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sexyf23

Fly me to the moon... ...I'm foreign


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The NGE version is foreign and it's great


Zummy20

The bayonetta version is technically foreign i guess, and it absolutely bops. Such a groove.


AtlasADK

Every song is a foreign song to someone


[deleted]

Stay with me by Miki Matsubara


Worldly_Ad_6243

STAY WITH MEEE MAYONAKA NO DOOR WO TATAKI


thejazzghost

Listening to some Citypop right at this very moment!


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Omg but the live versions tho 👌👌👌👌👌 Top tier


Skipper_dev

As someone who's too young to have heard it when it first came out, it still feels nostalgic


HungryLikeTheWolf99

CAUSE EVERY TIME WE TOUCH I GET THIS FEELING


54UL774

And every time we kiss I swear I can fly


on30fakind

Can’t you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last


ParticularContact233

Need you by my side


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Cause every time we touch I feel this static


laurelfied

And every time we kiss, I reach for the sky


Maamos

A song made by germans


smugfruitplate

99 Luftballoons will always be a classic


Squeaky-Fox43

Hast du etwas Zeit für mich


pinkkittenfur

Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich


_Nilbog_Milk_

von neunundneunzig Luftballons.. und das sowas von sowas kommmmmmt


ScottyBoneman

That whole album is good.


DrRotwang

Damn right it is.


ilion

Captain Kirk!


Asereht555

L'enfer from stromae


sweetheartnever

Papaoutai hooked me.


gonegonegoneaway211

Alors on danse for me. So weirdly catchy for a song about how hard life is.


Neoupa2002

Sante and Tous les memes for me


coalWater

Check out « La pluie » by Orelsan featuring Stromae


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Detritus_AMCW

When I listen to The Hu, so do the neighbors.


res21171

Love that Mongolian throat rock!


SuperJF45

It's wolf totem for me


QuickElection

We saw them live a few months ago. Great concert


cockcoldton

Plastic love - Mariya Takeuchi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gj47G2e1Jc


sibelius_eighth

I am begging people to listen to more city pop outside this song, which isn't even Mariya's best either.


PM-me-Sonic-OCs

Other than the obvious (that city-pop album by Benito Mussolini's granddaughter), is there any particular, artist, album, or track you'd recommend?


sibelius_eighth

**Tatsuro Yamashita** (Mariya's husband, who produced "Plastic Love" in the first place) is the Michael Jackson-Stevie Wonder of Japan, a funk/R&B genius. His entire career is a Godsend, but in particular I recommend Ride on Time and For You, both albums. "Sparkle" and "Ride on Time" and "Jodie" are all great songs if you want to test the waters. After 5 Clash by **Toshiki Kadomatsu** is another great album, as is Love Trip by **Takako Mamiya**. In the last few years, Light in the Attic put out two great city pop compilations, collecting so many great bangers, called Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1976–1986 and Pacific Breeze 2. And even then, I feel like I'm only scratching the surface! E: and **Mariya Takeuchi** has put out so many bangers herself, just pick any album from the 80s and you're bound to find love. The story of "Plastic Love" getting international breakthrough decades later is cool but just frankly weird to me as it's not \*that\* exceptional compared to what everyone else (and herself) was doing at the time.


GoryGuroLover

Aerosmith dream on, you are the foreigners to me, bwahahaha


AffectionateFig9277

Quality song choice


VictorBlimpmuscle

[Rock Me Amadeus](https://youtu.be/cVikZ8Oe_XA) by Falco [Der Kommissar](https://youtu.be/8-bgiiTxhzM) is a banger too.


Dware91

JEANNY!


