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New Sat 18 Jun 11 21:53   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

There have been a few recent threads on music here. One thing that struck me was there weren't many bi-lingual tunes which were accepted or recognised in the UK. The one that always sticks with me is Eros Ramazzotti with Tina Turner and Cose Della Vita - you'll need to search it in the UK as it is blocked in Germany, BMG own the rights and don't want it available for public consumption in over here. Edit: Forgot to add there's a tasty Citroën in the video... Last edited by: gmac on Sat 18 Jun 11 at 21:57 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 22:06   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

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New Sat 18 Jun 11 22:12   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - R.P.

Nice one.... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 23:24   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Ted

Not my taste in music but I enjoyed that. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 23:25   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - R.P.

Same here. Good classy bit of tuning..... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 23:30   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

Not really my taste either Ted, but thanks for your feedback. It's pretty inoffensive stiff when you have Tina Turner in there... Another track I have been l have been looking at is: artists.universal-music.de/udd/_artists/Mando_diao/enterpage_mtv/index_english.php Not really bi-lingual but as they are Swedish and the lyrics are English it may as well have been... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 23:33   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Ted

I have double album of Josephine Baker on which she sings many songs in both English and French. I can't remember which ones without playing the album, though. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 23:35   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

Stick a link up and we'll give it a go. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 23:45   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Londoner

>> >> I have double album of Josephine Baker on which she sings many songs in both >> English and French. Pah! That's easy - the Beatles did that on "Michelle". Celine Dion can switch between English and French in the same song as well. It still sounds like a cat with its tail caught in the door though. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Jun 11 23:49   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

Thanks Londoner ! I was looking for threads we could share !!! We don't want to get "erm...Catty" here, there are plenty other threads for that. Last edited by: gmac on Sat 18 Jun 11 at 23:51 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 00:10   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Ted

Plenty of JB on YT but it's just a case of listening, really. I'll get the CDs out tomorrow and have a listen. I've also got some french cafe music from the fifties which have bi-lingual tracks. Meeeeow ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 08:32   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - R.P.

Some nationally known UK singers also sing in Welsh. Bryn Terfel (of course) Connie Fisher Clip of Rhydian singing in Welsh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpeRjTfY06Y Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 09:21   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Roger.

Bryn Terfel is looking very fat these days. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 09:30   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dutchie

Good song.Tina Turrner sexy woman I buy her a cup of coffee any time.;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 11:57   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - BiggerBadderDave

"Tina Turrner sexy woman I buy her a cup of coffee any time." Can't stomach the woman. Struts around looking like she's laying an egg. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 09:34   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Iffy

Dean Martin sings the last verse of Return to Me in, er, Spanish possibly. There's a duet with Perry Como here: batlyrics.com/return_to_me-lyrics-dean_martin.html Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 09:41   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

That takes me back. My parents listened to Perry Como, Bing Crosby and so on when I was growing up. Eros Ramazzotti in the original link is a very rich man. Huge star in the Latin speaking world and yet there are very few in the English speaking world who have heard of him. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 09:59   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Focusless

Neneh Cherry & Youssou N'Dour - 7 Seconds www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqCpjFMvz-k nice tune Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:04   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

What's the song called Focus ? All I get from Uchoob is: "Unfortunately, this video is not available in Germany because it may contain music for which GEMA has not granted the respective music rights. Sorry about that." Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:06   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Focusless

>> What's the song called Focus ? 7 Seconds - perhaps an unofficial one might work (no video though) www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTIBjds39kM Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:49   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - ....

www.dailymotion.com/video/x16swj_youssou-n-dour-neneh-cherry-7-secon_music works. Good song. Of course it's 7 seconds. Not with it at all this morning. Last edited by: gmac on Sun 19 Jun 11 at 10:52 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:09   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Iffy

The Beatles recorded a few songs in German, including Sie Liebt Dich: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vGv_d0mk6Q There's a link on that page to a German version of Get Back, which I'd not heard of before. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:33   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dutchie

That was hard listening to didn't sound right in the fatherland lingo.No offence.:) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:36   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dutchie

Somehow the English language sounds better with pop songs or rock and roll. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:42   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Runfer D'Hills

Drift alert !!! Why do british pop singers sing with American accents? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 10:52   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dutchie

Sells more records? The US a big country.Plenty dollars. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 11:00   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Runfer D'Hills

Probably right. Also, isn't it odd how the yanks can sing about places and it sounds romantic? We couldn't really get away with - "I left my heart in Newport Pagnell" could we? Or - "I get my kicks on the A66"... Or - "I was only, 24 hours from Falkirk" Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 11:33   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dutchie

I like your sense of humor Humph.Thats why I choose to live on this Island.;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 12:00   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - BiggerBadderDave

The goddess Debbie Harry was mixing French into her tunes in the 70s. Sunday Girl and Denis, off the top of my head. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 19 Jun 11 16:07   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Focusless

>> Or - "I get my kicks on the A66"... www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_CT3mcKrM Not much American accent there :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 11:07   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Alanovich

I have a recording of John Denver performing Annies' Song live in half Russian and half English. It sounds very odd indeed. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 11:21   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - -

If this doesn't bring a tear to the eye you're already dead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXI3po8hK0 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 12:52   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - captain chaos

www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ZgyoZvhgI Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 13:32   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dog

>>If this doesn't bring a tear to the eye you're already dead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXI3po8hK0 How amazing that the self same species that produce the cluster bomb, can produce beautiful music like that. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 14:37   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Armel Coussine

>> How amazing that the self same species that produce the cluster bomb, can produce beautiful music like that. Don't want to upset you perro, but what's the difference really? A cluster bomb is just a deadly firework, and no one's against fireworks are they. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 15:00   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dog

>>A cluster bomb is just a deadly firework, and no one's against fireworks are they<< But fireworks bring joy (on the whole) Lud - I'll wager you've been to 'the odd' Carnival or two on your travels. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 15:21   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Armel Coussine

>> But fireworks bring joy (on the whole) Indeed, and of course I understand yr point. But it's the same (or anyway an analogous) technology. Surely you have divined by now that bringing joy to others is, er, not the only human motive? I love fireworks myself. However I also have an abiding fascination with weapons and their technologies. There is after all a direct connection. The Chinese invented gunpowder and used it in fireworks. Firearms using gunpowder as a propellant were developed much further West. It may not be widely known that the Turks had rifled infantry weapons in the sixteenth century, whereas European armies didn't use them generally until the late nineteenth but made do with inaccurate and rather cumbersome smooth-bore muskets. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 16:27   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dog

>>Indeed, and of course I understand yr point. But it's the same (or anyway an analogous) technology<< Not un-like radiation (I had to look up the word analogous) it can be used to kill or cure That's what I find wondrous about 'life's rich tapestry' soooooooo yin yang :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 13:17   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Londoner

I have a recording of John Denver performing Annies' Song live in half Russian and half English. It sounds very odd indeed. Edited it for you. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 13:45   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Dog

Cop old of this b4 the mods come back from McDonalds ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6TtRPn4hzs&feature=fvst Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 14:10   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Alanovich

Harsh, Londoner. Very harsh. :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 14:32   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - Armel Coussine

Boolay-boo couchay avec mwah, ce swah... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 20 Jun 11 15:32   Bi-lingual duets (or solos if the fancy takes you) - captain chaos

Not bi-lingual, but a party classic in another language Some songs don't travel well www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwaxWoJPUC0 Reply to this message | Report message