As of the other countries, not many foreign songs can be popular in Indonesia mainly because of the language and the unfamiliar song's music and beat. Each country has its own traditional and favorite kind of music. True that some singer or band was popular at one time but usually only to a certain group of people. Indonesia is the same, consists of so many ethnics across the archipelago, they have their own traditional and popular kind of music. But there times, as far as I remember, some foreign songs became such a hit and very popular across the country and even translated into different local language.
First song is Suzanna by Art Company (hear it here). This is the most popular and biggest hit foreign song as far as I can remember. It a relatively simple song, nice beat (it is reggae, right?), and can be easily sing by every people. Afterward, many more songs with similar kind of beat were recorded by local singers... a me-too mentality.
Second song is Denpasar Moon by Maribeth (hear it here). It uses the most popular music beat in Indonesia, Dangdut, that's why it can be easily accepted in people's ear and became so popular then. For you who might not know yet, Denpasar is the capital city of Bali, one of the most favorite tourist destination in the world.
Third song is Kokoro No Tomo by Mayumi Itsuwa (hear it here). This the most popular Japanese song in Indonesia, I guess. Everytime I listen to this song, I remember of my childhood. It simply a nice song that give nice kind of feeling, but even if I till now do not understand what this song is all about, honestly. But I really remember how popular this song at that time. Well it was not as widely popular as the first two songs, but every adult in Indonesia big cities surely remember this song.
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