You've discovered Klaus Nomi! I'm impressed. He released two albums (and one posthumous album) in a career cut short by AIDS. He was a unique talent that merged opera, German cabaret and 80s pop. Some other songs to check out are "Total Eclipse", "The Cold Song", "After the Fall" and "Simple Man".
“Total Eclipse”, “Ding Dong (the witch is dead)” and “Cold Song” are all great Klause Nomi songs. He also did a great over of “Lightning Striking”. He was such a great talent!
Klaus Nomi had a phenomenal voice and died far too early. He always appeared on stage in rather bizarre costumes with his face painted white. "The Cold Song" (also known as "What Power Art Thou") that many have mentioned is actually the aria of the Genie of the Frost in Henry Purcell's opera "King Arthur". He is trembling because he feels so cold and therefore sings in a kind of stutter voice. Highly recommended!
I've always been fascinated by singers who sang their own epitaphs, knowing their deaths were imminent. What a tragic and powerful piece. This enters the pantheon along with Johnny Cash's "Hurt," David Bowie's "Lazarus," Warren Zevon's "Keep Me In Your Heart" and Leonard Cohen's "You Want it Darker."
Impressive that you'd do Klaus Nomi. Definitely on the fringes ;-) My first exposure to him was "Total Eclipse" from "Urge! A Music War", a concert film from 1982 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgh!_A_Music_War Never really got into him, but definitely had 'something' :-D I'd suggest checking out Nina Hagen if you find this type of performing 'interesting'... even if you don't, she's something else, too :-D
YESSS! Klaus Nomi is a perfect fit for my favourite channel of the strange and wonderful. I recently rediscovered his cover of Purcell’s Cold Song, I heartily recommend. Thanks Justin.
Nomi is his own style of art-pop. His costumes and bizarre sound made him an idol in the new wave/new romantics scene. It's really unique! Musically (minus Nomi's vocals) this is also a bit like early Gary Numan.
When I think of Nomi, my first recollection is his doing backup for David Bowie back on a 1979 episode of SNL: th-cam.com/video/PdlU8e9wBIE/w-d-xo.html
If I recall correctly, Nomi tried to get his hands on Bowie's costume, but that didn't work out. I think he went to the shop which created Bowie's, but it was way too expensive. I can't remember if if he had a cheaper place to make it or if he managed to make it himself 😳🫣. Anyway, he never had Bowie's costume.
This whole album was mind-blowing when it came out. So different and special. And then came AIDS, and Nomi disapeared, one of the first stars to be taken by this stupid disease.
In 1979 I witnessed one of the most bizarre and amazing events in television history: David Bowie performing three songs on Saturday Night Live backed up by Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias. If you can dig up the video it's a must see.
Yeah, it's on TH-cam, I just discovered it a few months ago. He sang "The man who sold the world" in what was probably his most eccentric outfit ever (and that's saying a lot ) 😂 !
I’d read that Bowie designed the costume he wore on SNL which Nomi “adopted” later on. His live version of “Cold Song” is one of the most haunting things you’ll ever see. He’s clearly very ill at that stage and can barely walk, but belts out an incredible vocal that leaves chills.
@@hijikaelemenope3127 Unfortunately, the weirdest of the 3 songs they performed on that show was "Boys Keep Swinging", which doesn't seem to be on YT (there are a couple with the video reversed if you want a hint).
Something completely different: There's a new heavy metal poetry recital version of *Peril on the Sea* (involving the red fire that comes from the gills of Action Fish in a certain superhero genre). I enjoyed it. If you find you don't, never mind, it's not much more than 2 minutes. th-cam.com/video/EFXrX06O-oE/w-d-xo.html
If you require something less than two minutes long (but maybe bigger than that might suggest), all I can offer you right now is *The Safety Bowl* th-cam.com/video/LA5_ikeFYXQ/w-d-xo.html
Another singer with a wide range (though probably less absolute control) is Mike Patton. The algorithm showed me this *Mr Bungle* performance at Cologne (Köln), recorded for TV there. It's different, not worse. Everyone just expressing their own art. th-cam.com/video/lFz5f9XV0NE/w-d-xo.html (If you get in the mood for some *heavy* metal, try just about any suggested video from *The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny* and you'll get what you want. They experimented with all sorts of things, including metal.
