Jio's HoF :NOW:WEEKLY PICKS (26/9/2023)

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 11 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.SPANISH-LANGUAGE TOP 10Summer is coming and of course there is no language more synonymous with the season than Spanish. There is a looot of great music in that language and a looot of great latin-style music in other languages as well. This is my personal top 10. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on the song's name. Enjoy

-#1.Celia Cruz: Quantanamera (Cuban)
(original by Jose Fernandez Diaz)

-#2:Los Joao:Vamos A La Playa (Mexican)

-#3.Mecano: Hijo De La Luna (Spanish)

-#4.Marie Claire D'Ubaldo: La Magia Del Ritmo (Argentinian)

-#5.Manu Chao:Me Gustas Tu (French) (Spain #1---USA #27)

-#6.Natalia Oreiro: Tu Veneno (Argentinian)(USA #13)

-#7.Enrique Iglesias: Ritmo Total (Spanish)(Spain #1--USA #28)

-#8.Juanes:La Camisa Negra (Colombian)(Spain #1--UK #32)

-#9.Shakira & Alejandro Sanz: La Tortura (Colombian) (Spain #1---USA #23)

-#10.Candido:Jingo
(original by Santana I think)

[AlexZ]

Like 'Tu Veneno' And 'La Tortura'

[LonelyDreamer]

Some of my favorite Spanish-language songs:

Mónica Naranjo - Europa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbte0kMi6Ew

Selena - Si Una Vez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJC1fnnU_lo

Selena - Amor Prohibido
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfZ95ueOcQ

Diamanda Galás - Si La Muerte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln0lM2XJFdE

Yanni - Ritual De Amor (Desire) (feat. Ender Thomas)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yxYYIzMfiQ

Michael Jackson - Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzFNiS3c3vc

Michael Jackson & Friends* - Todo Para Ti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smNYWp0irHQ

* Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Anastacia, Celine Dion, Santana, Julio Iglesias, Luis Miguel, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Olga Tañón, Ricky Martin, Thalía, Laura Pausini, Justin Timberlake, Luther Vandross, John Secada, etc.

* Miranda! - Perfecta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3mbivU7QQ

* Julieta Venegas - Ilusión (feat. Marisa Monte)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8IStDMgNnY

[jio]

I love Diamanda Galas

[nyla]

Love Celia Cruz, Manu Chao, Natalia Oreiro, Enrique, Shakira/Alejandro Sanz & Juanes...

Selena is latin goddess, love all her songs...

Also great are El Sueno Del Morfeo especially Ojos De Cielo

But for me the best thing in Latin music has to be Lucero with her ranchera/mariachi hits like Llorar, Y Volvere, Entre La Espada Y La Pared & so many pop hits like Sobrevivire, Siempre Contigo, mi Destino eres Tu...

And big, big mention to great Rosio Durcal and amazing La Gata Bajo La Lluvia

[Tiger]

-#9.Shakira & Alejandro Sanz: La Tortura (Colombian) (Spain #1---USA #23)
-#8.Juanes:La Camisa Negra (Colombian)(Spain #1--UK #32)
-#6.Natalia Oreiro: Tu Veneno (Argentinian)(USA #13)
-#3.Mecano: Hijo De La Luna (Spanish)
-#1.Celia Cruz: Quantanamera (Cuban)

Natalia Oreiro's great actually wonder where she's disappeared to

[jio]

Yes people that's how it should be done. Suggest songs finally

I didn't check them all yet tbh but I did check Nyla's stuff I really like the two first ranchera/marianchi songs, they are really great. Wow thanks.

As for the other five songs, well I can't say I liked them really, the ballads sound too 80s Eurovision-like for my taste but Llorar and Y Volvere are just great)))

[nyla]

First just wanna say that I love this topic, it has intreduced me with some great songs, so thank you for it...
So glad that you liked Lucero...
She released so far 6 albums of mariachi music (her 2nd mariachi album "Lucero De Mexico" is one of the best selling mariachi albums of all time selling in Mexico alone about 750 000 copies)...
All her concerts are two parts, in first she sings pop, and in second mariachi songs and she is always dressed in charro (traditional Mexican) outfit...
I also highly recommend song Carino De Mis Carinos...
Personally I love when she does tribue to Jose Alfredo Jimenz, also her version of Soy Puro Mexicano/Viva Mexico, and quite often she takes popular songs and preforms them on concerts in mariachi style like La Camisa Negra...

P.S.@Tiger Natalia Oreiro hasn`t recorded music in almost 10 years, she has been focusing on acting, and in 2006/2007 she did one of the best telenovelas (in my opinion) of all time, Sos Mi Vida...

