Migrant from another place. Familiar songs sung in other languages, suggestions more than welcome! Now with more than 3000 scrollable foreign covers archived from that aforementioned other place, most of which have links that still work.https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mq7t7t2zmc2wI thought this curious German language cover Bonnie Tyler of "Lost In France" - ostensibly sung by a Kate Bush impersonator - had been re-titled "It Was Hell, Michel" until I remembered the German word "Hell" doesn't actually mean hell. https://youtu.be/eimhkQHhir8?is=NeqVx87aORY_Fvbi09 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7t7t2zmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mq7si3lvg22wAs a tribute to the late Bonnie Tyler, here is "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in Hungarian. Sadly it's not her doing the singing. https://youtu.be/_fZw00PGOAk?is=V_hh8JkH47VkC62a09 Jul 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7si3lvg22whttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mq7rnzavas2wRIP Bonnie Tyler. This is what "Holding Out For A Hero" sounded like in Turkish. https://youtu.be/pa74pF7hWWk?is=tcC426hD5gX0gbu009 Jul 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7rnzavas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mpl3nveyv222This (very white) Spanish language cover of James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is actually a paean to dad dancing. https://youtu.be/-OYyCLW0aK0?is=WfJBgy3DAI0ZOPTe01 Jul 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpl3nveyv222https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mowmbvvtu22xThe song I recall being called "Football Crazy", with its Scottish fan theme has had different titles over the years, and singers ranging from folk legend and Kirsty's dad Euan MacColl to Australian pederast Rolf Harris to The (not from Detroit) Spinners. Here it is in Icelandic. https://youtu.be/4gekaJKxF5U?is=kyxVfxaMZnz80xF323 Jun 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowmbvvtu22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mmrsk7f6us2pYes, a Finnish-sung version of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" exists. It is not a jazz cover. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrsk7f6us2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlcan2thms2jHere's a French version of "Gloria". But this time it *is* the Laura Branigan one. Which itself was a foreign cover of Umberto Tozzi's Italian-intoned original. But you already knew that, yeh? https://youtu.be/aphTs61kvUg?is=nnKbJkXQX5ARVWEB07 May 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcan2thms2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlbthymd5222Badfinger wrote it, Harry Nilson had a big hit with it, Mariah Carey resurrected it decades later and this Burmese fellow recorded "Without You" in his mother tongue, to the delight of Aung San Suu Kyi and several hundred monks (possibly) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmqnvUU2mxU07 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbthymd5222https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlbt4imtpc2tMisty-eyed royalists and Elton John apologists alike will surely delight in the discovery of a Burmese-language cover of Uncle Reg's "Candle In The Wind", here with karaoke lyrics for anyone with the urge to sing along. https://youtu.be/hKDzfiKs640?si=SAwiyvrVxM9pHFQ-07 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbt4imtpc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlbsuptf422tWhatever happened to noughties talent show relic Leona Lewis? They loved her so much in Myanmar they covered her "Bleeding Love" single in the local lingo. https://youtu.be/iCQobPcMOcY?si=zarRDSZoFb1tQ8W407 May 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbsuptf422thttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlbskuxzxs22Once you pop these Burmese foreign covers, you can't stop. Here's Madonna's "Like a Virgin", Myanmar-style. https://youtu.be/UEn-qoccCt8?si=-N6CpEAS6xUGFq9L07 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbskuxzxs22https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlbsf5fdqc2tIf you didn't know a Burmese cover of Shania Twain's "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" existed, you do now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrRnTwyZIKg07 May 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbsf5fdqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlbs2zghis2tHere is a cover of 4 Non Blondes' solitary hit "What's Up" performed in Burmese by one non-blonde in a cowboy hat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGBr7v90xFA07 May 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbs2zghis2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mlbr77ixa22tHere's a Cambodian Khmer-sung cover of "Gloria". Sadly it's the Them-feauring-Van-Morrison one not the Laura Branigan one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3IqWR4vyg&t=11s07 May 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbr77ixa22thttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3ml4yffxabs2tAlthough it was initially