mtc@datagen.UUCP (12/01/83)
I've started a sub-collection within my music library of tunes or albums which are best known in English, but are available in some other language. As a new subject: what others do y'all know about? Here's my list (a few of these I've only seen, do not have). Along the lines of interest in foreign-language rock tunes, I'm also interested in albums and selections which contain SOME or ALL of its lyrics in languages other than English. But there are SO MANY tunes which have just a line or two in another language, I'm not sure its reasonable to list them all. I can't see cluttering this news file with millions of replies to this article (for example, as a minor flame, I find the "wierd titles" articles a little inane and cluttering). If you choose to mail me your additions instead of posting to the net, I'll summarize the replies. French David Bowie, "Heroes/Heros" (English/French version, from 12" single) German The Beatles, "Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand" b/w "Sie Liebt Dich" (German versions of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You") David Bowie, "Heroes/Helden" (English/German version, flip side of 12" Single mentioned above, also found on Bowie's "Soundtrack from Christianne F" LP) Falco, "Der Kommissar" (this is actually the ORIGINAL version - but After the Fire made it popular in USA in English) Peter Gabriel untitled third LP, German version "Security" LP, German version Peter Schilling, "Fehler im System" (German version of "Error in the System", the album which features "Major Tom (Coming Home)") Hindi Monsoon (from various 12" Singles) "Ever So Lonely" (Hindi version) "Wings of the Dawn (Prem Kavita)" (Hindi version) Italian Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) "Storia di un Minuto" LP "Per Un Amico" LP (these two albums were rerecorded in English to become "World Became the World" and "Photos of Ghosts", with different selections of tunes) Spanish Abba actually has a Spanish version of one of their albums - I saw it in a Spanish record store in Chicago - not being a fan of theirs, I did not purchase it. Blondie, "Call Me", from 12" Single Urdu Fun Boy Three, "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Urdu version, flip side of the single featuring the English version). ============================================================================= Mark "mtc" Colan {allegra, decvax!ittvax, rocky2}!datagen!mtc Data General Corp., Westboro MA