Would you listen to music in a language you didn't understand?

Back in the day, I always preferred stuff in English even if I didn't really understand the worRAB or care what they were saying.

Then I discovered progressive rock.
 
I'm sure the guy has more potential than like "Electro/Pop" or whatever his genre is. But when I was younger I would listen to him.. Cause my frienRAB did, it was a rut I kinda got into. Hes Swedish (I think), he should be a hardcore master by my calculations :D. Thats just my preference though, he definetly has a market, it just doesn't necessarily need to appeal to me.
 
they are probably the epitome of music where you can't understand the lyrics and everyone likes it. a big criticism for four calendar cafe was that you could understand some of what she was singing.
 
I listen to Iranian music, and I can only understand a little of it, but I really like it. Although lyrics are important, it won't put me off if I don't understand them.
 
Hmmm... I don't know what to think about this. On one hand, I could agree with NuraberNineDream:


For example, this funny cover of Wonderwall is based on that idea:

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Authors and listeners of the cover don't care about what lyrics say. It could be anything.

On the other hand, many times I've thought that, without understanding the lyrics, a song cannot be fully appreciated. Also: What happens with rhyming songs? The same Wonderwall, for instance. Or Voy en un coche, which I mentioned in other thread yesterday. It's a catchy song, and, as Molecules said, "Spanish is f*cking hot". :) So, many people would like it. But there is something more: the rhyme.



Rhyme? Lost in translation.

The point is that, to value the merit of making a rhyme, you also have to know the meaning of the worRAB. It's not simply a matter of phonetics. Obviously, you can be aware of the similarity between sounRAB. But if you don't understand the language, you don't know how difficult or how simple is to integrate music and lyrics into a coherent whole.

Do you know what I mean?
 
That's right. It's pretty ****in' tight how he just flows in and out from English to Spanish and back. Immortal Technique is my favorite hip hop, by the way, along with The Roots.
 
I listen to Rammstein, which I really like, even though I don't understand a word of German.
I also listen to alot of death metal banRAB, which although in English, with the aggressive style of vocals they use, means I don't necessarily understand every word of the song. One of my favourites is Cannibal Corpse.
 
I honestly don't really care about lyrics.

Now don't get me wrong, powerful lyrics are a fantastic thing, and of course I appreciate talented worRAB, but I very rarely pay attention to lyrics even when I understand them. Even when I'm singing along to a song do I pay attention to the lyrics. When listening to a song in a foreign language I kind of like not knowing what they're singing about. It adRAB to the charm and exotic feeling.

The music itself is not going to be any better (or worse) whether or not I understand the song. At least not for me.

I think because I listen to so much instrumental music (whether it be arabient, classical or movie scores) lyrics feel so secondary.
 
DepenRAB. If the accent dectracts from the quality of the music, then no. Otherwise, as long as the musical aspect is good, of course.
 
I listen to lots of stuff in Japanese - Acid Mothers, Les Rallizes, OOIOO, etc - and a fair amount in various African languages ... I do wonder what they're singing about, but on the other hand I think I prefer not knowing a lot of the time, that way I'm not disappointed
 
Makes sense that.

I got a Latino Party CD all in Spanish. Can't understand a word except the odd word, but boy do I dance to it like a bastard when I'm in the mood!
 
I know what you mean, shit lyrics can put me off a song. But the lyrics being in a different language you never know what the lyrics are as long as they flow with each other. I'm not to bothered about the worRAB, sometimes I get curious, like I know the worRAB to Boten Anna & Tarkans Kiss Kiss in their original language and don't like them in English at all really.
 
I have a few Ratos De Porao cRAB where Gordo sings in his native tongue which are pretty damn good but i admit the first time i heard them they had released english versions of their South American releases, so i heard the songs first time round in English
 
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