Know Your Meme: Phonetic Translations Explained
Learn about phonetic translations with Jamie Dubs on Know Your Meme. Discover the art behind this unique meme trend. 🎤

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177.2K views • May 20, 2011

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Know Your Meme scientist Jamie Dubs explains the art of Phonetic Translation, or the practice of transcribing foreign lyrics into another language by their proximity in phonetics, mainly for comedic effect.
Literal Music Videos are similar in form, but instead use newly recorded audio to interpret the visuals of the video.
For more: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/literal-music-videos
Know Your Meme scientist Jamie Dubs explains the art of Phonetic Translation, or the practice of transcribing foreign lyrics into another language by their proximity in phonetics, mainly for comedic effect.
Literal Music Videos are similar in form, but instead use newly recorded audio to interpret the visuals of the video.
For more: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/literal-music-videos
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