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Serena Hiller
Serena Hiller  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 21:50
English to German
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French chansons by Juliette Greco and Edith Piaf Dec 1, 2007

They have a timeless charme, I will always love them, some of my favourites are:

Sous le ciel de Paris (here sung by Edith Piaf)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nXCgwU8keI

Accordéon sung by Juliette Greco... See more
They have a timeless charme, I will always love them, some of my favourites are:

Sous le ciel de Paris (here sung by Edith Piaf)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nXCgwU8keI

Accordéon sung by Juliette Greco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htBJev6iBrE



[Edited at 2007-12-01 10:58] ▲ Collapse
 
Christina Bergmann
Christina Bergmann
Germany
Local time: 21:50
English to German
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Some from my playlist May 30, 2009

I am always listening to music wherever I go. So here are some fresh out of my playlist

This always makes me smile and cry at the same time.
Galway Girl taken from the movie PS. I love you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWjyP1iW3vs
(Watch the movie - it's one of my absolute favorites.)

I've learned that you need to go in order to come back, therefore... See more
I am always listening to music wherever I go. So here are some fresh out of my playlist

This always makes me smile and cry at the same time.
Galway Girl taken from the movie PS. I love you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWjyP1iW3vs
(Watch the movie - it's one of my absolute favorites.)

I've learned that you need to go in order to come back, therefore:
John Denver with Leaving on a Jet Plane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4hsC0nRvZM

I simply love the video and listening to the song has me smiling from one ear to the other:
Texas - In Demand (with Alan Rickman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4-gNN8WRHo

This is my Granny's influence:
Siw Malmquist with Liebeskummer lohn sich nicht my Darling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aB_--XonaA

The Babysitter-Boogie by Ralf Bendix (listen to the baby laughing...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nll6rUEQbHA

And here something with a bit of a beat:
Groove Coverage - God is a Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpyjnNIkO0

Brian Adams - Summer of '69
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeAY5WgpcdA
(the 3-year-old in this video never fails to amaze me) ▲ Collapse
 
Marc-Olivier Joyal Gagnon (X)
Marc-Olivier Joyal Gagnon (X)
French to English
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Not much of a music person May 30, 2009

BUT, I have to say

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4vQwrHZWWk

Does put a smile on my face, I even (sometimes) caught myself humming along.
 
Laurent KRAULAND (X)
Laurent KRAULAND (X)  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 21:50
French to German
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A translator's song, I think... May 30, 2009

Chris Rea - God's Great Banana Skin

"Don't you ever think no one's better than you?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doPfdM0HBXg

Laurent K.

[Edited at 2009-05-30 08:54 GMT]
 
Alessandra Martelli (X)
Alessandra Martelli (X)  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 21:50
English to Italian
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Some Italian tunes Jun 4, 2009

There are lots of tunes that cheer me up, but I think I'll add some of my favorite Italian ones to give this thread a little touch of Italy in music

* Bandabardò - W Fernandez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfqhEjXhDxM

* Rino Gaetano - Aida
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There are lots of tunes that cheer me up, but I think I'll add some of my favorite Italian ones to give this thread a little touch of Italy in music

* Bandabardò - W Fernandez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfqhEjXhDxM

* Rino Gaetano - Aida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l177224N84o

* Fabrizio De André - Volta la carta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FtuElQ4wBk

* Vinicio Capossela - Che coss'è l'amor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v55g74Oi8qs

(Here is the translation of the spoken introduction:
"Love is Blind, God is Love, Ray Charles is Blind so Ray Charles is God")

* Fred Buscaglione - Il dritto di Chicago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMq5dMFqRE


And, last but not least...
* "Largo al factotum" from Rossini's "Il barbiere di Siviglia", performed by Leo Nucci
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3skh44qlxM8 ▲ Collapse
 
-mystery- (X)
-mystery- (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 22:50
English to Turkish
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Songs that make you smile (in an ironic way :) Jun 4, 2009

Mark Polak - The magic sound
and
David Bowie - Life on Mars?
 
Boris Rogowski
Boris Rogowski  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 21:50
Member (2008)
English to German
Pavement - Harness your hopes Jun 5, 2009

Definitely a big smiler: "Show me / a word that rhymes with Pavement / and I will kill your parents / and roast them on a spit"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkBOQETOeuw

Or maybe I have a twisted sense of humor
 
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