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How did Celine Dion become so good in English although she's not a native English speaker?
Celine Dion is born in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. Quebec is mainly a French province since most people speak French, yet we see that Celine Dion is perfect in English even though also her first ...
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What is some good music to improve French listening?
I'm learning French and I want to improve my listening.
Is there any suggestion for a singer or playback track to start?
I know that "best suggestion" is personal, but I mean that some ...
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I am looking for lyrics of the song: Thomas Bergersen - A Place in Heaven
It has two versions, one is sung by Jenifer Thigpen as voice over. I am looking for lyrics of the version with her voice.
I found lyrics in this website but it is in English and it does not sound like ...
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Weird pronunciation of the word "of" in Russians by Sting
The song Russians by String contains the following line:
Regardless of ideology
I listened to the song dozens of times by now, and Sting pronounce the word "of" in that sentence in a way ...
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How do the "Hatten är din" meme lyrics correspond to the original "Miin ma kenti" lyrics
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In 1981, [Lebanese musician Azar] Habib recorded "Miin Ma Kenti" (Whoever you are) ... in Arabic for his Ya Malaki album; the tape eventually made its way to Sweden. Nineteen ...
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Are there any artists who have written original lyrics in languages they don't speak?
And no, I don't mean Pitbull saying "Uno, dos, tre, quattro".
I'm wondering if there have been any instances of songwriters writing most or all of the lyrics to an original song in a language or ...
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Lyrics - "Matto, Caldo, Soldi, Morto..." by Ennio Morricone
Every few months, this song gets stuck in my head. (I just finally found the YouTube link today by accident.)
ENNIO MORRICONE/ EDDA DELL'ORSO -"Matto, Caldo, Soldi, Morto... Girotondo" (1969)
Are ...
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Identify the language in Virgin Black's Walk Without Limbs
The lyrics to the song Walk Without Limbs by Virgin Black from the album Sombre Romantic are (according to my searches):
Shei masa fum de ma
Walk without limbs
Shei masa fum de ma
Walk through my ...
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How is IIII+IIII pronounced “Edgy-Og-Beh”?
ÌFÉ says their album IIII+IIII is:
pronounced “Edgy-Og-Beh”
NPR in their review wrote:
IIII+IIII (pronounced Eji-Ogbe)
How/where is IIII+IIII pronounced “Edgy-Og-Beh”/Eji-Ogbe?
Is it Yoruba?
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Polish-language pop artists?
I got my Irish-American sister a CD by Iarla Ó Lionáird awhile back. Now I want to get my Polish-American brother in law something similar -- namely, a modern CD or record in his heritage language.
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Anyone have lyrics to "Ich schenk dir mein Herz" by Peter Reusch?
As part of my German education, I'm taping old 1970s and 1980s hits to the bathroom wall -- along with translations -- and singing them in the shower. I'm sure my neighbors love me.
The compilation CD ...
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How do you pronounce "Ocoeur", "Saycet" & "El Huervo"?
These are three musicians I like. Ocoeur & Saycet are french, El Huervo is swedish (though the name is more spanish-like), so I guess it influences the pronunciation. I don't know a particular ...
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Eluveitie - "The Call of the Mountains". What the children's choir is singing at the end?
Does anyone know the language and the text of what the children's choir is singing at the end of the song?
I've searched over the internet, but found nothing.
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Does "Gangnam Style" contain any non-Korean words?
I used to assume "Style" was English and couldn't be Korean, but I subsequently found out that there's a Korean word based on the English word "style". However, I'm still wondering about what sounds ...
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Is it a coincidence that the acronym SNSD is the same in Korean and Chinese?
SNSD is a Korean pop group otherwise known as Girls' Generation outside of Asian.
In Korean, it is "So Nyeo Shi Dae", to be honest I can almost pronounce it the same in Chinese. In Chinese it is 少女時代 ...
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Are the lyrics of Yoko Kanno's "Moon" gibberish or intelligible?
Are the lyrics of Yoko Kanno’s song Moon meaningless (as in using pseudowords, gibberish, scat singing or similar), or are the lyrics in some kind of language?
Maybe a fictional language constructed ...
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Which song was dubbed into the most languages?
I have seen that Let It Go from Frozen was dubbed into 42 different languages.
Is there any song that holds the record for being dubbed into the most number of languages?
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