What's a "Glossolalia Song" you ask? Well, the dictionary descibes glossolalia as follows:
glos·so·la·li·a ( P ) Pronunciation Key (glôs-ll-, gls-)
n.
1. Fabricated and nonmeaningful speech, especially such speech associated with a trance state or certain schizophrenic syndromes.
2. The gift of tongues.
In other words, "Glossolalia Songs" are songs whose lyrics are made-up words. Some bands have actually created their own personal languages as in Sigur Rós' "Hopelandic", and "Kobaian" a language created by the French prog rock outfit Magma. Besides these two obvious choices, this playlist contains 13 other artists who have used glossolalia in song.
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The Glossolalia Playlist:
1. "Iceblink Luck" - Cocteau Twins
2. "Cantara" - Dead Can Dance
3. "(vaka)" - Sigur Ros
4. "I Zimbra" - Talking Heads
5. "Solar Prestige A Gammon" - Elton John
6. "Warszawa" - David Bowie
7. "The Great Gig In The Sky" - Pink Floyd
8. "Mahna Mahna" - Cake
9. "Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz" - Mr. Bungle
10. "Oompa Radar" - Goldfrapp
11. "The O-Men" - Butthole Surfers
12. "Twist" - Korn
13. "Tubular Bells (Part 2)" - Mike Oldfield
14. "Tourette's" - Nirvana
15. "Kohntark" - Magma
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