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Prisencolinensinainciusol- When Genius And Satire Collide

PostPosted: May 6th, 2013, 6:44 pm
by Zorro
From Wikipedia:

It was first released as a single on November 3, 1972 [...] The song is deliberately meant to sound to its intended Italian audience like English spoken with an American accent. The song was produced with the purpose of exposing Italian pop artists and musicians who were deceiving the public, pretending to speak/understand english lyrics and plagiarizing American and English songs, so this was a satirical parody to underscore the fact that those artists and musicians were not fluent in any form of English at all, and the Italian public would accept and popularize any song sounding like English, whether or not it was accurate.

To make a long story short, the lyrics don't mean anything whatsoever. Brilliant. Satire at its' finest. :ugeek:



Re: Prisencolinensinainciusol- When Genius And Satire Collid

PostPosted: May 6th, 2013, 7:07 pm
by Pause
this is supposed to sound like english? haha

Re: Prisencolinensinainciusol- When Genius And Satire Collid

PostPosted: May 7th, 2013, 1:16 am
by Zorro
It actually does sound like English to someone who doesn't speak it. The reason it doesn't sound like English to you is because you speak English and know the words don't exist in the English vocabulary. Someone who can't speak English, but is familiar with the accents and style, would not be able to discernibly recognize the difference.

Re: Prisencolinensinainciusol- When Genius And Satire Collid

PostPosted: May 7th, 2013, 7:34 am
by BlackCat
That's pretty funny. The story reminds me of some Americans saying that they know German because they've listened to a few Rammstein songs and can pick up a few words.