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Old 22nd April 2006, 04:24 AM
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That's a really interesting article! I'd love it if there was more popularity for music in other languages, but that's personal preference... not everyone likes foreign langauges in the same way I do ^^

I'm big into foreign pop, my bofriend isnt. He says he likes to understand the lyrics he's listening to, whereas I love lisntening to language itself. He has, however, warmed to some songs not in English, for example various Shakira songs, a German band Silbermond and a Thai singer Lanna Commins. I think if everyone were exposed to it more there'd be more of a market for foreign music, but, until there's more of a market for foreign music, there wont be more exposure ^^ (I'm speaking on behalf of Canada, I can't say how it is elsewhere)
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