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foreign lyrics -------do you care?

Foreign lyrics - does any body care if you can not understand the lyrical content of a particular piece of music? Many of my non audiophile friends would not even pretend to entertain the thought of listening to foreign music. To me, the human voice is a beautiful and complex instrument wether or not I understand the lyrics. Emotion and passion are universal.
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jeff_jones
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:) Tried to get some friends to listen to Buena Vista Social Club a couple weeks ago.
Didn't work out, I think maybe it is an audiophile thing to put emphasis on the quality of the instrumentals and tonal context of the lyrics.
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marakanetz
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In Buena Vista Social Club you actually can read English translation of the Spanish lyrics.

Before I become an audiophile I listened to american and brittish artists and also french ones. So I can assume that it's only an american mentality to only listen to the lyrics that you can understand.
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atagi
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most of the time i don't pay attention to english lyrics either. i know i should, but i treat vocals the same as any other instrument and don't pay attention to the words. always done that even when i was a kid.

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fab4fan
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It doesn't matter to me; you can get the point regardless of the language.
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raytheprinter
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dosnt matter to me either, I love Stereolab,but cant understand a word of french!
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