Δευτέρα 1 Απριλίου 2013

Hellenic words in international songs: Apology


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Hellenic words in international songs: Apology
(Apology, Apologies, Apologize)

18:00 - 19:00

01) Numb - U2 (LP Zooropa, 1993)
Lyrics:  Don't theorize, realize, polarize, chance, dance,dismiss, apologize

02) A Question Of Lust - DEPECHE MODE (LP Black Celebration, 1986)
Lyrics: Apologies are all you seem to get from me but just like a child you make me smile

03) Pyjamarama -ROXY MUSIC (1973)
Lyrics: I may seem a fool to you for everything I say or think or do how could I apologise for all those lies

04) Show Of Strength - ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (LP Heaven Up Here, 1981)
Lyrics:  Your stalwart smile would shame a politician, Typically... I'll apologise next time

05) 1979 - SMASHING PUMPKINS (LP Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, 1995)
Lyrics: No apologies ever need be made, I know you better than you fake it

06) Hell Is For Children - PAT BENATAR (LP Crimes Of Passion, 1980)
Lyrics: It's all so confusing this brutal abusing they blacken your eyes and then apologize
"Be daddy's good girl, and don't tell mommy a thing", "Be a good little boy, and you'll get a new toy
Tell grandma you fell from the swing"

07) What Difference Does It Make - THE SMITHS (LP The Smiths, 1984)
Lyrics: No more apologies

08) Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - THE POGUES (1988)
Lyrics: and if I hurt you, I apologize

09) Town Called Malice - THE JAM (LP The Gift, 1982)
Lyrics: stop apologizing for the things you've never done, cause time is short and life is cruel

10) Let's Spend The Night Together - THE ROLLING STONES (LP Between The Buttons, 1967) Lyrics: I feel so strong that I can't disguise (oh my) Let's spend the night together But I just can't apologize (oh no)

11) Take It Round Again - THE CRY (LP Quick Quick Slow, 1984)
Lyrics: no need to compromise and you don't need an excuse just to enjoy yourself... you won't get away... I won't accept any apologies.

12) Cannonball - SUPERTRAMP (LP Brother Were You Bound, 1985)
Lyrics: I was unwise, so don't apologize I paid the price, for taking your advice

13) Midnight Blue - LOU GRAMM (LP Ready Or Not, 1987)
Lyrics: I won't apologize for the things I've done and said

14) If You Let Me Stay - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY (LP Introducing The Hardline... 1987)
Lyrics: I know I've been careless, girl and I must apologize I'll try better next time, baby

15) The Sweet Escape - GWEN STEFANI feat. AKON (LP The Sweet Escape, 2006)
Lyrics: I must apologize for acting, stinking, treating you this way


19:00 - 20:00

01) Love The Way You Lie - EMINEM feat. RIHANNA (LP Recovery, 2010)
Lyrics: Next time, there won't be no next time I apologize even though I know it's lies
I'm tired of the games I just want her back I know I'm a liar If she ever tries to fucking leave again
I'mma tie her to the bed and set the house on fire

02) Through The Wire - KANYE WEST (LP The College Dropout, 2004)
Lyrics: I really apologize how I sound right now man

03) Ms. Jackson - OUTKAST (LP Stankonia, 2000)
Lyrics:  Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times

04) Apologize - TIMBALAND presents ONEREPUBLIC (LP Timbaland Presents: Shock Value, 2007)

05) Life For Rent - DIDO (LP Life For Rent, 2003)
Lyrics: I apologize that once again I'm not in love but it's not as if I mind that your heart ain't exactly breaking

06) Missing You - CHRIS DE BURGH (LP Flying Colours, 1988)
Lyrics: You can break a heart with just a word or two and take a lifetime to apologize when the one you love's in front of your eyes

07) Lucky Stars -DEAN FRIEDMAN feat. DENISE MARSA (LP "Well, Well," Said The Rocking Chair. 1978)
Lyrics: I was acting like a fool & I apologize

08) I'm Sorry - BRENDA LEE (1960)
Lyrics: Please accept my apology

09) What Kind Of Fool - BARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB (LP Guilty, 1980)
Lyrics:  I only apologize for being as they say, the last to know

10) I Finally Found Someone - BARBRA STREISAND & BRYAN ADAMS (OST The Mirror Has Two Faces, 1996)
Lyrics: Did I keep you waiting, I didn't mind I apologize, baby, that's fine

11) Lady, Lady Lady - JOE ESPOSITO (OST Flashdance, 1983)
Lyrics: Time like silent stares, with no apology

12) Cry - WATERFRONT (1988 / LP Waterfront, 1989)
Lyrics: please don't apologize, just let me wipe the tears away

13) Louise - HUMAN LEAGUE (LP Hysteria, 1984)
Lyrics: She took a moment just to recognize the man she'd known so well before and as he started to apologize lose any bitterness she bore

14) Why Does A Man Have To Be Strong - PAUL YOUNG (LP Between Two Fires, 1986)
Lyrics: There I go again, finding the words to apologise

15) What A Fool Believes - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (LP Minute By Minute, 1978)
Lyrics:  She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go

