L I N G O #20: Lovely

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Hello, hello! Not quite what we had planned and probably not what you expected, but any show that can mix Marilyn Manson, BoA and Nat King Cole and make it come out right has got to be… well… lovely. Enjoy!

Here’s this week’s playlist:

Tainted Love – Marilyn Manson

Algo Esta Cambiando – Julieta Venegas

爱无所不在 – 王力宏

Une autre vie – CLEOPATRE

Tonight I Feel Close to You – Stephanie Sun

Don’t Let it Be Love – Bowling for Soup

Do You Love Me? – BoA

Should I Love Him? – Namie Amuro

I Wish You Love – Nat King Cole

彼女 – 伴 都美子

One Love – 1TYM

Chocolate – 소울진

Per Ora Per Un Po – Alessandra Amoroso

Love, Me – Collin Raye

Stay – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

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L I N G O #19.5: Fireflies

by L I N G O on November 25, 2009
in American, British, French, Japanese

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Hello, hello and welcome to the bodacious backbeats of this week’s LINGO! It’s getting awfully hard to pull the plug after just three songs and this week I simply couldn’t do it. Listen and enjoy!

This week’s LINGO-lude:

GO – 井上ジョー

Fireflies – Owl City

Tourner ma page – Jenifer Bartoli

Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears

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L I N G O #19: Duets

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Hello, hello! Nothing brings voices (and melodies) together like duets, so we’re serving up a hearty helping of the best duets that global pop music has to offer. And listen close for the national barriers being torn down! We’ve got an English/Spanish and Chinese/Korean duet on the menu. Where else can you get this much awesome? Nowhere but LINGO. We are the world.

Here’s what’s tickling your eardrums this week:

Defying Gravity – Glee Cast

Je n’peux t’oublier – Olivier Allal & Jenifer Bartoli

Rise And Fall (Feat. Sting) – Craig David

Endless Love – Jackie Chan & Kim Hee Seon

Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Featuring Stevie Nicks) – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

당신의 조각들 (Feat. 지선) – Epik High

Stadt (feat. Adel Talwil) – Cassandra Steen

Baby Grand – Billy Joel & Ray Charles

Hate That I Love You (feat. David Bisbal) – Rihana

Wo Bu Gou Ai Ni – Andy Lau & Kelly Chen

Under African Skies – Paul Simon

Recuerdame – La Quinta Estacion con Marc Anthony

She’s Mine (Feat. Se7en) – 휘성

Winding Road – Ayaka x Kobukuro

Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie

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LINGO Question of the Week: When you’re singing along to the duets you hear on the radio, do you just sing the part that goes with your gender, or do you sing the whole song?

L I N G O #18.5: Stone

by L I N G O on November 18, 2009
in American, Chinese, German

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Going through withdrawals already? We feel you. That’s why we did you a solid and dished up another mid-week show. How solid? Rock solid. Classic rock solid. Word.

This week’s awesomeness includes:

Stone in Love – Journey

Ein Kompliment – Sportfreunde Stiller

心中的日月 – 王力宏

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LINGO Listener Poll: Have you ever gone to karaoke? If so, what’s your go-to song of choice?

L I N G O #18: Busted

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Hello, hello and welcome to a booty-shaking, lip-smacking, mouth-watering episode of LINGO! In this episode we announce the details of our first contest and tell you how YOU can win your very own custom-made episode of this show. Absolutely not to be missed!

Here’s what’s getting your rump moving this week:

Bend and Break – Keane

Picture Perfect – Monkey Majik

不得不爱 – Pan Wei Bo

I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You – Emiliana Torrini

Te Amare – Miguel Bose & Laura Pausini

Show Me Your Love – DBSK & Super Junior

Ya3ny Khalas – Tamer Hosny

Buttons – The Pussycat Dolls

Parla Con Me – Eros Ramazzotti

我还想她 – JJ Lin

How Gee – Big Bang

Mizérable – Gackt

Glaub ihnen kein Wort – Cassandra Steen

Bust a Move – Glee Cast

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Question of the week: How do you celebrate the holidays? Leave your answer in the comments below!

L I N G O #17.5: Fast Times

by L I N G O on November 11, 2009
in American, Japanese, Spanish

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Hello, hello! Just a little mid-week pick-me-up as we head into the latter half of the week. Hope you like it!

This week’s LINGOlude includes:

Moving in Stereo – The Cars

Mist – BoA

Tres Deseos (Three Wishes) – Gloria Estefan

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L I N G O #17: For You

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Hello, hello! With so many awesome song submissions and requests this week, there was no better title and theme for the show than simply “For You.” You guys make LINGO the awesome show that it is. Now, come on. Group hug.

Here’s this week’s dose of awesome:

I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry

Again – YUI

Du Willst Mir An Die Wäsche – Jennifer Rostock

Open Happiness – MONKEY MAJIK

Serre Moi – Jenifer Bartoli

触电 – S.H.E.

Esta Ausencia – David Bisbal

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Love in the Ice – 동방신기

Farther Down – Matthew Sweet

En cambio no – Laura Pausini

Where the Boat Leaves From – The Zac Brown Band

불치병 (Feat. Masta Wu) – 휘성

(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding – Elvis Costello

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L I N G O #16: Haunted

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Hello, hello and welcome to what is undoubtedly the strangest mix of music you’re going to hear on this show. Deep cuts, rare tracks, and a bunch of music that you folks sent in. It’s a tribute show, kids. A little tip of the hat to all those things that go bump in the night. This is the show that bumps back. Can you dig it?

Here’s the unholy host of horrors in this week’s playlist:

Moon Over Bourbon Street – Sting

Marionette – Ayumi Hamasaki

Igra Bez Granica – Tose Proeski

En la ciudad de la furia – Soda Stereo/Ely Guerra

Missing Persons – Go West

덩크슛 – 웨일(Whale),조권

mourir demain – Pascal Obispo & Natacha St Pier

Haunted – Poe

Your Llorona – Concrete Blonde

清秋 – Jia Peng Fang

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

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Thanks to LanguageCast for hosting the show, and thanks, as always, to all of you for tuning in. Have a great week! And don’t forget to leave a comment!