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LI SNOWBIRD 05-23-2020 05:28 PM

Name songs that were a hit in the US that are entirely not in English
 
I'll start
The Singing Nun - Dominique https://youtu.be/EO7cD6qmydo

Marvic 1 05-23-2020 05:32 PM

How about - La Bamba -
.......... I'm not a Sailor, I'm a Captain...

Ecuadog 05-23-2020 05:40 PM

Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu

New Englander 05-23-2020 06:21 PM

Sukiyaki, sung by Kyu Sakamoto

Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou) - Kyu Sakamoto (English Translation and Lyrics) - YouTube

LiverpoolWalrus 05-23-2020 06:27 PM

Komm Gibb Mir Deine Hand / Sie Liebt Dich, the Beatles
Sukiyaki, Kyu Sakomoto
Pata Pata, Miriam Makeba

...come right to mind

LiverpoolWalrus 05-23-2020 06:36 PM

Then there's this gem, which wasn't released in the US, but was performed by a band that is/was huge in the US, and deserves special mention in my humble opinion:

Rolling Stones(italian version)As tears go by... - YouTube

Jayhawk 05-23-2020 06:51 PM

ma belle amie

Tee-Set

TEE-SET - MA BELLE AMIE - YouTube

LiverpoolWalrus 05-23-2020 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 1769890)
ma belle amie

Tee-Set

TEE-SET - MA BELLE AMIE - YouTube

If we're going to include songs partly in a foreign language like Ma Belle Amie, then I'll throw in the Beatles' Michelle

LiverpoolWalrus 05-23-2020 07:20 PM

99 Luftballoons, Nena

OrangeBlossomBaby 05-23-2020 07:30 PM

Some songs that weren't "entirely" not in English but were focused on something not in English

Michelle - the Beatles (French + English)
Kyrie Eleison - Mr. Mister (Latin + English)
Volare - Dean Martin (English + Italian)
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel (English + Wolof)
Mea Culpa - Enigma (French, English, and Latin)

Jayhawk 05-23-2020 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus (Post 1769897)
If we're going to include songs partly in a foreign language like Ma Belle Amie...........

That was the request, you know?

:rolleyes:

LiverpoolWalrus 05-23-2020 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 1769904)
That was the request, you know?

:rolleyes:

I thought I read "...that are entirely not in English." And the example OP started with was a song entirely in French.

Hmmm. Now that I think of it, it could be ambiguous. Songs that are entirely not in English to me means the whole song is not in English. But if it's interpreted as "songs that are not entirely in English," then Ma Belle Amie and songs like OBB's In Your Eyes are valid. But for what it's worth, the question was phrased "entirely not in English."

Perhaps OP will clarify.

Marvic 1 05-23-2020 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marvic 1 (Post 1769866)
How about - La Bamba -
.......... I'm not a Sailor, I'm a Captain...

It's been 3 hours and I'm still humming La Bamba.......... ........... HELP!:MOJE_whot:

Buckeyephan 05-23-2020 08:40 PM

Wooden Heart by Elvis
My Melody of Love by Bobby Vinton

mamamia54 05-23-2020 10:36 PM

Pepino the Italian Mouse - Lou Monte


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