I met Klaus Nomi at a performance he was doing, I was working Security with several other people, He came over to us and spent about ten minutes meeting us and talking. I found it amazing he was so approachable and friendly. After the show, he came back and we chatted more, we were all surprised he remembered our names. I felt he was such a warm and genuine person for the short time I actually got to speak to him. I was sad when I learned of his passing.
@@EphemeralProductions This happened a week before he and Joey were on Saturday Night Live. I had met Joey at Fiorucci earlier in the week, he introduced me to Klaus. We partied a bit at the Mudd Club and other dives that week. Klaus and I had planned to get together my last night in NYC, we were to meet at a location on Christopher Street but he never showed. I was disappointed to say the least but I didn't call him or anything, I just let it go. I never saw or spoke with him again. I have had a couple of dinners with Joey when he was working in Vegas. It was an unexpected and super fun week hanging with them. We would walk the streets with Klaus, sometimes he burst out singing Lightning Strikes or The Witch is Dead. Loudly echoing against the buildings. Very sweet down-to-earth guy. One wouldn't think it by looking. ; )
@@PH-ye5fj yeah he does seem like he was a cool and sweet guy. Maybe a little big in the head as time went on, and a little inconsiderate ( seeing that he stood you up, without even phoning), but it’s very possible something came up and he couldn’t phone because he lost your phone number. Either way, it was “his bad” but we all make mistakes and I’m glad you let it go and have good things to say about him. Hugs!
Klaus was among the first to die in the AIDS crisis. As a singer I admired his range and presentation. I saw him in person many years ago and remember him today. Make Friends!
Very jealous you got to see him in person. I'm going back through his videos, his 79th birthday would have been a couple days ago! I'm like you, as a singer his range is amazing. When I discovered him in college I loved to practice to Klaus songs cause I have the falsetto, but nowhere near that tone. Love his commitment to the performance and his otherworldly vibe.
Very nice. I often think about what was he like offstage, he seems so cute and captivating yet simple and easy going in the interviews. I imagine he was a nice person.❤
They had no chance...nobody saw it coming. As Paul Gambacchini once said, talking about Freddie Mercury: "The damage was done before anybody knew it could be done." Even Klaus learned about the disease from TV, not earlier than when he had yet checked into hospital for what should be his final stint, there. What he may have known before is that he wasn´t terribly well, but nobody had the glimpse of an idea what that thing was, at the time. He probably caught it in the mid 70s...when not even the typical cluster of symptoms had appeared on the medical radar and everybody was acting careless AF, because the most horrific thing you were going to bring home from a night at the dark room was a tripper or crab louse.
My Greek grandma showed me this when I was a kid. She told me she admired him. She was sucha modern woman. With modern views and values. She was ahead of her time. Strong woman. A rebel. I should have honored her when she was alive a lot more than I did
My friend you are not alone in that respect. I had a wonderful grandmother who brought me up and I wish I'd honored her more than I did. We had wonderful time together. I met Klaus once at a party we spoke very briefly I can't even say we had a full conversation but he was amazing to look at. I shall ramble no longer.
I love the contrast between Klaus and the band. They're all dressed in typical late 70s/early 80s style with no real costume, and Klaus is a goddamn space alien. They're professionally focusing on their instruments and Klaus is flying up and down through octaves like it ain't no thang. Such a damn shame he couldn't stay longer.
Roland Guiscard its like he is an alien and he captured this band to play for him. He is forcing them to play lol. He does have unbelievable vocal range. His operatic vocals are beautiful beyond belief.
Just to let you know Guitarist Scott Woody ( who wrote Wasting My Time on the first Nomi LP) passed away this week. He was a wonderful human being and a multitalented musician. He will be missed by anyone who had the pleasure to know him! RIP Scotty!!!
Klaus Nomi would have potential to advance on his career, if he was still alive. He could be a big star like Elvis Presley or Michael Jackson, who are remembered of their talented now, in the future and forever.
This looks fantastic! I am the bass player in this! I've been looking at a grainy VHS of this for years! Wow! Thank you for posting this. Somewhere there must be film of the other two songs we did for this film, You Don't Own Me and The Nomi Song. Anybody have a clue?
