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There is a band called Fantomas that does something very similar. The voice is more of an instrument that moves the listener through the music.
There is a band called Fantomas that does something very similar. The voice is more of an instrument that moves the listener through the music.
Also: "Bork, bork, bork!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_Yf4zz-yo
EDIT: Let's be honest here, quite a few ordinary pop songs are also gibberish masquerading as coherent language.
EDIT: Richard Feynman even got into the act once as a young man. Ironically, he was an English speaker doing gibberish Italian: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-surely-youre-joking-mr-fe...
Reminds me of hearing pop songs in Asian restaurants that sound like English but I listen more closely and understand none of the words.
I'm amazed at how well he has the sounds down. I'd never peg him as Italian, and I probably wouldn't realize it was gibberish until the backup singers did it slowly; I'd think I was just failing to get it, like listening to Dylan on a bad day. I'm amazed at the contrast with British actors trying to do American accents, which never fool me; is it easier to do it with gibberish, or is he just unusually good at mimicki…
I'm amazed at how well he has the sounds down. I'd never peg him as Italian, and I probably wouldn't realize it was gibberish until the backup singers did it slowly; I'd think I was just failing to get it, like listening to Dylan on a bad day. I'm amazed at the contrast with British actors trying to do American accents, which never fool me; is it easier to do it with gibberish, or is he just unusually good at mimicki…
He is one of the greatest italian artists who ever lived, and in his early years he was also an avid listener to american rock'n'roll classics. The video is from at least 30 years ago. Maybe 40.
The difference between Celentano and Enya/Sigur Ros/etc is that Celentano was trying to sound English and imitate a true language. The other bands were using their voices more as another instrument; going for sounds that fit the music.
If I recall it correctly its writer was Japanese and the performer(s) were Italian making for one rather unintelligible song.
Pretty much the entirety of the Cocteau Twins discography is this. A few Enya songs as well. Also: "Bork, bork, bork!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_Yf4zz-yo EDIT: Let's be honest here, quite a few ordinary pop songs are also gibberish masquerading as coherent language. EDIT: Richard Feynman even got into the act once as a young man. Ironically, he was an English speaker doing gibberish Italian: http://www.bookra…
With all these marbles in my mouth
Anyone else remember that latin pop song "Asereje" by Las Ketchup? You're probably dancing to it on your game console right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc The chorus is a nonsense, a spanish-sounding reproduction of Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"