Dragostea din tei (română) from O-Zone Heard it a lot when I was junger.
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As a younger millenial I can't help it – Gangnam Style was and still is great
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Not individual songs, but Kraftwerk and Rammstein come to mind.
Alien weaponry have a track called Kai Tengata that includes Maori vocals
Although I listen to quite a lot of music from countries where English is not the native language, most bands just sing in English anyway
Kraftwerk is such a gem. They sound exactly like a 80s computer in music form, and I love it.
Carina Burina O Fortuna
*Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, great pick btw. ;)
I don't speak any Irish, but I am obsessed with Kneecap at the moment. Some of their lyrics include English of course, some tracks are fully in Irish. Either way, they are great!
Fuck I just discovered Kneecap from the song "Get your Brits out" that was featured on the show Guinness. They did a collab with one of my fav drum and bass artist Sub Focus with "No comment" and it's an absolute banger.
I believe the appropriate response is Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam. No but seriously. Band Maid, Die Antwoord, The Hu, all great bands that sing on different languages. Oh also The Warning.
I'm a basic bitch, so some of the first that came to mind have already been mentioned by others:
- Papoutai - Stromae (along with some other of his songs)
- Baba Yetu - Christopher Tin
- Dragostea Din Tei - O-Zone
To those, I'll add some other meme songs / songs that have been used in English-speaking media:
Also the ultra-popular ones everybody already knows and I won't bother to link, such as Bad Apple, Gangnam Style, the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack, etc.
The Pillows - because of FLCL
Baby Yetu, theme from Civilization 4, won a Grammy ( a first for a video game). It's the Lord's Prayer in Swahili.
I can HEAR this comment.
"Baba Yetu" - we learned it for the choir. Luckily, i found a translation, so we now know that we are not ordering fridges or something. Look for "baba yetu stellenbosch" for a nice version.
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I don't speak Portuguese, but sometimes I get in a mood to listen to bassa nova. I like the rhythm.
Mas Que Nada - probably my go to. I listen to that enough to annoy people around me.
I also like Águas de Março, particularly Elis Regina's duet with Jobim.
Several Japanese songs, such as Summer of Goodbye, Message in Rouge and Contrails
Garland of a Hundred Flowers - My neighbours' national anthem can't be this cute! (Nepali)
Halls of Hueyteotl and Baba Yetu (both Swahili, both from video games)
The lyrics of Rouge no Dengon are really good. It's about a woman who's on a train, leaving town to get away from her cheating husband. She left a "message in rouge" for him to find in the bathroom, that she won't be back until he changes his ways. She's actually going to his mother's house, and she'll have his mother call him to scold him in the morning.
If you're familiar with the song as the opening theme to Kiki's Delivery Service, it really really fits Kiki's character as she listens to the song while leaving home for the first time. You might get the feeling that the themes of the song are things relates to herself: independence, anxiety, maturity, and female solidarity. And of course, if you watch the movie, those are all things she experiences in her new town.
Basically it's a REALLY REALLY good song and absolutely perfect choice for the movie it's in. I also love the singer's other Ghibli movie song you mention, Contrails/Hikoukigumo.
absolutely perfect choice for the movie it's in.
I'm aware of the meaning, but I actually found it strange that they put a song about cheating in a film aimed at children.
I think it's in part because the song is slightly too mature for her that it appeals to Kiki, and maybe to the younger audience who relates to her.
Ah, that makes sense.
Lisa LeBlanc - self titled album, heard about her from the show Letterkenny, in French.
Con Te Partirò - Andre Bocelli
遙か彼方 - ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
アイワナビー - Stance Punks
I Samma Bil - Bo Kaspers Orkester
A 67-Es Út - Republic
Papaoutai - Stromae
if anyone here likes goth music, i highly recommend:
- she past away, most of their discography tbh (turkish)
- lebanon hanover (german, some of it)
- στο σκοτάδι (sto skotadi) by selofan (greek)
- nasha by aurat (urdu)
- reflejos by vacíos cuerpos (spanish)
- fantasmas by twin tribes (spanish)
- à contrecœur by hante. (french)
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German song "Redukt" by Einsturzende Neubauten
Pentagram - Bir (Turkish metal) Arkona - Yarilo (Russian folk metal)
I married an Indian woman and have been getting into Bollywood music, and honestly there’s so many good songs!
Two of my favorites are:
Qaafirana
Khuda Jaane
La Forêt by Lescop
El Derecho de Vivir en Paz by Victor Jara
Anything by Shin Jung Hyun, but especially Beautiful Rivers and Mountains and The Sun
Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros
Liu Yuning - Unintentional Big Dream (Fangs of Fortune OST)
刘宇宁 - 无心生大梦
This song is a departure from LY’s usual genre. It goes hard and is so exciting. All my friends know this song and can sing the chorus because I made them listen to it many times.
NAIMONONEDARI (not sure how much this counts. I took Japanese in high school but can't maintain a conversation to save my life.)
Песенка (also grey area for me, I took Russian in uni but I'm far from conversational with it.)
edit: forgot to include Spanish
A lot of Kino songs:
Группа Крови
Восьмиклассница
Место для шага вперёд
Перемен
Two Steps From Hell - Never Give Up On Your Dreams
La Rage by Keny Arkana
Ongaku by Yellow Magic Orchestra
Seu Jorge's full album of Bowie covers is so epic. Love it, and really adds to the Life Aquatic
Ya Rayah by Rachid Taha
Loved it on first listen and it made me a fan of Taha’s. It’s kinda Arabic pop rock but with traditional instrumentation.
If you like this, maybe checkout the album Diwan 2 afterwards.
kate ryan - desenschantee. (no idea how to spell it)
Lafee - prinzeschen
rammstein - du hast
If you like Kate Ryan's version I can also recommend the original by Mylène Farmer.
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