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radio - Your own language or other langugaes too?
@kun2349 (23381)
Singapore
January 31, 2008 10:54pm CST
Do u only listen to songs of your own language or will u listen to them in other languages too??
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
1 Feb 08
hi kun! ^__^ would you believe that I listen more to foreign songs than our local songs?? ^__^;; that's being unloyal but I call it freedom to choose. I like a few local bands and singers but I like many foreign artists. the foreign list outnumbers the local ones. maybe because I had listened to many local songs since I was a child that I already got tired of them. ^__^;; the few local artists that I like are those that with new styles and those that sounds foreign. and mostly, their songs are in english. ^__^ I like foreign songs because they are new to me, they are different, they offer a new variety in listening. currently, aside from English songs, I'm also into Japanese, Taiwanese and Korean music. but more on Japanese really. my playlist is so populated of Japanese songs. LOL and I can't never get enough of it. ^__^
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
2 Feb 08
LOL ^_^ Maybe u are right, foreign songs has more variety as compared to local songs and thus, at times i do listen to them too.. but still, i prefer local songs more.. hehe But wat amazed me is that even taiwanese songs also interest u?? hehe.. Who are the singers which u like?? ^_^ For me, right now, my latest interest is in thai songs because they are so gentle.. LOL ^_^
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
2 Feb 08
yeah. there are some taiwanese shows that were shown here in our country. that was how i got exposed with Taiwanese songs. and also because i had friends who are also fan of Taiwanese and Japanese music. they gave me copies of some of their favorite taiwanese songs. ^__^
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
2 Feb 08
taiwanese shows as in those dramas?? hehe ^_^ BUt taiwanese guys are handsome and the gals are pretty too.. LOL
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@ieeko89 (1054)
• Malaysia
9 Jun 08
Hehe, i listen more to foreign songs than my own local bands^^ Haha, i don't know why:P Hee:DDDD
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
9 Jun 08
But there are quite a number of good singers in your country, such as siti nurhaliza ^_^ hehe
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
10 Jun 08
LOL ^_^ She's so famous, who wun know her.. LOL ^_^ PLus she had quite a lavish wedding too.. haha
@ieeko89 (1054)
• Malaysia
10 Jun 08
Haha, you know her? Well she's a good singer tho:D
• Singapore
1 Sep 08
Nope. I listen to songs as long as they sound nice. The tune is most important. However, usually I will stick to English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Japanese and Korean songs. Sometimes Malay or Indian. International station I also like. Just about these few.
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• Singapore
2 Sep 08
I am a hokkien so I like hokkien songs.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
1 Sep 08
Indian?? lol =D I thought all indian songs sounds the same including the tune. haha.. I will only watch indian movies but will never listen to their songs.. haha =D MAlay songs are nice too, especially the song, peter pan ^_^ ANd the hokkien song trend is back again after 881.. haha
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
5 Sep 08
Hokkien songs are nice, that's y i grow to like it since young when my parents always listen to them when i was a kid till now, they are still listening to them.. haha
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
8 Feb 08
Being a Singaporean and a bilingual (or multilingual), I listen to songs of my language and other languages too. I listened to mainly English songs and Chinese songs. Sometimes I will be compelled to listen to Hokkien songs when my friends sing them in KTV. LOL It was a surprise for me when I first knew they sing Hokkien songs. I also enjoy listening to Cantonese songs but I can only half understand Cantonese. I enjoy listening to Korean, Japanese and Spanish music too, even though I do not understand the lyrics at all. =P
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
9 Feb 08
haha.. yi ren yi ban is considered new song wor. Some of them sing the old old hokkien songs. I do not even know the titles. =P
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
11 Feb 08
LOL =P Rong shu xia or wang shi zhi neng hui wei?? LOL =P Than u can sing the chinese version ones lo.. LOL
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
8 Feb 08
Actually old hokkien songs are nice wor and cantonese songs are equally nice too.. hehe.. Ur frenz sing hokkien songs?? 881 de, yi ren yi bang, ah?? LOL =P Oh ya, spanish songs are definitely good especially the enrique sing de.. LOL =D
@hhw521 (216)
• China
4 Mar 08
no, i also listen korean songs too, korean songs are nice .
