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tblue37

(68,018 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 06:37 AM Thursday

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.

Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsensical lyrics meant to sound like American English â€” to prove that Italians would just love any American song.

It was a hit.
— Rex Chapman (@rexchapman.bsky.social) 2025-06-13T16:11:37.502Z

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Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsensical lyrics meant to sound like American English (Original Post) tblue37 Thursday OP

It's got a great beat and you can dance to it. tblue37 Thursday #1

Hanna-Barbera's version of a 60s pop song nuxvomica Thursday #2

An online game I used to play used Prisencolinensinainciusol as an easter egg!! Nittersing Thursday #3

The thing is, that's how most rock songs sound to me. I can rarely understand the lyrics, Sogo Thursday #4

tblue37

(68,018 posts)

1. It's got a great beat and you can dance to it.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 06:39 AM

Thursday

nuxvomica

(13,844 posts)

2. Hanna-Barbera's version of a 60s pop song

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 07:01 AM

Thursday

I guess the idea was that lyrics don't have to make sense with these kids and their crazy music.

Nittersing

(8,044 posts)

3. An online game I used to play used Prisencolinensinainciusol as an easter egg!!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 07:44 AM

Thursday

Somewhere along the line, someone said the word Prisencolinensinainciusol in the game chat and all hell broke loose!! It was glorious!!!

Thanks for a great memory.

Sogo

(6,921 posts)

4. The thing is, that's how most rock songs sound to me. I can rarely understand the lyrics,