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    Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsense lyrics meant to sound like American English, apparently to prove Italians would like any English song. It was a huge hit. “Prisencolinensinainciusol” (1973)


    Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsense lyrics meant to sound like American English, apparently to prove Italians would like any English song. It was a huge hit. “Prisencolinensinainciusol” (1973)



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    1. 84thPrblm on

      Some defect in my brain makes pretty much every song I hear make about this much sense.

      If I read the lyrics alongside listening to the song it’ll make sense, otherwise, just a catchy tune.

    2. jw8533 on

      I suppose the copyright rules were pretty loose back then. Pretty sure my 5-year-old sister composed this while playing with her Barbie pool set

    5. FeastForCows on

      He could have released the same single again and pretended it was Dutch, works just as well.

    9. SpaceForceAwakens on

      This is one of my favorite things that pops up on reddit once in a while. It would suck, except this song is a fucking masterpiece.

      Fuck your verse-chorus-verse shit, this is pseudo-rap in fucking pseudo-English.

      Plus look at the outfits and the choreography.

      I’m on this guy’s side.

      PAH RADODOO FRAMANANDAN SU-CORSAMAN, PRISKEE FEA-ALRIGHT, FUH-DUH

      (Fuh-duh)

    10. TexasBaconMan on

      I’ve seen another video of this but this one is really cool. Thanks for sharing. Great use of mirrors. Maybe someday we’ll get a remastered version of this one.

    12. Ccjfb on

      This has been on Reddit for years. When I first saw it I played it for my kids and they loved it. My youngest must have listened to it for ever.
      Because when it came up in the ceremonies for the Winter Olympics my kid shocked everyone around her (watching at school) when she knew the “words” by heart.

    13. UnrulyEwe on

      I’m ashamed to admit how often I think about this song.

      Although I’m used to the version of the video where they’re all sitting in school desks…

    14. Killahdanks1 on

      Ah yes, the Bi-Annual Prisencolinensinainciusol event on Reddit.

      It’s a good time to buy the one where he has all the class in desks is even better. Watch this whole thing people.

    18. Madwoman-of-Chaillot on

      I grew up in Italy, and I can’t possibly explain how popular Adriano Celentano was.

      Oh, and Raffaella Carrà, who is also in the video.

    23. Taptrick on

      Maybe the fact that it’s a banger had something to do with its success…

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