Τρίτη 7 Απριλίου 2026

Hellenic (Greek) words in international songs - T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

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


T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z



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talent............................................1/ Time will crawl-DAVID BOWIE   ...you were a talented child.. (giant)

 

technological.................................1/ Prince of peace-GALLIANO     ...selling twisted technology...

                                                     2/ Road to hell-CHRIS REA

                                                     3/ She blinded me with science-THOMAS DOLBY

                                                     4/ Video killed....-BUGGLES

                                                     5/ Virtual insanity-JAMIROQUAI   ...new technology...

 

telegram........................................1/ Loving the alien-DAVID BOWIE   ..opening telegrams..

                                                     2/ Union of the snake-DURAN DURAN  ..telegram force & ready..

 

telegraph.......................................1/ Missing you-JOHN WAITE

 

telepathy........................................1/ Sexual healing-MARVIN GAYE

                                                      2/  Shake you down-GREGORY ABBOTT  ..you picked up on my t.

 

telephone.......................................1/ Do you believe in shame-DURAN DURAN     ...a line of static on my t.

                                                      2/

                                                      3/ Every little step I take-BOBBY BROWN  ...listening for the telephone..

                                                      4/ For a friend-COMMUNARDS   ...as I put down the telephone...

                                                      5/ Funny how love is-FYC         ...or call me on the phone....

                                                      6/ Hanna Hanna-CHINA CRISIS

                                                      7/ The harder I try-BROTHER BEYOND  ..I call you on the telephone...

                                                      8/ Sex talk-T’PAU        ...I take what I can on the telephone...

                                                      9/ So far away-DIRE STRAITS  ..I’m tired of making out on the telephone

                                                    10/ Start of the breakdown-TEARS FOR FEARS

                                                    11/ Suedehead-MORRISSEY       ...why do you telephone...

                                                    12/ Tonight’s the night-ROD STEWART

 

telescope........................................1/ Dumb-BEAUTIFUL SOUTH

                                                      2/ Grace-SUPERGRASS        ..then you showed me Mars through your t.

                                                      3/ Proclaim your joy-MARC ANGEL

                                                      4/ Save me-EMBRACE (1999)

 

theatre...........................................1/ Shame-EURYTHMICS    ...at the races and the theatre.. (poetry)

                                                      2/ Lady is a tramp-LENA HORNE   LP Ladies sing the blues

 

theme............................................1/ China in your hand-T’PAU (scheme, fantasy, prophecy)

                                                      2/ Thank you my love-IMAGINATION

 

theory............................................1/ Experiment IV-KATE BUSH   ...We only know in theory what we are doing...

                                                      2/ To the moon & back-SAVAGE GARDEN   ..every one’s got a theory about ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

therapy..........................................1/

thermometer..................................1/ Too darn hot-ERASURE (C. Porter)  ..when the thermometer goes way up..

 

throne............................................1/ Express yourself-MADONNA    ...like a queen on a throne...

                                                      2/ Goodbye stranger-SUPERTRAMP

                                                      3/ The hunter-DIDO

 

thyme............................................1/ Scarborough fair-SIMON & GARFUNKEL

 

titan...............................................1/ Seven seas of Rhye-QUEEN    ..I challenge the mighty titans & his troubadours..

                                                           

tomb..............................................1/ Celebrate youth-RICK SPRINGFIELD   ...from the womb to the tomb...

                                                      2/ Hymn to her-PRETENDERS   ...from the womb to the tomb....

                                                      3/ The pusher-STEPPENWOLF     ...tombstone...

                                                      4/ Thriller-M. JACKSON   ...grizzly ghouls from every tomb...

                                                      5/ Walk like an Egyptian-BANGLES    All the old paintings on the tomb...

 

tone...............................................1/ Busy line-PETER SKELLERN    ....busy tone....

                                                     2/ Red lights-CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT

                                                     3/ My baby just cares for me-N. SIMONE   ...he don’t care for high-toned places...

                                                     4/ Nothing has been proved-D. SPRINGFIELD    ...sympathetic tone...

 

topic..............................................1/ I beg your pardon-KON KAN ..I bring up the topic you push it away..

 

toxic..............................................1/ Dancing barefoot-PATTI SMITH    ...intoxicated...

                                                     2/ Desert rose-STING          ...intoxication...

                                                     3/ Emotions-MARIAH CAREY       ....intoxicated....

                                                     4/ Give it to me baby-RICK JAMES    ...intoxicated.....

                                                     5/ Love’s strange ways-CHRIS REA  ...intoxicating laughter...

 

tragedy..........................................1/ Faded flowers-SHRIEKBACK     ...tragic as anything...

                                                     2/ Fool (If you think it’s over)-CHRIS REA    .. tragic..

                                                     3/ Here comes the rain again-EURYTHMICS

                                                     4/ Lost in music-SISTER SLEDGE

                                                     5/ Permanent tears-EAGLE EYE CHERRY

                                                     6/ Sounds like a melody-ALPHAVILLE

                                                     7/ Sweet little mystery-WET WET WET   ..tragic...

                                                     8/ Tears of pearls-SAVAGE GARDEN

                                                     9/ LIVE featuring TRICKY        ...tragedy...

trapeze..........................................1/

 

trauma..........................................1/

 

trophy...........................................1/

 

tropical.........................................1/ Don’t look back-FYC  ...never had a holiday in the tropical sun...

                                                     2/ Foreign affair-MIKE OLDFIELD   ..on a tropical beach..

                                                     3/ La isla Bonita-MADONNA

                                                     4/ Prime time-GERARD JOLING       ...tropical....

                                                     5/ Tin man-AMERICA      ...the tropic of Sir Galahad...

type..............................................1/ Caribbean queen-BILLY OCEAN

                                                    2/ Wherever I lay my hat-PAUL YOUNG   ...I’m the type of guy...


typewriter.....................................1 Nothing ever happens-DEL AMITRI  (synagogues)

 

typical..........................................1/ I started ... finish-SMITHS     ...typical me...

                                                    2/

                                                    3/ 19-PAUL HARDCASTLE   ..typically.. (psychiatrist, dramatic)

                                                    4/ Separate lives-PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN

 

tyran............................................1/ 16th Century greensleeves-RAINBOW

 

uranium.......................................1/ Who wants to be a millionaire-THOMPSON TWINS (C. PORTER)

                                                        (LP Red Hot & Blue-1990, ...who wants uranium to spare...  )

 

utopia...........................................1/ Heartland-THE THE

 

zone.............................................1/ The perfect kiss-NEW ORDER  ..playing with my pleasure zone..

                                                    2/

 

zoo...............................................1/ Big in Japan-ALPHAVILLE    ...shall I stay here at the zoo....

                                                    2/ Drop the boy-BROS    ...can’t take another visit to the zoo...

                                                    3/ Perfect day-LOU 

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