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Pop in Translation | continues all the time

Heinrich Pesch — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:04:00 +0000

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Poster: Heinrich Pesch
Post title: continues all the time

I can only speak for Finnish, but I would guess pop-songs are being translated all the time. Italian songs are sung everywhere in translations/new wordings.
On the other hand there are so many smashing songs in the world which are unknown to the English speaking world. The same is true for movies, only a small fraction is ever seen on screens in the English speeaking countries.
Cheers
Heinrich

Pop in Translation | Great!

Margreet Logmans (X) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:49:00 +0000

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Post title: Great!

I think the translation of pop songs even went on for a while, well into the 70's.

I'm certainly going to listen to this, thanks!

Pop in Translation

Isabel Booth — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:45:00 +0000

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An interesting half hour of listening courtesy of BBC radio via the internet:

You can listen to the programme after it has been broadcast with their "listen again" feature
[url removed] #p

Pop in Translation
Saturday 15 December 2007 10:30-11:00 (Radio 4 FM)

During the 1960s many pop artists, from the Beatles to David Bowie, attempted to boost their success with foreign-language versions of their hits. Mark Radcliffe looks at one of pop music's quirkier episodes.

Isabel