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The History of "Prisencolinensinainciusol"

56 points by NaOH 5mo ago

smitty1e 5mo ago
It sounds as though this set the precedent for "I, Zimbra" by Talking Heads. https://open.spotify.com/track/2zdlkG9g5Mt0alUdqn7s3D?si=L1N5pqr0RzaviMB-sqYR1w https://open.spotify.com/track/2zdlkG9g5Mt0alUdqn7s3D?si=L1N...
- dhosek 5mo ago
  I zimbra used an existing nonsense word poem by Hugo Ball which predates this by quite a bit. I’m drawing a blank on the 60s or 70s pop song which had fake non English lyrics in some part of it. Amusingly in this context, the French lyrics in Psycho Killer are legitimate.
buildsjets 5mo ago
Kikagaku Moyo does this with Japanese Psychedelic Rock. “Monaka” is a fine example. https://kikagakumoyo.com/works/kumoyo-island/ https://kikagakumoyo.com/works/kumoyo-island/
pavel_lishin 5mo ago
This doesn't feel like much of an article. I know it's gauche to accuse something of being AI written, but even if this is written by a human, this feels like something that a student would scribble in their notebook on the bus ride to school to turn in for their first period class.
- archonis 5mo ago
  Seriously. Exploring the topic and jumping from 1970s to 2003 without mentioning the Cocteau Twins is criminal.
  - whynotmaybe 5mo ago
    And missing the point that Urban Trad did a complete album, not just Sanomi
    - lstodd 5mo ago
      And everyone forgets Dead Can Dance ofc
  - mokalan 5mo ago
    Yeah, or skipping Karl Jenkins' Adiemus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_wZ9ZBeRAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_wZ9ZBeRAo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiemus_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiemus_(song)
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peteforde 5mo ago
It is criminal to read an article about one of the catchiest songs of that decade and not see at least one of the excellent videos embedded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ee1gxJvVi4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ee1gxJvVi4 Just make sure that you switch to the Italian audio track when the music kicks in or you will be profoundly confused by the auto-dubbing attempting to translate for you.
- readthenotes1 5mo ago
  There is a YouTube link in the article.
- riffraff 5mo ago
  I prefer the black&white version with headbanging Raffaella Carrà but alas, I can't find a proper version ATM. Peak early 70s.
- cubefox 5mo ago
  Song starts at 1:41.
- cbdevidal 5mo ago
  It's funny to me that he wrote the song to prove that his fans would buy any American-sounding song no matter the lyrics, but it was such a banger that even we in America love to listen to it. Backfired in the best way possible.
trilogic 5mo ago
Adriano sei forte uei! (Meaning: Adriano You´re cool Hey), an Italian LEGEND very smart rich in all and humble, (you too Claudia) from somebody you used to know :)
- toyg 5mo ago
  Celentano and Moro are many things, but humble is not one of them... He's a preachy Catholic bore, completely detached from reality; and she's deluded that they're still big stars. They used to be something, but they've long since said anything worth listening to.
  - trilogic 5mo ago
    Adriano is charismatic (public confirms it, they pay for his songs and movies). Claudia Mori beside being a beautiful actress and singer, was the public relation heart, which paid off very well. When I met them they were funny and happy, also by induction the typical VIP behavior. Everyone has a bad day sometime but Overall,they get a very positive sentiment. Still listening to: in tanto il tempo se ne va ....
legerdemain 5mo ago
This... doesn't explain anything about the song. Not its writing, not its production, not the music video. It's just a list of platitudes. Even the Atlas Obscura article has more content. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/deep-roots-italian-song-sounds-like-english-american-medieval-comedy-nonsense https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/deep-roots-italian-son...
whycome 5mo ago
This is what I named my Bluetooth speaker.
- cbdevidal 5mo ago
  Make it your Wifi password too lol
zombot 5mo ago
Not the name of a Welsh village? I am disappointed.
mvdtnz 5mo ago
Ken Jennings (of Jeopardy / Simpsons fame) has an excellent podcast called Omnibus which covered this song. Thanks to them this excellent tune entered my regular rotation, and I strongly recommend a listen (to the podcast and the song). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prisencolinensinainciusol-entry-988-1c1423/id1318335827?i=1000413797670 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prisencolinensinainciu...

