What's your favorite foreign language album?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

Lately for me its been Manu Chao's Clandestino. But I've also been listening to alot of Arto Lindsay's Portuguese stuff. And Afro-Pop, and Italian protest music. And....

What about y'all?

[eyesroll]

1. "Plant Serenade"

It's just high-pitched tones, to help your house plants thrive.

We did find out -- it's not "Bird Serenade" as well.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. Check this out

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fussbuster

White noise sounds that actually soothe a crying baby. As seen on The Today Show. "It really works, this is unbelievable!"
http://www.cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/fussbuster-02.m3u

[eyesroll]

4. Well, vacuuming and car rides supposedly work,

so I don't doubt this...

However, why not just vacuum? At least you can multi-task...

[tigereye]

6. vacuuming does not work, car rides usually

occasionally putting the baby carrier on the dryer did. Occasionally.

When y'all decide to have kids, ask me about multi-tasking and a screaming baby. Giggle. :)

[BigMcLargehuge]

16. we did the top of the dryer thing too :)

when we lived in an apartment complex it was one of the better ways to keep Ian calm when we were in the laundry room.

[tigereye]

36. was he a screamer?

I used to walk around swinging the carrier, had him in the snuggli or the sling, etc. The dryer was the only thing that worked. Shudder. Shades of the 3-5 am screamfest. Glad those days are gone. Now it's the endless computer games... ME: "you will leave the house and go to the pool, now, you will not play games all day." :)

[BigMcLargehuge]

37. actually he was surprisingly quiet almost all the time

[tigereye]

38. well that is very nice

[eyesroll]

28. My mom was able to shut me up with vacuuming...

(and, confidential to hedges: It probably won't work now.)

I think it probably varies from kid to kid (and maybe vacuum to vacuum)...

[tigereye]

35. true

I can only speak from my own experience. And from that standpoint, a vanilla scented candle and bird sounds will not make delivery any easier, either. :)

I just like to tease people about the multi-tasking thing, since I thought I would be able to carry on in my competent way when I had a kid (I was working the Wed. before delivery and my child arrived right on his Friday due date, just like my planner said) and you are soon relieved of that unrealistic expectation. ;)

On the other hand you can't hear what your partner is saying when you are vacumming, either.

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. Gainsbourg, bien sur.

Histoire de Melody Nelson

[Screaming Lord Byron]

10. Agreed.

Nothing more need be said.

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. That's better.

[eyesroll]

19. Get a room, you two.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

23. .

No. There really is no comeback to that.

[eyesroll]

29. well...you all of the sudden had a rather...tender moment

Getting all sensitive...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

30. Am I too sensitive about that? Do you like it?

[eyesroll]

31. No, no...

Please continue.

[Richardo]

5. My small foreign language collection: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

"Journey of Dreams"

Also:
"Malembe" by Jesus Alemany and Cubanismo

...and "Buena Vista Social Club".

[BigMcLargehuge]

7. Pizzicato 5

I have the Made in USA CD and a remix CD... Almost all of it J-pop, but a few tracks in English.

That counts... right?

I'd also like to add the Chobits soundtrack, it's all Japanese.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. I have a Pizzicato 5 album- it is unlike anything the pop world makes here

I want to pick up the Spirited Away soundtrack - Joe Hisaishi makes one hell of a score

[BigMcLargehuge]

11. have you ever listened to japan-a-radio?

all j-pop and anime soundtracks all day at 128Kb/s

Some good stuff on there. It's my Air America substitute when I reach my talk radio overload

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. got a link?

sounds great

[BigMcLargehuge]

14. here you go

enjoy :)

http://www.japanaradio.com/

[pbg]

18. Hisaishi is magnificent

His soundtracks to Nausicäa and Laputa are classics.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. And Mononoke Hime

Que bella!

[emulatorloo]

9. Miguel Bose, "Bajo el signo de Caín"

Miguel Mateos, "Kryptonita"

Well, at least this week. . .

[SCDem]

15. Anything by the Gypsy Kings

[pbg]

17. Nirvana's "In Utero"

...what? It IS in English?

well, then Peter Gabriel's german album

then the Buena Vista Social Club...

then Youssou N'Dour's Eyes Open (there's some English on it, but it still counts, IMO)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

24. In that case - 'Treasure' by the Cocteau Twins.

[redqueen]

25. Youssou N'Dour's "Set" is a must have, IMO. n/t

[redqueen]

21. Ayub Ogada - En Mana Kuoyo

At least right now it is...

[chiburb]

22. Ofra Haza, "Kirya"

[XNASA]

26. Alice - Il Sole Nella Pioggia

Italian Pop Diva

At various times, Alice's has recorded with Steve Jansen, Mick Karn & Richard Barbieri of Japan, Dave Gregory of XTC, Trey Gunn of King Crimson and Jon Hassell.

She's kinda disappeared and hasn't released anything since the late 90's. Very pleasing to listen to and to look at.

[ploppy]

27. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

n/t

[bif]

32. Paolo Conte and Juana Molina

Anything by them.

[CO Liberal]

33. "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits"

At least, it SOUNDS like a foreign language!!

:-)

[bif]

34. How could I forget Najma?

[bookfreak]

39. Rammstein's "Rammstein"

Includes such lovely pieces like "Rammstein" and "Hierate Mich".

I tried in vain to get a translation for the title of "Hierate Mich" and could only get the last word to translate...it means "me". No dictionary (online or hardcopy) had "Hierate". I figure it must be pretty naughty.

I mentioned the music of Rammstein on another message board and someone who knows German told me I didn't WANT to know what they are saying.... ;-)

[Rabrrrrrr]

40. Gabriel's albums in German

and Einsturzende Neubauten

Amazing how good Gabriel's music is to begin with, but how much better his music is when done in German. WOW!