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**jio** · Fri May 13, 2011, 20:17

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 1 of 40

So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. And let's begin right away. I hope nobody minds I start with my own country and five Greek songs I simply adore followed up by 5 english-language female songs I also adore. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:

A.RANDOM GREEK SONGSSo we start with five random greek songs. Making the cut today is a late '70s/early '80s soft rock classic, a '90s greek-italian duet, a '90s greek-american duet, a '90s pop/jazz song and a classic '60s instrumental. Hear them and can't wait to know what you think

-Fatme: Eida Ta Matia Sou Klamena (I Saw Your Eyes Crying)

-Stefanos Korkolis & Fransesca Schiavo: Se Thelo/Ti Voglio (I Want You)

-Sofia Arvaniti & Bonnie Tyler: The Desert Is In Your Heart

-Nama: Odysseas (Odysseus)

-Manos Loizos: To Zeimbekiko Tis Evdokias (Instrumental)

B.RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE FEMALE SONGSAnd on the international stage we got five songs including a very classic 80s R&B hit by Rick James' protege girl group, an underrated 1990 soul classic, a '90s club banger and two album tracks featuring the fab voices of Caron Wheeler and Rozalla. I love all of them, what about you?

-Innocence: Let's Push It (UK #25)

-Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler: Take Me Higher

-Todd Terry feat. Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown: Something's Goin' On (UK #5)

-Rozalla: The Storybook Of Love

-Mary Jane Girls: All Night Long (UK #13)

**jio** · Fri May 13, 2011, 20:18

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**IceAngel** · Sun May 15, 2011, 03:16

I like the Greek songs!

Stefano Korkolis and Francesca Schiavo: good song, she's been inactive for ages.. I remember her in Sanremo.

Sofia Arvaniti and Bonnie Tyler: didn't know about this song! Interesting duet.

Nama: I really like this song, it sounds so happy! I don't understand all the lyrics, she mentions Odysseus and Ithaca so I don't know if the lyrics are actually happy but the song sounds so!

Manos Loizos: like this instrumental, what movie was it taken from?

**jio** · Sun May 15, 2011, 09:53

I haven't seen the movie that instrumental is from but I believe it's called "Evdokia". It must be from the '70s

The Nama song has bittersweet lyrics, not really sad. She basically says that he abandoned her and now she's lonely and sad and can't stop thinking about him but she keeps on waiting for him until he makes his rounds, experience what he wants to experience and then come back to her (like Penelope of Odysseus)

Was Fransesca a famous singer? Stefanos was extremely famous in the '90s until he got accused for paedophilia and then his career ended. Now he composes songs for other artists but I don't think he sings anymore (or perhaps he does but he is not getting any airplay)

**jio** · Sun May 15, 2011, 15:45

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 2 of 40

So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:

A.ARABIC TOP 10 CLASSICSAnd now I turn my attention to Arabic-language music. I am not extremely familiar with the music of that nation but those are definitely the 10 Arabic-language songs (which is why Arabic songs in French are not included) which I heard the most in my life. The Israeli song included is performed in both Arabic and Spanish which is why it's here. If anyone has any other suggestions, especially of raj music, please I'd love to hear them

-#1.Dalida: Salma Ya Salama (Egyptian)

-#2.Rasha: Salib Fuadi (Sudanese)

-#3:Rohff & Mohammed Lamine:Mon Bled (Abdel Kader) (Algerian)(click here for the Cheb Khaled original)

-#4.Cheb Khaled: Didi (Algerian)

-#5.Amr Diab:Tamally Maak (Egyptian)

-#6.Saber El Robaey:Sidi Mansour (Tunisian)

-#7.Faudel: Tellement N' Brick (Algerian)

-#8:Yuri Buenaventura & Faudel: Salsa Rai (Colombian/Algerian)

-#9.Amr Diab & Angela Dimitriou: Habibi Ya Habib Alby Yadoob (Egyptian/Greek)

-#10.Alabina & Ishtar: Yalla Beena Yalla (Israeli/Spanish)

**pat200** · Mon May 16, 2011, 02:28

I suggest Fairouz, Um Koulthoum, Wadih Al Safi, Majida el Roumi

and from the new ones, Wael Kfoury, Elissa

**IceAngel** · Mon May 16, 2011, 10:14

Originally posted by jio

Was Fransesca a famous singer? Stefanos was extremely famous in the '90s until he got accused for paedophilia and then his career ended. Now he composes songs for other artists but I don't think he sings anymore (or perhaps he does but he is not getting any airplay)

To be honest she's pretty unknown now! She got a lot of traction when she participated to the Sanremo festival, but that was about it haha

Great choice with Dalida, she's one of my favourite singers! I also love Helwa ya baladi

**LonelyDreamer** · Mon May 16, 2011, 14:34

Dalida (

) and Nancy Ajram are my favorite ones.