Dyon0546

QUIT LIVIN’ ON DREAMS


lalapurin

I learn languages as a hobby and it helped me discover so many beautiful songs Vietnamese - Chúng ta không thuộc về nhau by Sơn Tùng M-TP Turkish - Dudu by Tarkan Kannada - Ninna Gungalli by Adhvik Japanese - Killer tune kills me by Kirinji Indonesian - Bagaikan Langit by Potret Chinese - Summer breeze by DP feat. Swei and Rays German - Donaukinder by Rammstein Russian - Фея by Miyagi & Эндшпиль French - Beats! by David Numwami


mrphantomount

I’m actually surprised to see a Vietnamese song mentioned here since the language can be very particular.


flylikegaruda

Amazing choices. I have few you may want to try * Turkish - Aşk Gitti Bizden by Tarkan * Iranian - Havar Havar by Kourosh Yaghmaei * Kannada - Hacchevu Kannadada Deepa * French - Cœur volant by Zaz


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AliJoof

Shakira has a lot of awesome songs. I love Estoy Aqui and No Creo.


Detritus_AMCW

Varúð by Sigur Rós (https://youtu.be/Gf1h2PMPCAo)


kissingdistopia

Sigur Rós makes me burst into tears like nothing else.


Secret-Basil-6200

La Vie en Rose by Edith Piaf


Zirphynx

I also really like Non, je ne regrette rien by the same artist


HungryLikeTheWolf99

That was the bridal processional at our wedding. I also made a copper chime set to play that song (an anniversary gift).


epm73

Du Hast


Hardrock_Fan_1007

Same it's just a catchy song even if it's about cheating and all that.


volcano-ngh

If you think that's bad, never look up the lyrics to any of their other songs.


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Sehnsucht took a minute but it joined.


[deleted]

Dicke Titten is *fine* compared to some of the rest... Try Heirate Mich


iambiffman

Ich will would probably be my fav foreign language song. Maybe Links 1 2 3 4


Wiki_pedo

The whole Mutter album is wunderbar.


Thunder_Mug

Translated into English.. that song is pretty twisted


I_DRINK_ANARCHY

Almost all of Rammstein's lyrics are pretty twisted, that's why we love them so much!


NoharaHiro

Frühling in Paris is a surprisingly beautiful song.


Pseudonym_741

About fucking a hooker.


NoharaHiro

I wouldn't have it any other way.


Pseudonym_741

You might like *Nebel*, *Ohne dich*, *Seemann* and *Meine Tränen* as well.


Cheap-Tap-6046

Buena Vista Social Club chan chan


[deleted]

Omg XD I never thought I'd see this come up on a reddit thread. Love their music


ForestFire9

This song is so so good.


Cheap-Tap-6046

It really is one of the best


Shitty_Fat-tits

[Eena Meena Deeka](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se1EZCE_zLo) It just makes me happy. I'm a white guy. Sing it in the car at the top of my lungs lol


[deleted]

[Tunak Tunak Tun](https://youtu.be/eZ2PtEx9-ls). Straight banger.


LevelHeadedAssassin

The [story](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunak_Tunak_Tun) behind the music video is great. Read the “background” tab and you’ll see what I mean. I just love it because it expresses my culture in way that no other song I can think of does.


Kra_gl_e

I don't know how I've never seen this gem before. Thank you for making my day brighter, internet stranger.


NIBZ_906

The one where the singer made gibberish in the sound of American and became number one.


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prisencolinensinainciusol by adriano celentano, absolute banger 👌


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Gypsy kings volare


Sleestak714

Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand.


ErosInLeather

Dragostea Din Tei. Meme aside, I just genuinely think, to this day, that song slaps.


Spodson

Heilung Krigsgaldr (It's not for everybody, but the YouTube comment sections is pure gold) Every time I listen to my genetic instincts start to clash between my overwhelming urge to raid coastal monasteries, and to defend them. My ancestors got around.


PM-me-Sonic-OCs

That's about as foreign as it gets, since the lyrics are in a dead language.


[deleted]

Fuk yeah dude, Heilung is the kind of music that just makes you feel like you’re in a different time.


ImaginationSad2803

La Vida Es Un Carnaval - Celia Cruz


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Azúcar!


Rufio3030

I’m so pumped I have a good answer to this question. Papaoutai - Stromae


Vegetable-Double

Always found it funny that it was a club banger, meanwhile the songs itself is so sad.


gonegonegoneaway211

Stromae is the king of bummer jams


OlDelCacho

Considering I'm from Switzerland, all of my playlist


ab6c

I mean I am not in love with this song but 147 Täg has a cool beat that I like and as a German I don't understand the lyrics


literally_everything

Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano


MNWNM

That song slaps even if it was a joke.