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
5 Mar 08
oh ya.. Korean songs are nice and they give ple a soft feeling.. hehe.. ANd i do like the song from the movie, 200pounds beauty.. hehe
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
7 Mar 08
i dunno the song names but i know only the shows whereby i heard the songs from.. hehe ^_^ Like the osngs in, Gong, ye man wang fei.. hehe
@hhw521 (216)
• China
5 Mar 08
yes ,i agree with u ,which song do u like most? i like 'i am a beutiful girl'
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@kaezy_kulet (2465)
• Philippines
15 Jun 08
if i really liked the song so much i would listen to it whatever language it is sang. but i do somehow research on the meaning of the song afterwards
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
17 Jun 08
I dun even understand the language, how i supposed to know the lyrics.. lol ^_^ And it's also because i dunno the song name too and thus it's had for me to find too..
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 Jun 08
If u dunno the language, or song name, how u gonna do research on it?? I'm curious as i'm interested in alot of thai songs but i dunno how to go about in finding them.. hehe
• Philippines
17 Jun 08
know the name of the singer or listen carefully to the song and search for some of the lyrics. you will find it just be patient in listening and searching..^_^
@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
16 May 08
I think I have three or four foreign songs. Songs that I can't understand. English is foreign but these songs not english. I like Because I'm a Girl by Kiss, I also like Life as a Boat by Rei Fu. I like Josh Groban's not-english songs like the Prayer.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 May 08
Josh groban, i've heard of him b4.. But he's not an englishman?? I do know that some of his songs arer quite nice too..
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
both... because it is nice to hear in different languages so i can be versatile. It depends on the melody of the songs and the message it reflects you...BUt as much as possible, love your own first.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
12 Jun 08
YUP, a song depends much on the melody, if not will be the message that song is trying to bring out to the listeners.
@snakequeen (1299)
• India
22 Jun 08
Usually listen to songs of my own language. About other language songs,no aversion or anything like that. I also listen songs in other languages, if it is popular, melodious, enen though i cannot understand the meaning of the songs!
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
22 Jun 08
Yeah, music bonds ple together, regardless of languages.. hehe =D Wat matters is we enjoy the music and songs..
• Malaysia
15 Jun 08
Hie Kun, I hardly listen to songs of my own language, probably I am not used to it ( Hokkien )as I was exposed to English songs since I was young. And I find Cantonese and Mandarin not too bad but no time to listen to so many..lol Already half the day gone spending in Mylot, downloading English songs and listening already taken up most of the time. But I do like Hindustani and Latin/Spanish songs although I don't understand a word of it..hehehee. That's the joy of music, don't have to understand but just enjoy it. Cheers,
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 Jun 08
haha.. U dunno wat u are missing.. Hokkien songs are one of the greatest and best language.. LOL ^_^ Especially nowadays, no much ple are singing hokkien songs anymore, thus i like them even more, and the old songs are always popular with ple.. hehe ^_^ Yup, i too like spanish songs ^_^ haha
• Poland
12 Jun 08
I listen mostly to the songs in english, couse my country's songs just sucks. There's only few groups that are really good in my opinion in my country. One of them is SweetNoise. I am listening to Rammstein too so I can add German language as well to my list.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
12 Jun 08
WOw, german songs?? NOt everybody knows how to appreciate german songs.. I must say that your songs selection is quite wide.
@wabuser (114)
• China
9 Jun 08
All languages are great, it helps you learn about culture, life and national heritage. It also shows how different songs are and how aritist of a certain religion, culture or nation express their feelings, thats why i listen to all. Currently my favourite are japenese songs featured in anime Chinese songs all around!! and english rock songs that everyone listens too MUSIC forever
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
9 Jun 08
Right ^_^ mUsic and songs in different languages express each individual's culture and life in their own country ^_^ Thus, there are so many different kinds of songs with different backgrounds..
