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Basically, when an imported work is translated, theme songs and other songs are left in the original language. There's a really good reason for this; due to differing language structures, perfectly respectable Japanese lyrics are nonsensical in English. Rather than overhaul the lyrics in the song as is normally done with spoken dialogue, the song is played in the original language to avoid dialogue failure of Zero Wing proportions. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Not to be confused with the similarly-titled concert movie. Examples of The Song Remains the Same include:

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  • Basically, when an imported work is translated, theme songs and other songs are left in the original language. There's a really good reason for this; due to differing language structures, perfectly respectable Japanese lyrics are nonsensical in English. Rather than overhaul the lyrics in the song as is normally done with spoken dialogue, the song is played in the original language to avoid dialogue failure of Zero Wing proportions. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Not to be confused with the similarly-titled concert movie. Examples of The Song Remains the Same include:
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  • Basically, when an imported work is translated, theme songs and other songs are left in the original language. There's a really good reason for this; due to differing language structures, perfectly respectable Japanese lyrics are nonsensical in English. Rather than overhaul the lyrics in the song as is normally done with spoken dialogue, the song is played in the original language to avoid dialogue failure of Zero Wing proportions. This is an aversion of Alternative Foreign Theme Song, where the theme of a foreign TV show, game or film is changed to a completely different one when aired in another country. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Not to be confused with the similarly-titled concert movie. Examples of The Song Remains the Same include:
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