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

A song is more than just vocals. Most people only care about vocals. But in an average band, there will be at least 4 or 5 musicians, relegating vocals to some low overall percentage of the total composition. So if vocals were sung in a language I didn't know...so what? There's still so much more music there to enjoy.

i do that all time.. i only know romanian, english and italian, but many times i listen french, spanish, russian, german, greek music, and it's fine with me......if u like the music, the lyrics are not that important...

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Originally Posted by Lucifer9999

......if u like the music, the lyrics are not that important...

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I listen to foreign music, Rammstein being one band. IF it's good it's good

I'm listening to some James Brown, does that count?

Yes, I like to:)

yes, not much but a few bands, Rammestein i've listened to for years and there's a couple of montreal punk bands that have been opening acts and i've really enjoyed their shows despite not understanding a single word they said or sang

good music is good music, whatever the language

Don't care which language. As long as the music feels good and gets me excited....

I listen to songs from popular animes. Though its predominantly japanese, its freakin awesome. Try the songs from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. U will love it!!!!!!

yes i would, i love french or italian music

I don't paya attention on lyrics, so the languague is not a problem.

Good Bands: Laibach, KBO!, Pankrti, KUD Idijoti

I prefer to listen to the English in the songs.

I listened to many english songs. But I don't understand the song words. Who care, just feeling is the most importand.

Of course! I do appreciate lyrics, especially when they're written with poignancy and cleverness, but they are frequently translated into English, so I can refer to them if I wish, and even if they aren't, the voice is an amazing instrument. Do you avoid music with guitars, because they can't speak? That would be silly. I do occasionally feel as though I'm missing out on some aspect of the song that I wouldn't as a native speaker, yet emotions still come through in the voice, and that is often what matters most to me when assessing a singer, not their pronunciation or the perfection of a note.

Oh, and here are a few favorite songs in languages other than English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTvJJ5bnb7s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2mqr5FVToA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyVYbcbZmrc

Yes yes! Of course! LMAO. I prefer english musics, and my language is Portuguese!

English songs

Of course, I like all kinds of music. I like swedish music.

Absolutely, but so far the only things that I have found that I like are French and Latin music. I have heard Japanese hip hop and German death metal and I think they sound retarded.

I can hear some latin and spanish music...

yes of but i hate not understanting

Some of them and only for the melody and music and some times they can be fun

I would listen. Especially with those great tempo and beats :D As long as its cool I would go for it :)

I do it all the time. I listen to a lot of Asian music, I also listen to a few French songs.

I rarily listen to Rammstein and I don't know German.

I do it all the time: mainly of the Korean variety; Polish works, too. :)

All the time...

Absolutely. Sometimes I wish I knew what certain foreign language band's lyrics were but overall it doesn't stop me from listening.

I like doing that. For me it works with japanese, korean and arabic music ;)

I like to hear turkey&arabic songs

I cannot understand Chinese and Russian Language

I (an English speaker) listen to some Fraench and sometimes Spanish music. Occasionally Korean and Chinese. I can't take very much, but I don't mind it at all in small quantities.

A lot of my favourite folk and viking metal is in German, Swedish, Finnish, Slovakian, Japanese, Russian and many others so the answer is a resounding yes....check out Equilibrium :D

I listen to foreign music. If I like the tune enough I'll go ahead and search for the meaning of the lyrics.

I already do, a little bit of japanese,persian and some latin music.

Vonlenska and Loxian are two *foreign* languages I'm somewhat familiar with.

Great question
I listen many songs in language i don't know. i feel good to listen a song knowing without language because i don't know what he says.

Obviously i love the song with a good music and beats even though i don't understand the language.

Errm, No.

i doubt it very seriously..no