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Prisencolinensinainciusol
Updated 3 weeks ago
Source: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/
Before there was yaourter, there was Prisencolinensinainciusol, an amazing 1972 double-talk proto-rap by Adriano Celentano, channeling the Elvis of some parallel universe:
Here's the earlier (?) black-and-white sound-stage version, with a nice harmonica solo at the end:
And a more recent TV version, in which Celentano's hair has considerably receded, and there is some discussion (in Italian) afterwards:
Sasha Frere-Jones ("Stop making sense", The New Yorker, 4/29/2008) ...
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rosefox 1 month, 3 weeks ago on Twitter
Language Log turns up much more related hilarity: http://tinyurl.com/yhgayqt http://tinyurl.com/y8zqmat
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Toberoni 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
I added some subtitles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S00Br2SSrY8
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uberVU - social comments 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
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maryparks 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter
Fun found via LanguageLog: http://bit.ly/3RvSRw, "Prisencolinensinainciusol."
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8c 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter
http://bit.ly/3RvSRw three versions of Prisencolinensinainciusol. so catchy.
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codeman38 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
For a bit of yaourter à la japonaise, see the opening theme to the anime Hellsing:
"The World Without Logos"
Here's a page with the official lyrics as transcribed in the Japanese and American soundtrack CDs, along with various fans' attempts at interpretation.
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Bheema V. 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
I realize that it is all nonsense, but is this supposed to sound like English?
Or is it that among the languages I know, the set of syllables/ sounds in the song is most similar to English, and thus, what I hear is something that sounds like English, but isn't?
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Sili 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
Would it be subversive to try to … de-yaourtify into parsable English?
For some reason I'm reminded of sixth form chemistry. We were much too amused by restressing ,kalium'permanganat,opløsning (solution of potassium permanganate) into ,kali'umper,manganato,pløsning.
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Alif Ba 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
More yaourter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU5tE46UPCs
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giotto 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
This and hip-hop might share a common ancestor, that being toasting, which in turn has roots in West African traditions. Some say Jamaican toasting is a major influence on hip-hop, via dancehall. It's route to Italy is the question. I would start looking in Brazil. . .
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Darcy Prise 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
Much better audio (and more entertainment) can be found on this remixed version: Prisencolinensinainciusol (Oll Raigth)
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Stan Carey 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress
I've been listening to this all weekend. It's very celebratory and irresistibly playful. I would say it puts the top 40 singles chart to shame, but I really have no idea. Seems a safe assumption though.
Thanks for the interview video; I'll try to watch it with a native Italian speaker.
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languagelog 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter
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