**jio** · Mon May 16, 2011, 20:12

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 3 of 40

So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:

A.'90s R&B CLASSICS TOP 10OK I had been kind of an R&B/Hip-Hop freak in the '90s (the best time to be that) so it's only natural that this genre would be the focus of my next Top 10, albeit an extremely difficult one as it could have easily been a Top 100. Well in the end I chose the 10 songs that I probably have listened the most and bended the rules somewhat so: Only one song per artist is allowed (En Vogue, Aaliyah and SWV would have easily had many more songs otherwise), Janet, TLC, Mary J. Blige and Brandy are all excluded as they will all probably get their own countdowns. Rap songs are also excluded (they'll definitely get a countdown too). So here it is (and as always you can hear the song by clicking on the song's name):

-#1.En Vogue: Hold On (USA #2---UK #5)

-#2.Jade: Don't Walk Away (US #4---UK #7)

-#3.Johnny Gill: The Floor (USA #56)

-#4:Ginuwineony (USA #6---UK #16)

-#5.Aaliyah:Are You That Somebody (USA #21---UK #11)

-#6.SWV: I'm So Into You (USA #6---UK #17)

-#7.Tony! Toni! Tone!:Feels Good (USA #9---UK #85)

-#8.Adina Howard: Freak Like Me (USA #2---UK #33)

-#9.R. Kelly & Public Announcement: She's Got That Vibe (USA #59---UK #3)

-#10.Zhane: Hey Mr. DJ (USA #6---UK #26)

**Grybop** · Tue May 17, 2011, 08:48

Great selections there. Were you a fan of the Soul of MTV or Pop FM back then?
Love all your arab selections too, especially Khaled (I believe they drop the "Cheb" after a certain age) and Saber El Robaey.

Odysseas was my 2nd choice for the Retro FSC, it's a classic.

I haven't seen the movie that instrumental is from but I believe it's called "Evdokia". It must be from the '70s

It is from the 70s indeed, the Greek Directors Guild once voted it the best greek film of all time.

**jio** · Tue May 17, 2011, 13:31

Thanks about the "Evdokia" info, I think that movie is on youtube anyway so I might watch it someday.

Well, no actually I wasn't watching much MTV Soul but I had found that small radio station (can't remember the name) which was playing all the american R&B hits and I loved it. They weren't getting much airplay in Greece prior to 1994. I was really an R&B/Hip-hop freak until the late '90s, I think I lost interest around 1998-1999.

I know that Cheb means "boy" but I noticed that they use it for older men too (Cheb Mami for example) so I have no idea if there is a cut off age or what that age is (60 perhaps? lol)

**jio** · Wed May 18, 2011, 12:48

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 4 of 40

So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:

A.FRENCH CLASSICS TOP 10English may be the predominant language of music but French is the most sexy language on the planet (and one of the most annoyingly difficult too) and the French have given us some amazing pop classics. Here are my 10 favourite french songs coming from France but also Algeria, Canada and (in the case of Desireless) even Italy. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on the song's name

-#1.Edith Piaf: Ne Me Quitte Pas

-#2.France Gall: Ella Elle L'A (France #2---Switzerland #5)

-#3.Desireless: Voyage Voyage (France #2---Belgium #1---Switzerland #4---UK #5)

-#4:Mylene Farmeresenchantee (France #1-Canada #9-Belgium #23-Switzerland #23)

-#5.Vanessa Paradis:Joe Le Taxi (France #1---Wallonia #1---UK #3)

-#6.Khaled:Aicha (France #1---Wallonia #1---Switzerland #11)

-#7.Gilbert Montagne: On Va S'Aimer

-#8.Jordy: Dur Dur D' Etre Bebe (France #1---USA #58)

-#9.Alizee: Moi Lolita (France #2---Wallonia #2---Switzerland #11---UK #9)

-#10.Guesch Patti: Etienne (France #1---Switzerland #3)

**Grybop** · Wed May 18, 2011, 13:49

Jordy

I love all of these. Were you an MCM fan then? I've no idea how you could have heard of Etienne in Greece then if not on MCM! Unless you were in Cyprus?