The first time that I heard of Klaus Nomi was when the two members of the Moog Cookbook chose Uli Nomi and Meco Eno as their stage names in the mid 90’s. The surnames obviously referred to Klaus Nomi and Brian Eno. “Buddy Holly” by the Moog Cookbook is a great cover.
He performed with David Bowie as a back up singer once i think.. Deff one of a kind.. Kristian Hoffman a songwriter wrote this one ., and a few others and helped him pick songs..
When he first landed in NYC, his posters paraphrased the Star Blazers phrase: "I came from Outer Space to save the human race." "Total Eclipse" and "Lightening Strikes" are awesome. Perhaps the best example of his opera chops is the "Cold Song," recorded not long before his untimely death.
Well, there IS a connection between Nomi and Sparks. Or two, but one, eh, yeah. Both Christian Hoffman (who wrote some songs for Nomi and became his 'musical director') and Ann Magnusson (who was the director of the Vaudeville show Nomi had a sort of breakthrough in) have worked with Sparks. Russell sings on a track (Devil May Care) on Hoffman's album '&' , 2002, also produced by Earle Mankey, the former Sparks member, and Ann Magnusson did a part in Sparks' (Radio!, commissioned by the Swedish public radio) musical 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman' at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2011. Hoffman lived in the LA area in the late sixties - early seventies. They all were a little bit of odd balls, I'm sure they knew about each other. Hoffman moved to New York, Ron and Russell to England. I can definitely imagine Hoffman was aware of Sparks albums, both the two first, 'Halfnelson'/'Sparks', 1971, 'A Woofer In A Tweeter's Clothing', 1972, and the following albums; 'Kimono My House' + 'Propaganda', 1974*, 'Indiscreet', 1975, 'Big Beat', 1976, 'No. One Song In Heaven', produced by Giorgio Moroder in the summer 1978, but wasn't accepted by any label until 1979, when it was released in September, yet ahead of time. Sparks made another two albums with Moroder's "stable", supervised by the master himself, 'Terminal Jive', 1980 and 'Whomp That Sucker', 1981, the latter with the typical Sparks lyrics, but definitely heading to the coming sound of eighties, where they actually hoovered around for a couple of years. If Hoffman didn't notice them anytime under those years, I would be very surprised. The eighties Ron and Russell spent most of their time in America, pretty occupied with their own stuff, but as they always have been interested in non mainstream music they should have known about Nomi too. Klaus Nomi came to New York 1972. He had some opera training, and took lessons in NY when he could afford it. Among other minor jobs he made pastry to pay his bills. He got small parts in off-Broadway shows, but in 1977 he stumbled over the Vaudeville movement in New York, came in contact with Ann Magnusson, the director, and got his own number in the show. Ann Magnusson and the producers of the show presented him to Christian Hoffman, normally the songwriter for The Mumps, who supported Nomi nearly the rest of the time before Klaus Nomi so tragically past away, in August 1983, one of the first celebrities to get AIDS, as it developed to, since there was no treatment for it yet. Ann Magnusson and Christian Hoffman have worked together a lot during the years since. *'Propaganda' was released in the UK in November 1974, but in the US in January 1975.
Always had a soft spot for Klaus. I have his album Simple Man which I still give a listen. (After The Fall, Just One Look, Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, Simple Man all good),
Oh dear. You need to be VERY careful; you're treading dangerously close to Difficult Listening territory! Next you'll be doing "Urgh! a Music War" track by track, then before you know it you'll sidle up to some Daniel Johnston. When you decide that Frank Zappa was right about The Shaggs it will be too late!! Seriously, keep up the great work! It is always a joy to see you discover new sounds.
JustJP!!! I like Klaus Nomi a lot, but I am a huge fan of SPARKS ✨💖. If you look for a comment by "Lord Elpus", apparently made at the same time this video was published, you can read my reply there. Info about Nomi, Sparks AND a connection between them. I also have a suggestion, if you want to listen to an IMPRESSIVE singer; A young man from Kazakstan, 28, who definitely is one of the best singers alive. Believe me! Remember, I'm a Sparks fan, but DIMASH KUDAIBERGEN is DEFINITELY worth a listen. He sings in over ten languages, speaks Kazak, Russian and some English, also a little bit Mandarin (some variety of Chinese anyway 🤔) Is fully school trained in opera, but don't sing opera per se, but he has an INCREDIBLE voice control and happily mixes all kinds of singing styles and technics in practically any range (7+octaves 🤪😅). 'Stranger' (English) or 'SOS d'un terrien de détresse' (French, from the French-Canadian musical 'Starmania', late seventies, a handful to sing!) Dimash had his international breakthrough in the Chinese TV show/competition "The Singer" 2017, where he sang this as his first contribution. The morning after he had security guards outside his door at the hotel. Young, mostly female, new fans were in the danger zone of storming the hotel 🤣🤣🤣🤣! China! No, he didn't win, he was invited as a wild card, and foreigners weren't allowed to win. There are dozens of live recordings of this song, but I personally think this is the best, even though it lacks a bit technically. He shows more spontaneous emotions than in the later recordings. It's also a little interesting to follow how he has evolved since then. If you want to hear more, and you will 😆!! Note! 'Stranger' and many more EASILY GET BLOCKED! Dimash's people are notorious, so for safety dim the video or cover the screen with the text: "Covered due to rights" or something!
A few suggestions : Moodoïd / Les Chemins de traverse Patti Smith / Frederick Tanger / Le Détroit Jags / Back on my Hand Camera Silens / Réalité The Records / Starry Eyes Subhumans (UK) / From the Cradle to the Grave (16’52) Subhumans (Canada) / No Productivity Malicorne / Le Deuil d’amour The Stranglers / Duchess Nico / The Fairest of The Seasons Edith Nylon / Femmes sous cellophane Mikado / La Fille du soleil Third Ear Band / Fleance Sparks / Funny Face Buzzcocks / I Believe Barracudas / I Can’t Pretend Sunnyboys / I Can’t Talk to you The Spiderz / I Wanna Be Used for Love Blonde Redhead / In Particular Léo Ferré / L’Affiche rouge Taxi Girl / Les Armées de la nuit Blood Axis / In Gowan Ring / I Lay Stretched On Your Grave Naked Raygun / Broken Things Motorhead / Brotherhood of Man The Damned / Burglar Jeanette / El amor toca el violin Marc Seberg / Jeux de lumières Lene Lovich / Lucky Number Mo-Dettes / Satisfy Antony and the Johnsons / Mysteries of Love Ange / Le Nain de Stanislas De Kift / Nauwe Mijter Ska-P / Niño Soldado Kemuri / Positive Mental Attitude Jeanette / Porque te vas ? Gang Green / Rabies Extraballe / Retour dans la grosse pomme Girls at our best ! / She Flipped Fad Gadget / Spoil the Child Borodine / Danses polovtsiennes Ange / Sur la trace des fées Jean-Patrick Capdevielle / Tout au bout de la ville Jacques Higelin / Champagne Jacques Higelin / Beau, beau ou laid Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros / X-Ray Style Yachts / Yachting Type F.U.s / Young, Fast and Iranians
Evening, Justin. Dave from London, near the Blue Piccadilly (tube/subway line). Last time I heard Klaus Nomi was on the soundtrack to the recent US coming-of-age TV drama We Are Who We Are. Pretty eclectic mix on the soundtrack - from classical (Adams, Dutilleux) to rap/hip hop (Kendrick Lamarr, Loyle Carner, Blood Orange) via classic rock (Bowie, Stones, Radiohead). Yes, it's 'popera', but Klaus, who has a huge octave range and lovely, clear voice, steers very close to novelty. For a modern take on opera, I prefer Filippa Giordano. P.S. my song ref Blue Piccadilly is by The Feeling.
