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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 20:54:24 GMT
Can you than really fully appreciate the song if you don`t understand the lyrics?
Personally i think you can. I just think you appreciate in a different way if you don`t understand the lyrics.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Sept 27, 2017 21:10:20 GMT
Yes. I don't normally pay much attention to lyrics when they're in English even. Lyrics aren't why I like music.
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Post by hi224 on Sept 27, 2017 23:08:20 GMT
yep because some just like beats actually.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 27, 2017 23:13:03 GMT
Can you than really fully appreciate the song if you don`t understand the lyrics? Personally i think you can. I just think you appreciate in a different way if you don`t understand the lyrics. Actually about 80% of the albums I buy come from bands based outside the United States. But all those albums are, for the most part, English language albums. But I can appreciate the occasional foreign language track. I think it helps if you know the gist of what the song is about. Here's are a couple of examples from my music collection. Band: Stonecast Song: Compagnons Language: French Topic: friendship Band: U.D.O. Song: Basta Ya Language: Spanish Topic: income inequality |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 23:31:52 GMT
Yes, because the human voice is sound, and sound can be beautiful regardless of the meaning behind them.
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Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2017 0:07:16 GMT
Yes. Understanding the lyrics are not essential to move the listener. However, if you disagree:  |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 28, 2017 3:48:36 GMT
Yep, as terrapin said, lyrics aren't a large part of why I appreciate the music I listen to in most cases.
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Post by Lucy on Sept 28, 2017 4:03:22 GMT
Sure can.
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Post by NJtoTX on Sept 28, 2017 12:16:48 GMT
Sometimes more. Opera in Italian beats opera in English any day.
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Post by cupcakes on Sept 28, 2017 23:09:07 GMT
tpfkar Can you than really fully appreciate the song if you don`t understand the lyrics? Personally i think you can. I just think you appreciate in a different way if you don`t understand the lyrics. Runs the gamut. Multiple interpretations can add to enjoyment. On the flip side a video that sinks in a particular interpretation also can really enhance a song.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Sept 29, 2017 0:00:26 GMT
If I like the sound of the singer or singers voice/s and that the instruments are making then I like the song. Music is ALL about the sound to me.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Sept 29, 2017 0:57:18 GMT
I love it when an artist records a song in various languages. For example, ABBA recorded "Waterloo" in English, Swedish, French and German:
Yes, their attempt at German pronunciation is very poor. Still kinda cool though.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 29, 2017 1:17:46 GMT
I love it when an artist records a song in various languages. For example, ABBA recorded "Waterloo" in English, Swedish, French and German: Yes, their attempt at German pronunciation is very poor. Still kinda cool though. Manowar did the same with "Heart of Steel", also recording a German version ("Herz Aus Stahl"). Since I don't speak German, I can't comment on the quality of their German pronunciation. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Sept 29, 2017 1:18:05 GMT
....here's a fun one, Little Peggy March singing her hit "I Will Follow Him" partially in Japanese:
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Sept 29, 2017 1:21:14 GMT
I do.
One song off the top of my head was Hélène by Roch Voisine. I was taking French in high school, and the teacher introduced us to the song.
I heard the English version of it, and....I wasn't a fan -- likely because I was so used to the French version.
I echo the sentiments of the majority here -- music is about the sound.
I mean....I look past the fact that Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony drop the 'N'-bomb 9 times in the first minute of the song "East 1999".
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Post by cupcakes on Oct 1, 2017 23:45:10 GMT
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Oct 3, 2017 0:23:14 GMT
Along that same line....
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Post by theshape25 on Oct 3, 2017 14:33:24 GMT
I'm more of a melody person so that's what I latch onto.
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Post by Sulla on Oct 3, 2017 16:04:04 GMT
Many of us know this melody as 'Turkey in the Straw'. This version is a love song with different lyrics. I don't speak Ojibway, but the way she enunciates the words is sort of catchy.
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