Initially, I saw this guy and said, “WTF?” But if you spend a moment listening to him, you begin to realize that he is a lost gem. At least I did. What a vocal range. He died very young, and that’s our loss.
You’re right, more than bit contrived. Talentless and classless is no way to go through life, I don’t care how much green you make. This guy, on the other hand, was a genuine artist.
The amount of time Klaus spent in getting his makeup and costume on is crazy, and then to do such performances! I wish I could go back in time and watch him live on stage!
Klaus should forever be revered and held in the highest esteem. He brought everything into his performances and personally, I think everyone alive should hear his voice.
Прекрасно! Это талант и огромная бесконечная работа! Впервые услышала Клауса Номи пару дней назад, пока ехала в такси. После знакомства с творчеством Джоуи Ариас ютуб предложил мне Клауса Номи, ну и понеслось... Моя каменная душа решила растаять. Я заплакала от того, как он невероятно красиво поёт. Картина маслом: он поёт, мои слёзы бегут, я теряю дар речи, а таксист решил, что у меня проблемы. Спасибо за творчество, Клаус!
Every time I turn around I find something strange, unusual and interesting from 1980-1986. It seems like there was a flood of boldness and creativity in that time period for some reason and I don't believe we've been able to capture a moment in music like those short 7 years since.
That's what's missing in pop business today: Crazy artists. Crazy in a good way. You could love it or hate it. Today you can like everything a bit, because they're taking the edge off of everything.
Lyrics: Big shots Argue about what they've got Making the planet so hot Hot as a holocaust Blow up Everything's gonna go up Even if you don't show up In your Chemise Lacoste Chorus: Total eclipse It's a total eclipse It's a total eclipse of the sun Can't come to grips with the total eclipse Just a slip of the lips and you're done Fall out Nobody left to crawl out If someone calls We're all out Turning in to French fries Last dance Let the entire cast dance Do the dismembered blast dance As we get atomized!
@@princealigorna7468 really? Sounds like it's about something actually dangerous, like global warming... Cold War had victims, but Soviet Union was utterly defeated and we freed with only a few dozen heroes killed by russians in the process. Current war is much worse BECAUSE russia wasn't destroyed in the Cold War, unfortunately.
@@KasumiRINA In the 80s, us Yanks didn't know the USSR was in decline. This was Reagan's "evil empire" era. This was the Day After Tomorrow era. We were convinced even more than in the 70s that Russia was going to nuke us back to the Stone Age at any second. Klaus was an Immigrant from a divided post-war Germany living in a paranoid America. You do the math
No bother at all! We loved working with Klaus. Contrary to what was said about our band in the Andrew Horn documentary, we were hardly a bunch of studio mercenaries. We just happened to have a lot more experience than the musicians that Klaus had played with before he was introduced to us. We were thrilled to play on his records and live shows. He even recorded Wasting My Time which was written by our guitarist Scott Woody. So I think he liked working with us too.
Unfortunately, Scott, my brother-in-law, was never paid a cent in royalties for Wasting My Time. He tried, but could never squeeze a penny out of the label or the publishing company. RIP Scott. My sister, his widow, is alive and would still like to collect what's owed to them.
Да. Может, родись он позже больше людей бы его признало и может он бы действительно сделал революцию в музыке и моде (на сколько я понимаю, именно к этому Клаус Номи и стремился)
Wow, i glad i've found this in 2020, i didn't know that such artist exist. Looks like he was very talented, great artist of avantgarde. Greetings from Moscow
I rented this movie on VHS waay back when because I recognized some of the early punk acts (dead kennedys, surf punks, oingo boing...). Got to this number and haven't been quite the same since. Love the voice, love the guitar, love the dancers, love the song!
My God! Und wenn ich oder wir jetzt mandarin, polnisch oder oder schreiben... Wo steht das man VERPFLICHTET ist unter dieses video deutsch zur schreiben.
I am sure Klaus could have changed the history of modern music but the Gods preferred to have him singing for them because mankind was not ready for someone like him.
I remember seeing him on german tv in 1982. Being 16 years old then I found it really good. Unfortunately Germany wasn't ready for him back then. At least he started smelling his success before he had to go. Thanks for that. Klaus was decades ahead.
