What to Listen to Wednesday (Thursday Edition)
22.09.11
Adriano Celentano's "Prisencolinensinainciusol" comes winging in from so far out in left field that it's seems like the only song ever
written for whatever genre it happens to be. So, here we have a genre of one. But also one that got get wide airplay on European radio and TV back in
1972.
Once you get past the choreographed insanity of the dance piece and the leering in the school room piece, what you have is one astoundingly catchy groove. Have you ever heard anything like this? A totally swinging tribal drum beat, punchy horn lines, a wickedly grinding guitar in the background, a harmonica solo, huge back-up vocals and Celentano talk/singing in Italian jabberwocky...it's just priceless. And it moves.
Adriano Celentano was a huge star of Italian music, TV and film for several decades, and "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is one of many exclamation points in a long and varied career. No doubt this will give someone cause to pause on it's rediscovery in 2111, and beg the question:
Source: Tucson Weekly