You may be interested in my charts from the early 90s, seems we were into pretty much the same music at the time!

**AlexZ** · Wed May 18, 2011, 15:01

I Like: Alizee, V.Paradis, M.Farmer.

What About List Of Russian Songs?

**Tiger** · Wed May 18, 2011, 16:44

-#9.Alizee: Moi Lolita (France #2---Wallonia #2---Switzerland #11---UK #9)
-#6.Khaled:Aicha (France #1---Wallonia #1---Switzerland #11)
-#5.Vanessa Paradis:Joe Le Taxi (France #1---Wallonia #1---UK #3)
-#4:Mylene Farmer

esenchantee (France #1-Canada #9-Belgium #23-Switzerland #23)
-#3.Desireless: Voyage Voyage (France #2---Belgium #1---Switzerland #4---UK #5)
-#1.Edith Piaf: Ne Me Quitte Pas

Have to say don't know too many Frenchg songs but those are my faves

**jio** · Thu May 19, 2011, 09:00

Originally posted by AlexZ

I Like: Alizee, V.Paradis, M.Farmer.

What About List Of Russian Songs?

Oh I don't know anything about Russian music (except "Kalinka" and Tatoo) so I cannot do a Top 10

**IceAngel** · Thu May 19, 2011, 10:26

Wow!!

French music is really what I listen to everyday so I'm really glad you gave us this list!!

Edith Piaf, France Gall, Mylene, Vanessa, Alizee and Khaled have all good songs.

Special mention goes to Edith and Mylene who are among my favourite artists of all time. Desenchantee is Mylene's signature song and I will never get tired of it!

Surprised you haven't included anything from Dalida's French repertoire! She has some pretty amazing French songs (and Italian,and Arabic )

**jio** · Thu May 19, 2011, 10:56

Well tbh Dalida didn't even cross my mind for this countdown. I considered Celine Dion, Patricia Kaas and Lara Fabian but I don't love anything they made in French more than those 10 songs. Manhattan Transfer (OK it's mostly in English but still it has the french feel all over) and Stephanie Of Monaco would probably be at #11 and #12

**IceAngel** · Thu May 19, 2011, 11:05

Originally posted by jio

Well tbh Dalida didn't even cross my mind for this countdown. I considered Celine Dion, Patricia Kaas and Lara Fabian but I don't love anything they made in French more than those 10 songs. Manhattan Transfer (OK it's mostly in English but still it has the french feel all over) and Stephanie Of Monaco would probably be at #11 and #12

Yeah I would have thought about Stephanie too, and Celine, Helene Segara, Patricia Kaas, Lara Fabian... even Nana Mouskouri (she has some good French songs including a French cover of Chiquitita which I prefer to the original!), Garou(Belle), Noir Desir, Indochine etc etc

**jio** · Thu May 19, 2011, 21:31

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 5 of 40

So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:

A.MUSICAL CLASSICS TOP 10I think this is probably the most obvious countdown I ever did. OK this may be my gay side talking but I absolutely adore my musicals (stage or film) and these songs are just huge. Also as all but one of them are female songs, they give meaning to the word "Diva". I had to exclude loads of songs for this list but here we go those are my 10 favourite musical songs of all time (OK "Gilda" is technically not a musical but I felt the song sits pretty comfortably among this bunch). Well, almost... I excluded Andrew Lloyd-Webber as he will get his own Top 10 and I think I'll have to do a Top 10 of more conventional soundtrack songs as well, there are so many huge songs missing. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title

-#1.Ren Woods: Aquarius (5th Dimension version: USA #1---UK #11)
(from "Hair")

-#2.Ella Fitzerald & Louis Armstrong:Summertime
(originally from "Porgy And Bess")

-#3.Shirley Bassey: Big Spender (UK #21)
(originally from "Sweet Charity")

-#4.Rita Hayworth: Put The Blame On Mame
(from "Gilda")

-#5.Lisa Minelli: Cabaret
(from "Cabaret")

-#6:Irene Cara:Fame (USA #4---UK #1)
(from "Fame")

