Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Your new favorite song is somebody's old favorite song...

Have you two met?  Let me introduce you to Ken Laszlo (born Gianni Coraini).   Ken's nom-de-disco was apparently inspired by Victor Laszlo the Czech Resistance leader who's on the run from the nazis in the film Casablanca.  Ken apparently related to it because a disco singer like resistance fighter is hiding in plain sight: an anonymous voice on any number of pop tracks.  

Well, Ken likes phones, sunglasses, the color white,  "menicures," and feeling the groove.  I think you two have a lot in common:



 For extra fun, and to drive home the idea of the anonymous disco star, here's a television performance of Hey Hey Guy by a model who lip-synched as Ken Laszlo for live gigs.  This version includes the completely baffling phone conversation from the beginning of the track. 




Catch that? Here's a transcript:

Ken: "Hallo"
French guy: "Hallo, ??"
Ken: "Oh dear, you have phone"
French guy: "Yeah, hey guy, tell me about your menicure"
Ken: "I love you and feel the groove"
French guy: "Tell me about it, is it the true"
Ken: "It's true, yes, it's true"
French guy: "Don't fool out, it's dangerous"
Ken: "Don't worry, baby gold"
French guy: "Everything is same as all"
Ken: "Everything is the same"
French guy: "Oh, I love you"
Ken: "Me too"
French guy: "I love you"


"Oh dear, you have phone."  Thanks for noticing!

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