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nilloc, in What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?

All of Sigur Ros. Makes me want to move to Iceland and be confused all day long.

captsneeze,

I loved Sigur Ros when they first broke the scene around 1999. I thought it was so beautiful, and angelic, and weirdly transcendent. I wondered what beautiful poetry was being sung in this mystical Icelandic language I did not speak. Then, I learned that it’s not Icelandic. It’s not anything. It’s a made up language that means nothing. It shouldn’t really bother me, but I felt like I had been tricked, and haven’t been able to get past it.

spittingimage, in Lemmy, is there a treasured piece of content that you stop yourself from going back to "too often" so as to not dilute it?
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The book Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart. Maybe everyone has a book that’s just perfect for them. This one is mine.

inconel, in What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?

Shchedryk (Ukranian original version of Carol of the Bells) comes to mind. Folk rhymes better with their original tongue in general

OneCardboardBox, in Have you ever seen coal burn? If yes, why?

As a child, Easter holiday in a cottage in Cornwall. It had a coal fireplace.

Jarix, in What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?

Ave Maria

DizzoMyNizzo, in What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?

Gangnam Style

ook_the_librarian, (edited ) in What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?
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In the early 200x, I was listening to an Argentinean punk rock group called Dos Minutos.

None of the song names really stick out to me (of course), but here’s a link to one.

mrspaz, in What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?

Tajabone by Ismaël Lo

nieceandtows, in What's a movie you don't really watch but your damn proud to have on your shelf?

This Tamil movie called Chittha that I watched recently. It’s a heavy subject (child abduction, implied child SA, and more), and most of the people I know skipped the movie including my wife and my parents (The movie actually kind of bombed at the box office because of how many people skipped it), but it was a damn good movie. As a father of an 8yo myself, it was a sobering must watch for me that I probably would never watch again.

CH3DD4R_G0BL1N, in What songs do you like that are in a language which you don't speak?
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Asilos Magdalena by Mars Volta

I like all their stuff, but that’s the only one I can think of that is completely in Spanish

1995ToyotaCorolla, (edited ) in Have you ever seen coal burn? If yes, why?
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen coal burn, but you can find pieces of it along the abandoned railways and beaches in my area. We have a coal dock that’s been abandoned for 50 years and the ground is still black with coal dust

Edit: actually a scenic railroad in my area still has a coal fired steam locomotive so yes, I can say I’ve seen coal burn!

intensely_human, in When someone says "kiss my ass" does it refer to the hole or the cheek?

Well, normal ass-kissing is the cheek. A true brown-noser, though, takes it too far.

JimmyBigSausage, in When someone says "kiss my ass" does it refer to the hole or the cheek?

https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/9ea21ef3-d45c-4ec2-b1fc-b7fcbb5fbc5b.jpeg

coaxil, in Which came first, the trash can or the trash panda?

The bin chicken, obviously! :)

NotSteve_, in What's a movie you don't really watch but your damn proud to have on your shelf?

I’ve got The Room on DVD that sits proudly on my shelf

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