Two songs you need to hear from bands you probably know nothing about are: "Wind" from the band Circus Maximus from 1967 and "White Bird" from the band It's A Beautiful Day from 1968. I know you will like them both. Also, I know you didn't like the one song you heard from Comus but I would urge you to try them one more time with their song "The Herald" as it is nothing like the last song. It is really their best song and worth the 12 minutes.
One of these 'I shouldn't like it, but I do' type records. Could I listen to a couple of albums in a row? - almost certainly not, but a track once in a while is good fun. Total Eclipse is his best.
Klaus was definitely one of these musicians we tragically lost way too soon. I'd suggest listening to his cover of "You Don't Own Me", as well as "Simple Man"...
I like countertenor in Renaissance and Baroque music but not in this song. Alex Potter is a great countertenor and his interpretation of Vivaldi’s “Cum Dederit” is fantastic. I’d add a TH-cam link but my post will get deleted if I do. I sang countertenor in a chamber choir in college (I’m a baritone but I can sing falsetto). The highlight of my “career” was singing the alto solo in Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb for a few performances. It’s an odd piece so I wouldn’t recommend it, although I grew to like it.
Good stuff, different texture, kind like eating a kind of new bizarre kind of food you eat in another country. I may have liked it for the new experience but I will probably never try it again. Why do I feel like I need a New York Strip with a baked potato now?
If you like this then try Faouzia's "Puppet" or "R.I.P. Love". Great vocals and kicking beats. The latter already has 1000s of dance videos up on TikTok.
Please, listen to "Passaggi a livello" ("Level Crossings" in Italian) by Franco Battiato! 😊✌ It's from the same time as Nomi, and similarly "new-wavish".
Well, he certainly heard The Sparks as a younger man... but sometimes weird is just there to be weird. If you go down that path, I'd prefer Lene Lovich. Much more fun.
Wow, KN, didn't expect this. I mentioned this about 12months ago (and likely not just me), love this guy. He'd worked with Bowie before going solo, and his mix of opera, pop, and disco, was new, fresh and very entertaining. And this, always a fave of mine. Back then he was almost unheard of here, and his stuff unavailable. I had to have a friend holidaying in NYC (KN, particularly big there), get his first two albums for me there. Here's a crackin' vid from a French tv show, he sings live over a backing track. Love the dancers 🙂 th-cam.com/video/iNahvGXVWl0/w-d-xo.html
You've discovered Klaus Nomi! I'm impressed. He released two albums (and one posthumous album) in a career cut short by AIDS. He was a unique talent that merged opera, German cabaret and 80s pop. Some other songs to check out are "Total Eclipse", "The Cold Song", "After the Fall" and "Simple Man".
“Total Eclipse”, “Ding Dong (the witch is dead)” and “Cold Song” are all great Klause Nomi songs. He also did a great over of “Lightning Striking”. He was such a great talent!
Klaus Nomi had a phenomenal voice and died far too early. He always appeared on stage in rather bizarre costumes with his face painted white. "The Cold Song" (also known as "What Power Art Thou") that many have mentioned is actually the aria of the Genie of the Frost in Henry Purcell's opera "King Arthur". He is trembling because he feels so cold and therefore sings in a kind of stutter voice. Highly recommended!
I've always been fascinated by singers who sang their own epitaphs, knowing their deaths were imminent. What a tragic and powerful piece. This enters the pantheon along with Johnny Cash's "Hurt," David Bowie's "Lazarus," Warren Zevon's "Keep Me In Your Heart" and Leonard Cohen's "You Want it Darker."
@@EdwardGregoryNYC - See Death (Dido's Lament) by Purcell - "Remember me, but not the way I died." (paraphrase)
R.I.P
Klaus Nomi
Impressive that you'd do Klaus Nomi. Definitely on the fringes ;-)
My first exposure to him was "Total Eclipse" from "Urge! A Music War", a concert film from 1982
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgh!_A_Music_War
Never really got into him, but definitely had 'something' :-D
I'd suggest checking out Nina Hagen if you find this type of performing 'interesting'... even if you don't, she's something else, too :-D
YESSS! Klaus Nomi is a perfect fit for my favourite channel of the strange and wonderful. I recently rediscovered his cover of Purcell’s Cold Song, I heartily recommend. Thanks Justin.
