Cara Mia Addio - Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories ~ Not Everyday Do Robots Sing Beautiful Italian

Here's an amazing song that's been massively popularized by a video game called Portal 2.

Completely in Italian and featured in the ending of the game, it features a symphony composed of robots (sentries).

It's not everyday that a North American video game features a song in another language other than English, and even more so a song that is so beautifully sung.

I'm not sure whether or not I can show you the translation meaning directly on this site, but a fan translation of this song is posted on the Portal 2 Wikia. It is worth a read. Even if you do not understand Italian like me, it's good to put meaning behind such an emotional song.

It's not everyday you hear robots sing in Italian!

Listen to a demo of this song!

The New Pornographers - Moves ~ Hot Stuff

If you've never heard of this band, then I'll say this now. Don't worry about it. They're not creepy at all, and they're actually really cool.

Hopefully you're familiar with that Hyundai Accent car commercial from 2011 with the four guys and the magic wand. Well, other than being a legitimately cool commercial (for once), that song that runs in the back is pretty catchy.

After some research, I found that this song is called Moves by a Canadian indie rock band named The New Pornographers.

Listen to a demo of this song!

Yollandi Nortjie - Shosholoza ~ Go Forward

Here's an inspiring traditional African tune that you may or may not know. It's called Shosholoza.

This specific version is pulled directly from Clint Eastwood's Invictus.

According to Wikipedia, this song is a Ndebele folk song that originated in Zimbabwe. It's even known so far as to be called South Africa's second anthem apparently.

The song is usually sung in a call and response fashion, where a soloist sings one line, and the choir would follow and sing the line.

Listen to a demo of this song!

Treyarch Sound - Beauty Of Annihilation ~ May Cause Adrenaline Rush

For those who haven't tried playing the Zombie mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops, you'll be surprised by the pretty intense soundtracks that are included in this game.

Beauty Of Annihilation is a song that plays through the first zombie map, after finding three Easter eggs. It really riles up players to get in a zombie killing frenzy.

I present you this song by itself, away from its game, to let you listen to it yourself. It is a pretty hardcore punk song with a bit of "screamo" in it.

But hey, whether you're a gamer or not, this song's still pretty sick, and you'll still likely enjoy it.

Listen to a demo of this song!

Alexander Rybak - Fairytale ~ Some European Flavor

This one's especially for all my North American buddies out there.

Let's take a moment and step into another place of the world, and let's listen to what song's they're playing on their MP4s.

Alexander Rybak here won Eurovision 2009 (which is a major annual music contest held for many European countries), which is a pretty big deal.

Nevertheless, it is my job to educate you in the ways of amazing foreign artists. Rybak here is one not to be missed.

Fairytale is the song he won Eurovision with several years ago.

With an album cover like that, you have to listen to this song!

Listen to a demo of this song!

Alex Mitchell - Soldier's Lullaby ~ Beautifully Sad Song

I originally discovered Alex Mitchell on Youtube, with him playing a song he wrote named Neoclassical.

What was really cool about that song that makes him unique is that he plays on an electrical violin and a looping pedal which I originally thought were really ever used with electric guitars.

After doing some searching, I found this song, Soldier's Lullaby, which was equally good, except that this one had an enormously sad feeling to it. Not in a bad way of course, but in such a way that it really brings out emotions in you.

This guy's awesome, and I really recommend checking out his unique music on his Youtube channel.

Listen to a demo of this song!

The Piano Guys - The Cello Song ~ The Coolest Song for a Cello Septet

The Piano Guys take Bach's Prelude to Cello Suite No. 9 and revamp it to a modern feel, this time made for seven cellos!

The popular Youtube sensation The Piano Guys have published this song, and has 6,7 million views at this moment (with close to 80 thousand likes)! You can listen to The Cello Song via Youtube here.

The song gives out a generally happy sounding blend of cellos and a sneaky drum.

Listen to a demo of this song!