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by **ekahob** » 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?

by **fritzb** » 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)

by **MikeP** » 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

by **Jimbo L** » 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

by **Frau_Blucher** » 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

by **gilson80boy** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 12:21 pm

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

by **unguarded moment** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:14 pm

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

by **DJ Lex** » 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

by **Jimbo** » 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!

by **ExRat** » 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!"

by **Blitz Boy** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:45 pm

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

by **KMFDM10000** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:51 pm

Das Model and The Model by Kraftwerk.

by **Jimbo L** » 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.

by **ExRat** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 7:32 am

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

by **Jimbo L** » 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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