+EnigmaBoi85 He was a showman and a giftet singer. Maybe it was his looks that fascinated me, because I was into DEVO and Kraftwerk too. Whatever. It's 2016 and he is still alive on social media. It's good to be able to judge the musical heroes of my youth now that I'm close to 50. Klaus Nomi has become a bigger heroe ever since.
werid science? oh perhaps if you have the time, look up mystic knights of the oingo boingo that was their full name once, then it was just shortened to oingo boingo. the reason they are so unheard of now is because danny elfman was the frontman and quit because he some how accdently blasted out something of his ears. i enjoyed speaking with you.
When I first saw this, as part of Urgh! A Music War on a rented VHS from blockbuster videos, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it… my appreciation has grown as time has gone by. I want to give a particular shout out to whoever the guitar player is on this - scorching!👍🎸❤️
Exactly my reaction. Musically, it's brilliant, but the operatic aspect I didn't get to appreciate till years later, revisiting this tune. Straight amazing.
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
I am 52 years old......and only now am I hearing about Klaus Nomi. This is utter amazing, way ahead of his time and obviously a very talented musician. Pity he has been taken so young. R.I.P.
Nomi really has some excellent musicians. The lead guitarist is very good. Probably because of his classical training, Nomi recognized talent. Sad he died so young.
For me this is a perfect performance; Klaus Nomi's incredible voice, musicians who play pure and with drive and background singers with voices of angels ... the fun splashes off your screen. I just can't get enough of this
I miss the 80's so much, everything musical was accepted for what it was, country and western to the weirdest shit, it was all taken in it's stride during the 80's, Klaus Nomi was amazing,
Remember he was put down like a dog by Fauci and the boys... Usually whip crackers are Egyptian but in his case he's a reverse Moses looking for the back door to hell
Que grande Klaus. Me da sentimiento que cuando hacías música yo era un adolescente y fué hasta hace un año que conocí tu arte. Te fúiste demasiado joven. Viendo éste video uno sabe lo grande que fuiste. Dónde quiera que estés, te extrañamos hermano.
When he died I was 11. I read a news in the newspaper: "the new disease that affects gays killed the singer Klaus Nomi". They said it was "The new tremendous gay's desease" I didn't even know who the singer was, but the news shoked me, I had pity for him and for all the gay people... Soon, I lerned that the desease kills no matter the sexual orientation you had. So, like all the world, I learned how to fear about AIDS. But my fear, since then, has always been related to the memory of poor Klaus Nomi. And today, for the fisrt time, I am listening the poor guy singing, and I find him weird, interesting, and really nice. Hope you are having a good trip, Klaus. 💜
Thank you for sharing your thoughtful comment. Your contemporary observation is invaluable, and it's wonderful that you carried his memory with you and that you were able to find him here.
I remember going to see this in 1982 at the NARO in Norfolk Virginia and having a Beck's Bier and splitting a joint with my friends. When Klaus came on we were all slack-jawed, and then amazed by what we had seen. Leaning over, my friend said: "As your attorney I advise you to buy this album tomorrow."
Simply brilliant! I only "discovered" Klaus Nomi 3 years ago and just heard this for the first time a couple of months ago but it has grown and grown on me. It's lovely to read the comments from people who met him. It's so sad that he's not better known.
I completely stumbled upon Klaus Nomi by complete utter accident yesterday. Surprisingly, being a huge Bowie and Kraftwerk fan, I never heard of him sooner. There is no explanation but I just love this video. The backing band and his singing and performance is unbelievable.
I saw "URGH! A Music War!" back in the 80s in a movie theatre because I wanted to see Joan Jett sing "Bad Reputation." Nothing could have prepared this young suburban girl for KLAUS NOMI. I was mesmerized. And I *never* forgot that chorus! Total earworm!!!
I went to see URGH! for XTC and the Dead Kennedys, but stayed for Klaus. After the show all I kept talking about was Klaus Nomi (that was the very first time I ever heard him), and the bastard friends of mine were making fun of my fascination....
I was metalhead guy and really against other musics. He was really talent, free person, he loved his music. He style was very nice ! Very nice voice ! He lived as a free man, he realized his dream. The worst thing is one, he died alone and with pain. He doesn't deserve it. Rest in peace my brother. We are very lucky because of you, you gave us something different and one so nice mixed of music. Thank you. I hope you singing in heaven!
