Klaus Nomi is the best performer of famous The Cold Song. It’s an aria from opera King Arthur, written in 1691 by Henry Purcell.
@sjfvet519us
3 жыл бұрын
You mentioned David Bowie. When Bowie was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, he had Klaus and Joey Arias as his back up singers. My favorite Nomi song is "Total Eclipse".
@zalclemonson
3 жыл бұрын
This music was written by English composer Henry Purcell in 1691, I do love Klaus Nomi version of it though.
@deepbluehue3
3 жыл бұрын
IT's an OLDE Opera song !
@palm2004
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant to see this reaction
@kropotkinbeard1
3 жыл бұрын
There's a great documentary about Klaus called The Nomi Song.
@annabackman3028
2 жыл бұрын
So is one of the songs Kristian Hoffman wrote for him. Klaus Sperber was his birht name. He was born in Germany January 24, 1944 (during the war). In the sixties he worked as an usher at the Opera in West Berlin, and used to sing for the other employees after the evening's performances. He wanted to become an operasinger, but classes were too expensive. He sang opera at a gay club occasionally. 1972 he immigrated to the USA, settled in New York. He found a job, making pastry 🍰🎂, whilst he searched his way around the underground music clubs. He made a very successful appearence at a New Wave Vaudeville event and made contact with some of the leading people in the Vaudeville business, Kristian Hoffman (member of and songwriter for the Mumps), Ann Magnusson, singer and then director of the show. He soon became a head act, with some help on choice of music by Hoffman. The name "Nomi" was a little joke on his German accent, "My name is Klaus, do you know me?", where "know me" sounded like "nomee". In 'The Nomi Song' he sings "Will they know me, know me, know me now?" in his characteristic way. He became a name outside the Vaudeville community, appeared on TV shows, also in Europe, became popular in France. One of (maybe the?) last show(s) he did was 'The Cold Song' on French TV. He was very sick in AIDS, literally dieing, with a big collar of a king from the 1600 century style to hide blue spots, caused by the decease, was so weak he had problems walking up and down the stairs to the stage. He didn't have to act that for the performance. ( Video on YT) He died August 6, 1983, of complications due to AIDS, among the first celebrities. It's an amazing performance! That TV appearence becomes even more touching, having that in mind, and knowing the lyrics: What power art thou? Who from below Hast made me rise? Unwillingly and slow From beds of everlasting snow! See'st thou not how stiff And wondrous old? Far unfit to bear the bitter cold... I can scarcely move Or draw my breath I can scarcely move Or draw my breath Let me, let me Let me, let me Let me freeze again... Let me, let me Let me freeze to death
@annabackman3028
2 жыл бұрын
SORRY! I mixed up two performances! THIS is the one I meant, not France at all, it's Munich, Germany 1982. Full orchestra, live. kzitem.info/news/bejne/yG2Qp4yqjph1oGk
@kropotkinbeard1
2 жыл бұрын
@@annabackman3028 Yep
@pillmuncher67
3 жыл бұрын
Gordon Sumner is Sting.
@TuckerSP2011
3 жыл бұрын
This is the Cold Song
@donatellaborciccibelloni5328
3 жыл бұрын
Good that you follow my tips... there's a world of surprises out there.... ^^
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