Songs originally written in a foreign language, then charted when recorded in English
Rose, Rose I Love You, from Chinese
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling (originally in German)
My Way - Frank Sinatra / Comme D’Habitude - Jacques Revaux
99 Red Balloons - Nena (originally in German)
Volare, Bobby Rydell, from Italian
La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong, from French
La Macarena - Los del Rio, from Spanish (I mean, sort of)
Lili Marlene - Marlene Dietrich (originally in German)
The melody was so popular among American troops in WWII that Dietrich, who detested Hitler and the Nazis, happily recorded an English-language version for them.
Songs originally written in a foreign language, then charted when recorded in English
Rose, Rose I Love You, from Chinese
Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling (originally in German)
My Way - Frank Sinatra / Comme D’Habitude - Jacques Revaux
99 Red Balloons - Nena (originally in German)
Volare, Bobby Rydell, from Italian
La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong, from French
La Macarena - Los del Rio, from Spanish (I mean, sort of)
Lili Marlene - Marlene Dietrich (originally in German)
I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables
Originally written as J’avais rêvé d’une autre vie (“I had dreamed of another life”) for the 1980 Paris production, Neil Diamond’s English cover peaked at #13. As Forbidden Broadway parodied it in I Dreamed A Show
I dreamed a show in days gone by.
Neil Diamond didn’t sing my hit song.
A pretty girl they glorified.
And act one wasn’t so damn long.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Video Voyeur - The Good Natured
Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
I Can’t Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J
Radio Ga Ga - Queen
Be In My Video - Frank Zappa
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Video Nasty - The Damned
Youth Culture Killed My Dog - They Might Be Giants
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Video Voyeur - The Good Natured
Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
I Can’t Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J
Radio Ga Ga - Queen
Be In My Video - Frank Zappa
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Video Nasty - The Damned
Youth Culture Killed My Dog - They Might Be Giants
Songs with any of these words: “Video” “Killed” “Radio” or “Star”. Now, here’s the twist, there’s one forbidden song I will not name that you can’t use. If you use that song, you lose ten Playlist Points.
Video Voyeur - The Good Natured
Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
I Can’t Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J
Radio Ga Ga - Queen
Be In My Video - Frank Zappa
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Video Nasty - The Damned
Youth Culture Killed My Dog - They Might Be Giants
Just for those who were curious, the forbidden song was, and get ready to be shocked, some little unknown tune with the name of Video Killed the Radio Star. Whoever is tallying the points, add a point to all the participants.