Hellenic (Greek) words in international songs - F, G

Words of Hellenic (Greek) origin in popular, successful or favorite international songs.

F, G


fantasy, fantastic (φαντασία, φανταστικός)

A Whole New World - PEABO BRYSON & REGINA BELLE (OST Aladdin, 1992)

Lyrics: A whole new world A new fantastic point of view No one to tell us no or where to go Or say we're only dreaming

Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) - SOUL II SOUL (LP Club Classics Vol. One, 1989)
Lyrics: back from a fantasy

Barbie Girl - AQUA (LP Aquarium, 1997)
Lyrics: life in plastic, it's fantastic

Between The Sheets - THE ISLEY BROTHERS (LP Between The Sheets, 1983)

Lyrics: Hey, girl, what's your fantasy? I'll take you there to that ecstasy

Bohemian Rhapsody - QUEEN (LP A Night At The Opera, 1975)

Lyrics: Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

Breaking Up My Heart - SHAKIN STEVENS (single, 1985)

Lyrics: Thought he'd left your mind And that only time stood between your fantasy - fantasy Guess I always knew he'd be haunting you

Call Me - SPAGNA (LP Dedicated To The Moon, 1987)
Lyrics: I'll u-u-u-use all my fantasy to dream about you

Imaginary Lover - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (LP Champagne Jam, 1978)

Lyrics: It's my private pleasure Midnight fantasy Someone to share my wildest dreams with me (the song refers to masturbation)



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Can’t Stop Loving You Now - MATTHEW FISHER
Lyrics: it's just a fantasy

China In Your Hand - T’PAU
Lyrics: a prophecy for a fantasy

Come Back & Stay - PAUL YOUNG
Lyrics: I shut my eyes and I fantasize

Dance With Me - ORLEANS

Lyrics: Fantasy Could never be so killing I feel free

Don’t Get Me Wrong - THE PRETENDERS
Lyrics: it might just be fantastic

Don’t Stand So Close To Me - THE POLICE
Lyrics: Young teacher, the subject of schoolgirl fantasy

Dreamtime - DARYL HALL
Lyrics: you were talking through the smoke in your fantasy... believe it's alright to fantasize

Enchanted Lady - THE PASADENAS
Lyrics: let’s explore all fantasies

Fantasy - EARTH, WIND & FIRE

Lyrics: Every man has a place In his heart, there's a space And the world can't erase his fantasies Take a ride in the sky On our ship, fantasize

Ghostdancing - SIMPLE MINDS
Lyrics: they all went to heaven in a stupid fantasy

Happy Children - P. LION
Lyrics: your fantasy will find new nice colours

Hey You - PINK FLOYD
Lyrics: but it was only a fantasy, the wall was too high

High On You - SURVIVOR

Lyrics: I must be livin' in a fantasy world

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS

Lyrics: Das ist gut! C'est fantastique!

Hungry Eyes - ERIC CARMEN

Lyrics: I've been meaning to tell you I've got this feeling that won't subside I look at you and I fantasize You're mine tonight

I Do What I Do - JOHN TAYLOR 
that we fantasize

I’ve had the time of my life - B. MEDLEY & J. WARNES
as we felt this magical fantasy

I know him so well - E. PAIGE & B. DICKSON

Into the groove - MADONNA

Is your love strong enough - BRYAN FERRY

I should be so lucky - KYLIE MINOGUE

I wanna do it with you - B. MANILOW
I want to love out my fantasies

Keeping the dream alive-FREIHEIT

Kiss-PRINCE

Kiss you all over-EXILE

Music & lights-IMAGINATION
secret fantasies

Never too much-L. VANDROSS
my love fantasy

New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) - SIMPLE MINDS (1982)

Lyrics: New gold dream Crashing beats and fantasy, setting sun in front of me

No Mercy - STRANGLERS

No Regrets - ROBBIE WILLIAMS (98)

Obsession-ANIMOTION
my fantasies are turned to madness

O Pastor-MADREDEUS
fantasia

Rain or shine-5 STAR
my fantasy come true

Round & round - SPANDAU BALLET

Saving all my love for you - WHITNEY HOUSTON
just an old f.

Sounds Like A Melody - ALPHAVILLE (LP Forever Young, 1984) 

Lyrics: give me more tragedy, more harmony and fantasy, my love

Street of dreams - RAINBOW

Truly madly deeply - SAVAGE GARDEN

Voices in my head - NAKED EYES

Who can it be now - MEN AT WORK

You can win if you want - MODERN TALKING

F.E.A.R. - IAN BROWN (2001)
fantastic expectations

Jackie Don’t Go - SURVIVOR



galaxy

Clouds Across The Moon - RAH BAND
this is the intergalactic operator

Cosmic Girl - JAMIROQUAI

Spacer - SHEILA & B. DEVOTION

Weightless - PREFAB SPROUT



geometry

Perfect skin - L.C.A.T.COMMOTIONS

She blinded me with science - THOMAS DOLBY



giant

Carnival - THE CARDIGANS

Le Geant De Papier - JEAN-JACQUES LAFON

Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - GENE PITNEY
a hero a giant

Time Will Crawl - DAVID BOWIE (LP Never Let Me Down, 1987)

Lyrics: I've never sailed on a sea I would not challenge a giant I could not take on the church (Time will crawl)

Walking On The Moon - THE POLICE

Lyrics: Giant steps are what you take Walking on the moon



government

Belfast Child - SIMPLE MINDS
my faith in church & God & the government

Today - TALK TALK
governed by the title on the wall

Virtual Insanity - JAMIROQUAI   
govern



gram

California Love - 2PAC feat. DR. DRE
Lyrics: Dressed in Locs and Khaki suits and ride is what we do Flossin' but have caution, we collide with other crews Famous because we throw grams Worldwide, let 'em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans



graph

Everything Counts - DEPECHE MODE
the graph on the wall



graphite

I.G.Y. - DON FAGEN



guitar

Superstar - CARPENTERS
play your sad guitar



gym

American Pie - DON McLEAN
I saw you dancing in the gym

Memories - LEONARD COHEN
dance me to the dark side of the gym

Walk This Way - RUN DMC
school gym locker