As the world celebrated Sony’s iconic walkman’s 40th anniversary a few days ago, on the 1st of July 1979, we got stuck on our trip down the memory lane. From Backstreet Boys to Hisham Abbas, those little cassette tapes have witnessed the best days of our lives, ones that today’s generation knows nothing about.
We asked around the office what people used to listen to on their walkmans, and we ended up with a super long playlist that’s definitely getting stuck on replay until the end of the week. So, are you ready for some nostalgic hits? Click on the name of your favourite songs to listen.
P.S: Don’t let the jaw-dropping diversity shock you. Everyone has their own taste in music, and there are lots of things we were all guilty of listening to. So, no judging, please?
Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us
Mr. President – Coco Jumbo
Los Del Rio – La Macarena
Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5
Amr Diab – Rag’een
Ali Hemeida – Lolaki
Hossam Hosny – Kol El Banat Bethebak
Hisham Abbas – Shoufi
Ihab Tawfik – Sahrani
Mostafa Amar – El Sood E’yono
Hameed El Shae’ry and Hisham Abbas – Einy
Hameed El Shae’ry and Mostafa Amar – Ghazali
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
ABBA – Dancing Queen
Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way
Blue – One Love
Spice Girls – Wannabe
Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos
Ragheb Alama – Saharouny El Leil
Kazem El Saher – Kouli Ohebok
Mohamed Fouad – El Hob El Hakiki
Nawal El Zoghby and Wael Kfoury – Min Habibi Ana
Shakira – Whenever Wherever
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Can’t Stop
Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca
Samira Said ft. Cheb Mami – Youm Wara Youm
Guitara – Ya Ghali
Yuri Markadi – A’rabeyon Ana
Elisa – Agmal Ehsas
Magd El Kassem ft. Magd El Kassem – Ghammad Eneik
Mohamed Mounir – Fi Ishk El Banat
Samo Zaen – Ana Leek
Hakim – Beiny w Beinak
Angham – Sidi Wesalak
Aqua – Barbie Girl
Britney Spears – Hit Me Baby One More Time
Justin Timberlake – Cry Me a River
Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi
Evanescence – Bring Me to Life
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Hany Shaker – A’lly El Dehkaya
Mohamed Mohie – A’atbak
Simon – Msh Nazra W Ebtesama
Talaat Zain – Teke Ta
Medhat Saleh – El Millionerat
And the list goes on…
What did you listen to back then?
