Killer songs that transcended mere language barriers..

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  1. Obtuse1

    Obtuse1 Forum Resident

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    Psy- Gangnam Style

     
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  2. Kowalski

    Kowalski Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Gaetano Veloso ''Coração Vagabundo'' 1967

     
  3. low_line

    low_line lukewarm water

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    Laibach - Geburt einer Nation:

     
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  4. Obtuse1

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    Plastic Bertrand- Ca Plane Pour Moi

     
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  5. Kowalski

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    Ewa Demarczyk ''Karuzela z Madonnami'' 1967

     
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  6. 7solqs4iago

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    70s bilingual CanCon hit

    It Always Happens This Way/ C'est toujours a recommencer

     
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  7. Obtuse1

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    Nena- 99 Luftballons



    IIRC the German version charted higher in the US than the English version.
     
  8. Crimson Witch

    Crimson Witch Roll across the floor thru the hole & out the door

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    Aşkını Söyle ❨Tell Your Love❩⸻Yasemin Kumral
    ℗1973
     
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  9. 7solqs4iago

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    Having gone to the clubs and having listened to the new wave/college markets, the German translation dominated for half a dozen songs in their heyday, 3 listed already :D
     
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  11. Terry Shute

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    Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki

     
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  12. Tristero

    Tristero In possession of the future tense

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    I don't know too many fluent Kobaiian speakers. . .


    "Kobah" from Magma's Live Hhai
     
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  13. PineBark

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    - Wasn't the German "99 Luftballons" the original version, i.e. it's not a translation?
     
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  14. nocturnal-transmissions

    nocturnal-transmissions logic and proportion

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    Serenata Norteña — Los Lobos (1984)

     
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  15. 7solqs4iago

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    i assumed the English versions were translations for all of these songs "I have in mind" from that era.

    and of course we only bought the imported 12" singles :D

     
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  16. Bulsara

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    It was pretty cool that this song, entirely in French, was such a big hit in the UK

    Voyage Voyage - Desireless

     
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  17. c-eling

    c-eling They're made of light,We never would have guessed

    PatenBrigade:Wolff-Die Ungenauigkeit (Be Aware Of The Inaccuracy Club Mix), 2013
     
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  18. Manalishi

    Manalishi With the 2-pronged crown

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    Who could forget 'Eres Tu'?
     
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  19. nocturnal-transmissions

    nocturnal-transmissions logic and proportion

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    “Soul Makossa” — Manu Dibango (1972)

     
  20. Bulsara

    Bulsara His Majesty

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    Joe Le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis

     
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  21. c-eling

    c-eling They're made of light,We never would have guessed

    Peter Schilling-Terra Titanic, 1983
     
  22. onionmaster

    onionmaster Tropical new waver from the future

    Shakira's "Ciega Sordomuda", one of the best produced songs of the 90s imo, and like a lot of her early work, uses Spanish in a rhythmically interesting way.

     
  23. c-eling

    c-eling They're made of light,We never would have guessed

    Peter Heppner-Alles Klar! - Lied Für Wettkämpfe, 2012
     
  24. Bulsara

    Bulsara His Majesty

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    7 Seconds

    The song is trilingual as Youssou N'Dour sings in three languages: French, English and the West African language Wolof. Neneh Cherry sings only in English.

     
  25. nocturnal-transmissions

    nocturnal-transmissions logic and proportion

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    “Perdido de Amor” — Luiz Bonfá (1959)

     
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