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Migrant from another place. Familiar songs sung in other languages, suggestions more than welcome! Now with more than 3000 scrollable foreign covers archived from that aforementioned other place, most of which have links that still work.
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · Nov 20
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a yellow and red circle with the words hot tip inside of it
Alt: a yellow and red circle with the words HOT TIP inside of it
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 2h
Quite possibly the strangest foreign cover of George Michael's "Careless Whisper" ever featured in these columns (and there have been a few) is this clattering Spanish sung version from Mexico (I think).
Murmullo Descuidado
YouTube video by Sergio Gómez Y El Poder Guarachero - Topic
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · Nov 13
That Spanish rhumba combo who turned Ace of Base's "All That She Wants" into a flamenco warcry for bedroom action has also tried their hand at "The Sign" in their native tongue while simultaneously attempting to rip off The Shamen for the album artwork.

https://youtu.be/iO0XXNN8aKA
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 2h
A very very Mexican cover of Modern Talking's "Brother Louie" now with all-new Spanish lyrics and its own little dance.
KLAZYKEROZ - NO TE PERTENECE
YouTube video by Vatos Tv MX
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 3h
Still on a Spanish language tip for what Latinos call #LaRaza, here's a Mexican version of Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me".
Rogelio Martinez Yo No Fuy (it wasn't me)
YouTube video by felipe murguia
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 6h
A Peruvian Spanish cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters", but in a cumbia stylee.
Nada Importa - Nothing Else Matters - Metallica cumbia cover
YouTube video by rodrigo malnati
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 7h
Yet another Spanish language cover, this is a rework of The Cure's "Love Song" performed by a Mexican-American tattoo artist and TV personality (it says here).
Kat Von D - LOVESONG (The Cure Cover) EN ESPAÑOL
YouTube video by thekatvond
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 7h
Now to Mexico for a Spanish cover of The Vapors' solitary hit "Turning Japanese".
Moderatto - Volviendo Japonés
YouTube video by ModerattoVEVO
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 8h
Yet another number from Argentina, a cover of Erasure's "A Little Respect", sung in Spanish as you may well expect.
Attaque 77 - Un Poco de Respeto (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Attaque77VEVO
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 8h
Now an Argentinean Spanish cover of The Beatles' "Ticket To Ride" from 1965!
Sandro y Los de Fuego - Boleto para Pasear (Official Audio)
YouTube video by sandroenVEVO
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 8h
To mark the fact that today is "La día de la hispanidad", here is the first of a few Spanish-language covers today.

This is a curious YouTube cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" that may well be singing over an instrumental of the original with a very literal translation!
Nirvana - Smells Like teen spirit | Cover en español | Subtitulado + Lyrics |
YouTube video by Chamo Covers
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 8h
Appreciate your contribution none the less!
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 8h
Thanks, but sadly "not available in your country" 😕
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 8h
A quite possibly recontextualised Lebanese Arabic cover of Boney M's "Rasputin" now that really doesn't have a Russian vibe to it at all.
01 Catherine - Maroun Nemnom / 01.VOB (Album Nemnom Jayye Yehayyikom) 1980 كاترين - مارون نمنم
YouTube video by VOB Production
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 9h
Yes, a Hebrew cover of Madonna's "Like A Prayer" exists.. and with on-screen lyrics if you want to sing along.
צעירי תל אביב כמו תפילה
YouTube video by איריס מ
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 20h
Ah yes, there's a three-part mini-series about that...
La canción: Tráiler oficial | Movistar Plus+
YouTube video by Movistar Plus+
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 21h
Can you imagine what Cliff Richard's 1968 Eurovision runner-up "Congratulations" would sound like in Turkish and sung by somebody else?
Onay Işıl - Tebrik Ederim (1970)
YouTube video by Oytun Işlar
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 21h
And talking of Stock Aitken and Waterman, how about Rick Astley's "Together Forever" sung in Hungarian by an all-girl trio?
A szívedbe rejts örökre el!
YouTube video by Bestiák - Topic
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 21h
This is what a Finnish language interpretation of Kim Wilde's 1988 top three single "You Came" sounds like when given a SAW-style workover.
Niin Tein
YouTube video by Hausmylly - Topic
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 21h
Fill your ears with this Croatian-sung cover of Nik Kershaw's "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".
Ne Želim Da Sunce Zađe
YouTube video by Elvira Voća - Topic
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 1d
The Nerves!
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 1d
This is true!
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 1d
Another much appreciated @darkoutside.co.uk tip-off and another Spanish cover.. of Blondie's "Hanging On The Telephone"!

This lot are from Puerto Rico.
Davila 666 - Hanging On The Telephone (Official Video)
YouTube video by My Little Underground TV
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 1d
Seems that link is dead after all those years, here's another to the same song!
Colgado en el Teléfono
YouTube video by Fiskales Ad-Hok - Topic
youtu.be
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 1d
This is the Spanish version of "Popcorn" I'm more familar with!

(And ignore the YouTube caption, it's not Jean-Michel Jarre providing the music here, though he did also record the track under an assumed name some years before Oxygène)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzPz...
Jean Michel Jarre - Palomitas de Maiz
YouTube video by Leesmapman
www.youtube.com
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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 1d
Latin American Spanish has an inordinate amount of different words for "Popcorn", which is why this Argentinean cover of the originally instrumental Gershon Kingsley / Hot Butter number has a different title & lyrics to the Castilian Spanish version I know.

Props to @darkoutside.co.uk for sharing!
Las Trillizas de Oro - Pochoclo
YouTube video by pbamse
www.youtube.com
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