Lol, Didge, I was indeed stuck with the "oz's" - chuckling.
As for the song of the fifties, I didn't know this one, and here's what I found:
I can't remember songs so far, and here, in Continental Europe, classics, chansons, folklore and the "bel canto", further some old jazz and, occasionally, rock, were probably the most heard on the radio - at least on our side.
An example, which you will certainly remember (with subtitles in English):
As to the food - well, people have to do with the natural resources of their region - well, certain specialties, which might be difficult to get used to - lol.