I don't understand a word of it, and neither do you!
Also, seconding/thirding/fourthing/whatever The Pillows and Yoko Kanno.
Also, seconding/thirding/fourthing/whatever The Pillows and Yoko Kanno.
Music you enjoy in a language you don't understand...
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I've really taken to Movits! even though I don't speak Swedish. This video really helped, I just loved the confused looks from some of those Texans (although I imagine the reaction would be the same in most US cities.)
Romanian:
About 1/3 of my mp3 player's contents are in a language other than English. Russian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese...
Most of them are Spanish or German songs though, and they don't count, 'cause I can understand them.
[Edit]I feel I should clarify that when I say I like German music, I'm referring to Wir Sind Helden, Muenchner Freiheit, Die Prinzen... frikin' Schnuffel... just about anything except Rammstein.
Just because I'm sick of everyone saying Rammstein as if they're the only band that exists in Germany.
About 1/3 of my mp3 player's contents are in a language other than English. Russian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese...
Most of them are Spanish or German songs though, and they don't count, 'cause I can understand them.
[Edit]I feel I should clarify that when I say I like German music, I'm referring to Wir Sind Helden, Muenchner Freiheit, Die Prinzen... frikin' Schnuffel... just about anything except Rammstein.
Just because I'm sick of everyone saying Rammstein as if they're the only band that exists in Germany.
That was gonna be mine. My music selection almost entirely consists of downtuned guitars, breakdowns and growling and screaming ahoy, but I fucking love this song so goddamn much.Andy Shandy said:
You also stole my Rammstein choice, damn it.
I guess I could say Maximum the Hormone, then. I quite like some of their stuff. I understand nothing of Japanese.
I genuinely enjoy Dragostea Din Tea, to the point where I can recite the (romanian) lyrics from memory.
Categorised by language:
Happy Summer Wedding
Love Machine
Beast of Blood
Cutey Honey
Love Machine
Beast of Blood
Cutey Honey
Hadschi Halef Omar
Komm Doch Heim
Komm Doch Heim
J'en Ai Marre
Lonely List
Lonely List
The Dragonborn Comes
Yeah, only the chorus isn't understandable, but it's so pretty I decide it counts anyway.
Yeah, only the chorus isn't understandable, but it's so pretty I decide it counts anyway.
Aside from Japanese stuff and the random German songs, I was pleasantly surprised by the Christopher Tin album Calling All Dawns on the Humble Music Bundle. I usually dislike classical music, but this, this was awesome in so many different ways!
MMMM! THEMS SOME GOOD BEATS!
MMMM! THEMS SOME GOOD BEATS!
I could list many, but I'm going to stick to just one:
Niyaz.
It's a world band comprised of three members. Azam Ali; a world-renowned composer and vocalist with a haunting voice. Loga Ramin Torkian; a multi-instrumentalist and composer. And, Carmen Rizzo; a very gifted composer/remixer.
These three musicians are fantastically talented. I've yet to hear a song of theirs that wasn't in the very least decent.
Yet, I can't understand a single word spoken in most of them. This is because they are all song in varied languages; ranging from Urdu, Arabic, Turkish, etc, etc. Many of their lyrics are taken from ancient poetry or parables.
Niyaz.
It's a world band comprised of three members. Azam Ali; a world-renowned composer and vocalist with a haunting voice. Loga Ramin Torkian; a multi-instrumentalist and composer. And, Carmen Rizzo; a very gifted composer/remixer.
These three musicians are fantastically talented. I've yet to hear a song of theirs that wasn't in the very least decent.
Yet, I can't understand a single word spoken in most of them. This is because they are all song in varied languages; ranging from Urdu, Arabic, Turkish, etc, etc. Many of their lyrics are taken from ancient poetry or parables.
Ishq - Love and the Veil
Beni Beni
The Hunt
Beni Beni
The Hunt
I listen to a lot of German industrial (Oomph), folk metal (Korpiklaani, In Extremo), Norwegian (Dimmu or hell, Therion has a number of songs in Norwegian) and not to mention my favorite Portuguese band Moonspell. I may not understand them but I like the songs and looking up translations for said songs.
It's a crime that Baba Yetu was only mentioned on the second page! A crime I tell you!
Seeing as my entry's been taken, here you go!
Seeing as my entry's been taken, here you go!
Boom... This, definitely!NightowlM said:
They make music that literally NOONE can understand! They do raise a good point though... in shoegazer, and post-rock, why do we need lyrics? Why can't the voice just be another instrument? One that is versatile, and can make a lot of interesting noises!
Other than that, I listen to Rammstein...! And there are probably a lot more, but as most of my music I don't listen to for the lyrics, I have never really noticed!
On one hand, I really love The Pillows.
On the other hand, I know enough Japanese that it might not count.
On the third hand, The Pillows are actually mostly singing random words, it's one of those "vocals as an instrument" bands, so understanding them isn't really necessary to begin with.
My favorites:
On the other hand, I know enough Japanese that it might not count.
On the third hand, The Pillows are actually mostly singing random words, it's one of those "vocals as an instrument" bands, so understanding them isn't really necessary to begin with.
My favorites:
OH MY GOD! SOMEBODY ELSE REMEMBERS OUTLAW STAR!!Shadowstar38 said:
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My all-time favorite (as is, I like it more than songs in English) is Japanese. My favorite bands at the moment (even if theirs is up) include Seikima II, Moi Dix Mois, (the fictional) Detroit Metal City, (the not quite as fictional) Hatsune Miku, Malice Mizer, The Gazzette, Dir En Grey, Momoiro Clover Z, Maximum the Hormone and, X-Japan.
I like some of the Korean pop my GF has got me to listen to as well like Shinee.