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Music Appreciation

soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Fri Nov 27, 2020, 03:43 PM Nov 2020

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Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsense lyrics meant to sound like

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Harry
@HarrietMould
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 hit, and resulted in this: THE GREATEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN.

prisencolinensinainciusol (english translation lyric video!)

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Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsense lyrics meant to sound like (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP

It's actually pretty catchy DrToast Nov 2020 #1

It is! soothsayer Nov 2020 #2

Easy to dance to. I'd give it an 86. underpants Nov 2020 #3

Very cool! nt Phoenix61 Nov 2020 #4

I've always loved this song. byronius Nov 2020 #5

1+ keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #6

Loved it. Just played it 4x in a row. blm Nov 2020 #7

DrToast

(6,414 posts)

1. It's actually pretty catchy

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 03:44 PM

Nov 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. It is!

Reply to DrToast (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 03:46 PM

Nov 2020

underpants

(182,881 posts)

3. Easy to dance to. I'd give it an 86.

Reply to DrToast (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 03:48 PM

Nov 2020

Yeah pretty cool song.

Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)

4. Very cool! nt

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 03:49 PM

Nov 2020

byronius

(7,401 posts)

5. I've always loved this song.

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Fri Nov 27, 2020, 03:59 PM

Nov 2020

keithbvadu2

(36,913 posts)

6. 1+

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Fri Nov 27, 2020, 04:08 PM

Nov 2020

blm

(113,092 posts)

7. Loved it. Just played it 4x in a row.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 05:10 PM

Nov 2020

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