ForeignCoverVersions

English songs sung in other languages. Sometimes by the same artists, other times by others. Suggestions more than welcome!

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@cptrelentless That it is, but not *in* German!

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And speaking of Boney M, here's a German version of Rasputin, sung by somebody else.

https://t.co/4Nv6a8YQRG

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Here's a very 90s version of Bobby Hebb's much-covered "Sunny", probably best known in its Boney M incarnation. Oh, and it's in Hebrew.

https://t.co/1nvRnHQmGr

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This is what Supertramp's "Dreamer" sounds like on German with a young lady doing the singing.

https://t.co/DCMgF3VYY2

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Shocked, nay stunned, to discover this Swedish take on of Lulu's "Shout" (or The Isley Brothers' "Shout" as they recorded it first) is called "Slut Slut Slut" in its translated version.

https://t.co/zWbyyRkuL1

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This English-language cover of Françoise Hardy's "Tous les garçons et les filles" (also covered in its original language by Eurythmics) is renamed "Find Me A Girl".

Sadly it is not sung by the lead singer of Journey.

#FrançoiseHardy #RIP

https://t.co/34kjClZF9p

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No less than the legendary Shirley Bassey recorded an English-language cover of the late Françoise Hardy's beautiful "Des ronds dans l'eau", which was surprisingly also a cover of a lesser-known female francophone duo.

https://t.co/WHAlLjteRZ

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If you're still mourning the irreplaceable Françoise Hardy, here is a Finnish cover of "Comment te dire adieu", which was itself a cover of Margaret Whiting's "It Hurts To Say Goodbye" from a couple of years prior.

https://t.co/HHOOvek0Bm

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As a belated tribute to the great Françoise Hardy, here is a Japanese cover of her 1968 hit "Comment te dire adieu", which - surprisingly - is itself a cover of an English language song called "It Hurts To Say Goodbye" from 1966.

https://t.co/yI5t33mf4b

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Here's a passionate Czech-sung interpretation of Supertramp's "Breakfast In America" as sung by somebody else.

https://t.co/gVRFEmBHLW

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As it's the anniversary of #DDay today, here's a Danish version of "forces' sweetheart" Gracie Fields' "Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)".

https://t.co/P4UMT1MZIv

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To solemnly mark the passing of Colin Gibb out of Black Lace, here is an Estonian-sung cover of "Agadoo".

https://t.co/w1rTNFrChs

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This is what Debbie Gibson's "Only In My Dreams" sounds in what I am taking to be Cantonese.

It's not her doing the singing though.

https://t.co/ryzXgfrb4l

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Seeing as other Pet Shop Boys covers here were well received, here is a Chinese take on "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" sung by a lass from Hong Kong and retitled "Why".

https://t.co/791cNYkqLt

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@SianCaerdydd Go on then.. there's a video as well

https://t.co/kWyOzT3H1F

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This is what a low-rent (no pun intended) Polish-language cover of Pet Shop Boys' "It's A Sin" ripped off a motorway service station cassette sounds like:

https://t.co/qQcCOjsK1X

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The legendary Rita Pavone sang the Italian version of the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" theme song, as composed by the recently deceased Richard M. Sherman.

Who knew?

https://t.co/pHHYidlgNo

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Wondering what the late Steve Albini would have thought of this Malay cover of Steely Dan's "Do It Again", sung as you may well expect, in the local language.

https://t.co/iAD9cxARYN

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If you've never heard Aretha Franklin's "I Say A Little Prayer" in Czech before, you're going to hear it now.

It's not her doing the singing though.

https://t.co/IlBUzUJUqh