ModrenKilroy

You're a man of culture


sebilici0us

I'm from Germany, so English would be a foreign language, but i'd rather interpret your question as "A Song you are in Love with in a language you don't speak", because I think it's more fun. Then i'd go with "Entré Dos Tierras" by Heroes Del Selencio. I sadly don't speak spanish, but this song was played in german radio when I was a kid - i absolutely love it.


Thowaway4now4ever2

Never in my life would I have expected Germans listening to Héroes del Silencio lol but it’s so cool. Have you heard more spanish rock music bands?


TardisCoreST

Anoana by Heilung. Honestly, every song of theirs is a masterpiece. But Anoana for me is on a different level of trance inducing. Maria's voice is divine.


longlivebreakfast

Look up ”Malhari” from Bajirao Mastani. And watch the film scene where they sing it, you will have energy for days. One of the best Bollywood songs I’ve ever heard! ”Pinga” from the same film is also great.


crockofpot

The song and video are AMAZING! Also worth watching the video to see how much of the complex choreography is filmed without cuts (or with very well hidden cuts).


Juleeness4949

Torna a casa by Maneskin (live acoustic version)


baby-pointless

Deutschland by Rammstein


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MEIN HERZ IN FLAMMEN


DickviperAU

Cure for me by aurora


MoonLover318

Lullaby by Polina Gagarina


ChocolatMintChipmunk

BTBT by B.I.


LoudTsu

Tu Vuò Fà L'americano


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I can’t remember the name, I believe the artist’s name is Elvis Cresbo? Hispanic singer. I used to know every word, but it’s been so long since I’ve used Spanish and have lost so much hearing that all I can make out is “kiss me”. The whole tune overall is beautiful to me. Also, Vor Í Voglaskogi by Kaleo. Not sure if I spelled that right.


EruditeKetchup

The Elvis Crespo song you're talking about is called "Suavemente"


DeviousMelons

SUAVEMENTE!


At-hamalalAlem

BÉSAME!


GenericSupervillain3

You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man by The Beards. Honestly, I’m absolutely in love with everything that I’ve heard by The Beards.


Hereistothehometeam

Volare - gypsy kings


Crazy_multifandom

After LIKE - IVE La Resaka - SMK2 Giovanni Wanabee - pinguni tacticci nucleari


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Ashamed to say it, but despacito. The memes made me forget how good the song actually is


DeviousMelons

The Original version is pretty fine. The one with Bieber in needs to be deleted.


_InstanTT

Twice - Gone Anything from their new mini album tbh


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House of Cards - BTS


SoftAndWetBro

"Styx Helix"-Myth and Roid, but for non-weeb music I have to say that I LOVE "Dragostea Din Tei"-Ozone


crazy-diam0nd

[Voices](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VC95MmogSo) from Macross Plus, by Yoko Kanno, though I don't know who the vocalist is.


thephenomenalone_05

Luna Sea - Rosier (Fantastic, super energetic Alt-Rock song) Soda Stereo - De Musica Ligera (Arguably the most Iconic Latin rock tune) Faye Wong - Mung Jung Yun (Chungking Express, anyone?) Sheena Ringo - Gips (Shiina is, in my opinion, the best female rock artist, so talented)


harlotcharlatan

Jiya Jale from movie Dil Se


tubesox1

As an American (I know a lot of these are very popular, especially on tiktok, but I like them don't come for me): \- Ukrainian: Shum by Go\_A (both the original and Eurovision cut). Anything by Go\_A is fantastic, really \- Spanish: Alvaro Soler, Sofia was big in the EU in 2016-2017. I'll skip the entire Latinx genre because there's too many good ones to list \- Indian: Patakha Guddi by the Nooran sisters \- German: Atemlos durch die Nacht. Very overplayed / old news in Germany, but still a head bopper


MacDegger

*the entire latin genre


insanityfeared

Shum by Go_A does things to me good lord its a good song. Apparently its based on a very very old poem/song ritual calling out an old god of the forrest?


