Not a single word in Adriano Celentano’s song, “Prisencolinensinanciusol,” means anything.
It doesn’t make a lick of sense, but it sure does sound a lot like English. Released as a single on November 3, 1972, the song was designed to seem like American English. A satirical parody, it was written to highlight the fact that many Italian artists were singing American pop classics without knowing a single word of the language.
The result is a hysterical glimpse into just how Americans sound to foreigners. Spoiler alert: we sound awesome. We're not bad dancers either. Sort of sexy warriors...
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/05/06/what-does-english-sound-like-to-foreigners/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz2T26jpI7k
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