Q. Mr. Partridge,
There have been times when the English-speaking world made hits of songs sung in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. Did any of these periodic eruptions leave marks on your musical consciousness? Les Rita Mitsouko, Serge Gainsbourg, Carmen Miranda, Julio Iglesias, Milton Nascimento, Nana Mouskouri... anyone?
Mr. Roy
A.D. Roy,if you're not a reggae singer with a name like that,then there's no justice in the world.I remember some foreign language songs with great fond regard.
A few that spring to mind are:-
That one by Plastic Bertrand{you know...ooooeeeeooo...ooo,C'a plane pour moi,thats it} Yamasuki by the Yamasukis Boum by Charles Trenet Contact by Bridgitte Bardot {later nicked by Beck} Volare by Marino Marini Moi,j'aime le musique hall also by monsieur Trenet Wooden Heart,partly mumbled partly German by Elvis Mas que nada,the version by Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66 Surfin Bird by the Trashmen,{sung in gibberish}My apologies for wrong old spellings and the like.
I'm not so hot on speaking foreign,i'm still wrestling with English thankyou.
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