Songs That Include Some Non-English Lyrics

Songs That Include Some Non-English Lyrics

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Punctilio

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827 posts

38 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Michelle - The Beatles
Denis - Blondie
Kites - Simon Dupree and the Big Sound

CharlesdeGaulle

26,882 posts

195 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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I'm assuming you're thinking about songs in English by British bands that have foreign language in them, and not the bazillions of foreign language songs released globally every year?

andy ted

1,317 posts

280 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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18-30 - Reverend and the Makers
Ich bin ein Ausländer - Pop Will Eat Itself

Edited by andy ted on Monday 25th July 21:03

Super Sonic

9,694 posts

69 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Twist/Run/Repulsion - Simple Minds

elanfan

5,527 posts

242 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Jeux sans frontiers

TTmonkey

20,911 posts

262 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Blondie sung many songs with French lyrics and in French where they had hits in French.

Sunday girl. Call me. There’s even a line in Rapture that’s French. No wonder I couldn’t understand the rap when I was a kid!

And of course DHs French Kissing in the USA has a repetitive French phrase.


Wiki:
A bit of trivia about the song Denis – It was originally recorded by American doo-wop group Randy & the Rainbows in 1963 but back then was called Denise. Changing it to a song about a boy sounded better with a silent “s” so the boy became French. Debbie sang the last two verses in that language although a bit of poetic license was used it seems with grammar, but who cared – Debbie in her swimsuit could sing the telephone directory, badly, and still get away with it.

Edited by TTmonkey on Monday 25th July 22:18

gruffgriff

1,950 posts

258 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Lyrics would be stretching it but always enjoyed the few mots on Adam and the Ants Young Parisiens..are so French, they like pate semaine! And are all called Dubois...

Dazdot

184 posts

48 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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ca plane pour moi - Plastic Bertrand.

cherryowen

12,168 posts

219 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Return of the Giant Hogweed by Genesis contains some Latin

OldGermanHeaps

4,660 posts

193 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Frank zappa, joes garage, stick it out.

Sausage roll

134 posts

69 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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‘Fade to grey’ - Visage

underwhelmist

1,943 posts

149 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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The Girl From The GDR - The Wedding Present. In fact they’ve done a few songs with the lyrics translated into other languages, Why Are You Being So Reaaonable Now became something like Porquoi est-ce tu devenu so raisonable.

I don’t speak French, can you tell? smile

andy ted

1,317 posts

280 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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la isla bonita - Madonna

Nickp82

3,607 posts

108 months

Tuesday 26th July 2022
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Blur - To The End, backing lyrics in French, great song.

NMNeil

5,860 posts

65 months

Tuesday 26th July 2022
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Ian Drury, Hit me with your rhythm stick.

P5BNij

15,875 posts

121 months

Tuesday 26th July 2022
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On Days Like These by Matt Monro, the opening line is sung in Italian.

shirt

24,387 posts

216 months

Tuesday 26th July 2022
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The clash - should I stay or should i go

thebraketester

15,053 posts

153 months

Tuesday 26th July 2022
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P5BNij said:
On Days Like These by Matt Monro, the opening line is sung in Italian.
Such a great song.

thebraketester

15,053 posts

153 months

Tuesday 26th July 2022
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Liberian Girl. Michael Jackson. Has some Swahili chants in it.

gazza285

10,518 posts

223 months

Tuesday 26th July 2022
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First one that springs to my mind is Lady Marmalade…