Comments on: 'I Cani' apparently means 'Dogs'!

'I Cani' apparently means 'Dogs'!

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:42:31 -0800

"Wes Anderson" by I Cani This is the video (SLYT WHOOO!!) for a wonderful song in Italian about wanting to live in Wes Anderson's films. And, of course, the video is a proper homage (and a half).

(via tumblr, a rough English translation of the lyrics: I want to live in a Wes Anderson film, see you in slow motion when you get off the train. With the characters of Wes Anderson films: idiosyncratic, more likeable than me. And the bad guys are not really bad. And the enemies are not really enemies. But even the good are not really good, just like you and me. I want to live in a Wes Anderson movie: symmetrical shots and then the Kinks start [playing]. I would love the films of Wes Anderson, all tenderness and bittersweet endings. And the bad guys are not really bad. And the brothers are not really enemies. But even the good are not really good, just like you and me.)

By: maryr

maryr — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:52:43 -0800

No dog in the Moonlight Kingdom basketpurse = missed opportunity. The fox makes up for it though. *whistle click*

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:09:52 -0800

Oh that was wonderful! Delightful from the very beginning with the hand stamping the library book. Thank you for posting this.

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:49:31 -0800

Neat!

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:57:52 -0800

Awesome, but I kept waiting to see Dignan from Bottle Rocket.

By: parki

parki — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:00:12 -0800

No gang. Excellent - thanks fer posting.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:19:19 -0800

Awesome. And catchy tune. I caught myself reading your translation to it in my head.

By: Harvey Kilobit

Harvey Kilobit — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:57:01 -0800

In case anyone is wondering about the huge block of text that is flashed on the screen almost subliminally in the last few frames of the video, it reads as follows:

200g spaghetti fresh or dried 2 egg yolks 1 full egg 50g of pancetta 3 tablespoons of grated pecorino cheese 1 half tablespoon of grated parmesan A few sprigs of fresh chopped parsley Sea salt and black pepper to taste Boil a pot of water and add a teaspoon of salt. Add pasta to the boiling water & cook to packet instructions. I recommend checking the 'bite' of the pasta starting at 5 minutes before said cooking time to get it to your taste. In a pan, heat olive oil, and fry the garlic and bacon until it starts to crisp. Place on kitchen paper to drain excess oil. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks and egg with a wee bit of warm water and 3/4 of the cheese until it is creamy. Drain your pasta (reserve a little bit of the starchy liquid as it is good to help sort out the sauce if it is too thick and gloopy). Add the pasta and parsley to the bowl and mix. Add 3/4 of the bacon, season and mix again. Serve while hot, and sprinkle the remaining cheese and bacon on top, and a good season of cracked black pepper.

By: cthuljew

cthuljew — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:25:01 -0800

Wes Anderson's Spider-Man

By: PROD_TPSL

PROD_TPSL — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:31:51 -0800

Damn catchy, and making me wish for the days of my mis-spent youth. I'll have to check out some more of their tunes

By: anateus

anateus — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:53:58 -0800

Some of the band's other songs seem fairly poignant. Here's one Related Videos gave me titled Asperger's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE-oeZdgoeY&feature=related Google translate will provide a rough idea of the lyrics which can be found in Italian in the video description. Fun stuff.

By: Legomancer

Legomancer — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:08:49 -0800

Great video and nice song, but they really blew it by not including every single moment from all of WA's movies and commercials and student films and home videos so that not a single thing would be left out and nobody would have to point out what they forgot or what would make it all better.

By: Lipstick Thespian

Lipstick Thespian — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:32:07 -0800

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:20:57 -0800

Now I really really want to see an Italian language remake of The Royal Tenenbaums set in Rome in the 1970s (more than I already did, I mean).

By: foxhat10

foxhat10 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:08:18 -0800

Yeah, a Bottle Rocket reference would have been cool, but very cute videos, cthuljew and Rev. Bottle Rocket was my first WA yearrrrs ago and definitely still one of my favorites.

By: spock

spock — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:18:38 -0800

Lyrics in English (according to one site): I want to live in a Wes Anderson film, see you in slow motion when you get off the train. With the characters of the films of Wes Anderson: idiosyncratic, more likeable than me. And the bad guys are not really bad. And the enemies are not really enemies. But even the good are not really good, just like you and me. I want to live in a Wes Anderson movie: symmetrical shots and then start the Kinks. I would love the films of Wes Anderson, all tenderness and bittersweet end. And the bad guys are not really bad. And the brothers are not really enemies. But even the good are not good really just like you and me. - - -

By: progosk

progosk — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:47:47 -0800

200g spaghetti fresh or dried 2 egg yolks ... wait, that's.... a carbonara!

By: rhiannonstone

rhiannonstone — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:11:46 -0800

I just got home after a cranky-making commute and this cheered me up instantly. Thanks for posting!