Sure. Even Immortal Technique uses some Spanish once in a while. I like Stereolab, and their music is pretty split French/English. Her voice works with the music so well that if it's in French and I have no idea what the words are, it still works as an instrument for the song. If it sounds good I really don't care what language the singer uses.

One of my favourite artists is Manu Chao and I regularly listen to him. I also listen to Yann Tiersen, Ska-P and Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. They're all foriegn language music that I enjoy, I dont listen to much of it though in all fairness.

I'm going to his concert next week :tramp:
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And in the subject, I usually listen to a lot of music with lyrics I don't understand. But then comes a time where I search for the meanings, cause I do generally give a high regard to lyrics, and it helps me learn a new language.

It is how I learned English (I guess it would be weird citing English as a foreign language in here)

Yup yup, I definitely listen to Rammstein! I love the way the german sounds with that kind of music, the overall sound of the language just fits.... i don't actually know anyone else who listens to them though.. which is interesting since they are as you say so popular otherwise.

I actually really like Basshunter, but its in the same way that i can say I like most pop music, like 3OH!3 for example. Its not because its particualarly good music, it just is kinda catchy. Nothing to be ashamed of in that


As far as other not-so-popular music in other languages, i must say my horizons are a bit limited in that area. I have yet to really explore music to discover what I really look for, but i know that harmonies and musical structure are just as important or more important than lyrics-- no matter what language its in, the meaning is going to communicate itself anyway.

I'm gonna go look up all these french artists now :P

I'm sure the guy has more potential than like "Electro/Pop" or whatever his genre is. But when I was younger I would listen to him.. Cause my friends did, it was a rut I kinda got into. Hes Swedish (I think), he should be a hardcore master by my calculations :D. Thats just my preference though, he definetly has a market, it just doesn't necessarily need to appeal to me.

I listen to lots of stuff in Japanese - Acid Mothers, Les Rallizes, OOIOO, etc - and a fair amount in various African languages ... I do wonder what they're singing about, but on the other hand I think I prefer not knowing a lot of the time, that way I'm not disappointed

I know what you mean, shit lyrics can put me off a song. But the lyrics being in a different language you never know what the lyrics are as long as they flow with each other. I'm not to bothered about the words, sometimes I get curious, like I know the words to Boten Anna & Tarkans Kiss Kiss in their original language and don't like them in English at all really.

They aren't spanish... at all.

Absolutely. My favorite band Sigur Ros sings in a made up language even.

I regularly listen to Gorky's Zygotic Mynci & The Super Furry Animals and to be honest most of the time their Welsh accents are so strong I can't tell the bloody difference between the English language songs & the Welsh language songs.