-#7.Marylin Monroe: My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(from "Let's Make Love", originally from "Leave It To Me")

-#8.Frankie Valli:Grease (USA #1---UK #3)
(from "Grease")

-#9.Gloria Gaynor: I Am What I Am (UK #13)
(originally from "La Cage Aux Folles")

-#10.Julie Andrews: The Sound Of Music
(from "Sound Of Music")

**Tiger** · Fri May 20, 2011, 05:14

-#10.Julie Andrews: The Sound Of Music
-#8.Frankie Valli:Grease (USA #1---UK #3)
-#7.Marylin Monroe: My Heart Belongs To Daddy
-#6:Irene Cara:Fame (USA #4---UK #1)
-#5.Lisa Minelli: Cabaret
-#3.Shirley Bassey: Big Spender (UK #21)

Wooooo Julie Andrews song rocks

**jio** · Sat May 21, 2011, 09:32

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 6 of 40

So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:

A.CYPRIOT CLASSICS TOP 10Home focus now and I turn to one of my three home countries: Cyprus. Unfortunately the country's music scene is extremely limited and as a result most Cypriot singers have to move to either Greece or Turkey to make it big. Loads of them have made it big though and here are my Top 10 songs by Cypriot singers. Keep in mind that the vast majority of those songs are from the '80s and '90s so no, Cyprus doesn't look like this today lol. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title

-#1.Alkinoos Ioannnidis: Stin Agora Tou Al Halili (At The Al Halili Market)

-#2.Evridiki: Fyge (Go)

-#3.Eylem: Aman

-#4.Evridiki:Ziliaris Ouranos (Jealous Sky)

-#5.Lia Vissi:Apousia (Absence)

-#6.Alexia: Ela (Come)

-#7.Alexia: Ta Koritsia Ksenixtane (Girls Stay Out At Night)

-#8.Michalis Chatzigiannis: Xoris Anapnoi (Out Of Breath)

-#9:Alexia:Ela Mia Nixta (Come At Night)

-#10.Evridiki: Poso Ligo Me Ksereis (How Little You Know Me)

**jio** · Sun May 22, 2011, 22:27

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 7 of 40

So since the countdowns of my two favourite artists of all time are done, time to turn my attention into my favourite songs of all time... So this is how it's gonna look like: There's gonna be 40 different segments (10 songs each) which are gonna focus on one or two different themes each time. It's gonna be either a specific artist focus (and here is where the divas come in) or world music focus or both on the same day (albeit on two separate segments). I am not sure if I am making much sense but it is a chance to look back at some of my favourite songs and acts of all time. And let's begin right away. All you have to do is say a YES or a NO depending on whether you like the song in question to be inducted in my personal Hall of Fame:

A.SAMANTHA FOX TOP 5:Since the Cypriot countdown attracted no interest at all (who cares your loss lol) I decided to honour the two best pair of boobs the European music scene ever produced... and in the process some great pop music as well. So I begin with the UK and Sam Fox, a lady who actually had a string of (largelly forgotten) UK & US hits in the second half of the '80s and even scored in the late-90s with "Santa Maria". Just click on the song's title to listen to the song

-#1: Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (UK #3---USA #4)

-#2: Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (UK #10---USA #87)

-#3: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (UK #31---USA #3)

-#4: I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night) (UK #25)

-#5: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (UK #8---USA #80)

B.SABRINA SALERNO TOP 5And I continue with Italy's best. Sabrina was a European sensation in the late '80s as well and part of every straight boy's (and lesbian girl's) wet dreams. Much more pop and cheesy than Samantha Fox, her music just screams summer holidays in the Mediterranean circa 1988. And you know the score by now, just click on the title to listen to the song

-#1: Boys (Summertime Love) (Italy #4---UK #3---France #1)

-#2: Sex

-#3: My Chico (Italy #2)

-#4: Hot Girl (Italy #19)

-#5: All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy) (Italy #13---UK #25)

**denise** · Mon May 23, 2011, 09:18

^ LOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL at SABRINA.........

This is epic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Q6WwfYFTw

**denise** · Mon May 23, 2011, 09:24

NGSMN and TM are my fave from Samantha.....

My Chico is my alltime fave fro Sabrina!!Boys (looolll at the video: how cheap

) is a enjoiable track too!!

I used to like both ladies, though!! Musically Samantha was slightly better btw!!!

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