Stumbled across this by accident and I have to say this is absolutely the greatest 4 minutes of entertainment I've witnessed in years. How did I not know about Klaus?
Because the world has a preservation valve, that triggers automatically when a form of interruption is necessary. I think is working, I didnt know him either, Thank God or a Disgruntled Angel for that.
Klaus was mainly an underground German artist even if he sang for instance with David Bowie or other more "popular" artists. Very original singer with an out of sight voice. He was on stage in Europe and the US.. If I'm not mistaken , Klaus was one of the first legendary Queer. He left us too early..
@@catherinefotic4614 Any particular Bowie tunes he's featured on? Honestly, I don't like this song but can appreciate his voice and the musicianship. Maybe I'd like other songs of his. Idk how this got on my feed but I'm intrigued.
Have you ever heard of celluloid?!? :D You can do great scans in 2K and beyond from over 100 year old movies, if the source was kept in good condition.
I recollect an interview of Klaus in a french T.v Channel in the 80's. Perhaps, one or two years before he passed away. I think that he has two children..
the dancing performance of that 2 girls during the guitar-solo is absolutley spaced out and breathe-taking fantastic...haven´t ever seen anything better like that...
Aisling Burchael ...found some clips of "The Nuns" (sounds a little bit like old Iggy Pop& the Stooges songs)...but nothing like "street spirit" ???!!!
Es una joya perdida, que pena tanto talento y tanto para darle a la música. Triste final para una historia de alguien tan joven. Lo descubrí por casualidad y me parece admirable. Gracias por subirlo.
Klaus would have turned 78 today. He was born January 24, 1944.. We still miss him and all that he brought to the Avant Garde music scene in the 70's/80's era.. AIDS took Klaus in '83..
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Anyone else here for the Eclipse in 2024?
Hell yeah
Kluas RIP, ahead of his time
Hell yeah
Yesssss
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I met Klaus Nomi at a performance he was doing, I was working Security with several other people, He came over to us and spent about ten minutes meeting us and talking. I found it amazing he was so approachable and friendly. After the show, he came back and we chatted more, we were all surprised he remembered our names. I felt he was such a warm and genuine person for the short time I actually got to speak to him. I was sad when I learned of his passing.
He stood me up. I forgive him.
@@PH-ye5fj sorry but a comment like that begs more details. lol. Now I’m dying to find out. If youd like to share that is. :)
@@EphemeralProductions This happened a week before he and Joey were on Saturday Night Live. I had met Joey at Fiorucci earlier in the week, he introduced me to Klaus. We partied a bit at the Mudd Club and other dives that week. Klaus and I had planned to get together my last night in NYC, we were to meet at a location on Christopher Street but he never showed. I was disappointed to say the least but I didn't call him or anything, I just let it go. I never saw or spoke with him again. I have had a couple of dinners with Joey when he was working in Vegas. It was an unexpected and super fun week hanging with them. We would walk the streets with Klaus, sometimes he burst out singing Lightning Strikes or The Witch is Dead. Loudly echoing against the buildings. Very sweet down-to-earth guy. One wouldn't think it by looking. ; )
@@PH-ye5fj yeah he does seem like he was a cool and sweet guy. Maybe a little big in the head as time went on, and a little inconsiderate ( seeing that he stood you up, without even phoning), but it’s very possible something came up and he couldn’t phone because he lost your phone number. Either way, it was “his bad” but we all make mistakes and I’m glad you let it go and have good things to say about him. Hugs!
Thank you for sharing this memories. :)
Happy solar eclipse 2024 from NYC! This one's for you Klaus!! 🖤
Klaus was among the first to die in the AIDS crisis. As a singer I admired his range and presentation. I saw him in person many years ago and remember him today.
Make Friends!
Very jealous you got to see him in person. I'm going back through his videos, his 79th birthday would have been a couple days ago!
I'm like you, as a singer his range is amazing. When I discovered him in college I loved to practice to Klaus songs cause I have the falsetto, but nowhere near that tone. Love his commitment to the performance and his otherworldly vibe.
