I like how this post began with a blogger’s whimsy about a song and ended with correspondence with the songwriter. I haven’t seen such diligent blogwork since the explanation of Hopkin Frog. http://mike.whybark.com/archives/001951.html

I heard this Yakko’s song last week because it was on an old mix I had made. I never considered Tibet but I was always surprised at the inclusion of Palestine. I’m surprised it was only an issue of rhyming (though that does explain using Abu Dhabi in place of the United Arab Emirates.).

Also I was disappointed that Burkina Faso didn’t make the cut because I like the name of its capital.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ouagadougou

Random fact: when I was a kid I memorized the lyrics to the song and can still sing the whole thing except for a country or two that I mess up.