The 1970s was a golden age for American music.
Listeners and performers all over the world were influenced by the styles of American artistsdespite the language barriers.
Among the fans of English-speaking performers was the Italian singer Adriano Celentano.
He composed a peppy song entitledPrisencolinensinainciusolto sound like contemporary American soft rock in the English language.
Prisencolinensinainciusolwas released as a single to Italian audiences with little initial fanfare.
To many Italians, the American-accented song sounded just like English.
However, the lyrics are actually gibberish phonetically tuned to sound like American speech.
According to Celentano, he made most of the words up on the spot while recording.
The only real words which appear in the lyrics are all right, which appears in the refrain.
Speaking to NPR in 2012, Celentano spoke of his classicyet confusinghit.
The intention was to encourage communication across language barriers.
Now, nearly 50 years since its initial release,Prisencolinensinainciusolhas had a resurgence of sorts.
Prisencolinensinainciusolis a hit song released in 1972 by the Italian singer Adriano Celentano.
It mimics American English without actually saying real words.
