Music you enjoy in a language you don't understand...

[SckizoBoy]

Spoiler: Because everyone knows someone or three is SO going to post it...

Anyway, now that that's out of the way, I was listening to a random playlist on my way back from work and I'm sure most people will have a bi- or multi-lingual taste in music (cue loads of people posting anime tracks, including me...), but there are a couple artists who sing in Russian, Italian and French whose songs I really enjoy... even though my French sucks, I can only read Italian (at best), and I don't understand a word of Russian (except the Russian for 'shit'). For Italian and Russian it stems from GitS:SAC, whose insert songs are just pure unadulterated awesome.


How's 'bout you folks?

 

[Esotera]

I absolutely love that song even though no-one can understand a word. It's been specifically designed to sound like English to someone who doesn't understand it.

Also, quite a bit of metal, I can't think of any specific bands that sing in another language, but I know I have a few in my playlist. And also Tunguska Electronic Music Society.

 

[Dangit2019]

YES! I WASN'T NINJA'D THIS TIME!


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-looks at OP-

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[Nickolai77]

I'm a heavy metal fan, so there's loads of songs which arn't done in English- mainly in the folkish sub-genre. For instance this song here is sung how Gallic would have been spoken towards the end of the Roman Empire.


If you want you can check this link for a translation- it's surprisingly pretty dark stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58QygHU2wF8

 

[game-lover]

Well... not counting J-Pop because that's relatively common. I love C-Pop and K-Pop.

Singers like Jolin Tsai and S.H.E. for Chinese. Brave Brothers and MC Mong for Korean music.

I've fallen for the Swedish group Caramell even though they broke up long before I found them.

And I'm slowly getting into French music with a group known as Kyo. Love "Derniere Danse."

 

[Dansen]

I honestly think this is a really beautiful song. I always feel a sadness when a hear it, as though good times are going to an end. Sort of like the last weeks of summer or the end of a great party with friends.

 

[Euryalus]

This one by tatu...

Also previously German, but then I went and learned it (well, I'm on my way at least)... but what the hell, here are some any way

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music starts at 0:20

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...And yes, I realize the pointlessness of posting in these kind of threads since no cares about what you post, but whatever :/

 

[Shadowstar38]

Japan. All of it.


And the openings to anime tend to be really catchy tunes even if you dont understand it.

 

[Hoplon]

No idea what's about (something about the wind) but it works for me.

 

[yuval152]

I can't understand shit but I still listen to it all the time.

 

[Queen Michael]

The rockingest music I ever heard in French class.

 

[IamQ]

Since I know that at least 70% is going to be japanese songs, I'm coming with some variety:

 

[Evil Smurf]

I love Eurovision.'That should answer your question.

 

[thesilentman]

Danza Kuduro by Don Omar. Way too much fun to listen to.

 

[Torrasque]

I slightly understand Japanese, but not enough to count really.
As you posted, all the music in Ghost in the Shell is absolutely amazing.
I also love Nujabes, which is Japanese (mostly)
There's a good amount of metal I listen to that is swedish/german/norwegian/etc.
I don't think you can count what Pogo does as english, lol.

So yeah, I listen to music that I enjoy because the music is good. Whether I can understand the lyrics or not is kind of secondary.

 

[Torrasque]

I love Eurovision.'That should answer your question.

I just wanted to say that your avatar is very amazing and I am slightly upset that I have not seen it before now.
Headbanging cats... There isn't much you can do to make that better

 

[Andy Shandy]

I do enjoy some Rammstein, although I can understand some of it admittedly.

Spoiler: Some Rammstein

Then there's the random stuff that Guitar Hero/Rock Band have put in down the years, such as this.


And Caramelldansen is damn catchy.


Although I know hear the chorus as this.

Dance on my balls
Cat fucking a hand bag
Yours only yours
Delores tickle dance mat
it's no lie,
Lisa in the club said
No Henry had a vagina malfunction.

 

[Hazy992]

INB4 Gangna- NVM...

I love French Hip-Hop. Rapping in French sounds awesome.

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Oh and an obligatory mention for Rammstein

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