To get back to the TV show - some people here seem to wonder why a person would sing words he didn't understand. It's not that crazy, people.

1. The average person today is bombarded by messages that he can't, will not, should not sing. Part of it's marketing, much of it's habit. For the participants in the show, it might have been a wonderful eye-opener to learn that they could sing anything, much less a foreign tongue.

2. It can be rewarding to sing in a foreign language when you've been told what the song is about, even if you don't know what every word means. We do that in church, when we sing in Spanish.

3. Some people like to give out negative messages such as that a person can't learn new speech sounds after age 5. The participants may have enjoyed learning new sounds and showing the world they could do it.

In sum, songs don't always have to be a literary experience.