recorded by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, it is most likely the Simply Red incarnation of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" that you are probably most familiar with. And not this Polish-language version. https://youtu.be/DtgVTKAV4nI?is=fn3VoOBU8y7vqRkO05 May 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4yffxabs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mkxketpxmc2zA Romanian cover of Pulp's "Common People" exists. https://youtu.be/7YqZWBAIcUY?is=VC8TSsK6cMEVeIGs03 May 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxketpxmc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mklmyk2ghk2cA Portuguese-sung version of Madness' "Baggy Trousers" exists. Sadly it's not them doing the singing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLMqDkKruD8&t=1s28 Apr 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklmyk2ghk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mklkle7zus2cStranger Things aficionados and Kajagoogoo fans alike may well appreciate this Hungarian retread of Limahl's theme song from 80s fantasy flick "The Neverending Story". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wwmK6kIn8&t=7s28 Apr 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklkle7zus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mklkbwrfik2cYou've probably heard Grace Jones' bilingual version of "La Vie En Rose". You may well have heard Edith Piaf's earlier version that was all in French. You probably haven't heard this version, sung by a gentleman from Hong Kong, entirely in Cantonese. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqlfFYP5EnE&t=60s28 Apr 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklkbwrfik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mkljs7fr5s2cInteresting video to accompany this Lithuanian-language cover of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw3lrPmV4Q028 Apr 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkljs7fr5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mkljgutric2cOne for any Spanish followers out there, a Latvian-sung schlager-style cover of Julio Iglesias' "Soy un truhan, soy un señor". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI7AlU0eCHc&t=30s28 Apr 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkljgutric2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mkggnmpcsk27Have we previously featured this vintage French-sung version of David Bowie's "Laughing Gnome", entoned by a lady? Even if we have, it's certainly worth revisiting.. https://youtu.be/a5QdVazSWYM?is=deimaUanh3DeY3nS26 Apr 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkggnmpcsk27https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mjddcg47zk22Still on a Hungarian tip here, this cover of "Staying Alive" from the land of Lugosi doesn't know if it's a tribute to the Bee Gees or N-Trance but whatever.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTwAXVfvnhU&list=PLvmo7u_lYGcaX0k7O43k2dpnfsKn36ubh&index=312 Apr 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjddcg47zk22https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mjdcqupxlc22Always up to speed with current events on this channel, here is a Hungarian-language cover of Boney M's "Rasputin" to celebrate the demise of someone who was - until very recently - much-loved by a particular Muscovite. Oh, those Russians!! #Orban #ByeBye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUULCeZUryU&list=RDKUULCeZUryU&start_radio=112 Apr 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdcqupxlc22https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mjcdzkpjdk2vRIP Indian songstress Asha Bhosle, famously the subject of Cornershop's chart-topping "Brimful of Asha". Here is Ms. Bhosle covering The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" in Hindi, which probably was what gave Cornershop the idea to do the same thing themselves. https://youtu.be/I2ej5BstVVk?is=4RilcQm18tzQH6O212 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcdzkpjdk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mj652f7kc22zWe had a Smiths song in Japanese earlier, now here is Morrissey's "Suedehead" in Brazilian Portuguese. https://youtu.be/Tb6K0rJGu5w?is=AmpQiHpnCgLzQYs810 Apr 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj652f7kc22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mj5az3vdss25Donna Summer's legendary "I Feel Love" is given a Brazilian Portuguese-sung disco re-rub here, thanks to this gem discovered by @thenighttrain.co.uk Muito obrigado! https://youtu.be/wwsYrdfzaAo?is=34sKGWhaFTPR43Ev10 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5az3vdss25https://bsky.app/profile/foreigncovers.bsky.social/post/3mj5ag64dis25As is often the case with Bollywood-flavoured foreign covers, this one ends up as something quite different from what it started as, in this case a riff on Vanilla Ice's Queen/Bowie sampling "Ice Ice Baby". Many thanks to @darkoutside.co.uk for unearthing! https://youtu.be/7JqOspVuHWo?is=ZpbttMt4ZhKh3V0c10 Apr 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:4xo7e2ucmlrijtkvdof4wibp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ag64dis25