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by **geoffolehane** » Sat May 14, 2005 2:59 am

What are some of your favorite New Wave songs sung in languages other than English? If you want to include songs sung in foreign languages by English-speaking acts (i.e. Kate Bush "Ne T'enfants pas," David Bowie "Helden"...go ahead). What I'm really looking for are songs sung by non-English speaking groups/singers.

I'm not a huge fan of "99 Luftballons" by Nena (German) but I'll mention it because I'm sure that's one of the first songs that comes to everyone's mind.

Here are a few others that I do like.

"Katherine,Katherine" - Steinwolke (German)
"Codo" - DoF (German)
"Fred Vom Jupiter" - Doraus und Marinus (German)
"Ca Plane Pour Moi" - Plastic Bertrand (French)
"Twist A Saint Tropez" - Telex (Belgian-Flemish)
"En Route" - Telex (Belgian-Flemish)
"A/B" - Telex (Belgian-Flemish)

Kraftwerk's German works (I still don't consider them to be New Wave but everyone else in NWO does)

by **KYYX4ever** » Sat May 14, 2005 3:15 am

Telephone - Style (Swedish)
Major Tom - Peter Schilling (German)
Soft Core - Maurice & the Cliches (not all in French, but when the girl's voice kicks in with the French...mmmm!)
Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel (German version)

....are my faves...I

by **design_femme** » Sat May 14, 2005 3:25 am

"C'est Comme Ca" by les Rita Mitsouko (French)

I love it.

I haven't the faintest idea of what she's singing either.

by **KYYX4ever** » Sat May 14, 2005 3:39 am

I LOOOOOOVE that Les Rita Mitsouko song, too!
I'd forgotten about that one.

by **xtc-1957** » Sat May 14, 2005 3:45 am

Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel (German)
Ca Plane Pour Moi" - Plastic Bertrand (French)
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (not-translatable)

by **randy** » Sat May 14, 2005 4:10 am

Ritme--The Scene
La Chica De Plexiglas--El Aviador Dro

by **Grunch** » Sat May 14, 2005 4:17 am

DK's Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables sung entirely in sign language. Incredible

by **FreeWave** » Sat May 14, 2005 4:54 am

There's a spanish version of Toni Basil - Mickey [xx(]

Falco- Der Komissar, Rock Me Amadeus, Vienna Calling (austrian)

Some french whispering in Fade to Grey.

A couple German? songs for Gary Numan. Didn't he sing some french in M.E.?

That A

by **fritzb** » Sat May 14, 2005 7:03 am

Any fans of foreign language New Wave should take a stab at <a href="http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5839" target="blank">Name That Tune 22</a>. Nearly a quarter of the tracks are in German or French.

[8D]

by **fritzb** » Sat May 14, 2005 7:13 am

Oh, and here are a few favs that are <u>not</u> in the game... [;)]

Cosa Rosa - Millionenmal
Fee - Schweine im Weltall
Ideal - Blaue Augen
Jawoll - Rendezvous
Karat - Der Blaue Planet
Kristi Kara - Kalt wie Eis

by **schwenko** » Sat May 14, 2005 7:53 am

Krafty-New order (the Japanese vocals version)[:D]

by **patchyfogg** » Sat May 14, 2005 12:40 pm

One can spend days on how Nena's 2 different versions have completely different meanings.

by **Berserker** » Sat May 14, 2005 1:29 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by FreeWave[/i]
<br>A couple German? songs for Gary Numan. Didn't he sing some french in M.E.? [B)]
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by **Ollie Stench** » Sat May 14, 2005 5:30 pm

Kraftwerk released German and English versions of most of their albums, as well as a Japanese version of Pocket Calculator.

The Alarm released Welsh versions of a few albums.

by **edisonoside** » Sun May 15, 2005 2:58 am

Kraftwerk's - Les Manequins...That song is the epitome of new wave!

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