Hit songs in languages other than English

[LI SNOWBIRD]

I came up with a few... can you?
No fair using google.
La Bama
Dominique
Suiyaki

:thumbup:

[gmcneill]

99 luftballons

Louie, Louie Ok. Do technically some words are close to English but the song is sing so unintelligibly that it may as well be a foreign language

[gmcneill]

Geesh. I should've taken a moment to proof read the above post. Eye, finger, iPhone keyboard malfunctions made my post above read as almost a different language.

[Tom Hannon]

99 luftballons

Louie, Louie Ok. Do technically some words are close to English but the song is sing so unintelligibly that it may as well be a foreign language

Louie Louie is in English. The lyrics were very simple and had no story behind the song, so The Kingsman's destorted guitar drowned out the singer and lyrics. (perhaps on purpose because of the dumb lyrics) One of the main reasons it was a bit hit was because people tried to figure out the words. I bought the record and played it at 33 rpm trying to get the words. It wasn't until DJ Murray The K was giving out the lyrics if you sent him a self stamp return envelope.

[Tom Hannon]

I came up with a few... can you?
No fair using google.
La Bama
Dominique
Suiyaki

:thumbup:

I'm with you Snowbird- They were the first three songs that came to mind.

[2BNTV]

Volare by Dominick ?.

I guess I'm showing my age as I can't remember his exact last name.

He became Italy's prime minister or something like that.

[Pturner]

Oye Como Va, by Santana. Great song.

Can we count Michelle, by the Beatles. One of the versus is in French. :)

[Pturner]

Oh, Cursum Perficio and others by Enya.

[Tom Hannon]

Volare by Dominick ?.

I guess I'm showing my age as I can't remember his exact last name.

He became Italy's prime minister or something like that.

Dominique - The Singing Nun

[champion6]

Everything sung by Bob Dylan was unintelligible. ;) Foreign language? No, but it may as well have been. I'm just sayin.

[eweissenbach]

There are thousands of them, though most were not hits in this country! :evil6:

[DaleMN]

voulez-vous couchez avec moi, c'est soir......or something like....I know what it means but not the name of the song. doh!

[skyguy79]

"Hey Goombadi!" It's sort of like a "12 days of Christmas" song but about musical instruments! {Tipiti tipiti ta}

http://youtu.be/YSPkD5uMUjg

[skyguy79]

voulez-vous couchez avec moi, c'est soir......or something like....I know what it means but not the name of the song. doh!It's lyrics from the song "Lady Marmalade" and was sung by Christina Aguilera and probably some others. More importantly DaleMN, do you realize that you pretty much just asked everyone in TV if they want to sleep with you tonight?
http://71.img.v4.skyrock.net/71c/ludilafilouse/pics/2901947369_1.jpg

[gerryann]

Dunka Shane......not sure how to spell....Wayne Newton's popular song. Just saw his estate in vegas Oh my Goodness....unbelievable.

[Bosoxfan]

Les Biciclette de belsize....Englebert Humperdink That's Amore.....Dean Martin

[Pturner]

Les Biciclette de belsize....Englebert Humperdink That's Amore.....Dean Martin

That's Amore?

It only has one non-English word... but hey, it's in the title, so maybe it counts. :undecided:

[chuckinca]

Most songs by Benedictine Monks, Edith Piaf, Gypsy Kings, Josephine Baker, Mistinguett, James Brown, Marc Anthony, Andrea Bocelli, etc are not in English.

[Hancle704]

This was done in German, English and Russian.
here's the English version


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0P_m7SZBvQ&feature=related

And I think it was Danke Schoen by Wayne Newton

[DaleMN]

It's lyrics from the song "Lady Marmalade" and was sung by Christina Aguilera and probably some others. More importantly DaleMN, do you realize that you pretty much just asked everyone in TV if they want to sleep with you tonight?
http://71.img.v4.skyrock.net/71c/ludilafilouse/pics/2901947369_1.jpg

OMG....what does that make me?....hope I didn't offend anyone. :evil6:

[The Great Fumar]

nessun dorma...... Sarah Brightman

fumar

[chuckinca]

and all those others who sing Italian.