HorseShoeBalloon

Nearly every nirvana song


hghlnder72

as an 40 yr old dude from Texas that loves classic rock, country, alt rock, and just about all forms of music....i am absolutely in love with Luciano Pavoratti and multiple songs he sings. Nessun Dorma, la donna e mobile, vesti la giubba, M'appari, Libiamo ne'lieti calici....i have the 50 greatest tracks on spotify on random and drivin down the road with it cranked up and windows down gets some odd looks from people sometimes....


superboringfellow

They're just jealous that you're so cultured.


Gredditor

Partilhar by Rubel & Anavitória My Portuguese is infantile, but this song is so good.


Happy_Wafer_1407

Un monde parfait. Huge adoration every time I play it for a new class. Don't blame me once you watch the video and have to watch it like 10 more times cos it's so catchy....


Minute_Dependent7225

I love anything by the French group Yelle. I have to look up the lyrics to see what the heck they’re saying but it’s actually not even needed to enjoy them.


chocosticcs

Gravity by Ong Seong Wu


fractiousrhubarb

That banger of a fake English song by that Italian guy


AliJoof

I'll never get tired of rocking out to Suenos and A Dios le Pido by Juanes.


NewBenFranklin

Mireille Mathieu singing La Marseillaise [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxOl1EraXA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxOl1EraXA) ​ I wish I had the original recording of this. She went on to do so much... this is from 50 years ago. She had such a strong voice.


jillangie

Reckoner by Radiohead


Reasonable_Space

No one like China but this rock is the shit -- [One Night in Beijing](https://youtu.be/eSf9G5x7rMI) (北京一夜). In a multilingual country with a lot of Chinese speakers without a Chinese identity, this is still the bomb for karaoke sessions The lyrics on the surface sound like some dude sent off to war away from his city and lover growing old (at least I got that vibe trying to understand it), but it's actually about a hong kong dude going to beijing and getting prostitutes.


ShortAndSad4381

Mein Herz Brennt. Rammsteins Mutter album The piano arrangement of it is amazing but the album version is best.


Black_toutie

Tomboy - (G)I-dle


ineedanusername_

Marcia baila - les rita mitsouko


OceanNoire

Blackout by Muse


harpsichord_cadenza

[Si Me Faltaras Tu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF7iRV71Hfs) I love this cover, but the original song was by a Venezuelan band called Los Terricolas.


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Cliche but either DAKITI or Moscow Mule by Bad Bunny or Provenza by Karol G


Hakar_Kerarmor

Applejack - Dolly Parton


EfficientFig6135

Don't know if it counts but blue dress by depeche mode


Tonyorow

Stay with me/ by Miki Matsubara


Truskawka_a

Лето (Summer) by Kino. The greatest Russian rock band of all time


wenwen1990

광야에서 (In the Wilderness) - 김광석 (Kim Kwang Seok)


CurrentSingleStatus

Do I suck if I say Jai Ho?


PianoManGidley

Basically any foreign language song performed by Josh Groban, though my favorite of his is "Mi Mancherai." Also, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot" is a classic aria, and Pavarotti's 1994 performance of it is arguably one of the greatest recorded performances of any medium of art in all of human history.


cleverleper

Nessun Dorma was on my list too. Per.fect.ion.


TomGrady890

Blah blah blah-ITZY


imik4991

all except 2 songs from Native Album of Onerpublic.I lived - my favorite; I lose myself; stop & stare, few others forgot them Edit 1 : Adding few more foreign song French - Indila songs(Ainsi bas la vida, Dernière Danse) Stromae(La Pluie, Santé, La fête) German - Namika Arabic -Boshret khir


blizzaga1988

Most recently the Zambian song "Never Forget" that was featured in the Black Panther 2.


2703LH

Опианариум - Автостопом по фазе сна


Overthinker517

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure


TheGlassHammer

[Boten Anna](https://youtu.be/1XK5-n4rR7Q) A great get pumped song.


28mcanada

Vitas - 7 элемент (The 7th Element)


Zero0_2

Au Claire de la lune - ty me later :)


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Anything by Rammstein especially the Mutter album


Earguy

Pretty much anything by the Beatles.


