does someone know good songs but not in english

DD · 26-05-2008 7:33pm #1

I like rock alternative a lot and I am open to listen other songs in other languages too.
Do you know any good songs?

Dregon · 26-05-2008 10:31pm

Try listening to some Manu Chao or Sigur ros.

26-05-2008 10:47pm

MC Solaar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n8kGW16RYs

lordgoat · 26-05-2008 10:48pm

La Bamba - Richie Vallens (spell?)

Or the gypsy kings version of Hotel California as in the big lebowski, or the david bowie songs in spanish/portuguese as in the life aquatic- Go team Zizu

Captain Darling · 26-05-2008 10:54pm

jullander shere, by cornershop. Very cool.

tricky D · 26-05-2008 11:03pm

Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
also The Stranglers - La Folie
Les Nigresse Vertes

JLemmon · 27-05-2008 7:10am

Souljazz Records do alot of Compilations of various types of music including rock from around the world, check out the Tropicalia or Brazil 70 ones for example.
Also, German stuff from the 70's, Can, Neu!, Faust, Amon Dull II.
Some Japanese stuff too like Boredoms.
Loads of stuff out there too hear, don't limit yourself to the closed minds of the UK and US music scenes.
Enjoy

Xavi6 · 27-05-2008 7:17am

Richie Kavanagh - Aon Focal Eile

Dennis the Stone · 27-05-2008 9:00am

Check out Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab

eoinf · 27-05-2008 9:56am

anything by some of the irish "alternative" bands from cork or limerick . im convinced some of them dont speak english

escobar · 27-05-2008 9:59am

The coronas hereos and ghostshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oee29f36XI

The delorentos basis of everythinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fspft1348-E

rowlandbrowner · 27-05-2008 10:14am

Einsturzende Neubauten - German

Serge Gainsborough – French

Damo Suzuki era Can – German/English/Japanese (sometimes all within the same song)

loyatemu · 27-05-2008 10:51am

Super Furry Animals - "Mwng" (welsh)

escobar · 27-05-2008 1:00pm

Might as well throw this oscar winner in too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMDhTDEhN20

zuchum · 27-05-2008 3:23pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJXzsAyu5QU

le vent nous portera - noir desir

maybe some Jacques Brel?

Dennis the Stone · 27-05-2008 3:36pm

rowlandbrowner wrote: »

Einsturzende Neubauten - German

Serge Gainsborough – French

Damo Suzuki era Can – German/English/Japanese (sometimes all within the same song)

Amen

machiavellianme · 27-05-2008 4:13pm

Rammstein. (German)

KatiexKOUTURE-- · 27-05-2008 7:22pm

I always liked Tokio Hotel better in german than english..

DD · 27-05-2008 8:32pm

Dregon wrote: »

Try listening to some Manu Chao or Sigur ros.

Sigur Ros yes and Kent yes, Manu Chao not yet, I will look to see. Did you like acertain song or gimme the name of a good one.

DD · 27-05-2008 8:33pm

eoinf wrote: »

anything by some of the irish "alternative" bands from cork or limerick . im convinced some of them dont speak english

give me some names please

KnifeWRENCH · 27-05-2008 10:08pm

Tinariwen - desert rock from Mali. Sang in the language of the Tuareg people of the Sahara desert. Very unique sound with some excellent guitar playing!
The first song I heard by them which aroused my interest was a song called "Assouf".

Aspiration · 28-05-2008 12:27pm

Noir Desir are great.

Placebo- Protege Moi

degausserxo · 28-05-2008 9:34pm

Kíla and Sigur Ros.

Sinfonia · 28-05-2008 10:45pm

Buena Vista Social Club (self-titled album is gold, if you're looking for individual songs, start with "Chan Chan")

Joe Dassin "Les Champs-Élysées"

Not alt rock if that's what you're looking for, but worth a listen anyway

PeadarofAodh · 29-05-2008 12:35pm

Pink Martini - Sympathique (French)

They have a fair number of songs in different languages, can't remember many more off the top of my head.

Jay P · 29-05-2008 6:28pm

Chris Cornell does a french version of his song "Can't Change Me" and it's very nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX5l9dIX_R0

Latchy · 29-05-2008 6:36pm

Santana do a good variety of south american latin /english soul rock

callaway92 · 29-05-2008 9:57pm

check out this Polish Group ...
Strachy na Lachy

Latchy · 29-05-2008 9:59pm

all they need is a T in lachy

monkey9 · 29-05-2008 10:57pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Richie Kavanagh - Aon Focal Eile

Damn you Xavi!! As soon as i saw the thread title, this is the song i immediately thought of and was about to post but checked the other posts just in case.
Agree on the oul Sigur Ros alright. How about Paolo Conti?

BarryCreed · 30-05-2008 11:14am

Bluvertigo - Cieli Neri
Nada Surf - La Pour Ca
Noir Desir - Un Homme Presse
Marlene Kuntz
Ligabue
MC Solaar

biZrb · 30-05-2008 3:48pm

JLemmon wrote: »

Souljazz Records do alot of Compilations of various types of music including rock from around the world, check out the Tropicalia or Brazil 70 ones for example.

+1

They have a brillant Brazilian post punk compliation:

http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=228

Malajube are a pretty good french candian band.

bowsie casey · 31-05-2008 9:04pm

Die Aertze are a good German punk band, been around for donkeys. Helps if you can understand the songs....quite funny

Dennis the Stone · 31-05-2008 11:59pm

El Guincho:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwY1PwUxKjY

Amadou and Mariam with Manu Chao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxH7pKD8flA

txomin · 02-06-2008 12:53am

Stereolab have many great songs sung in french

mehfesto2 · 02-06-2008 1:32pm

Seu Jorge is the bloke who does the Bowie songs in portugeese.
Other than that, I'd go for Sigur Ros' stuff.
Think Travis did a song in French too.

And sure what about the Irish language?
Cailin na nGaillimhe by Mundy, eh?

monkey9 · 02-06-2008 3:50pm

Cat Power has a song on her covers album, Jukebox, on the bonus disc called Angelitos Negros. Also try Amiina (Iceland) and Os Mutantes (Brazil)

ibuprofen · 08-06-2008 9:52am

I have a great one
'99 luft ballons'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwBtWBN30cw

or

Mundy Galway Girl ( Cailín na Gaillimhe as gaeilge )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhKKLwvBLjc

JerryHandbag · 08-06-2008 12:16pm

here here about Sigur Ros, if your into hypnotic chill-out music from Iceland, they even made up their own language for one of their albums, i think it was a mixture of Icelandic and gibberish!

Twee. · 08-06-2008 1:09pm

I definitely second Manu Chao. Check out the Próxima Estación: Esperanza album.

bowsie casey · 09-06-2008 2:45pm

Tago Mago wrote: »

Check out Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab

I have "Talking Timbuktu" by Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder - that is a class album!

Dennis the Stone · 09-06-2008 7:35pm

bowsie casey wrote: »

I have "Talking Timbuktu" by Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder - that is a class album!

Good stuff! My favourite from Touré is The Source

Blackhorse Slim · 10-06-2008 10:23am

+1 for both Sigur Ros and Amadou & Mariam
+1million for Can

Gotta add Kraftwerk, start with Radioactivitat or Autobahn

Also Dead Can Dance, they're an Australian duo but most of their songs are not in any known language. Listen to something like Yulunga, absolutely incredible.