Do you listen to music in another language?

kenmc · 11-09-2017 11:27am

Die Toten Hosen, Die Artze, Absturzende Brieftauben, Manu Chao although he sings in English as well as Spanish/French.

Don't understand any of the French/Spanish, can understand a bit of the German, but overall the music is pleasing to my ears regardless

rojito · 11-09-2017 11:40am

Soda Stereo, absolutely huge all over Latin America and a genuinely brilliant band. Their three album run from Signos through to Cancion Animal is up there with just about anything, anywhere.

Zaph · 11-09-2017 11:44am

gramar wrote: »

Celine Dion could be forgiven

No. Just no.

wakka12 · 11-09-2017 11:46am

If I like the song I dont care what language its in. If I ever go on holidays to France or Spain I usually hear good songs on the radio. Stromae is the only foreign language singer I can think of right now who's music I like overall, rather than just a once off song

Atoms for Peace · 11-09-2017 12:02pm

French rap is the illest

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKFqbyDR6M4

branie2 · 11-09-2017 12:07pm

A bit of opera

goose2005 · 11-09-2017 12:08pm

really like this French pop song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja3oDIYNPkU

9or10 · 11-09-2017 12:24pm

Ever since this

and of course

brainfreeze · 11-09-2017 12:24pm

Grayditch wrote: »

Rammstein.

And Cocteau Twins. They're Scottish and she sings in English but... Come on.

In fairness to you, Elizabeth Fraser often deliberately sings gibberish. So it certainly counts.

From Wikipedia:

Her lyrics range from straightforward English to semi-comprehensible sentences (glossolalia) and abstract mouth music. For some recordings, she has said she used foreign words without knowing what they meant – the words acquired meaning for her only as she sang them.

Sue Pa Key Pa · 11-09-2017 12:42pm

Robsweezie wrote: »

Despacito

Is that not cold soup?????

How Soon Is Now · 11-09-2017 12:49pm

Have to listen to a bit of South American type music in work at times. What a load of ****e.

Shenshen · 11-09-2017 12:49pm

Well, I am German and listen to music in English, if that counts?
I'd also have a few French musicians/bands, like Emelie Simon and Les Negresses Vertes.
Some Spanish, like Manu Chao, too.

I don't really mind what language they're signing in, as long as it sounds ok.

Lorelli! · 11-09-2017 1:12pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Have to listen to a bit of South American type music in work at times. What a load of ****e.

Ye, I have some South American in laws and I've been to two weddings where they played that for most of the night

I quite like the dancing but the music was like some sort of standard music made for walking around a shop or something.

Conor Bourke · 11-09-2017 1:14pm

This is a cracking tube but the video is the real star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ZX7G3zKCM

sbsquarepants · 11-09-2017 1:17pm

Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »

Is that not cold soup?????

It's stone cold shíte is what it is!

Mint Sauce · 11-09-2017 1:58pm

Rammstein and Christine and The Queens. I know a few of her albums/songs have been released in English here, but the original French versions are pretty good too.

Nien und Nienzien Luff Balloons is also a worthy mention as well.

whisky_galore · 11-09-2017 2:24pm

Bit of Italian cheese...

branie2 · 11-09-2017 2:25pm

I have the original French Concept album of Les Miserables

fg1406 · 11-09-2017 2:26pm

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

I provided a few security guards for that gig, it was mostly Polish people went to see them

I was there as were lots of my friends. Didn't meet any of our Polski friends but then again there were 1000s of people there.

I also listen to music in French, Latin, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian and Russian. Good music is good music, regardless of what language it is in.