First me, second me

New blog post : Direct translation from Italian-English is funny

Elio e le storie tese is an Italian band. They consist of extremely talented players, which is evident when you hear their instrumental solo. But the music that they play in contrast is, to put it simply … is absolutely crazy hilarious. In the middle there is Elio by the way, and coincidentally one of the judge for X-Factor Italia I’ve been very amused by this particular song, “First me, Second me” for days to the point that I’m singing it out loud to Cart. It’s like a bad-direct-translation from Italian to English. By the way, in Italian, Secondo me has a double meaning, it could either mean in my opinion or I’m second. The kicker is, they got James Taylor as a guest singer for this song (just that it’s not him in this video) : I love it because it’s such a beautiful song, but the lyrics is just nonsense! Hahaha! There’s a longer, more cruder version here – “In the light,...

Full article: http://rinaz.net/2012/04/second-me/