Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsensical lyrics meant to sound like American English—to prove that Italians would just love any American song. It was a hit.
This is genius. Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsensical lyrics meant to sound like American English—to prove that Italians would just love any American song. And it was a hit. pic.twitter.com/mCZ6Phy6xH
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I’m American and wish I could sing along… it’s not too bad
Alright!
It was a hit because it’s a fuckin banger!
Well of course, not many knew english in Italy in the ’70s, so not many were able to understand the lyrics of foreign songs anyway. Also Celentano was HUGE in the ’60s and ’70s, he could sell records in every language he wanted. Things improved a lot in the ’80s, and in the ’90s, when people were learning english at school and from popular songs of the time (Take That, East 17, pop shit like that). And of course thanks to the rise of internet for the masses at the end of the ’90s.
“Prisencolinensinainciusol.” If it was called anything else it would make absolutely no sense.
well…. i speak english natively. And the song is fire
TBH most songs have nonsense lyrics anyways
What is the name of the song?
It’s a great song and if any producer took the time to remix it they would have a hit too. I’ve searched high and low for a mix I could throw into a set.
Prisencolinensinainciusol! Alright!
If they said California a few times this would be a red hot chilli peppers song.
Hey look your title is word for word taken from another one, what a coincidence!
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1sb183/italian_singer_adriano_celentano_released_a_song/
Make sure you check the youtube live version 2012 [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T5LFVLgET4) it’s the BEST
HOBA HOBA DUNE-A-MAMMA DUH FINE!
This is probably why that lady thought her rendition of Ken Lee was gonna kill at her Idol audition.
It didn’t. If only she had did it in the 70s
Were the lyrics the same everytime he sang it?
There was a whole band in Finland named Hurriganes that did the same thing and it was super popular. Probably the most popular rock band in Finland.
Hurriganes – Get On:
https://youtu.be/yGCviZAdxeY
Lyrics:
https://genius.com/Hurriganes-get-on-lyrics
Proof that vocabulary means very little when it comes to music. Sounds are mostly what matter.
[It was used in the TV series Fargo.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yttuyIy9z-E)
I always preferred the video for Prisencolinensinainciusol where he’s [eyebanging high schoolers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8).
They should play this song when a leader culturally loses to you in Civ 5, “Our people are now buying your blue jeans and listening to your pop music.”
Recently heard this in a commercial. Couldn’t believe it.
I love this song each and every time it’s posted!
Totally in keeping with Italian cultural tradition of incomprehensible opera
Celentano is pretty rad. Not gibberish, but here’s another of his songs, [L’Unica Chance](https://youtu.be/Inxowf5vL-Q), with Lola Falana as his dance partner. One of these days I’ll get the 45 on eBay.
That’s how it feels reading a book while you’re dreaming.
Was it the end credits song for *WKRP in Cincinnati*?
This just really shows that lyrics are **by far** the least important component of a song.
Prisencolinensinainciusol, alright!
The first time i heard this song, I thought I was having a stroke.
Sounds similar to that song “Salsa Tequila,” that was written by two people who don’t speak Spanish but wanted to hop on the Latin music craze.
Why is this a Twitter link
https://youtu.be/_g6YxkSqL20
I was all in at the “brrrrrt.” Whatever salient point he was trying to make about Italian music at the time, that hook proved he could write a muthafuckin jam. This version appears to have cut out the “alrights” which is actually a pretty ingenius commentary on American music from that time. The business side and fame of being a successful musician has some exploitative and emotional dark sides but this is the shit I actually envy.
I despise reposts, but I will watch this every time it’s posted.
Except when it’s a twitter link.
I sat down for like 2 hours and “translated” the lyrics once. Here’s what I came up with:
Please and call and ensign I choose oh
In the cold maids say one
Please and call and ensign I choose oh
Alright
When I’m sayin’ the shoes now on hold Billy you sayin’ now to hurry maybe get the cumberbunds tight
Rrrrrrrrrrrr change their mind the key to coal baby sustain yeah pitch yo whoa
When I’m sayin’ the shoes now on hold Billy you sayin’ now to hurry maybe get the cumberbunds tight
What did you say man? She with coffee and steam, you never charm enough to disregard papers is jammed
You’d a comin’ not juice now buy for not to show hobble hobble this gettin’ lotta couple of time
All we did was to stand, light the shoe sick up my man, give the tusks to the magic carpet till fraidy-girls
Oh the sad face
Aye-ayes my centric let the ex so go in piezo
Eyes
You can call me the same one
Please and call and ensign I choose oh
Alright
Aye-ayes mine centric any ghosts could go in piezo
Eyes
Please and call and ensign I choose oh
Alright
Well that’s enough sleepin’ now to keep ’em in scenes to land a just enough a dump ho-humming Catan like planes go
We can see ’em in the stem lookin’ shoot your gummer bin there’s just too many guys that never fall while the grads at stake
Aye-ayes my champ let, it helps to go and play stuff, mine
You can call her med is day one please it call in late scene I do so, alright
You don’t she no feelin’ seek to got ’em to dome there’s people like that till I’m leading you home
Aye-ayes my centric any ghosts are going pita
Eyes
You can call me the same one please and call and ensign I choose oh
Alright
You don’t she no feelin’ seek to got ’em to dome there’s people like that till I’m leading you home
It’s alright to have on in the background, but what annoys me is that it just sounds like the first verse of a song… Like it feels as if it never hits a chorus? And it just doesn’t really go anywhere. But interesting song concept.
Time for me to repost actual lyrics:
Prisencolinensinainciusol
In de col men seivuan
Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait
Uis de seim cius nau op de seim
Ol uait men in de colobos dai
Trrr ciak is e maind beghin de col
Bebi stei ye push yo oh
Uis de seim cius nau op de seim
Ol uoit men in de colobos dai
Not s de seim laikiu de promisdin
Iu nau in trabol lovgiai ciu gen
In do camo not cius no bai for lov so
Op op giast cam lau ue cam lov ai
Oping tu stei laik cius go mo men
Iu bicos tue men cold dobrei goris
Oh sandei
Ai ai smai sesler
Eni els so co uil piso ai
In de col men seivuan
Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait
Ai ai smai senflecs
Eni go for doing peso ai
Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait
Uel ai sint no ai giv de sint
Laik de cius nobodi oh gud taim lev feis go
Uis de seim et seim cius go no ben
Let de cius end kai for not de gai giast stei
Ai ai smai senflecs
Eni go for doing peso ai
In de col mein seivuan
Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait
Lu nei si not sicidor
Ah es la bebi la dai big iour
Ai aismai senflecs
Eni go for doing peso ai
In de col mein seivuan
Prisencolinensinainciusol ol rait
Lu nei si not sicodor
Ah es la bebi la dai big iour
I mean, it is catchy.