[nyla]

Oh yeah since this is about latino music, lately I am addicted with music from Pedro Almodovar movies, ther is a great album called "Songs Of Almodovar" and it has songs from 1980-1997 (From "Pepi Luci Bom" to "La Flor De Mi Secreto"). My favorites are: Luz Casal - Un Ano De Amor, Luz Casal - Piensa En Mi, Mina - Esperame En El Cielo, Chavela Vargas - En El Ultimo Trago, Lola Beltran - Soy Infeliz, La Lupe - Puro Teatro, Chavela Vargas - Luz De Luna...

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 12 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.LATIN BEATS IN ENGLISH TOP 10Probably more than any other type of ethnic music, latin has crossed over to the western mainstream. Almost every artist who respects himself has to have a song with a latin theme or beat from Madonna, Whitney, Michael, Kylie, Prince and so many others. Here are my 10 favourite such attempts. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title. Enjoy

-#1.Santa Esmeralda: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (American/French) (USA #15)
(original by Nina Simone)

-#2.Tom Jones: Delilah (British) (USA #15---UK #2)

-#3.Boney M.:Kalimba De Luna (German)
(original by Tony Esposito

-#4:Vaya Con Diosuerto Rico (Belgian)

-#5.Michael Jackson:Liberian Girl (American) (UK #13)

-#6.Dean Martin: Sway (American) (USA #15---UK #6)
(original Mexican version by Pablo Beltran Ruiz)

-#7.Belinda Carlisle: La Luna (remix) (American) (UK #38)

-#8.Shakira: Objection (Tango) (Colombian) (USA #55---UK #17)

-#9.Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machiner. Beat (Cuban/American) (UK #6)

-#10.Spice Girls: Spice Up Your Life (British) (USA #18--UK #1)

[AlexZ]

My Easy Predictable Choice:
Shakira: Objection (Tango)
Spice Girls: Spice Up Your Life

[jio]

My Easy Predictable Choice:
Shakira: Objection (Tango)
Spice Girls: Spice Up Your Life

Yeah it was predictable but what about Vaya Con Dios, Belinda or Gloria? They are females too

[AlexZ]

what about Vaya Con Dios, Belinda or Gloria? They are females too

I Think: It's Artists of 80s, maybe early 90s.
Vaya Con Dios: I don't know this singer
Gloria Estefan: I know her, but never listen her music.
Belinda Carlise: I know only hit 'True Heaven'

PS: Music Ladies of 80s: I know well only Madonna and Kylie. First time, I hear my lovely Madonna's 80s hits (Albums: Madonna, Like A Virgin, True Blue) in 1998 - 1999.

[pomporella]

La Luna! From the bunch above I'd pick:
Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood; I admit I didn't know it before Tartantino used it in Kill Bill Great song
Tom Jones - Delilah; Classic <3
Dean Martin - Sway; Another classic
Belinda Carlisle - La Luna; This song makes you wanna get up and dance and sing I had no idea it was so old, though. I was three when it came out
Shakira - Objection; One of my favourite Shakira songs
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat; My mum was a big fan of Gloria Estefan and I remember hearing this a lot when I was a child, can't believe it's from 1984

[Tiger]

-#10.Spice Girls: Spice Up Your Life (British) (USA #18--UK #1)
-#9.Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machiner. Beat (Cuban/American) (UK #6)
-#8.Shakira: Objection (Tango) (Colombian) (USA #55---UK #17)
-#6.Dean Martin: Sway (American) (USA #15---UK #6)
-#1.Santa Esmeralda: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (American/French) (USA #15)

Santa Esmeralda

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 13 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.BALKANIC ROMANY-INFLUENCED TOP 10I must have been a gypsy in one of my previous lives. I remember the first time I went to Serbia in 1999 we were just touring villages and going from one gypsy fiesta to another. The second time we went around the whole of ex-Yugoslavia (Croatia excluded because of problems crossing the borders). The romany music is just wow. Unfortunately I have to fill my list up with a lot of Goran Bregovic (essentially half my list) but whatever. There's gonna be another part about Greek pop influenced by Romany music. For now let's focus on the western Balkans. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title. Enjoy

-#1:Bijelo Dugmejurdjevdan (Bosnian)

-#2.Esma Redzepova: Caje Sukarije (F.Y.R. Macedonian)

-#3.Goran Bregovic: So Nevo Si (Bosnian)

-#4.Ogi Radivojevic: Hajde Cico (Serbian)

-#5.Balkan Beat Box: Bulgarian Chicks (Israeli)

-#6.Verica Serifovic: Ako Ima Boga (Serbian)
(original version by Bijelo Dugme)

-#7.Gogol Bordello: Pala Tute (American)

-#8.Asko Buljubasic:Ciganka (Serbian)

-#9.Goran Bregovic.:Kustino Oro (Bosnian)

-#10.Giorgos Xanthiotis:Sokerde (Greek)
(original Turkish version by Fatih Urek)

[nyla]

Love Love Love Djurdjevdan aka Ederlezi & Caje Sukarije (Pretty Girl), personally Esma is music goddess...