• India
15 Jun 08
Well , i do listen 2 songs ....... abt own language , some i like , but i even prefer songs of other language,,,,,,, i love listining them all..........lolz
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 Jun 08
haha.. That's the joy of listening to songs, it brings the whole world together as one..
@vimaal (3361)
• India
1 Sep 08
hi friend, my mother language is tamil. But i like to hear tamil, english and hindi songs very much. take care.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
1 Sep 08
Too bad i dun really understand tamil and the music dun really suits my taste.. hehe
@michfroi (413)
• Philippines
29 Apr 08
we filipinos do listen to foreign songs more often though we know that its not proper because we should love our own, we found foreign songs good to listen than our own song... yeah its actually practicing freedom... because here in philippines you are allowed to do anything you want as long as your not doing anything against the law..
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
29 Apr 08
YUp ^_^ And actually i do find that filippinos can sing much more better than ple from other countries..hehe ^_^ Especially english songs.. hehe
15 Feb 08
Well, I've got to say that there are very few Greek songs that I like, so I mainly listen songs in another language. I like British and American music, Italian music and quite a few French songs. I'm willing to try different things as well, but I think that most people prefer listening to songs in their own language because it's easier to understand the lyrics.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 Feb 08
yup, u'r right.. Most ple will only listen to songs of their own language because they understands it, but once they get in touch with songs of other languages, i believe they will start listening to them too :)
• United States
20 Feb 08
I like to hear songs in different langages especially love song. they are so beauitful and romantic. Spanish,French,Chinese all lovely.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
20 Feb 08
Spanish and french songs are nice.. But i personally prefer spanish songs more because they are a little more lively as compared to french songs.. hehe
@sophialin (2677)
• China
28 Apr 08
i like song with beautiful tunes no matter they are domestic or foreign.one of my favorites is a french song called 'un ange frappe a ma porte' song by natasha st-pier. here is the lyric,though i know little about it. un signe, une larme, un mot, une arme, nettoyer les étoiles à l'alcool de mon âme un vide, un mal des roses qui se fanent quelqu'un qui prend la place de quelqu'un d'autre un ange frappe a ma porte est-ce que je le laisse entrer ce n'est pas toujours ma faute si les choses sont cassées le diable frappe a ma porte il demande a me parler il y a en moi toujours l'autre attiré par le danger un filtre, une faille, l'amour, une paille, je me noie dans un verre d'eau j'me sens mal dans ma peau je rie je cache le vrai derrière un masque, le soleil ne va jamais se lever. un ange frappe a ma porte est-ce que je le laisse entrer ce n'est pas toujours ma faute si les choses sont cassées le diable frappe a ma porte il demande a me parler il y a en moi toujours l'autre attiré par le danger je ne suis pas si forte que ça et la nuit je ne dors pas, tous ces rêves ça me met mal, un enfant frappe à ma porte il laisse entrer la lumière, il a mes yeux et mon coeur, et derrière lui c'est l'enfe
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
29 Apr 08
Wow.. U know french too?? hehe ^_^ Wat's the meaning of the song?? Some french songs are nice but i dunno the song names.. hehe ^_^ Same like u, as long as the tune is nice, i will like the song too regardless of language..
• India
4 Mar 08
Hi kun, I like to listen to music from all countries and in any language. I believe Music has its own language. especially the folk music from various countries interests me a lot. I'm from India but I like to listen american country music and blues very much which is very similar in tune to the british folk music! I also like to listen to african blues music, very soothing and pleasant experience. have you ever tried Indian tune??
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
5 Mar 08
i do like folk music too, they give me a very friendly and happy feeling.. hehe ^_^ Nope, i haven hear any indian tunes b4..
@xoxotam (56)
• Philippines
14 May 08
im listening my songs from my own language but i do love more listening songs from the other language..because i helps me on my grammar..hehe..thats all thank you..
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
14 May 08
yup.. mOst ple do listen to songs of their own language, but if we listen to songs of other languages, it's mostly due to the tune and melody.. But correcting of grammer, u are the 1st person i know of.. hehe