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ngvx@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?

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What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?

ngvx@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    99 Luftballoons - Nena https://open.spotify.com/track/2IJftBfq7pJ43tfnOR0RB3?si=Tj9rOKguQkOmpb3jJM27uw

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      “99 Red Balloons”'es Nena officially outs herself as QAnon, “Reichsbürger”

      https://www.reddit.com/r/sgiwhistleblowers/comments/yxbmch/tldr_please_dont_promote_nenas_old_songs_shes_not/

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        **

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      I was just gonna say this. I’m learning German and it felt cool being anle to losten to it in the original

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    Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano

    https://youtu.be/-VsmF9m_Nt8?feature=shared

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      A language that no one can understand.

  • HerrVorragend@lemmy.world
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    Snow - Informer

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    Off the top of my head,

    Psy - Gangnam Style

    Rammstein - entire catalog

    The Hu - most of their stuff

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      Also right now by psy.

      And most of madkid and chihara minoris music

      • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works
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        I like Mother Father Gentleman too by PSY.

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          That That with Psy and Suga frequently gets stuck in my head

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    Numa Numa Yay, Numa Numa Yay, Numa Numa Numa Yay!

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    Bella Ciao

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    Manu Chao - clandestino

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    I got really into German punk a few years ago. Some of my favorites.

    Die Ärzte Schrei nach Liebe

    Wizo Raum Der Zeit

    Die Toten Hosen Hier kommt Alex

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      Die Ärtze are cool. I like many of their songs, but I DO speak (some) German so I couldn’t list it here.

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        My German is limited to what I remember from taking high school German nearly 30 years ago (basically cursing and asking how much the calculator costs), so I figured it was safe for me to post them.

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          I suppose OP isn’t going to know if we play down our language skills a bit!

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      Escapado is very underrated.

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    Kind of a joke but the song is catchy.

    Salsa Tequila

    The guy is a Norwegian comedian I think & he bet his friends that he could get a dumb song into the Billboard top 10 or something. I believe he succeeded in a few European countries.

    The song is absolutely ridiculous considering he doesn’t speak Spanish, but it’s just a funny story.

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    Stromae - Papaoutai (I found out it existed because Pentatonix did a cover of it)

    That guy’s also got some other interesting songs, with quite a bit of social commentary: carmen, Fils de joie, tous les mêmes, Santé

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      I suppose it’s time to learn French

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        J’apprends la français depuis trois ans. (Mais pas a cause de la chanson.)

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      I also really like Alors on Danse from Stromae

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    Nier Replicant & Nier Automata soundtracks

    All in chaos language (a.k.a. pure gibberish).

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      yes, I am obsessed with songs with non-language lyrics! I know of four sources (including Nier) that does it and I just love it

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        Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol

        From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisencolinensinainciusol:

        Both the name of the song and its lyrics are gibberish but are intended to sound like English in an American accent.

        Celentano’s intention with the song was not to create a humorous novelty song but to explore communication barriers. The intent was to demonstrate how English sounds to people who do not understand the language proficiently.

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        Is Cult of the Lamb soundtrack in that list?

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          I haven’t, actually! looks like I’ll need to give it a listen

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      Have you listened to Hanezeve Caradhina from Made in Abyss? https://youtube.com/watch?v=sFzDQ2OjFko

      The anime is really dark, but have some bright and hopeful moments which this song captures so well.

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    La Bamba

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    Tunak Tunak Tun will forever be a banger.

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      I still get it stuck in my head every once in a while – certified ear worm.

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    I listen to a lot of K-pop. I don’t know more than a very small handful of Korean.

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    Hijo de la Luna - Mecano

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