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[hedoman]

INNA GODA DAVIDA or whatever

:bowdown:

[hedoman]

IN A GADDA DA VIDA or whatever

:bowdown:

[Tom Hannon]

IN A GADDA DA VIDA or whatever

:bowdown:

Translated

In The Garden Of Love. Iron Butterfly.

[jblum315]

Surprised no one mentioned La Cucaracha (sp?)

[Talk Host]

The nuns who taught French at Madonna High school in Weirton, WV made us sing "Dominique."

I can still remember the words.:22yikes:

[LI SNOWBIRD]

I came up with another hit in the US in a language other than English-- Guantanamera

[diskman]

It's lyrics from the song "Lady Marmalade" and was sung by Christina Aguilera and probably some others. More importantly DaleMN, do you realize that you pretty much just asked everyone in TV if they want to sleep with you tonight?
http://71.img.v4.skyrock.net/71c/ludilafilouse/pics/2901947369_1.jpg

Pretty sure the hit was with Patti La Belle:click:

[skyguy79]

Pretty sure the hit was with Patti La Belle:click:It was both LaBelle & Aguilera and both were No. 1 hits... but 26 years apart. BTW, I did state "and probably some others" to indicate there could have been more artists that recorded the song! http://tinyurl.com/3cxfw7s

[Another 65er]

Volare by Dominick ?.

I guess I'm showing my age as I can't remember his exact last name.

He became Italy's prime minister or something like that.

I think it was Dominico Modugno (pronounced Mo-dune-yo).

How about Louie Prima's "Che la luna".

[EdV]

Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano

[Number 6]

Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66

[Trish Crocker]

OMG....what does that make me?....hope I didn't offend anyone. :evil6:

I'm thinkin it probably makes you the hit of TV!

[gongoozler]

Mama . . . Connie Francis

[silvertoken]

German hits: Heintje - Mama (German version) - YouTube
Xavier Naidoo - Dieser Weg [Official Video] - YouTube
Disco! Inga Und Wolf - Gute Nacht Freunde - YouTube

[BarryRX]

Louie Louie is in English. The lyrics were very simple and had no story behind the song, so The Kingsman's destorted guitar drowned out the singer and lyrics. (perhaps on purpose because of the dumb lyrics) One of the main reasons it was a bit hit was because people tried to figure out the words. I bought the record and played it at 33 rpm trying to get the words. It wasn't until DJ Murray The K was giving out the lyrics if you sent him a self stamp return envelope.
Hi Tom.......his name was Murray, Murray the K
yeah he's a hully gully man.
I remember the days when you either listened to Murray the K on 1010 WINS or Cousin Brucie on 77 WABC. The only song I could come up with was Besame Mucho.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Another reason that the words to Louis Louie are so unintelligible is that it was recorded live in the studio on one track. A microphone was hung from the ceiling several feet from the singer.

For those who are interested, it is the story of a Jamaican sailor who is going to sea and longing for his girlfriend. Not one dirty word. Here are the lyrics.

Louie Louie
CHORUS:
Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi,
I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go
Verse 1
Fine little girl waits for me Catch a ship across the sea
Sail that ship about, all alone Never know if I make it home
CHORUS
Verse 2
Three nights and days I sail the sea Think of girl, constantly
On that ship, I dream she's there I smell the rose in her hair.
CHORUS
Okay, let's give it to 'em, right now!
GUITAR SOLO
Verse 3
See Jamaica, the moon above It won't be long, me see me love
Take her in my arms again Tell her I'll never leave again
CHORUS
Let's take it on outa here now
Let's go!!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

The Beatles, of course, did Michelle. The whole song was not in French, but "Michelle, ma belle, sont le mon qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble"

[Taltarzac725]

German hits: Heintje - Mama (German version) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0yqKrGKukE)
Xavier Naidoo - Dieser Weg [Official Video] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS4fyxuFZvA)
Disco! Inga Und Wolf - Gute Nacht Freunde - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQzZmIi2dyw)

Thanks.

