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anbu_KaKashi
2004-03-19, 09:38
now before u start goin WTF? i mean like songs such as "the light before we land - the delgadoes" and The Big O ed song. they are sung in english for both jap and american version well for Big O at least.. newayz can u tell me if u can think of ne other songs like that? thx
Wolf Rain's ending song (which rocked!!) was english!
Almost all intial D songs :)
For example: Initial D - Twin Turbo(love it)
<xellos>
2004-03-19, 13:54
.hack//SIGN's opening theme...ED of Peacemaker Kurogane...i could probably think of more
Lime-chan
2004-03-19, 14:20
What about the fusions between japanese and english?
There are lots and lots songs out there that have some english words/sentences/parts in it. Dunno, like Slayers or Detective Conan for example. ^-^ even if it is sometimes difficult to find out what they're singing...
hehe, .hack//SIGN is special. There is not only an english opening, they've got other languages too. I was really surprised to hear "Das Wandern" which is in german (so I had some fun figuring it out :D )
What about the fusions between japanese and english?
There are lots and lots songs out there that have some english words/sentences/parts in it. Dunno, like Slayers or Detective Conan for example. ^-^ even if it is sometimes difficult to find out what they're singing...
oh yeah there are a million of these. I noticed that in almost every japenese theme song there is a little bit of english in it. For example, the Gundam Wing op... "communication" i think it was? And also cowboy bebop's "the real folk blues"
Getting back on topic though, pretty much all the music done for the cowboy bebop movie is in english. Most of the songs for the .hack//sign series are also in english....although it is very difficult to understand what they are saying. Also the pillows, (the band that does all the music for FLCL) have done a few songs in english you might be able to find on the soundtrack for FLCL
Every .hack//SIGN song is in english, except for Das Wandern(German), which was said, and Yasashii Yoake(the ending theme, in Japanese). If you go to animelyrics.com and just follow along with it once or twice, the songs seem to become a lot easier to understand.
Also, Dimension of Love from Tenchi Universe is english, or at least in the dub it is.
Does Fly Me To The Moon count? Or perhaps Komm, Susser Tod. (Both are from Evangelion, although the first is debatable.)
A large number of the Cowboy Bebop songs are in English as well (not just for the movie).
Bandersnatch
2004-03-19, 19:24
Hellsing - Logos Naki World - Heard that this song is actually english, I can barely make out what they are saying, only recognizing certain words. You know something is wrong when the longest phrase you can understand is "shoobie doobie doo." Please correct me if im wrong and this is actually Japanese lol.
Hellsing - Shine - Hey! I can actually understand this one compared to Logos Naki World.
Naruto - Wind
Berserk - Tell Me Why - Not the best english: "So put your grasses on, nothin will be wong, theres no brame, theres no fame, its up to you." Thats what it sounds like, still one of my favs though :p
Berserk - Waiting So Long
Longinus
2004-03-21, 03:22
Info High from macross Plus?
The ending theme to Hellsing is also English (pretty good too, language-wise)
SketchyMcChips
2004-03-21, 09:22
.hack//SIGN's opening theme...ED of Peacemaker Kurogane...i could probably think of more
The PMK themes are more of a fusion, although both of them have a lot of english in them.
For example, the Gundam Wing op... "communication" i think it was?
You mean Just Communication :)
ShinDragon
2004-03-23, 06:06
Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari's OP & ED are both in English.
Wolfsbane68
2004-03-23, 08:03
GIST SAC 1 first OP was a rare mixture of Russian, English and a bit of Latin. And no Japanese in sight :)
Phoenix-kun
2004-03-23, 09:56
Does Fly Me To The Moon count? Or perhaps Komm, Susser Tod. (Both are from Evangelion, although the first is debatable.)
A large number of the Cowboy Bebop songs are in English as well (not just for the movie).
hm I heard "Fly me to the Moon" not only in NGE but also in Karaoke Videos earlier.
And, yeah Komm susser Tod is an English Song, but the title is in German. Although it has to be süßer (or sueßer) but thats just by the way. ^^
<xellos>
2004-03-23, 11:13
Fly Me to the Moon is a song im not sure who its written by, but its a western song...i know as much as Frank Sinatra performed it...but my spider sense tells me he wasnt the one who wrote it
Bullsquat
2004-03-23, 15:13
I think the OP & ED song for Teen Titans' done by J-Pop artists. So not only r Japanese singers singing in English occasionally, they're even crossing over nationwise.
Gunslinger Girl, GW, PMK and .hack//SIGN liminality.
Found them all good songs, but I prefer Japanese don't know why :heh:
Mr_Paper
2004-03-24, 11:44
Fly Me to the Moon is a song im not sure who its written by, but its a western song...i know as much as Frank Sinatra performed it...but my spider sense tells me he wasnt the one who wrote it.
Your right in that he didn't write the song, he just took all the credit for it. The
original song was first written and preformed around the mid 30's. Yay for Big Band. :)
Or perhaps Komm, Susser Tod.
I don't think so... To the best of my knowledge Komm, Susser Tod was originally
written by Johann Sebastian Bach (it's actually a opera-ish song with a similar
tune only slower). However, as there are several versions of the song that can
be dated to various time periods before Evangelion it would be safer to assume
that Shiro Sagisu took inspiration from one of those songs.
Phoenix-kun
2004-03-24, 16:59
I don't think so... To the best of my knowledge Komm, Susser Tod was originally
written by Johann Sebastian Bach [...]
At least that would explain why the title is in German. ^^
The One, Backstreet Boys
It fits quite well with Hanada <_<
Fighter Volk
2004-03-27, 20:41
A whole bunch of Wolf's Rain music is in English and other languages as well, since it's done by Yoko Kanno. The english songs are Stray, Gravity, Could You Bite the Hand, Run Wolf Warrior Run, Heaven's Not Enough, Tell Me What the Rain Knows, and Strangers. All are really, really good songs.
The opening of Serial Experiments Lain, Duvet, was in English. I hear it was by some British band or the other, either way it's a good song.
boneyjellyfish
2004-03-27, 20:52
The first thing that pops up in my head is the last ending song for Hajime no Ippo. The song "Little Busters" that's played in FLCL is also MOSTLY in English. The ending for "Soul Taker" is also entirely in English. The weird thing about that song, though, is that it was sung in japanese on its single :D
Oh yes, how could I forget that last Ippo ending song, Eternal Loop <clear> by Saber Tiger. That was a good one, with just the right amount of Engrish too. :D
The first thing that pops up in my head is the last ending song for Hajime no Ippo. The song "Little Busters" that's played in FLCL is also MOSTLY in English. The ending for "Soul Taker" is also entirely in English. The weird thing about that song, though, is that it was sung in japanese on its single :D
insomniac is another song from FLCL that is entirely in english.
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