Global music taste revealed in BBC World Service poll

A poll of BBC World Service listeners attracted 150,000 votes from 153 countries and revealed the diversity of the world’s musical tastes, after A Nation Once Again, an Irish republican rallying cry, was named the world’s favourite song. Australians and New Zealanders voted for both Crowded House’s Don’t Dream it’s Over and Highway to Hell by AC/DC. Disturbingly enough, the United States went for Girl from Ipanema