Wednesday Playlist – Foreign Language Edition
June 10th, 2009
Two weeks ago the list topic was favorite songs in non-English languages. I haven’t had a chance to make the actual playlist, but I am going to to ahead and post the responses here, lest I get three weeks behind.
- gatewaygroupie finally, an easy one. Perfekte Welle, by juli.
- libster77 To continue my Reverend Horton Heat trend, “Cinco De Mayo.” ;)
- ReaverSlayer “Vamos” by the Pixies for my half-assed foreign language submission
- DaveWWT Hombre Secreto by the Plugz.
- arachnophiliac The best French pop song of all time, “Ne Me Quitte Pas”. Nina Simone version or Natacha Atlas version, either one will do.
- gatewaygroupie I need to change my answer. Ben Folds Five, “Hava Nagila,” in honor of the new JCC, protested by Fred Phelps.
- libster77 Oh, and I can’t forget “Michelle” by the Beatles.
- narcise Girl from Ipanema by Joao & Astrud Gilberto
- jamesblackwood Djagneba by Amadou et Mariam with an instrumental shoutout to Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y
- butterflyfish_ from Lizzie: Labyrinth by Oomph. from me: O Fortuna by Carl Orff, Mozart’s Requiem, and May It Be by Enya (partly in Sindarin)
- ReaverSlayer Also “Gorrito Cosmico” by Hip Hop Hoolios
- jenxdigital Vökuró – Jórunn Viðar, Jakobína Sigurðardóttir (Yes, sung by Björk)
- _bunny_ “Mas Que Nada” – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
- hipntrendyWednesday Playlist for is Tir Aux Pigeons by Prototypes
- unclepilot #wednesdayplaylist I’ve got two. First, Nena – 99 Luftballoons” second, “Katamari On The Rock! ”
Yu Miyake, Masayuki Tanaka – Katamari on the Rock ~ Main Theme - El_Dickman Maydow by the Warsaw Village Band. Actually, pretty much anything on “People’s Spring” by them.
- Schweinhundt “El Matador” by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs #wednesdayplaylist
- Guaca_molly Yelle – “Je Veux Te Voir” and yes, I only have one this week :)
- SgtHotpants “L’amour est un Oiseau Rebelle” from Carmen? Is that too dorky? I like opera.
- SgtHotpants Daddy Yankee “Gasolina” and Righeira “Vamos a la Playa” for the Spanish contingent.
- evad23 Serge Gainsbourg’s “Je t’aime…” complete with Brigitte Bardot orgasm.
- trmink – I submit: from Quebec Le Partisan by Po’ Girl
- laurabean gipsy kings’ baila me, dead can dance’s rakim (if ms gerrard is speaking an actual language)… kali bhajan is a handle i use which is a song on a cd i have. it also has a cool pele song. i’ll try to find it.
- The_Cyr El Cancion del Mariachi as performed by Los Lobos.
- mine was “Le Temps Degage” by Bel Canto
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Well I don’t think so, but I did submit 2 classical songs and one in Sindarin (Elven) from Lord of the Rings, so…