The Hit Song with Pure Nonsense Lyrics

In 1972, Italian pop star released a song called “Prisencolinensinainciusol“ that topped the charts in several European countries. The song doesn’t contain a single word of Italian, English, or any actual language for that matter. Celentano wanted to see whether Italian audiences would listen to anything provided it sounded American. The lyrics were pure nonsense, designed to mimic what American English sounds like to non-English speakers. SO nonsensical, that Celentano didn’t even write down the lyrics, but instead improvised them over a looped beat, making it one of the first pop songs made using a loop. Five decades after its release, Celentano, at the age of 74, performed it to thousands of adoring fans, confirming this gibberish song is an international hit. #popmusic #gibberish #media