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@YaksDC@sh.itjust.works

Post #370726

2026-02-20 10:47 UTC

I like to listen to music that has a great feel to it and in languages I do not speak or understand. That way I can enjoy it without the burden of terrible lyrics. ☺️ I have a few that I listen to a lot: Amatz by Shanti Dope - Filipino rap Mundian To Bach Ke by Punjabi MC - upbeat Bollywood style Life on Mars by Seu Jorge - just him and a guitar Update: I have created a Spotify playlist with the songs so far. I will continue to update the list as new songs get added. If you find your song on the list but meant a different version please DM me a link to the one you want. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/5MpR8Tio1klnb85LLqimgX Update: Thanks to all who have participated so far! The playlist is getting long and very eclectic. I am being introduced to what will soon become some of my favorite songs and styles. I will keep updating the playlist as new music is added.

Replies (40)

  • @osanna@thebrainbin.org 2026-02-20 11:49

    kate ryan - desenschantee. (no idea how to spell it) Lafee - prinzeschen rammstein - du hast

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  • @Sickday@kbin.earth 2026-02-20 13:06

    Polca Mazurca - El Guincho or really any of the songs on Alegranza

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  • @LeTak@feddit.org 2026-02-20 12:18

    Dragostea din tei (română) from O-Zone Heard it a lot when I was junger.

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  • @ValiantDust@feddit.org 2026-02-20 11:26

    As a younger millenial I can't help it – Gangnam Style was and still is great

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  • @itsathursday@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 11:27

    Music from Sigor Ros comes to mind.

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  • @cRazi_man@europe.pub 2026-02-20 11:33

    [Wolf Totem by The Hu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc)

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  • @AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-02-20 14:14

    Not individual songs, but Kraftwerk and Rammstein come to mind. Alien weaponry have a track called Kai Tengata that includes Maori vocals Although I listen to quite a lot of music from countries where English is not the native language, most bands just sing in English anyway

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  • Carina Burina O Fortuna

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  • @Monkyhands@feddit.dk 2026-02-20 12:55

    I don't speak any Irish, but I am obsessed with [Kneecap](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCOsRNWDiBpYG0RlYdh_Cekg) at the moment. [Some of their lyrics](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bAtAjw7VmRM) include English of course, [some tracks](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NHDDvTRR238) are fully in Irish. Either way, they are great!

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  • I believe the appropriate response is Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam. No but seriously. Band Maid, Die Antwoord, The Hu, all great bands that sing on different languages. Oh also The Warning.

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  • @grue@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 17:30

    I'm a basic bitch, so some of the first that came to mind have already been mentioned by others: * [Papoutai - Stromae](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiKj0Z_Xnjc) (along with some other of his songs) * [Baba Yetu - Christopher Tin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJiHDmyhE1A) * [Dragostea Din Tei - O-Zone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnopHCL1Jk8) To those, I'll add some other meme songs / songs that have been used in English-speaking media: * [Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92ydUdqWE1g) * [Je survivrai - Michele Richard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGtvq8xJFRQ) Also the ultra-popular ones everybody already knows and I won't bother to link, such as Bad Apple, Gangnam Style, the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack, etc.

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  • @NABDad@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 11:32

    I don't speak Portuguese, but sometimes I get in a mood to listen to bassa nova. I like the rhythm. Mas Que Nada - probably my go to. I listen to that enough to annoy people around me. I also like Águas de Março, particularly Elis Regina's duet with Jobim.

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  • @Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2026-02-20 13:34

    Baby Yetu, theme from Civilization 4, won a Grammy ( a first for a video game). It's the Lord's Prayer in Swahili.

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  • @Treczoks@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 21:45

    "Baba Yetu" - we learned it for the choir. Luckily, i found a translation, so we now know that we are not ordering fridges or something. Look for "baba yetu stellenbosch" for a nice version.

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  • @GaumBeist@lemmy.ml 2026-02-20 16:26

    Con Te Partirò - Andre Bocelli 遙か彼方 - ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION アイワナビー - Stance Punks I Samma Bil - Bo Kaspers Orkester A 67-Es Út - Republic Papaoutai - Stromae

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  • @fascicle@leminal.space 2026-02-20 15:13

    The Pillows - because of FLCL

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  • @white_plume_m0th@lemmy.ml 2026-02-21 04:49

    if anyone here likes goth music, i highly recommend: - she past away, most of their discography tbh (turkish) - lebanon hanover (german, some of it) - στο σκοτάδι (sto skotadi) by selofan (greek) - nasha by aurat (urdu) - reflejos by vacíos cuerpos (spanish) - fantasmas by twin tribes (spanish) - à contrecœur by hante. (french)

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  • Several Japanese songs, such as [Summer of Goodbye](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6v2SZZcy0), [Message in Rouge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zakDC2sHCWw) and [Contrails](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24g3l_IJuIE) [Garland of a Hundred Flowers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0GYEj_jhWY) - My neighbours' national anthem can't be this cute! (Nepali) [Halls of Hueyteotl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1h4VLKLoqk) and [Baba Yetu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJiHDmyhE1A) (both Swahili, both from video games)

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  • @beccaboben@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 11:36

    Lisa LeBlanc - self titled album, heard about her from the show Letterkenny, in French.