Love all the other songs, I`m big fan of romany music.
Will look throug my collection and post some of my favorites tomorrow

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 14 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.'80s R&B TOP 10It's really weird seeing the low chart positions of those classics, especially in their homeland, the US. But then the '80s was a diverse decade with all kinds of music making it big. And R&B was exactly what its name implies: Rhythm & Blues with extraordinary magic voices, big beats and no rappers. Those are my 10 favourite R&B songs from that decade and staples in my cd player. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title. Enjoy

-#1.Rufus & Chaka Khan:Ain't Nobody (American) (USA #22---UK #6)

-#2.Patrice Rushen: Forget Me Nots (American) (USA #23---UK #8)

-#3ennis Edwards & Siedah Garretton't Look Any Further (American) (UK #9)

-#4.D Train.:You're The One For Me (American) (UK #15)

-#5.Gwen Guthrie: Ain't Nuthin' Goin' On But The Rent (American) (USA #42---UK #5)

-#6.Bobby Brown: Don't Be Cruel (American) (USA #8---UK #42)

-#7.Shalamar: I Can Make You Feel Good (American) (USA #102---UK #7)

-#8.Joyce Sims:Come Into My Life (American) (UK #7)

-#9.Gwen McCrae: All This Love That I'm Givin' (American)

-#10.Rick James: Give It To Me Baby (American) (USA #40---UK #47)

[Tiger]

-#1.Rufus & Chaka Khan:Ain't Nobody (American) (USA #22---UK #6)

Nice.

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 15 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.REGGAE TOP 10I'm be no means an expert in reggae, I do know a lot of tunes (mostly the commercial ones), I do know that it's the music of revolution and all that, but to me reggae simply includes one of the best artists of all times and of any country (Bob Marley) and many of the best pop songs ever written (and not just by the legend). So these are my picks. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title. Enjoy


-#1.Bob Marley & Wailers:Iron Lion Zion (Jamaican) (USA #11---UK #5)

-#2.UB40:One In Ten (British) (UK #7)

-#3.Bob Marley & Wailers:Could You Be Loved (Jamaican) (USA #56---UK #5)

-#4:Althea & Donna:Uptown Top Ranking (Jamaican) (UK #1)

-#5.Shabba Ranks: Mr. Loverman (Jamaican) (USA #3---UK #3)

-#6.Maxi Priest: Close To You (Jamaican) (USA #1---UK #7)

-#7.Culture Club: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (British) (USA #2---UK #1)

-#8.Beats International: Dub Be Good To Me (British) (USA #76---UK #1)

-#9.Peter Tosh: Johnny Be Goode (Jamaican)
(original by Chuck Berry)

-#10.Dawn Penn: You Don't Love Me (No No No) (Jamaican) (USA #58---UK #3)

[Tiger]

-#3.Bob Marley & Wailers:Could You Be Loved (Jamaican) (USA #56---UK #5)
-#1.Bob Marley & Wailers:Iron Lion Zion (Jamaican) (USA #11---UK #5)

Bob Marley & the Wailers

[jio]

Do you seriously not like anything else in my last two lists besides Chaka and Marley or do you just not know the songs?

[ShayLaB]

I can't claim to be a hugely knowledgeable about reggae either. Most of what I know is drawn from half a dozen Wailers/Bob Marley albums and a handful of the, rather wonderful, Trojan Records compilations.

Burnin' by the Wailers is probably my favourite album and Lively Up Yourself from Natty Dread my favourite song.

It has been in my head to get a couple of Pete Tosh albums but I have never got round to it.

[jio]

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE MUSIC & RANDOM ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INDUCTIONS PART 16 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.WHITNEY HOUSTON TOP 10It's kinda useless for me to say anything about Whitney. Since the '80s she has been probably the most celebrated female singer along with Madonna and just by listening to her voice, you can understand why. We just finished the Whitney Houston ultimate countdown, so since I compiled a Top 50 for that why not include it here as well? So these are my 10 favourite original Whitney songs of all time. As always you can listen to the song by clicking on its title. Enjoy


-#1.I'm Your Baby Tonight (USA #1---UK #5)

-#2.Heartbreak Hotel (feat. Faith Evans & Kelly Price) (USA #2---UK #25)

-#3:Thinking About You (USA R&B #10)

-#4.Love Will Save The Day (USA #9---UK #10)

-#5.I Have Nothing (USA #4---UK #3)

-#6.One Moment In Time (USA #5---UK #1)

-#7.My Name Is Not Susan (USA #20---UK #29)

-#8.You Give Good Love (USA #3---UK #93)

-#9.Million Dollar Bill (USA #100---UK #5)

-#10.Count On Me (with Cece Winans) (USA #8---UK #12)

[Tiger]

-#1.I'm Your Baby Tonight (USA #1---UK #5)

-#5.I Have Nothing (USA #4---UK #3)

-#6.One Moment In Time (USA #5---UK #1)

-#7.My Name Is Not Susan (USA #20---UK #29)

Yep sonme classics there