CFB18C6AEBD03294FE72CFB18C6AEBD0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DTraditional%2BGreek%2BSongs%26FORM%3DRESTAB)  
[Hindi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZdcyLAy4w&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=83&t=0s)

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3738 "2020-09-08T02:10:26Z")

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[quote=“jtur88, post:3737, topic:846920, full:true”]  
Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)  
[Finnish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_uq7ypZnc)  
[Greek](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Traditional+Greek+Songs&&view=detail&mid=3294FE72CFB18C6AEBD03294FE72CFB18C6AEBD0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DTraditional%2BGreek%2BSongs%26FORM%3DRESTAB)  
[Hindi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZdcyLAy4w&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=83&t=0s)  
[Italian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R6tP8xhT2s)

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3739 "2020-09-08T02:20:10Z")

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Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)  
[Finnish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_uq7ypZnc)  
[Greek](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Traditional+Greek+Songs&&view=detail&mid=3294FE72CFB18C6AEBD03294FE72CFB18C6AEBD0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DTraditional%2BGreek%2BSongs%26FORM%3DRESTAB)  
[Hindi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZdcyLAy4w&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=83&t=0s)  
[Italian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R6tP8xhT2s)  
[Japanese](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxab5jLmUpk)

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3740 "2020-09-08T02:22:18Z")

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Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)  
[Finnish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_uq7ypZnc)  
[Greek](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Traditional+Greek+Songs&&view=detail&mid=3294FE72CFB18C6AEBD03294FE72CFB18C6AEBD0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DTraditional%2BGreek%2BSongs%26FORM%3DRESTAB)  
[Hindi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZdcyLAy4w&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=83&t=0s)  
[Italian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R6tP8xhT2s)  
[Japanese](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxab5jLmUpk)  
[Korean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFyndK9VOCk)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3741 "2020-09-08T02:48:07Z")

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Foreign language and a link to a song sung in that language

[Amharic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQdFDKyJuA&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=7&t=0s)  
[Belgian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHjeiys3a0)  
[Czech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRSIXmXB3k)  
[Dutch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sf6AZPIXg)  
[Egyptian Arabic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBvVTNRp4Q)  
[Finnish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_uq7ypZnc)  
[Greek](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Traditional+Greek+Songs&&view=detail&mid=3294FE72CFB18C6AEBD03294FE72CFB18C6AEBD0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DTraditional%2BGreek%2BSongs%26FORM%3DRESTAB)  
[Hindi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQZdcyLAy4w&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=83&t=0s)  
[Italian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R6tP8xhT2s)  
[Japanese](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxab5jLmUpk)  
[Korean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFyndK9VOCk)  
[Lingala](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_fAoOtKxMM&list=PLA34046A4B9425E66&index=85&t=0s)

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