Posted on 03/04/2025 12:25:56 PM PST by Michael.SF.
France
** La Marseillaise – Scene from Casablanca selected more for the video clip than anything else.
** Dominique -Sœur Sourire (The Singing Nun)
** Je Ne Regrette Rien -- Edith Piaf
** La Mer (Beyond the Sea) – Charles Trenet
Italy
** Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) -- Domenico Modugno
** Prisencolinensinainciusol -- Adriano Celentano-- This one deserves a comment: It was written by the Italian singer, but contains no English or Italian words. It mimics what English sounds like to a non-English speaking Italian.
Japan
** sukiyaki -- Kyu Sakamoto
Mexico
** la bamba-- ritchie valens I found no video of Richie Valens performing this song.
Cuba
** guantanamera -- joseito Fernandez
Germany
** Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife) – Lotte Lenya Note: In Bobby Darren’s famous version he pays tribute to Lotte Lenya in the revised lyrics
1756: Salzburg, January 27th, Wolfgang Amadeus is born.
1761: At the age of five Amadeus begins composing.
1773: He writes his first piano concerto.
1985: Austrian rock singer Falco records... “Rock Me Amadeus”!
The end of Suite Judy Blue Eyes:
Que linda me la traiga Cuba
La reina de la Mar Caribe
Cielo sol no tiene sangre ahi
Y que triste que no puedo vaya oh va, oh va
Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon
Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol
Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel
https://youtu.be/tj3o8vJ-cWA
A Correnteza By Antonio Carlos Jobim
How about partial non-english song?
Part Italian.
Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye (Live From Teatro Del Silenzio, Italy / 2007)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L_yCwFD6Jo
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