Unfortunately, at least in continental Europe you're way more likely to hear a song by an American band than any domestic music - especially old music - outside of rare niche radio stations.
And even now that radio has become less prevalent, culture is simply too americanized to reverse that trend.
I remember reading a pamphlet from the PCF from back in the 50s arguing about how american imperialism won't just be an economic stranglehold on Europe but also a cultural one through the promotion of cosmopolitanism as a vector supplant the respective national cultures of Europe with the American culture, akin to how invasive plant species can overrun local flora.
I think Rammstein's song 'Amerika' pretty much summarizes the whole concept in a catchy song
"Classic Rock", meaning Anglo bands.
Unfortunately, at least in continental Europe you're way more likely to hear a song by an American band than any domestic music - especially old music - outside of rare niche radio stations.
And even now that radio has become less prevalent, culture is simply too americanized to reverse that trend.
I remember reading a pamphlet from the PCF from back in the 50s arguing about how american imperialism won't just be an economic stranglehold on Europe but also a cultural one through the promotion of cosmopolitanism as a vector supplant the respective national cultures of Europe with the American culture, akin to how invasive plant species can overrun local flora.
I think Rammstein's song 'Amerika' pretty much summarizes the whole concept in a catchy song