Nomi is his own style of art-pop. His costumes and bizarre sound made him an idol in the new wave/new romantics scene. It's really unique! Musically (minus Nomi's vocals) this is also a bit like early Gary Numan.
I liked it
When I think of Nomi, my first recollection is his doing backup for David Bowie back on a 1979 episode of SNL: th-cam.com/video/PdlU8e9wBIE/w-d-xo.html
Though he was already using unusual costumes in his act, I believe that Bowie's outfit in this performance inspired Nomi's plastic tux.
If I recall correctly, Nomi tried to get his hands on Bowie's costume, but that didn't work out. I think he went to the shop which created Bowie's, but it was way too expensive. I can't remember if if he had a cheaper place to make it or if he managed to make it himself 😳🫣.
Anyway, he never had Bowie's costume.
Popera -- I like that.
Klaus Nomi!?!? WOW! This is hardcore German Art music here. Right up there with Kraftwerk and Bowie's Berlin Trilogy.
The song "You Don't Own Me" by Klaus Nomi became well-known in the USA because Rush Limbaugh used to play it frequently on his radio program.
This whole album was mind-blowing when it came out. So different and special. And then came AIDS, and Nomi disapeared, one of the first stars to be taken by this stupid disease.
So glad to see you discovering Klaus Nomi !!! A great artist. My favourite KN song is "After the fall".
Thank you for your channel.
Ty Socrate :)
So glad you appreciated the genius of Klaus Nomi.
More Klaus Nomi please
Soon :)
In 1979 I witnessed one of the most bizarre and amazing events in television history: David Bowie performing three songs on Saturday Night Live backed up by Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias. If you can dig up the video it's a must see.
Sounds amazing! And frightening for that time ⚡️✨
Yeah, it is incredible.
Yeah, it's on TH-cam, I just discovered it a few months ago. He sang "The man who sold the world" in what was probably his most eccentric outfit ever (and that's saying a lot ) 😂 !
I’d read that Bowie designed the costume he wore on SNL which Nomi “adopted” later on.
His live version of “Cold Song” is one of the most haunting things you’ll ever see. He’s clearly very ill at that stage and can barely walk, but belts out an incredible vocal that leaves chills.
@@hijikaelemenope3127 Unfortunately, the weirdest of the 3 songs they performed on that show was "Boys Keep Swinging", which doesn't seem to be on YT (there are a couple with the video reversed if you want a hint).
Popera! Brilliant! Nice one Justin.
Something completely different: There's a new heavy metal poetry recital version of *Peril on the Sea* (involving the red fire that comes from the gills of Action Fish in a certain superhero genre). I enjoyed it. If you find you don't, never mind, it's not much more than 2 minutes. th-cam.com/video/EFXrX06O-oE/w-d-xo.html
If you require something less than two minutes long (but maybe bigger than that might suggest), all I can offer you right now is *The Safety Bowl* th-cam.com/video/LA5_ikeFYXQ/w-d-xo.html
Another singer with a wide range (though probably less absolute control) is Mike Patton. The algorithm showed me this *Mr Bungle* performance at Cologne (Köln), recorded for TV there. It's different, not worse. Everyone just expressing their own art. th-cam.com/video/lFz5f9XV0NE/w-d-xo.html
(If you get in the mood for some *heavy* metal, try just about any suggested video from *The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny* and you'll get what you want. They experimented with all sorts of things, including metal.
JP its been a year! Should definitely do a Nomi album!
What a great song to cover! Love the video...hope you get to do more of Klaus
Written by Christian Hoffman.
One of a Kind! Love him
Wow you found Klaus! I remember seeing him as a sort of "backup singer" for David Bowie on SNL back in the good old days.
