Many restaurants have a play area, and hostesses organize activities, such as teaching English songs and dances to entertain children while their parents dine.
Our correspondent says that, according to one well-known Chinese songwriter, My Heart Will Go On is one of two English songs that are well known in China.
Venus on Earth finds Chhom Nimol singing more songs in English, in duo with Zac Holtzman.
We write songs in Spanish and they stay Spanish, we write songs in English and they stay English.
You can translate the prayers and songs into English, but if you don't include Hebrew, as far as I'm concerned it feels more like a dinner party than a religious celebration.
With songs recorded in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German and guests including Senegalese musician Baaba Maal New York City revolves around Sabine Sciubba's seductive vocals, which flow as seamlessly as the band's forays into bossa nova, jazz, reggae, electronica and cabaret.
Last year they recorded their hit "Voseny" (In Autumn) in French and now plan to record some of the songs from their new album in English.
Claudio Vicentin, the editor of South America's best-selling heavy metal magazine Revista Roadie Crew, said, for some fans, heavy metal songs are their first introduction to the English language.
He collaborated with English DJ and beat architect Fatboy Slim on 22 songs that look at the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos, as well as the tragic journey of her childhood maid, Estrella Cumpos.
NPR: David Byrne: Inspired By A Dictator's Wife, Minus The Shoes
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, a new tribute album, turns a cross-section of contemporary artists Cat Power and Michael Stipe among them loose on English-language versions of some of his best-known songs.
To reflect the princess's love of dancing and musicals, there will be an appearance by the English National Ballet, while Andrew Lloyd Webber will stage a medley of songs from his West End shows.
BBC: The princes say they want both sides of the family to attend
But Jonsi also writes songs that can be upbeat, even celebratory, and often sung in English.
NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on Nora Guthrie's unlikely selection for the latest anointed artist a German cabaret star and former clown, and the first non-English speaker given full access to the famed folk singer's huge archive of songs.
Despite making her name for singing in the Gaelic language, Fowlis recorded two songs for the film - Touch of Sky and Into the Open Air - in English.
BBC: Brave singer Julie Fowlis: 'I was terrified of singing'
There are some upbeat songs, like Hot Fudge - about how he wants to move to LA to escape the English winters, but "there's just a green card in the way".
应用推荐