Music: What Are Your Favourite Non-English Songs?

[phrenssoa]

I never liked Måneskin’s version of Beggin’ but they actually have some really good tunes in Italian:

 

[Skip Bayless]

Italian :



Spanish :



Swedish :

 

[Bowie22]

 

[Xelebes]

One of my favourite things is to look for old soul songs from Canada. Came across this and have put this one on repeat for a while. This song is emblematic of the shift from Quebec Soul to Quebec disco in 1973, and it goes hard and wild.

 

[Xelebes]

This search doesn't stick to the narrow realm of Canadian soul, I also check out what is going on in Europe as well. The entire album is fantastic. Jacqueline Taïeb didn't have much success in France, instead building herself a cult status in English audience.

 

[phrenssoa]

Some great French classics from the 60s & 70s:

 

[VMBM]

Spanish:




Portuguese:

Everyone knows the song, but this is the original version (by its composer). I always thought that the title means 'better than nothing' but apparently it's something like 'no way!'.

 

[phrenssoa]

 

[The Marquis]

A unique one here. Bombino, from Niger. Sings in Tamasheq, spoken by around 900,000 people, is a language of the rural Saharan parts of Niger, Mali, Algeria and Libya. Basically the middle of nowhere... places like Timbuktu... like actually Timbuktu. Great musician though, has a super unique style that mixes bit of western styles with very traditional music of that area. This song is more on the traditional side of his offerings.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Spain has had some great singers

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Argentina has the best latino rock

 

[Neil Racki]

 

[Neil Racki]

Hopefully this voice and Preservation Hall is the last sound I hear when its my time to close up shop for good.

 

[Teemu]

Wanted to brush up on some salsa before heading to Puerto Rico and I've been loving this album (Lo Mato by Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe)

 

[Hivemind]

 

[syz]

If Ado spoke English she'd be famous... or more famous, I guess.

 

[kmart]

french folk song

 

[phrenssoa]

Had our wedding band play this during our ceremony a month ago

 

[phrenssoa]

Fantastic new discovery:



Here is an amazing Ukrainian tune from the 80s that I unfortunately cannot find on YouTube:

 

[barriers]

 

[Hippasus]

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:
Foi Na Cruz

Kraftwerk:
Autobahn

 

[phrenssoa]

German:

 

[Qurpiz]

 

[phrenssoa]

 

[phrenssoa]

Out of pure curiosity, I listened to the top 50 chart of every country listed on Spotify. It was not as fruitful an endeavour as I had hoped, but I did find a few gems.

Indonesian:


Ukrainian:


Xhosa: