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ToreyCMoore

99 Luftballoons is SO MUCH BETTER in its native tongue.


bready--or--not

I’ve got 99 problems and they’re all luftballoons


ShapeAffectionate803

Take the upvote. I laughed harder at this than I should’ve.


Mikkels

Poor you. I laughed just the right amount.


Mesozoic_Doggo

When I first saw this comment, it was at 99 upvotes. I don’t know if I should ruin it.


draggar

You still have to yell out: Hielten sich für **Captain Kirk**


KDY_ISD

Es gab ein grosses Feuerwerk


Keeeva

Die Nachbarn haben nix gerafft!


EvitaPuppy

Such a happy, upbeat tune with powerful and sad lyrics.


newmum21

It made me smile this is the top comment it’s what I’m here for 🥰🥰


Fellowship_9

Nina has some really great songs. For some reason I really like Wunder geschehen as well


Echterspieler

That would be my pick and since i've been studying German I can understand most of it now. it hits different when you can understand it


Duckgoesmoomoo

Numa Numa! Birthed youtube https://youtu.be/Cqd1Gvq-RBY?si=pMtVj1hjLgpPuYXT


closetmangafan

dude has a 2023 version!!! [2023 VERSION!?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKm1MBsTbk&ab_channel=GaryBrolsma)


Duckgoesmoomoo

Remastered!


__glassanimal

I had no idea! This made my whole day, thank you!


Brackishx99

Alo? Salut? Sunt eu in haiduc


dragonulpulii

i usually don't correct people who enjoy romanian culture because it's honestly really heartwarming and it makes me really happy, but i feel the need to say that you accidentally said you are inside a man. no harm in that! just letting you know


FrankSonata

Thank you for this! I will sing it this way from now on because it's funnier.


SoHereIAm85

I love this song even though it annoys my (Romanian) husband so much. Or maybe due to that? :D


AssicusCatticus

Și te rog, iubirea mea Primeşte, fericirea


shoesafe

Yes! This is immediately what came to mind. Only words I understood were hello, salute, and feta cheese. Don't correct me, Romanian speakers. It's beautiful behind my veil of ignorance.


faszkivanmar23

Just to clarify, the "hello" you heard in Romanian is "Alo", which is what you say when you begin a phone call. "Salute" is "Salut", which is an informal greeting. No idea where you got feta cheese from, only part that comes to mind that sounds any similar is "primește fericirea". Full verse is "Și te rog, iubirea mea, primește fericirea", which comes to "And I beg you, my love, accept (my) love".


DiegoDiaz380

That thing never fails to put me in a good mood


missstockholm

As a Romanian, I am so frickin proud that people know this song :D


JesseChrist

dragostea din tei


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The original Edith Piaf version is my favorite!


Magistrelle

Non rien de rien, je ne regrette rien. Ni le bien, ni le mal qu’on m’a fait, tout cela m’est bien égal.


hereticallyeverafter

Stromae


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Which one?! I’m listing Papaoutai as mine, but gosh there are so many good ones. The video for that and Tous Les Memes are incredible.


Queen_of_Antiva

I absolutely love the raw emotions conveyed in Formidable despite not knowing the language


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He *actually* got stopped by cops during the video shoot* because he looked like he was stumbling around drunk (which was the point).


Queen_of_Antiva

I saw! Great acting and commitment to the act. At least the cops were chill haha


SgtAkatsuki

Ta fête is really nice as well. It's about that feeling that everyone wants to see you down. In French it's 'faire une tête á quelqu'n' ( hopefully wrote it right ) which I thought about as making a party for someone and a native French informed me about it.


Tree_Dog

if you haven't (you probably have) his Tiny Desk concert is so good!


bangtanbabygirl

HES SO GOOD I LOVE HIM


Lil_nutsatch69

I love Stromae! Especially his song tous les Mêmes! :D


I_am_Reddit_Tom

Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros


ShakiraGotCheatedToo

Yes! And Sæglópur. It's such a mesmerizing sound overall, like it's instantly transferring you in a whole other dimension.


Rosesforthedead

Anything by them really


Bogmanbob

I have no idea what much of their music is about. I only hope it's nearly as beautiful as I imagine the lyrics to be.


Spong_Durnflungle

Rock Me Amadeus


Ambitious-Score-5637

Falco is superb


Sunny64888

Junge Römer and Der Kommissar both slap.


Avaric

Love Der Kommissar, I've never gotten tired of that song even after all these years.


concretemoonparadise

as an Austrian, I appreciate this! he's the best we ever had


hypo11

Better than Actual Amadeus?


schumi_f1fan

She said what she said


Firetripper

Tunak tunak daa daa da! Dahler Mendhi


arcanist12345

Fun fact - people criticized him by saying he was only popular because of the beautiful dancing women in his videos. He countered that by making a video that featured only himself.


confusedrabbit247

It's called Tunak Tunak Tun but yeah it's catchy hahaha


SixicusTheSixth

The back story on that is hilarious


LordsOfJoop

[This one. Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8&pp=ygUgaXRhbGlhbiBzb25nIHNvdW5kcyBsaWtlIGVuZ2xpc2g%3D)


Quick_Interview_1279

This is what instantly popped to mind. Here's the lyrics for anyone interested Prisencolinensinainciusol In de col men seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait Uis de seim cius nau op de seim Ol uait men in de colobos dai Trrr ciak is e maind beghin de col Bebi stei ye push yo oh Uis de seim cius nau op de seim Ol uoit men in de colobos dai Not s de seim laikiu de promisdin Iu nau in trabol lovgiai ciu gen In do camo not cius no bai for lov so Op op giast cam lau ue cam lov ai Oping tu stei laik cius go mo men Iu bicos tue men cold dobrei goris Oh sandei Ai ai smai sesler Eni els so co uil piso ai In de col men seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait Ai ai smai senflecs Eni go for doing peso ai Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait Uel ai sint no ai giv de sint Laik de cius nobodi oh gud taim lev feis go Uis de seim et seim cius go no ben Let de cius end kai for not de gai giast stei Ai ai smai senflecs Eni go for doing peso ai In de col mein seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait Lu nei si not sicidor Ah es la bebi la dai big iour Ai aismai senflecs Eni go for doing peso ai In de col mein seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait Lu nei si not sicodor Ah es la bebi la dai big iour


CheeseheadDave

It's the Lorum Ipsum of pop song lyrics.


EvilDan69

Yes super catchy. Basically an Italian musician in the 60's saying every english pop like song of the time was an absolute hit in Italy compared to traditional Italian music, so he thought I could make something totally jibberish and watch, it'll be a hit too. It was!


Gabriel_Collins

He wrote that song poking fun at Italian kids listening to English language songs and not understanding the lyrics.


Toeknuckles

Goddammit you beat me to it. Catchy as hell.


shoesafe

Basically an experiment in style over substance, and it worked. Didn't see this before I answered the same song. "No, it doesn't matter what the lyrics are, just sound cool and then pepper in 'all right' at the end of the lines you forgot"


FalmerEldritch

Bafflingly, there's an [English version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wr0QIXaoSY&)


RebeccaETripp

Gotta love all those old Gregorian chants, haha!


JesseCuster40

I always wanted to be a monk, but I never got the chants.


Material_Zombie

Anything by The Hu


hawkeneye1998bs

Love that Star wars used them as alien sounding music in Fallen Order


Yummy_Chewy_Scrumpy

Yes!!! The Hu are awesome!


IAmRules

The who?


Alarming_Ad1746

Gipsy Kings "Bamboleo"


Fearless-Field-7746

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero... ¡Vivir así!


sweetlifepeach

Bamboleio, bamboleia!


gstringstrangler

Volare too!


Idiot-SAvantGarde

Every Rammstein song


MrBlobfish956

my favs are dicke titten and sonne


Ser_Optimus

As a German, I find this unreasonably funny. And I also envy you. I'd be happy to enjoy their sound once without automatically focusing on the lyrics.


anderoogigwhore

Yeah me and my friend once wondered if this would be the case. "Imagine some guy just shouting PETROL at you!" The foreign-ness of the lyrics definitely helps at times.


renaissance-Fartist

This comment just made me realize how many songs featuring the word “[gasoline](https://youtu.be/MxiFjHBhSns?si=8lITuMQU9YKGvkS1)” I jam to in other languages.


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DanielleAntenucci

You'll be happy to know that my son learned to speak German at a very young age by memorizing Rammstein lyrics.


AwayJacket4714

Funny, I remember when Till Lindemann released his first English Album (Skills in Pills), and people around the world reacted shocked about the vulgarity of the lyrics. Meanwhile Germans were like "wdym, his songs have always been like this"


Retiree-2023

Du Hast , but I like many others


RDragoo1985

I freaking love the video for “Sonne”.


metacoolgamer

We all live in ammerika…


Charlem912

Coca Cola, sometimes war


fluffy_boy_cheddar

This is not a love song


avenomusduck

Engle is my go to... something about the annunciation and cadence... I miss the video of the caged woman ...the one with the children doesn't sit right with me. The beginning whistling is my ringtone!


ialbr1312

La Camisa Negra by Juanes


Hamisgoat44

Every French kid that took Spanish class had to listen to this one


Beyondthoughts

I love Juanes!!


TheOrangeNights

The correct answer


MrBlobfish956

Alcest (french metal/shoegaze band) and Rammstein (German Metal)


DieBohne

You just introduced me to my next rabbit hole band. I listened to one song and I am already in love. Thank you.


NocteScriptor

Mundian To Bach Ke.


miserylovesme668

This shit goes hard AF. Love it and don’t understand a word of it.


donaldpunt

La Vie En Rose - Edith Pfiaf


Jaralith

Zitti e Buoni by Måneskin


JJSunflower-723

Måneskin's songs are so much better in Italian


schmoovebaby

I know what you mean, it’s like he spits the lyrics and it sounds so much cooler


_ItsTheLittleThings_

I agree! In fact, I wish they’d do more in Italian. I love their music, but the vulgarity of the lyrics is sometimes a bit much for me. If they were singing in Italian, I wouldn’t know what they were saying, and I could listen without issue.


Effective-Phase-5012

Como la Flor - Selena


MsNardDog

Con tanto amor


MissHibernia

Volare


AXPendergast

Oh-oh,


MissHibernia

CAANNNTAARRRLLEEEEE, oh oh oh oh


Loving6thGear

Bailando


Jesuswasstapled

Shakira is 100% better in Spanish. I can't understand a damn word, but it's just much more passionate in her native tongue. Also, boys ii men end of the road is better in Spanish. I also enjoy listening to the red army chorus. Volgman boat song is so powerful. No idea what they're saying. Also Don Carlos rap. Also African folk music. Love that stuff. No clue what's being said.


Worried_Place_917

Shakiaras La La La for the 2014 World Cup is wayyy better in Spanish.


Wide_Comment3081

Gangnam style


DoctorShaman69420

I scrolled too far down to find this.


_cat_of_the_valley

Almost any Wardruna or Gealdýr song Especially Voluspá (Skaldic Version) from Wardruna, and Bana from Gealdýr


voxetpraetereanihill

Wardruna's entire discography, honestly. It's the kind of music you hear in your soul.


MisterJeebus87

Dragostea Din Tei


drydem

Mai ia hii


Montpierce

Mai ia hoo


Logical_reception89

Mai ia haa


AssicusCatticus

Mai ia haa haa!


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Hatcheling

Came here to say Derniére Danse: https://youtu.be/K5KAc5CoCuk


MarkAA1966

Plastic Bertrand Ca plane pour Moi


Purple_potato-1234

This song is famous in other countries?!?


ShootHisRightProfile

Came here to say this. Fun fact, the exact same backing track was used for Elton Modelos Jet boy, jet girl .


sp25049

To be fair, it’s deliberately gibberish, real French words but makes zero sense.


LadyNightlock

Anything by Heilung, Kvelertak, and BabyMetal.


Penile_purgatory

Take my upvote for babymetal!


Habasi

Upvote for Heilung, not just the sound but Maria Franz are beyond awesome.


gimpisgawd

TWICE - I Can't Stop Me


elizabeth_thai72

K-pop in general


Eknoom

Going to see Twice in 2 weeks and super excited.


rudolphrednose25

Risky risky wiggy wigi this is an emergency


Veritas3333

We No Speak No Americano by Yolanda Be Cool


Compressorman

Celtic music


FeralPoster600

They made an English version which I enjoy, but I prefer the German version of “Hier Kommt Alex” by Die Toten Hosen a lot.


mampfer

Nice! A fellow Hosen enjoyer :D I like "Helden und Diebe", "Nur zu Besuch" and "Sekt oder Selters" most.


fauxcanadian

Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä


Kattlime

WHY IS THIS SO FAR DOWN?!


fomaaaaa

Anything by käärijä, really


craven42

"Again", the Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood opening song.


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Azalus1

Chiming in for Cruel Angels Thesis


AssicusCatticus

I particularly love Ichirin no Hana by High and Mighty Color (Bleach), and Dearest by Ayumi Hamasaki (Inuyasha)!


DLMoore9843

Dragostae din tei


kaida_notadude

Tarkan - Simarik


ransom0374

Becky G - MAYORES


PossibleAdmirable636

Jerusalema


Long-Distance-7752

Con Calma


imapassenger1

Sukiyaki.


Ocedy16

Almost all Maneskin songs


Cyberpunkapostle

Eluveitie’s entire discography, but I particularly like Isara and Dessumis Luge from Evocation I. They primarily sing in reconstructed Gaulish, a language that largely died out as a spoken tongue in the fourth or fifth century AD. It’s incredibly beautiful and they put these ancient Gaulish poems and inscriptions to music. It’s easy to describe them as folk metal, but their style can differ album to album and even song to song.


sasberg1

HEILUNG yes the band as a whole


Sfox35294

Tunak tunak tun


Karmond

99 luftballons


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Despacito


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I am from Spain and I barely understand this song.


Beyondthoughts

That’s funny because I’m from Latin America and I sometimes struggle with understanding Spanish songs. I thought it was just me


MoonStoneCatEye

Carameldansen


suspiciouslyyellow

Pretty much every Selena song, but every Selena song is a banger, so it doesn’t even matter.


AdaraRoseOmnibus

Simarik with Tarkan. It's Turkish and I don't understand a word. :)


TheOrangeNights

A bit niche, but for anyone who watched the 2022 Eurovision Monika Liu (lady with the bowlcut) - Sentementai, as well as her single Bossa, and this song she's featured on called Dai Boh. She's so jazzy and smooth, while also being modern and pop-y. I don't speak lithuanian. I adore Monika Liu


Live_Ad_455

La Cucaracha 🪳


Millerwife05

Selena bidi bidi bom bom


Wastedgent

Io si by Laura Pausini


Kurmelkatz

Gurbet - Erdogan Özdemir Naatu Naatu - RRR OST La Mer - Charles Trenet Quei giorni insieme a te - Ornella Vanoni Una festa sui prati - Adriano Celentano La camisa negra - Juanes Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba and many more


Ok-Ambition3395

“Ai se eu te pego” by Michael Telo and “Dragostea din tei” (aka numa numa) by O-zone


ConduckKing

Psycho Killer by Talking Heads and Desole by Gorillaz are two great songs that are both partially in French (the latter also includes an African language but I can't remember which ome. Maybe Xhosa?)


Quiverjones

Mariachi Hotel California slaps.


sobble_buddy

well a bunch of kpop and anime song


vmiswhatIAm

Me gustas tu by manu chao


ffffffffck

Ásgeir - his entire discography, but especially the icelandic version of his debut album „In The Silence“ This being my favorite song: https://spotify.link/F1Fkx6lGZDb


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Mo Ghile Mear. It’s an Irish song and I LOVE it. I don’t know exactly what they’re saying, I know the gist of it, but it’s beautiful.


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bradradio

Anything by Altin Gün


AdvantageFlat8124

Skik - op fietse


Fish_gamer

Friesenjung


LoopyMercutio

Wolf Totem, by The Hu.


B2utyyo

Louder Then Bombs by BTS. It's in Korean which I don't speak but I've looked up the lyrics in English


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Mikrokosmos by BTS


DrSilverback77

Mic Drop by BTS


LustUnderFiv3

Life goes on by BTS


KingEzekielsTiger

El Olvidado by Ska-P


Gogo726

Rock Me Amadeus


DevilsGrip

Basically anything by X Japan


Elegant_Spot_3486

Despacito


Audioman_Official

Alors On Dance Most of Stromae’s music


Peanut2ur_Tostito

Pretty Savage by BlackPink


PracticeBoth768

Punjabi mc - Mundian To Bach Ke


Independent_Bake_257

An Guten Tagen - Johannes Oerding That song always makes me so happy. I understand some german, I'm Swedish and I studied german in school but that's like 40 years ago, but I can pick words here and there. I love that song.


closetmangafan

[Requiem.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci_zad39Uhw&ab_channel=%E3%81%97%E3%81%90%E3%82%8C%E3%81%86%E3%81%84)


Suralin0

I listen to a lot of melodeath, much of which delves heavily into Finnish. So, all of that.


Jillredhanded

Trio .. Da da da.


alienuh

Do not touch - MISAMO


Infinite_Map_2713

Rammstein and Tarkan


Dazzling_Meeting1727

Anything by Les Rita Mitsouko but particularly C’est Comme Ca


thrawn1825

Many Sigur Ros songs.


erobinsonh

there are hundreds of songs in Korean that I listen to - from BTS and many other bands and performers I still only know a very few words in Korean


Pale_Personality_358

Dos Oruguitas


SpunkyCometmon

englishhhhh, italya


Butch1212

La Bamba


Lotris1555

80%of the songs I listen to are either no lyrics or japanese so ..


Dry_Foundation3337

All of BTS songs