2. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (1990s) - The "Vibe" with Words Eiffel 65 are just the next generation of this. By 1999, the "aspirational" global sound wasn't just funk; it was global hip hop (powered by AAVE) and pop. So, how did they get the syntax right in a "nonsensical" dance track? They were mimicking the "vibe" of the music they were surrounded by. The lyric Cause he ain't got nobody to listen is a perfectly grammatical AAVE construction (negative concord, zero copula "he [is]..."). Eiffel 65 almost certainly didn't know the rules of AAVE syntax. They didn't need to. They were just doing a "holistic aesthetic" pattern-match of the "vibe" of American pop and hip hop, which is full of AAVE structures. They got the syntax right by accident because they were so "highly guided by the phonosemantic vibe" that they also copied the grammar that came attached to that vibe. It's the ultimate proof that for many (especially musical cultures like the Italians), language is learned as music first, rules second.

album cover for Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"

if you liked the song #Blue #DaBaDee by #Eiffel65, here's why it proves #italian is like a cryptographic key for english pop music. #i'mblue #dabadee #dabadi #ladygaga #italianbrainrot