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Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:00 am**

New Wave songs sung in both English and a foreign language by the same artist.

I can think of two of the top of my head:
Lene Lovich - "I Think We're Alone Now" sung in Japanese
Blondie - "Sunday Girl" sung in French

Any more?

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:22 am**

I'm sure there are tons of these. [:p]

A couple off the top of my head...

Nena - 99 Luftballons (in English & German)
Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home) (in English & German)
Madness - One Step Beyond (in English & Italian)

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:13 am**

The Stranglers - Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front) / Sverige (English & Swedish)
Toni Basil - Mickey (English & Spanish)
Icehouse - Uniform (English & German)
Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey / Schock den Affen (English & German -- did an entire

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:18 am**

Blondie: "Call Me" in English and Spanish
David Bowie: "Heroes" in English, French, and German
Suzanne Vega: "Luka" in English and Spanish
Police: "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" in English, Spanish, and Japanese

Peter Gabriel recorded complete Germ

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:04 am**

The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go!
The Clash - cover of Anarchy in the USA live

Both Spanish/English

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 12:21 pm**

The Hard Corps are an amazing band that sing in English and French.

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:14 pm**

Department S - "Is Vic There" versions in English and French.

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:27 pm**

Trans X - Living On Video (English & French)
Trio - Da Da Da (English & German)
Vicious Pink - Cccan't You See (English & French)
Hubert Kah - The Picture (English & German) any more songs?
Nina Hagen - most of her songs in English & German
Falco - l

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:33 pm**

I need that Trans X, Living On Video. [:p]
Can somebody post it or E-Mail it to me?

Thanks!

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:37 pm**

Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Mittageissen" in English and German versions.
Bow Wow Wow - "C30 C60 C90 Go!" & "C30 C60 C90 Anda!"

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:45 pm**

Madness had "One step beyond" in Spanish, too. It was called "Un paso adelante"

Posted: **Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:51 pm**

Das Model and The Model by Kraftwerk.

Posted: **Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:59 am**

The Alarm recorded several of their songs in their native language, Welsh. I have a CD single of "Sold Me Down the River" in Welsh.

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2004 7:32 am**

There is also a Spanish version of Blondie's "Call Me" which I have on tape.

Posted: **Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:31 am**

I have an EP by Joe Jackson on which he does 3 songs from "Night and Day" in Spanish.

Sting recorded several songs from "Nothing Like the Sun" in Spanish and Portuguese, on an EP titled "Nada Como El Sol."

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New Wave songs sung in English & foreign language

New Wave songs sung in English & foreign language