I listen to languages I don’t understand quite a lot. I’m a very literal, analytical thinker, and I often end up focusing on the meaning of lyrics rather than just listening to the human voice as a musical instrument. Foreign language lyrics short-circuit that pattern. I love the rhythm patterns of Japanese lyrics. Early-90s Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (Jeep, Japan, Captain of the Ship). Stereopony. Ayako Ikeda has a lovely voice. In other languages, Laura Pausini (in both Spanish and Italian).