You didn't study Chinese music for a year though, and there is more to performing music than simply learning the words--Maybe you know one song, but can you play it? And you you sing it in the the proper voice?

I do agree that nothing melts the ice more better than a few words in the old native language, but you have to have a few well selected, polished, and professional sets of music to back it up--best to work up the music that you know best, and save the rest for later--