16) The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (LP Super Trouper, 1980)
Lyrics: I apologize If it makes you feel bad


See also:

Mars To Liverpool - LIAM GALLAGHER & JOHN SQUIRE (LP Liam Gallagher John Squire, 2024)
Lyrics: Jesus Christ, about last night, I can only apologize

The Metro - BERLIN (LP Pleasre Victim, 1982)
Lyrics: And you were waiting there, swimming through apologies


Δευτέρα 24 Μαΐου 2010

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African (native languages)

banana (West Africa)
voodoo (Ewe language, Togo & Ghana)
zombie (Congo)



American (native Indian languages: North, Central & South)

ananas (Guarani tribe, South America)
cacao (Nahuatl>Aztecan, Mexico)\
caoutchouc (Equador)
caribbean (Antilles)
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condor (Quetchua> Inka, South America)
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piranhas (Tupi people, Brazil)
savanna (Taino people, Antilles)
tomahawk (Powhatan tribe, Virginia. US)
tabaco (Antilles)
tomata (Nahuatl>Aztecan, Mexico)



Arabian

alcohol
algebra
amman
burnus
caffe
harem
hashish
huri
imam
islam
kismet
koran
magazine
nadir
safari
satin
sirup
zenith



Australian (native languages)

boomerang
kangaroo
koala



Chinese

feng shui
ginseng
kung fu (gongfu)
tai chi
tea (cha)



Czech

pistol
robot



Egyptian

ebony
oasis
pharaoh



English

air condition
baby
bacon
bar
beat
best-seller
bingo
blue jean
boss
breakfast
business
by pass
call girl
cast
cash
cartoon
charter
chip
chips
clip
club
cocktail
college (of Latin origin: collegium)
demo (εκ του demonstration)
fitness
foul
gadget
gallup
gay
glamour (αντιδάνειο από τα Ελληνικά: αίγλη)
goal
golf
happy
jet, jetlag, jet set, jet ski
jogging
lobby (of Latin origin: lobium)
meeting
party
playback
playboy
poster
punk
record (off the... / of Latin origin)
shake, shaker
stick
toast
yacht (of Dutch origin)



French

avant-garde
avantage
baladeur
barrage
bikini
boheme
breloque
cachet
cartel
chalet
champagne
decor (of Latin origin: decoro)
elite
en face
enfant gate (η "αφρόκρεμα")
evapore (of Latin origin: vapor)
frappe
gagnant
gagnotte
garage
gala
galerie
gigolo
gourmet
grand guignol
impressionisme
instantane
je m'en fous
jongleur
marquise
massage (of Arab origin: massa)
massif (αντιδάνειο από τα ελληνικά: μάζα)
record (see also in English / of Latin origin: recordari)
reportage
repos
recital
reservoir (of Latin origin: reservare)
sabotage
saison (of Latin origin: satio)
tampon
taxi
tournee (αντιδάνειο από τα Ελληνικά: τόρνος)



German

bier
diesel
frau, fraulein
gastarbeiter
Kaiser
krach
schnitzel
waltz



Hebrew

amen
hallelujah
messiah
moloch
Sabbath
satan



Helvetic (Swiss)

muesli



Italian

alarm
ballerina
balletto
biscotto
bordello
cappuccino
capriccio
carriera
cazzarola
fascist
gamba (αντιδάνειο από τα Ελληνικά: καμπή)
ghetto
palco
pancetta (of Latin origin: pantex)
repertorio
salami (of Latin origin: salamentum)
studio (of Latin origin: studium)



Japanese

geisa
harakiri
judo
kamikaze
karate
sake
samurai



Malaysian

amok
bamboo



Norwegian

fjord
slalom



Persian

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kiosk
magic
mummy
sah (Σάχης & Σκάκι)



Russian

kalashnikov
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pogrom
zhivago



Sanskrit

swastika
yoga



Spanish

junta
salsa
tequila



Tahitian

tattoo



Turkish

caviar
cubuk/tchibuk
gayda
gel
kolay
rezil
samali
yogurt





UNDER CONSTRUCTION:

English:
basketball, beefsteak (μπιφτέκι), bodybuilding, bodyguard, cabin, champion, clown, coach, computer, container, copyright, cowboy, flirt, gangster, gin, hangover, hit, image, interview, jackpot, jazz (Amer.), jeep, joker, knockout, live, look, master, match, medley, motel, ok, poster, powerplay, pub, puzzle, quiz, roast beef, sandwich, score, set, sex, shock, shop, shorts, show, sleeping bag, slip, slogan, snob, sport, spot, spray, sprint, standard, start, stress, swing, tank, tanker, teenager, test, thriller (Amer. / Hellen), transistor, trick, tunnel, zoom.


French:
balloon, bastard, beret, cabaret, carousel, c’ est la vie, charlatan, cliche, cigar/ette, courage, deja vu, delicate, etiquette, grotesque, guarantee, hotel, limousine, liqueur, macabre, mademoiselle, magnificent, masquerade, memory, menu, metro, mirage, miserable, modern, pardon, picnic, pilot, portrait, rendezvous, respect, restaurant, romance, roulette, routine, salon, silhouette, souvenir, suite, tic, toupee.