what do you think of foreign music?

beautiful_soul · Post by **beautiful_soul** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:56 pm

If you guys come across foreign music, do you find it a turn off or weird to listen to?? It was funny, there was this song where there was a asian version and an english version, but before my friend heard the english version he was like, this song sounds terrible, then i showed him the english version and then he was like, hey whats this song? it sounds nice..haha, and it was the same song?!?

does the language change your view with the song? not to offend anyone, just curious...

venus · Post by **venus** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:07 am

listen to music in various languages..

My partner is multi lingual so he gets me to listen and even though l may not always understand the words l still like the songs.

Plus l do get him to often translate or give me the jis of the song

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:30 am

I listen to Spanish music all the time. Reminds me of home...................:-4

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:35 am

I like some opera, but a song I loved was the Italian entry in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest

. It only finished 9th I think but it was called "Rhapsodia". I can't remember who it was by, but maybe Accadue can.

Really though, the best "foreign" music is American :guitarist

Also like "Lo Siento Mi Vida" by Linda Ronstadt which is mainly Spanish

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:36 am

Wow-never thought of it as foreign, but that's true.

Is that way I like those cute foreign guys like you, Unc'?:-4

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:37 am

chonsigirl;477080 wrote: Wow-never thought of it as foreign, but that's true.

Is that way I like those cute foreign guys like you, Unc'?:-4
Watch out, I'm a foreign body:D

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:40 am

Oh, and we could listen to Foreigner together!

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:51 am

chonsigirl;477082 wrote: Oh, and we could listen to Foreigner together!
Well I am Hot Blooded

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:27 am

chonsigirl;477076 wrote: I listen to Spanish music all the time. :-4

I love it, too! I have since I was little. :-6

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:30 am

if i was a foriegner i could answer yes coz i love english music

DesignerGal · Post by **DesignerGal** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:13 am

I have a De Palmas CD that I LOOOOVE. Its in French. I have no idea what they are saying but I love it.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:15 am

I can listen to music in any language if the song is good, if not like Floppy I'm done. I have grown up listening to Mexican Music and I love it. :guitarist

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:27 am

Foreigners scare me. But I love the boing boing Chinese music.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:33 pm

i love mexican music too.

beautiful_soul · Post by **beautiful_soul** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:35 pm

Anyone who is interested can take a look at this MV, great song and great lyrics.

Some of you guys might find it boring though, but thats what i like..hope some of you guys enjoy it too

(warning: it is an asian song, but you'll understand what the song means through the MV...)

danieeeel · Post by **danieeeel** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:56 pm

Try to listen to Idan Reichel.

He's an israeli singer and this song combine some Africa stuffs also (the guy at the beginning sing in African language).

Mimahamakim - Idan Rrichel

Mimahamakim = from depths.. from depths I called you come back to me ..

Someone (from the Comments & Responses) translated the chorus from Hebrew:

Who is calling to you tonight - listen!

Who sings out loud - to your window?

Who puts his soul so you'll be happy?

Who will put his hand to build your house?

Who will give his life and put them beneath you?

Who like the ashes to your feet will live?

Who will love you more than all of your lovers?

Who will save you from all bad spirits?

From the depths.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:41 pm

Being Irish, I am somewhat foreign myself, as of course my country has a Gaelic musical culture as well as the Contemporary anglo-american one, and other European classical and folk influences. I love purely American music like Jazz, Rock and Roll, Soul, Blues, Country, its all excellent, I also love Classical music, which I suppose is to be expected as I am European, but Irish people came late into classical music, via Britain, I also love British folk music as there is a big cross over there with Irish trad, and Spanish, East European, Russian, and other folk traditions, and also the 20th century music of European's like Jaques Berrel, and other, similar artists though I am no authority. In terms of world music, I am not great with say Indian music or African music, though I like it, and south american as well, Chinese Music and other SE asian music I find quite difficult as its not written using the same basic scales or grammar as European music so it sounds strange to my ears.

Interestingly, there are some similarities between Arabic music and Irish music somehow, I don't know how that came about, and you would have to play and listen a lot to Irish music to hear the similarities in the way the instruments are played, but its definetly there.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:34 pm

No problem at all with foreign music - some of my favourates are Dolar Brand and several of the Polish Jazz bands.

I have more difficulty with musical traditions that use different scales but will still listen to them quite happily.

I struggle more with lyrics in foreign languages - I have enough difficulty with English so trying to decypher other languages can detract from the pleasure.

I also struggle with highly stylised presentation - a lot of opera is not to my taste.

In short, it is not the foreign music that I find difficult ........

cat32751 · Post by **cat32751** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:04 pm

I am American, but enjoy listening to British music much more than most of the stuff on the radio here. In general, I'll listen to music in any language. Most of my favorites are in English, French, or German, though.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:04 pm

Cajun music. Would quite like to hear a bit more of it having only heard bits in films. can anyone point me to an on line radio station that I can tune in to?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/celticconnections/

You can download some of the videos for free if you want a look. Best group is altan. Course you do realise it's not foreign music to me.

Was in Glasgow on saturday. In Buchanan street playing in front of an old police box (one like the tardis from Dr Who) was a red indian folk group wearing tribal dress. Wish i had had a camera with me. How often do you get to see something like that. I think they were actually one of the south american bands that tour here from peru but the guy said he was from iowa when I asked him.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:54 pm

I love foreign music, especially Middle Eastern song. Its mysterious and has a way of taking you on a journey.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:57 pm

My husband has gotten me interested in Celtic music. I really like it.