The first time that I heard of Klaus Nomi was when the two members of the Moog Cookbook chose Uli Nomi and Meco Eno as their stage names in the mid 90’s. The surnames obviously referred to Klaus Nomi and Brian Eno. “Buddy Holly” by the Moog Cookbook is a great cover.
Try Henry Purcell's Cold Song by him, it will give you the goosebumps for sure.
He performed with David Bowie as a back up singer once i think.. Deff one of a kind.. Kristian Hoffman a songwriter wrote this one ., and a few others and helped him pick songs..
When he first landed in NYC, his posters paraphrased the Star Blazers phrase: "I came from Outer Space to save the human race." "Total Eclipse" and "Lightening Strikes" are awesome. Perhaps the best example of his opera chops is the "Cold Song," recorded not long before his untimely death.
Had heard this before, but just realized how much this reminds me of early Sparks...
Well, there IS a connection between Nomi and Sparks. Or two, but one, eh, yeah. Both Christian Hoffman (who wrote some songs for Nomi and became his 'musical director') and Ann Magnusson (who was the director of the Vaudeville show Nomi had a sort of breakthrough in) have worked with Sparks. Russell sings on a track (Devil May Care) on Hoffman's album '&' , 2002, also produced by Earle Mankey, the former Sparks member, and Ann Magnusson did a part in Sparks' (Radio!, commissioned by the Swedish public radio) musical 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman' at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2011. Hoffman lived in the LA area in the late sixties - early seventies. They all were a little bit of odd balls, I'm sure they knew about each other. Hoffman moved to New York, Ron and Russell to England. I can definitely imagine Hoffman was aware of Sparks albums, both the two first, 'Halfnelson'/'Sparks', 1971, 'A Woofer In A Tweeter's Clothing', 1972, and the following albums; 'Kimono My House' + 'Propaganda', 1974*, 'Indiscreet', 1975, 'Big Beat', 1976, 'No. One Song In Heaven', produced by Giorgio Moroder in the summer 1978, but wasn't accepted by any label until 1979, when it was released in September, yet ahead of time.
Sparks made another two albums with Moroder's "stable", supervised by the master himself, 'Terminal Jive', 1980 and 'Whomp That Sucker', 1981, the latter with the typical Sparks lyrics, but definitely heading to the coming sound of eighties, where they actually hoovered around for a couple of years.
If Hoffman didn't notice them anytime under those years, I would be very surprised.
The eighties Ron and Russell spent most of their time in America, pretty occupied with their own stuff, but as they always have been interested in non mainstream music they should have known about Nomi too.
Klaus Nomi came to New York 1972. He had some opera training, and took lessons in NY when he could afford it. Among other minor jobs he made pastry to pay his bills.
He got small parts in off-Broadway shows, but in 1977 he stumbled over the Vaudeville movement in New York, came in contact with Ann Magnusson, the director, and got his own number in the show. Ann Magnusson and the producers of the show presented him to Christian Hoffman, normally the songwriter for The Mumps, who supported Nomi nearly the rest of the time before Klaus Nomi so tragically past away, in August 1983, one of the first celebrities to get AIDS, as it developed to, since there was no treatment for it yet.
Ann Magnusson and Christian Hoffman have worked together a lot during the years since.
*'Propaganda' was released in the UK in November 1974, but in the US in January 1975.
Yes, check out his live rendition of "Total Eclipse" from "Urgh! A Music War", a film from 1982. Stunning!
Me and someone maybe a couple times brought up Nomi, glad it earwormed you. Nice, surprise.
Definitely want to hear it all.
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Justin, "Fading Lights"... u did only one Genesis song in 2022 , it´s time to react to one more ;)
If you are interested in oddball German vocalists you should check out Nina Hagen.
I've only done one track from her, but it was pretty cool
Always had a soft spot for Klaus. I have his album Simple Man which I still give a listen. (After The Fall, Just One Look, Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, Simple Man all good),
So great!!!
Homi don’t you Nomi
LOL
Love it. Listen to his song Total Eclipse. Don't try to understand.
Nomi! There is an indie bio-film called the Nomi Song. He was so talented...
what an interesting choice. Not listened to this for a few years.