[bandsdavis]

Another reason that the words to Louis Louie are so unintelligible is that it was recorded live in the studio on one track. A microphone was hung from the ceiling several feet from the singer.

For those who are interested, it is the story of a Jamaican sailor who is going to sea and longing for his girlfriend. Not one dirty word. Here are the lyrics.

Louie Louie
CHORUS:
Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi,
I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go
Verse 1
Fine little girl waits for me Catch a ship across the sea
Sail that ship about, all alone Never know if I make it home
CHORUS
Verse 2
Three nights and days I sail the sea Think of girl, constantly
On that ship, I dream she's there I smell the rose in her hair.
CHORUS
Okay, let's give it to 'em, right now!
GUITAR SOLO
Verse 3
See Jamaica, the moon above It won't be long, me see me love
Take her in my arms again Tell her I'll never leave again
CHORUS
Let's take it on outa here now
Let's go!!

Yeah, but those weren't the words we used to sing in High School! :D

[coralway]

The Fab 4 released 2 of their songs in German

[Number 6]

The Fab 4 released 2 of their songs in German

Which would be "Sie Liebt Dich" (on Swan records) and "“Komm gib mir deine Hand”.

[Taltarzac725]

Which would be "Sie Liebt Dich" (on Swan records) and "“Komm gib mir deine Hand”.

YouTube--

Beatles- "Sie liebt dich" - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_eIzpZzGKo

[Taltarzac725]

YouTube--

Beatles- "Sie liebt dich" - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_eIzpZzGKo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vGv_d0mk6Q)

Interesting. German lyrics for "Sie liebt dich". http://www.metrolyrics.com/sie-liebt-dich-lyrics-beatles.html

[Taltarzac725]

Which would be "Sie Liebt Dich" (on Swan records) and "“Komm gib mir deine Hand”.

Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want to Hold Your Hand) - YouTube

[Taltarzac725]

Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want to Hold Your Hand) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_eIzpZzGKo)

Looks like the Beatles did songs in various languages.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Looks like the Beatles did songs in various languages.

They did two, I Want to Hold Your Hand and She Loves You only because the German division of EMI (the parent of The Beatles' British record label Parlophone Records) decided that the only way to sell Beatles records in Germany would be to re-record them in German. The Beatles thought it unnecessary, but were asked by George Martin to comply, recording "Sie Liebt Dich" on 29 January 1964, along with "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand", at the Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris. The Beatles recorded new vocals over the original backing track to "I Want to Hold Your Hand" but "She Loves You" required them to record a new rhythm track as the original two track recording had been scrapped. Both songs were translated by Luxembourger musician Camillo Felgen, under the pseudonym of "Jean Nicolas".

[Pat_RI]

Psy - Gangnam Style is the most watched video ever....Korean.

[gatherer47]

Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero by Rene and Rene-It was a big hit on the west coast and is still played on California stations that play oldies music-Part of it is in English[Believe me when I say how much I love you] Part of Before the Next Teardrop Falls by Freddy Fender is in Spanish and Wooden Heart by Elvis has some German lyrics.Of course Purple People Eater has some Martian lyrics.

[Pat_RI]

How about Carlos Santana??

[CFrance]

I came up with another hit in the US in a language other than English-- Guantanamera

We always called that song One Ton 'a Maalox.

What about Sur Le Pont, D'Avignon, en y dance, en y dance--or something like that. The "dance" part might be incorrect.

[CFrance]

nessun dorma...... Sarah Brightman

fumar

One of my faves. Also La Bamba

Michelle, ma belle, sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble

[Barefoot]

C'est La Vie
and
Many songs by El Divo