Maybe they'll play "Breakfast in America" for the USA!

In watching the XXCMVIAQQQ Olympiad this past week, I've noticed something about the soundtrack. When the athletes were coming into the stadium during the opening ceremonies, they were playing English-language music. I don't recall hearing any song in another language while watching. Then, last night, I was watching some indoor event (I think it was speedskating), and during a lull in competition, they were playing Queen. Now one might think that they might play a variety of music given the diverse backgrounds of participants and spectators. Perhaps, though, the Olympics are a way to demonstrate the superiority of the English language. In that vein, I have the following suggestion: when a nation wins, instead of its nation anthem playing (which I, as an English speaker, don't even know!), we should play an English-language song which references the country the winning athlete represents.

For starters, we could use:
Russia - "Back in the USSR"
(USSR and Russia - they're the same, right?)

Japan - "Woman from Tokyo"
(for that matter, all Godzilla movies should be dubbed with this song)

"Kashmir" will be performed for India, Pakistan and China.

And all Spanish-speaking countries will have English-language songs performed by Enrique Iglesias.

[blogger's note: okay, a bit over the top in sarcasm]

Enjoy the rest of the Olympics. And a Whippet escaped from the dog show from the other day; I would almost expect to see him in "true" competition - skiing through some rough moguls!