Oh dear. You need to be VERY careful; you're treading dangerously close to Difficult Listening territory! Next you'll be doing "Urgh! a Music War" track by track, then before you know it you'll sidle up to some Daniel Johnston. When you decide that Frank Zappa was right about The Shaggs it will be too late!!
Seriously, keep up the great work! It is always a joy to see you discover new sounds.
You might try Lene Lovich’s “Bird Song.” Somewhat similar style from the same era.
She makes Nomi sound like Lurch when she sings the intro on that
Her and her hubby were gifted . Most of everything they did was good..
@@333wheeler The bald guy was her husband?
@@TheNeonRabbit Les Chappell..
JP PLEASE PLAY THE WHOLE SONG LIKE YOU USUALLY DO SO THAT WE CAN GET THE CONTEXT ! ! ! ? ? ?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Check the description 👍
Just play the video!
JustJP!!!
I like Klaus Nomi a lot, but I am a huge fan of SPARKS ✨💖.
If you look for a comment by "Lord Elpus", apparently made at the same time this video was published, you can read my reply there. Info about Nomi, Sparks AND a connection between them.
I also have a suggestion, if you want to listen to an IMPRESSIVE singer;
A young man from Kazakstan, 28, who definitely is one of the best singers alive. Believe me! Remember, I'm a Sparks fan, but DIMASH KUDAIBERGEN is DEFINITELY worth a listen. He sings in over ten languages, speaks Kazak, Russian and some English, also a little bit Mandarin (some variety of Chinese anyway 🤔)
Is fully school trained in opera, but don't sing opera per se, but he has an INCREDIBLE voice control and happily mixes all kinds of singing styles and technics in practically any range (7+octaves 🤪😅).
'Stranger' (English)
or 'SOS d'un terrien de détresse' (French, from the French-Canadian musical 'Starmania', late seventies, a handful to sing!)
Dimash had his international breakthrough in the Chinese TV show/competition "The Singer" 2017, where he sang this as his first contribution. The morning after he had security guards outside his door at the hotel. Young, mostly female, new fans were in the danger zone of storming the hotel 🤣🤣🤣🤣! China!
No, he didn't win, he was invited as a wild card, and foreigners weren't allowed to win.
There are dozens of live recordings of this song, but I personally think this is the best, even though it lacks a bit technically. He shows more spontaneous emotions than in the later recordings.
It's also a little interesting to follow how he has evolved since then. If you want to hear more, and you will 😆!!
Note! 'Stranger' and many more EASILY GET BLOCKED! Dimash's people are notorious, so for safety dim the video or cover the screen with the text: "Covered due to rights" or something!
A few suggestions :
Moodoïd / Les Chemins de traverse
Patti Smith / Frederick
Tanger / Le Détroit
Jags / Back on my Hand
Camera Silens / Réalité
The Records / Starry Eyes
Subhumans (UK) / From the Cradle to the Grave (16’52)
Subhumans (Canada) / No Productivity
Malicorne / Le Deuil d’amour
The Stranglers / Duchess
Nico / The Fairest of The Seasons
Edith Nylon / Femmes sous cellophane
Mikado / La Fille du soleil
Third Ear Band / Fleance
Sparks / Funny Face
Buzzcocks / I Believe
Barracudas / I Can’t Pretend
Sunnyboys / I Can’t Talk to you
The Spiderz / I Wanna Be Used for Love
Blonde Redhead / In Particular
Léo Ferré / L’Affiche rouge
Taxi Girl / Les Armées de la nuit
Blood Axis / In Gowan Ring / I Lay Stretched On Your Grave
Naked Raygun / Broken Things
Motorhead / Brotherhood of Man
The Damned / Burglar
Jeanette / El amor toca el violin
Marc Seberg / Jeux de lumières
Lene Lovich / Lucky Number
Mo-Dettes / Satisfy
Antony and the Johnsons / Mysteries of Love
Ange / Le Nain de Stanislas
De Kift / Nauwe Mijter
Ska-P / Niño Soldado
Kemuri / Positive Mental Attitude
Jeanette / Porque te vas ?