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  • @TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 14:39

    La Forêt by Lescop

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  • Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros

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  • @yilian@sopuli.xyz 2026-02-20 20:21

    Liu Yuning - Unintentional Big Dream (Fangs of Fortune OST) 刘宇宁 - 无心生大梦 This song is a departure from LY’s usual genre. It goes hard and is so exciting. All my friends know this song and can sing the chorus because I made them listen to it many times.

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  • @Juice@midwest.social 2026-02-20 14:59

    [El Derecho de Vivir en Paz](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XkXise2bHE0) by Victor Jara Anything by Shin Jung Hyun, but especially [Beautiful Rivers and Mountains](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lj4lc3ZL7NU) and [The Sun](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oMBH-Ns2HeE&pp=ygUVU2hpbiBqdW5nIGh5biB0aGUgc3Vu)

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  • @ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca 2026-02-20 11:44

    German song "Redukt" by Einsturzende Neubauten

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  • @pillowtags@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-02-20 18:58

    I married an Indian woman and have been getting into Bollywood music, and honestly there’s so many good songs! Two of my favorites are: Qaafirana Khuda Jaane

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  • @zemon@lemmy.ml 2026-02-20 18:32

    Pentagram - Bir (Turkish metal) Arkona - Yarilo (Russian folk metal)

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  • @confuser@lemmy.zip 2026-02-20 16:50

    https://altingun.bandcamp.com/music

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  • @Rich_Benzina@feddit.it 2026-02-20 11:25

    A lot of Kino songs: Группа Крови Восьмиклассница Место для шага вперёд Перемен

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  • @Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 11:14

    Slanias Song - Eluveitie

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  • @murmelade@lemmy.ml 2026-02-20 23:35

    [万能青年旅店 - 大石碎胸口](https://song.link/y/xXk3g9HgRW8) [Apashe ft. Instasamka - Uebok (Gotta Run)](https://album.link/y/RD286jXjwdst0)

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  • @blechlawine@feddit.org 2026-02-20 11:07

    Two Steps From Hell - Never Give Up On Your Dreams

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  • @ieatpwns@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 11:34

    Mundian to Bach ke

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  • @zeppo@lemmy.world 2026-02-20 10:53

    Ongaku by Yellow Magic Orchestra

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  • @Una@europe.pub 2026-02-20 11:10

    [säkkijärven polkka](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMszu_VgMfY)

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  • @YaksDC@sh.itjust.works 2026-02-20 11:35

    I am going to make a playlist just from this thread, thank you all who have participated so far.

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  • @Ftumch@lemmy.today 2026-02-20 12:49

    [Zuco 103 - Zabumba no Mar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZlGuuMhZw0) - Portuguese [Leningrad - Fish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-CnWwbeetE) - Russian [Mohammed Rafi - Jaan Pehchan Ho](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho) - Hindi(?) (That song from the movie "Ghost World")

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  • @leftascenter@jlai.lu 2026-02-20 12:53

    First that come to mind: Afrobeat/pop : great Xhosa rap/singing by moonshine sanelly (English tracks too) Prog rock: magma creates their own language Pop: Jay Chou has great tracks in Mandarin Punk rock: exists in most local languages Jazz: Avishai Cohen has tracks in ladino. Electro song: Omar Souleyman has a very interesting background and tracks a nice, sung in Arabic. Industrial : einsturzende neubauten sings mostly German. Neu Deutsch Harte : Rammstein is the most known example. Electroacoustic : Gedalia tazartes, includes vocals of diverse origins

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  • @maegul@lemmy.ml 2026-02-20 13:04

    Ya Rayah by Rachid Taha [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya_Rayah) Loved it on first listen and it made me a fan of Taha’s. It’s kinda Arabic pop rock but with traditional instrumentation. If you like this, maybe checkout the album Diwan 2 afterwards.

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  • [MOVITS! - Fel Del Av Gården](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaeImQ0TSg)

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  • @JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2026-02-20 17:39

    Catalán https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wM5QK_G7WRo Gaelic https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNRfUK6qv98 Japanese https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wsKw_Astidg https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=JK_hBk2f01k

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