Foreign Language songtitle, english lyrics?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by R79, Jul 27, 2021.

  1. Harry Hood

    Harry Hood Forum Resident

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    The Amazing (Swedish band)
    Benson Se Convirtio Completamente Furiosa (Spanish song title)
    English lyrics

     
  2. Someone In A Tree

    Someone In A Tree Crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples

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    Pennsylvania, USA
    Al di là - Connie Francis
    Volare - Connie Francis
    Malagueña - Connie Francis
    Quando, Quando, Quando - Connie Francis
     
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  3. Zongadude

    Zongadude Music is the best

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    Déjà Vu - CSN&Y
    Déja Vu - Iron Maiden
    ;)
     
  4. HorseyAnn

    HorseyAnn Equine-loving, rhyme-artist

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    Je ne sais pas pourquoi by Kylie Minogue
    Les Bicyclettes de Belsize by Engelbert Humperdinck.
     
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  5. Jamsterdammer

    Jamsterdammer The Great CD in the Sky

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    Dutch art pop band The Nits sing in English and had a minor hit in The Netherlands in 1985 called "Adieu, Sweet Bahnhof" (Goodbye, Sweet Railway Station), combining three languages in the title.

     
  6. HorseyAnn

    HorseyAnn Equine-loving, rhyme-artist

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    Que sera sera by Doris Day.
     
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  7. JosepZ

    JosepZ Digital knight of the analog masters

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    Yes. Except that it's a mistranslation from English. "Qué será, será" actually means nothing in Spanish. If the meaning really is "whatever will be, will be", the actual expression in Spanish would be "lo que tenga que ser, será". But that wouldn't fit the song of course.
     
  8. drad dog

    drad dog A Listener

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    Vivando - Dan Hicks

    Que Vida - Love
     
  9. newelectricmuse

    newelectricmuse charm, strangeness and quark

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    Emerson, Lake & Palmer - C'est La Vie
     
  10. HorseyAnn

    HorseyAnn Equine-loving, rhyme-artist

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    Oh sorry! I knew that Spanish, Italian & Portuguese looked quite similar. I know some Spanish but no Italian or Portuguese so automatically thought it was an Italian or Portuguese phrase.
     
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  11. DPK

    DPK Forum Resident

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    Another Pixies tune- "Los Surfers Muertos"

     
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  12. DPK

    DPK Forum Resident

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    Yet another Pixies tune- "Bel Esprit"

     
  13. DPK

    DPK Forum Resident

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    Yeah, one more Pixies tune (but this one is just partially in English)- "Vamos"

     
  14. newelectricmuse

    newelectricmuse charm, strangeness and quark

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    Horslips - Dearg Doom
     
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  15. VinchVolt123

    VinchVolt123 I took a look at those hands.

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    King Crimson - "Matte Kudasai" (待ってください, Japanese for "please wait")
     
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  16. Witchy Woman

    Witchy Woman Forum Resident

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    “Barracuda” - Heart
     
  17. Obtuse1

    Obtuse1 Forum Resident

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    Florida
    Robbie Nevil- C'est La Vie

     
  18. Obtuse1

    Obtuse1 Forum Resident

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    The Box- L'Affaire Dumoutier



    (There is some incidental French dialogue, though.)
     
  19. tim_neely

    tim_neely Forum Hall Of Fame

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    "Sukiyaki" by A Taste of Honey



    Same melody as the famous Kyu Sakamoto hit with new English lyrics.
     
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  20. Witchy Woman

    Witchy Woman Forum Resident

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    “Desperado” - Eagles
     
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  21. wrappedinsky

    wrappedinsky Forum Resident

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    This has got to win! :righton:
     
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  22. MemoInPR

    MemoInPR Señor Memo

    Queen - "Las Palabras de Amor"



    Besides "Despacito Mi Amor" (Softly, My Love) and "Las Palabras de Amor" (The Words of Love), the rest is sung in English.
     
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  23. Hey Vinyl Man

    Hey Vinyl Man Another bloody Yank down under...

    "Que sera sera" (without the accents) does mean "what will be will be" in French, although it's not quite grammatically correct (it should really be "Ce qui sera sera").

    Some covers of Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell" (Bob Seger's for one) also use the title "C'est la vie" (which does appear in the lyrics, but they're otherwise in English).

    I don't think I've seen "La Vie en Rose" mentioned yet. There are versions in English and French, but the English version still has that title.
     
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  24. boyjohn

    boyjohn Senior Member

    Ok, sorta, but such a great song that I had to post it.

    Pet Shop Boys - A Certain "Je ne sais quoi"

     
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  25. Andrewb

    Andrewb Claiming squatter's rights

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    Polyglot Bill Wyman also managed to meld three languages in the title of his hit single Si Si Je Suis Un Rock Star
     
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