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Heroes / Héros
French Version 🇫🇷
David Bowie
youtu.be/zcFIj56KL6g?...
October 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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In this case, an English artist recording directly "en francais".

Mon Chemin · Bruce Cockburn
💿Bone On Bone - 2017🍁
youtu.be/kKglAERRzZE?...
October 24, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Spiel Ohne Grenzen 🇩🇪
(Games Without Frontiers)
Peter Gabriel
youtu.be/49mdn20QsbM?...
October 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well (international mix)

But of a cheat but the chorus is now in French and German 😎

youtu.be/3HSOYIa1wl8?...
Like to Get to Know You Well (International Mix)
YouTube video by Howard Jones - Topic
youtu.be
October 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Man — Herbert Grönemeyer on "I Walk" (2012)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg1s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB8w...

Re-recorded in English from his huge hit "Mensch," the song offers a compassionate take on human emotion.

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October 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🐟🎵 #BabelWeek
A week of music where an artist or band re-recorded their own song in a foreign language.

Burro 🇪🇸🇲🇽🫏
(Spanish version of Jackass)
Beck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Ex...
October 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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A week of music where an artist or band re-recorded their own song on a foreign language.

Schock Den Affen · Peter Gabriel
💿deutsches album - 1982
youtu.be/6HYWk0LLbMo
Schock Den Affen
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel - Topic
youtu.be
October 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
🐟🎵 #BabelWeek
A week of music where an artist or band re-recorded their own song on a foreign language.

Lene Lovich in Japanese is unique. (Even if a Tommy James cover)

I Think We're Alone Now · Lene Lovich (Japanese Version)
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I Think We're Alone Now (Japanese Version)
YouTube video by Lene Lovich - Topic
youtu.be
October 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Day 5 • Oct 21
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HERO — ENRIQUE IGLESIAS on "ESCAPE" (2001)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=koJl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdoB...

Recorded in both English and Spanish ("Héroe"), the passionate ballad vows unconditional devotion and protection to a lover.
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
YouTube video by EnriqueIglesiasVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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Seems unfortunately apt for what's happening in France.... Originally recorded in French here is the version Anglaise

Trust - antisocial

youtu.be/wLiT-SDuleI?...
Antisocial (Version Anglaise)
YouTube video by Trust - Topic
youtu.be
October 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Day 4 • Oct 20
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ROCK ME AMADEUS & Der Kommissar — FALCO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcUb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bg...

Falco took the short route and combined German synth-pop verses with English choruses in the opriginal.
Rock Me Amadeus
YouTube video by Falco - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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An English version of a song originally recorded in Polish under the title "List"

Hey 🎵 A Letter

youtu.be/ac-t4UxRqng?...
Hey - A letter
YouTube video by heledore
youtu.be
October 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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An English version of a song originally recorded in Polish under the title "Długość dźwięku samotności."

Myslovitz 🎵 Sound Of Solitude

youtu.be/XdmbuDD2hEE?...
Myslovitz - Sound Of Solitude
YouTube video by Myslovitz
youtu.be
October 18, 2026 at 7:51 AM
🐟🎵 #BabelWeek
A week of music where an artist or band re-recorded their own song on a foreign language.

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
(Japanese Version) 🇯🇵
The Police
youtu.be/mlwo_FNONHU?...
October 18, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Originally sung by a German in English, here is the French Version

Doro - Raise Your Fist In The Air

youtu.be/q4nU9rDiQLM?...
Raise Your Fist in the Air (French Version)
YouTube video by Doro - Topic
youtu.be
October 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Day 3 • Oct 19
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Monsoon — Tokio Hotel on "Scream" (2007)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-3M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Sy...

Originally released as "Durch den Monsun" in German, this track about yearning across distances launched them globally.
Monsoon
YouTube video by Tokio Hotel - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)
Peter Schilling
🇩🇪:
youtu.be/KQRaj1vcnrs?...
English:
youtu.be/wO0A0XcWy88?...
October 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
October 17, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Day 2 • Oct 18
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99 LUFTBALLONS / 99 RED BALLOONS — NENA on "NENA" (1983)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT_0...

Originally in German, Nena cut an English version detailing how harmless balloons trigger a nuclear war.
NENA | 99 Red Balloons [1984] (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by NENA
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Original sung in German but a year later here's the English version...

Nena - 99 Red Balloons

youtu.be/hiwgOWo7mDc?...
NENA | 99 Red Balloons [1984] (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by NENA
youtu.be
October 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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DAS MODEL / THE MODEL — KRAFTWERK (1978)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEnx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQIY...

Written in German, Kraftwerk re-recorded "The Model" in English; both versions depict a runway model's distant allure.

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October 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM