By R&B (138.238.41.143) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 08:34 am:

HEY GANG,MOST OF THE MUSIC THAT WE DISCUSS HERE IS RECORDED 99% IN ENGLISH,BUT THERE HAVE BEEN HIT SONGS THAT HAVE PARTS OF OTHER LANGUAGES IN THEM[THE FRENCH VERSION OF LOOK AT ME I'M IN LOVE..RAY,GOODMAN AND BROWN,THE FRENCH SPOKEN PARTS OF IT'S A MAD MAD MAD WORLD..THE SHIRELLES}WHAT CAN YOU THINK OF THAT'S NOT ENTIRELY ENGLISH?

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.33) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 08:41 am:

Rocky Roberts&The Airedales on Durium the italian version of his stomping 'Just because of you;.
With Stasera mi butto on the flip to his U.Artists version of the above record.
I Have an english version on Duriun or Durium cant think of the proper label without digging it out cant recall if it has the same flip as the U.A.one.
Mel.

By Livonia Ken (136.2.1.101) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 08:49 am:

IIRC, there's some not quite right French at the end of Flaming Ember's "Mind, Body, and Soul". It sounds like he is singing "Je t'aime vous". Which roughly translated would be something like "I Love You You" or maybe more accurately "I You Love You". Maybe I'm not hearing it right, though. I still like the song.

Regards,
Ken

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.110) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 09:06 am:

Labelle's 'Lady Marmalade'
mel

By Norman D. (151.197.5.16) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 11:00 am:

Well parlayvoo mah fransay dude!!darln
jayvoosem bokoo!!
voolayvoo kooshay avec mwa ceswa, dude.

By Nish (216.148.246.134) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 11:13 am:

What language is Sylvia speaking on "Pillow Talk?"

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 11:21 am:

NOW NISH,IF I TOLD YOU WHAT SLYVIA WAS SAYING ON THAT SONG THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN THIS FORUM!GET MY DRIFT?

By Nish (216.148.246.134) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 11:30 am:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! R&B, ahhhh, now I get it! Practicing safe self-censorship there! :-)

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 07:16 pm:

Nish, I had the same question about Pillow Talk!

What about "Michelle" by the Beatles? I would have to see the French lyrics in order to guess the meaning. "Michelle, ma Belle" sort of means "Michelle, my love." But hearing the rest of it, phonetically I couldn't even guess.

Maybe LivoniaKen could help: Vous-parlez un petit peau le Francais, non?

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 07:39 pm:

I've often pondered the thought of Michael McDonald and Anita Baker singing a duet. Do you think it would qualify as a different language..?

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 07:59 pm:

That's funny Horse.

By Uptight! (24.55.6.144) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 08:37 pm:

Laughing Out Loud Horse! Maybe we could call their language mush-mouth.

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 08:40 pm:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who HEARS it that way..! There both great singers, but for the life of me I can never get those lyrics.

By Nish (66.119.33.135) on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 11:14 pm:

No, you're not alone, Horse... I learned the lyrics to Anita Baker's songs by hearing other people perform them.