56 points by NaOH 5mo ago

It sounds as though this set the precedent for "I, Zimbra" by Talking Heads. https://open.spotify.com/track/2zdlkG9g5Mt0alUdqn7s3D?si=L1N5pqr0RzaviMB-sqYR1w https://open.spotify.com/track/2zdlkG9g5Mt0alUdqn7s3D?si=L1N...

dhosek 5mo ago
I zimbra used an existing nonsense word poem by Hugo Ball which predates this by quite a bit. I’m drawing a blank on the 60s or 70s pop song which had fake non English lyrics in some part of it. Amusingly in this context, the French lyrics in Psycho Killer are legitimate.

buildsjets 5mo ago

Kikagaku Moyo does this with Japanese Psychedelic Rock. “Monaka” is a fine example. https://kikagakumoyo.com/works/kumoyo-island/ https://kikagakumoyo.com/works/kumoyo-island/

pavel_lishin 5mo ago

This doesn't feel like much of an article. I know it's gauche to accuse something of being AI written, but even if this is written by a human, this feels like something that a student would scribble in their notebook on the bus ride to school to turn in for their first period class.

archonis 5mo ago
Seriously. Exploring the topic and jumping from 1970s to 2003 without mentioning the Cocteau Twins is criminal.
- whynotmaybe 5mo ago
  And missing the point that Urban Trad did a complete album, not just Sanomi
  - lstodd 5mo ago
    And everyone forgets Dead Can Dance ofc
- mokalan 5mo ago
  Yeah, or skipping Karl Jenkins' Adiemus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_wZ9ZBeRAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_wZ9ZBeRAo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiemus_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiemus_(song)

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peteforde 5mo ago

It is criminal to read an article about one of the catchiest songs of that decade and not see at least one of the excellent videos embedded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ee1gxJvVi4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ee1gxJvVi4 Just make sure that you switch to the Italian audio track when the music kicks in or you will be profoundly confused by the auto-dubbing attempting to translate for you.

readthenotes1 5mo ago
There is a YouTube link in the article.
riffraff 5mo ago
I prefer the black&white version with headbanging Raffaella Carrà but alas, I can't find a proper version ATM. Peak early 70s.
cubefox 5mo ago
Song starts at 1:41.
cbdevidal 5mo ago
It's funny to me that he wrote the song to prove that his fans would buy any American-sounding song no matter the lyrics, but it was such a banger that even we in America love to listen to it. Backfired in the best way possible.

trilogic 5mo ago

Adriano sei forte uei! (Meaning: Adriano You´re cool Hey), an Italian LEGEND very smart rich in all and humble, (you too Claudia) from somebody you used to know :)

toyg 5mo ago
Celentano and Moro are many things, but humble is not one of them... He's a preachy Catholic bore, completely detached from reality; and she's deluded that they're still big stars. They used to be something, but they've long since said anything worth listening to.
- trilogic 5mo ago
  Adriano is charismatic (public confirms it, they pay for his songs and movies). Claudia Mori beside being a beautiful actress and singer, was the public relation heart, which paid off very well. When I met them they were funny and happy, also by induction the typical VIP behavior. Everyone has a bad day sometime but Overall,they get a very positive sentiment. Still listening to: in tanto il tempo se ne va ....

legerdemain 5mo ago

This... doesn't explain anything about the song. Not its writing, not its production, not the music video. It's just a list of platitudes. Even the Atlas Obscura article has more content. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/deep-roots-italian-song-sounds-like-english-american-medieval-comedy-nonsense https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/deep-roots-italian-son...

whycome 5mo ago

This is what I named my Bluetooth speaker.

cbdevidal 5mo ago
Make it your Wifi password too lol

zombot 5mo ago

Not the name of a Welsh village? I am disappointed.

mvdtnz 5mo ago

Ken Jennings (of Jeopardy / Simpsons fame) has an excellent podcast called Omnibus which covered this song. Thanks to them this excellent tune entered my regular rotation, and I strongly recommend a listen (to the podcast and the song). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prisencolinensinainciusol-entry-988-1c1423/id1318335827?i=1000413797670 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prisencolinensinainciu...