Hellenic (Greek) words in international songs - I, J

 

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

I, J

icon (εικόνα)

Presidential Suite - SUPER FURRY ANIMALS (LP Rings Around The World, 2001)

Lyrics: Found an icon that gave him a hard-on Little Boris just can't help himself Got so hot in the decadent nineties Pass another vodka, dear

idea 

Bright Idea - ORSON

Lyrics:

Criticize - ALEXANDER O’NEAL

Lyrics: Don't criticize my friends Criticize my ideas

Dream Of Me - O.M.D. 

Lyrics: I had an idea, based on a love theme

Goonies Are Good Enough - CYNDI LAUPER 

Lyrics: Ideas you used to play with

I Get A Kick Out Of You - BILLIE HOLIDAY, FRANK SINATRA  

Lyrics: my idea of

If She Knew What She Wants - BANGLES  

Lyrics: she’s got many ideas..

The Lodgers - STYLE COUNCIL

Lyrics: There's room on top, if you dig in low And the idea is what they reap you sow

Me And I - ABBA    

Lyrics: ideas that I got from good old Dr. Freud

Sign O The Times - PRINCE 

Lyrics: idea of fun...    (Smash Hits 25 / 3 / 87)

Sowing The Seeds Of Love - TEARS FOR FEARS 

Lyrics: politician granny with your high ideals have you no idea how the majority feels..

This Is Not America - PAT METHENY GROUP & DAVID BOWIE  

Lyrics: There was a time A wind that blew so young For this could be the biggest sky And I could have the faintest idea

ideal

Foule Sentimental - ALAIN SOUCHON

Lyrics: foule sentimentale On a soif d'idéal

Ideal World - CHRISTIANS

Lyrics:

ideology

Radio Musicola - NIK KERSHAW  

Lyrics: I got some spiritual ideology for you

Let It Go - LUBA

Lyrics: Learn to abandon Ideologies and Disciplines at random

Russians - STING  

Lyrics: We share the same biology, regardless of ideology

idiot

My Bag - LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS       

I can’t see the lines on my idiot board

idol

It’s all right ma-BOB DYLAN    

Lyrics: idolize

Rock me Amadeus-FALCO   

Lyrics: war ein rockidol

instinct

Finest Worksong - REM  

Lyrics:  Take your instinct by the reins Better best to rearrange

In Your Eyes - PETER GABRIEL   

Lyrics: all my instincts they return

Moon Over Bourbon Street - STING

Lyrics: I have stood many times Outside her window at night To struggle with my instinct In the pale moon light

Room In Your Heart - LIVING IN A BOX

Lyrics: Instinctively I try To take the path of love

Upside Down - DIANA ROSS

Lyrics: You're giving love instinctively... Instinctively, you give to me the love that I need

ironic

Fallen - LAUREN WOOD

Heaven Knows - ROBERT PLANT

Ironic - ALANIS MORISSETTE

What’s The Frequency Kenneth - REM  

Lyrics: you said that irony was the shackles of youth