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Old 27-04-2014, 17:26
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Does anyone else like songs which include verses and/or choruses in different languages?
I think Andrea Bocelli is a good example of this, with Time To Say Goodbye being the most popular.

Here is an duet of his that you will not have heard, where the song includes Dutch, Italian and English lyrics!

Because We Believe
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Old 27-04-2014, 17:43
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Going back a bit (1973) but Roxy Music's Song For Europe has lyrics in English, French & Latin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDwyOApJzSw

Also, their song Bittersweet has lyrics in English & German
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W73AVb7u_9Q

Warlock's Für Immer has lyrics in German, English & Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUHrVeKYGfo
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Old 27-04-2014, 18:55
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The Beatles 'Michelle Ma Belle'
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Old 27-04-2014, 19:10
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Melanie - "Look what they done to my song."

Verse 4

Ils ont change ma chanson, ma
Ils ont change ma chanson, ma
C'est la seule chose que je peux faire
Et ce n'est pas bon, ma.
Ils ont change ma chanson.
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Old 27-04-2014, 19:14
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Blondie - Denis

The Pogues - Fiesta
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Old 27-04-2014, 20:37
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Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Blur - Boys and Girls
LaBelle(?) - Lady Marmalade
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Old 27-04-2014, 20:48
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Anastacia I Belong To You
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Old 27-04-2014, 21:09
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LaBelle(?) - Lady Marmalade
I think All Saints had a hit with that as well
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Old 27-04-2014, 21:11
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Visage - Fade to Grey. Each lyric Steve Strange sings is repeated spoken in French.
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Old 27-04-2014, 21:34
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LaBelle(?) - Lady Marmalade
I think All Saints had a hit with that as well
I think Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim and Mya had a hit with that as well.
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Old 28-04-2014, 00:26
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Lady Gaga - Scheisse
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
PSY - Gentleman
PSY - Gangnam Style
Beyoncé - Partition
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Old 28-04-2014, 01:29
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Girls' Generation - Mr. Taxi (Japanese Version) - verses in Japanese & Korean, chorus in Japanese & English
Girls' Generation - Find Your Soul - verses in Mandarin Chinese, chorus in Mandarin & English
INNA - Un Momento - verses in English & Spanish, chorus in Spanish
INNA - Caliente - verses in Spanish, chorus in English & Spanish
Nelly Furtado - Te Busque - verses in English & Spanish, chorus in Spanish
Priyanka Chopra - Exotic - verses in English & Hindi, chorus in English
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Old 28-04-2014, 01:38
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Comalies - Lacuna Coil

Verse is Italian, chorus is English.
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Old 28-04-2014, 02:14
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A lot of anime themes are mixed english and japanese.

For example, this one from Log Horizon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzWcameJDow

or this from D-Frag:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9I21T1LgAw
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Old 29-04-2014, 14:59
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Elvis - Wooden Heart


Blondie - Sunday Girl (there's a version where she sings a verse in French)

Ian Dury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Leonard Cohen - The Partisan (beautiful haunting ballad)

U2 - Gloria and A Sort of Homecoming
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Old 29-04-2014, 15:06
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Queen Teo Torriatte.

English and Japanese.

Queen also had Mustapha.

Sung in Arabic but most of the words are nonsesne.
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Old 29-04-2014, 15:25
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Old 29-04-2014, 15:31
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Madonna - La Isla Bonita
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Old 29-04-2014, 15:39
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Sofi Marinova - "Love Unlimited" - Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, French, English, Romani, Italian, Spanish!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FLt7m3IC5Fg
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Old 29-04-2014, 15:55
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Arcade Fire do this a lot, mixing French and English lyrics in their songs.

A good example is Haiti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoYEOgQ4mWY
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Old 29-04-2014, 18:07
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Thought of another one. Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - Seven Seconds. Sung in English, French, and Wolof, a sub-Saharan language.
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Old 29-04-2014, 20:23
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Old 29-04-2014, 20:50
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Michael Jackson- Liberian Girl. ((Naku penda piya-naku taka piya-mpenziwe)
(I love you too-I want you too-my love)
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Old 29-04-2014, 21:17
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Old 29-04-2014, 21:21
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Sofi Marinova - "Love Unlimited" - Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, French, English, Romani, Italian, Spanish!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FLt7m3IC5Fg
Azerbaijani, Greek and Turkish as well!
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