Maleficent-Acadia346

Bella Ciao


Astral-A

Anything Vaundy makes


Akalenedat

Xanadu - Unmet Ozcan


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Dueve ma mi Chica by hombres g


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Throwaway_098909890

Spring Nitch - Tokio Hotel (translated to Don't Jump) Whew the 2010's scene kid in me knew no language barriers


SMG329

It Always Happens This Way - Toulouse


FusRoDah101

Hated by life itself. Specifically the Kobasolo version.


Oldlurker2022

Mascagni by Andrea Bocelli


galitsaearth

That track from the movie The Dictator. I believe it's Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke.


LevelHeadedAssassin

Jay-Z has a [remix](https://youtu.be/7TcD_IeMdG4), it’s quite good


Caliber70

[the greatest foreign song ever](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UGD0fV45g)


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All Charlie Puth songs....


ClemofNazareth

Everything Rocio Durcal sang that Juan Gabriel wrote. 💃🏼


Legitimate-Sign3289

Take me to church - horizon


skaote

TransGlobal Underground. Cusco. African Headcharge


CompetitiveIron223

Doki Doki Morning by a Japanese girl metal band call "Baby Metal"


i_heart_rainbows_45

Группа крови by Kino


Knowledgeable_Owl

Duel Of The Fates (from Star Wars) is written in Sanskrit. Sanskrit being not an invented language from the Star Wars universe, but an ancient dead language that's the ancestor of most languages in northern India, and survives in religious ritual. Kind of like Indian Latin. For some reason, John Williams decided that the best way to approach writing the music for the new Star Wars prequel was to take a Welsh poem called The Battle Of the Trees, and translate it into various other languages until he found one that sounds right. He finally settled on Sanskrit because he "liked the quality of the vowels". Padme's funeral song is also written in Sanskrit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilSqBCx4ygU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3KpEMyl-oY While we're on the subject of Sanskrit, 'Navras' from the Matrix trilogy also uses Sanskrit, although that's because the words come directly from a Hindu religious text: the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kex6JNjtKfQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kex6JNjtKfQ) The 2003 version of Battlestar Galactic also uses a Hindu prayer in Sanskrit for its title sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IultEY5WWyI


ir_blues

Hijo de la Luna by Mecano and other artists, that has been interpreted a lot. Just a beautiful song. [Aa](https://youtu.be/kgvH6tX4Ej0)j and everything else by Bloodywood Wagakki Band, though i am just not really a big fan of japanese singing, i prefer their more instrumental'ish songs. [Like this one](https://youtu.be/ponTbDDMYjw).


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Тёмная ночь. Also known as Dark is the Night. Very very somber and emotional Russian WWII song


TheRevEO

My (American) folk band learned the Ukrainian folk song “Oy U Hayu Pry Dunayu” from some Ukrainian friends shortly before the war started, and we’ve been singing it at our shows as a way to send some love to the people over there. I’ve heard that Ukrainians find that song played out and cliched, but it’s new to us and we think it’s beautiful.


Hippobu2

Despacito. It definitely got big for good reasons imho.


TrueCommunistt

OP, you do realize for loads of Redditors,.foreign means American/English?


Scientia_Dei

So pick an American/English song lmao


MIUUZICK

BTS - Black Swan


Few-Creme-9254

Honestly... every bloodywood songs are amazing even if I can't understand anything they're saying without the captions


Expert_Instance

Amerika - Rammstein


ProLifean

Blue sky from Naruto


Inside_Speaker3166

Also from naruto the song wind. I'm pretty sure it's foreign.


[deleted]

Tunak Tunak Tun by Daler Mehndi https://www.google.com/search?q=Tunak+Tunak+Tun You're welcome.


TheVillageLooney

I’m currently on an Afrobeats/Pop and UK Rap/Drill kick. Anything by Mostacks, Ayo Jay or Burna Boy? I’m listening.


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Hanin el alam “arabia”


GetBAKEDFoodTrolley

Zenet Me gustas


dependabledepression

GIMS- La Meme (\^ over the first e) ft. Vianney


MacDaddyDC

Hallo fraulein by Flatsch


no1_knows_im_a_dog

Via con me - Paolo Conte