Gang Green / Rabies
Extraballe / Retour dans la grosse pomme
Girls at our best ! / She Flipped
Fad Gadget / Spoil the Child
Borodine / Danses polovtsiennes
Ange / Sur la trace des fées
Jean-Patrick Capdevielle / Tout au bout de la ville
Jacques Higelin / Champagne
Jacques Higelin / Beau, beau ou laid
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros / X-Ray Style
Yachts / Yachting Type
F.U.s / Young, Fast and Iranians
Evening, Justin. Dave from London, near the Blue Piccadilly (tube/subway line). Last time I heard Klaus Nomi was on the soundtrack to the recent US coming-of-age TV drama We Are Who We Are. Pretty eclectic mix on the soundtrack - from classical (Adams, Dutilleux) to rap/hip hop (Kendrick Lamarr, Loyle Carner, Blood Orange) via classic rock (Bowie, Stones, Radiohead). Yes, it's 'popera', but Klaus, who has a huge octave range and lovely, clear voice, steers very close to novelty. For a modern take on opera, I prefer Filippa Giordano. P.S. my song ref Blue Piccadilly is by The Feeling.
Never heard of this guy!! This was fantastic!!!!
Two songs you need to hear from bands you probably know nothing about are: "Wind" from the band Circus Maximus from 1967 and "White Bird" from the band It's A Beautiful Day from 1968. I know you will like them both. Also, I know you didn't like the one song you heard from Comus but I would urge you to try them one more time with their song "The Herald" as it is nothing like the last song. It is really their best song and worth the 12 minutes.
I don't know "Wind" but can rec "White Bird".
One of these 'I shouldn't like it, but I do' type records. Could I listen to a couple of albums in a row? - almost certainly not, but a track once in a while is good fun. Total Eclipse is his best.
Klaus was definitely one of these musicians we tragically lost way too soon. I'd suggest listening to his cover of "You Don't Own Me", as well as "Simple Man"...
I like countertenor in Renaissance and Baroque music but not in this song. Alex Potter is a great countertenor and his interpretation of Vivaldi’s “Cum Dederit” is fantastic. I’d add a TH-cam link but my post will get deleted if I do.
I sang countertenor in a chamber choir in college (I’m a baritone but I can sing falsetto). The highlight of my “career” was singing the alto solo in Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb for a few performances. It’s an odd piece so I wouldn’t recommend it, although I grew to like it.
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Good stuff, different texture, kind like eating a kind of new bizarre kind of food you eat in another country. I may have liked it for the new experience but I will probably never try it again. Why do I feel like I need a New York Strip with a baked potato now?
Sounds tasty to me :D
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If you like this then try Faouzia's "Puppet" or "R.I.P. Love". Great vocals and kicking beats. The latter already has 1000s of dance videos up on TikTok.
Hello litsen : keys of life.
Popera : very good.
Please, listen to "Passaggi a livello" ("Level Crossings" in Italian) by Franco Battiato! 😊✌ It's from the same time as Nomi, and similarly "new-wavish".
Giuni Russo - "Una vipera sarò"
Well, he certainly heard The Sparks as a younger man... but sometimes weird is just there to be weird. If you go down that path, I'd prefer Lene Lovich. Much more fun.
Or Christian Hoffman had.
Read my reply to "Lord Elpus"!😍
Wow, KN, didn't expect this. I mentioned this about 12months ago (and likely not just me), love this guy. He'd worked with Bowie before going solo, and his mix of opera, pop, and disco, was new, fresh and very entertaining. And this, always a fave of mine. Back then he was almost unheard of here, and his stuff unavailable. I had to have a friend holidaying in NYC (KN, particularly big there), get his first two albums for me there. Here's a crackin' vid from a French tv show, he sings live over a backing track. Love the dancers 🙂
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I'd never heard of this guy, but this is interesting oddball fare. Nice! 🙃
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Welcome to Klaus Nomi. I am grinning at you. Some of his tunes are better than this one. He also does a cover of 'You Don't Know Me."