Verisimilitude
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Post by Verisimilitude on Jul 31, 2013 9:02:29 GMT -5
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Post by allow that on Jul 31, 2013 9:06:24 GMT -5
Don't worry guys, it may have been in prehistoric times, but there's been an Italian Hot 100 #1 too.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Jul 31, 2013 9:08:53 GMT -5
Even though it was paid dust on the American charts, this Romanian sung song was still "Crazy Frog" big in 2004-2005:
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Post by allow that on Jul 31, 2013 9:18:51 GMT -5
The most successful French song that I can recall in my lifetime comes courtesy of Belgium's Stromae. HUGE across pretty much all of Europe (only the UK shunned it but even there it was a minor hit).
I'm actually surprised this didn't dent the US. I still hear it out a lot in NYC. Even Kanye jumped on a remix:
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Post by popstop on Jul 31, 2013 12:45:38 GMT -5
Verisimilitude Does the Macarena not count as Spanish? Or are we not counting it because the remix had some English lyrics? Also, I think the most successful French song would be the Singing Nun - Dominique was #1 for 4 weeks right before the Beatles invasion.
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Jul 31, 2013 17:11:57 GMT -5
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Post by Rocky on Jul 31, 2013 17:20:20 GMT -5
Even though it was paid dust on the American charts, this Romanian sung song was still "Crazy Frog" big in 2004-2005.
In fancy clothes and fancy cars
And then you'll see you're gonna go far
'Cause everyone knows just who you are..."I agree that it's said that it wasn't a hit in the US. At least it was a prominent sample in a #1 song. |
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Aug 1, 2013 0:45:24 GMT -5
This is in terms of U.S. and/or international success. I am familiar with that Daler Mehndi song and others. Of course that was a HUGE hit in India and Punjabi heavy market. |
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Apr 29, 2015 14:19:01 GMT -5
There were rumors of them trying to push Papaoutai by Stromae in America last year but that turned into a big nothingburger. And although La Bamba was huge, its hard to to give honorable mention to Shakira's La Tortura.
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Post by johnm1120 on May 22, 2015 12:27:08 GMT -5
The Singing Nun - Dominique (#1 in 1963)
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Post by Au$tin on May 22, 2015 16:04:30 GMT -5
The Singing Nun - Dominique (#1 in 1963) And freaking every insane person in Briarcliff the fuck out since 1964. |
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