Very nice. I often think about what was he like offstage, he seems so cute and captivating yet simple and easy going in the interviews. I imagine he was a nice person.❤
They had no chance...nobody saw it coming. As Paul Gambacchini once said, talking about Freddie Mercury: "The damage was done before anybody knew it could be done." Even Klaus learned about the disease from TV, not earlier than when he had yet checked into hospital for what should be his final stint, there. What he may have known before is that he wasn´t terribly well, but nobody had the glimpse of an idea what that thing was, at the time. He probably caught it in the mid 70s...when not even the typical cluster of symptoms had appeared on the medical radar and everybody was acting careless AF, because the most horrific thing you were going to bring home from a night at the dark room was a tripper or crab louse.
@@andrealovric3016I was lucky enough to know him, and even sang with him. He was wonderful. Funny, gracious, and brilliant.
Klaus isn't dead. He just went back to his planet.
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Plot twist he actually was from another planet.
🎼🤓🤘Yes😇
No he just bombed back to obscurity because ummm... this is pure garbage.Goodtaste was his enemy.
Fkn truly awful awful awful.
@@chrislambden2689 your mom is garbage.
My Greek grandma showed me this when I was a kid. She told me she admired him. She was sucha modern woman. With modern views and values. She was ahead of her time. Strong woman. A rebel. I should have honored her when she was alive a lot more than I did
Your Yaya rocks!
Yes, thanks for sharing it.
My friend you are not alone in that respect. I had a wonderful grandmother who brought me up and I wish I'd honored her more than I did. We had wonderful time together. I met Klaus once at a party we spoke very briefly I can't even say we had a full conversation but he was amazing to look at. I shall ramble no longer.
Well, now the devils have him in the ass.I hope you're as lucky as he is.
👏👏👏🤝
Who else is watching this on Solar Eclipse Day 4/8/2024?
Every time someone on the news says, "Total eclipse of the sun" I think of this!
Almost forgot but just remembered
I AM!
Yeppers!
Here I am♪
My 5 year old son was singing this on the way to see the eclipse today - I feel like I've raised him right 🎉😅❤
I love the contrast between Klaus and the band.
They're all dressed in typical late 70s/early 80s style with no real costume, and Klaus is a goddamn space alien. They're professionally focusing on their instruments and Klaus is flying up and down through octaves like it ain't no thang.
Such a damn shame he couldn't stay longer.
+Roland Guiscard I love the chemistry between Klaus, the band and not to forget the dancers.
as bad as this may sound, its kind of funnier that he died :/
+King Snowman - The dancers were "thrown in". Klaus had no idea they would appear. But that just shows you what a true performer he was...
Roland Guiscard its like he is an alien and he captured this band to play for him. He is forcing them to play lol. He does have unbelievable vocal range. His operatic vocals are beautiful beyond belief.
would like to know the band line up...some good players there!
Just to let you know Guitarist Scott Woody ( who wrote Wasting My Time on the first Nomi LP) passed away this week. He was a wonderful human being and a multitalented musician. He will be missed by anyone who had the pleasure to know him! RIP Scotty!!!
Rick Pascual r.i.p
Rip
Rest in peace :c
RIP
R.I.P Sir.
恥ずかしながら最近まで存じませんでした
毎日50回近く聴いていますが、格好良すぎて毎日泣いています
こんなに綺麗な映像が残っているのに、今居ないなんて……
A genius well before his time, I miss Klaus Nomi!
Klaus Nomi would have potential to advance on his career, if he was still alive. He could be a big star like Elvis Presley or Michael Jackson, who are remembered of their talented now, in the future and forever.
This looks fantastic! I am the bass player in this! I've been looking at a grainy VHS of this for years! Wow! Thank you for posting this. Somewhere there must be film of the other two songs we did for this film, You Don't Own Me and The Nomi Song. Anybody have a clue?
Rick Pascual this was great man👍🏼
I'm a Bass player too. YOUR PLAYING IS PERFECT!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!
You guys were awesome! To bad people were not ready for this at that time!
@@angel-fz8qg oh we teens and 20 something's where its just ya know those of non Gen X old coots where not
Great shit man
I love watching this. That is my mom dancing on the right.
really? she was one of the dancers? thats so cool
Tiffani Barnes Very good
That's awesome!
Queen! Bless her, she’s awesome 👏
it's always good to know who I was dedicating some good faps to
I never get tired of watching Klaus
Whoever digitized this is amazing. What a way to capture an amazing talent who left too soon.
Initially, I saw this guy and said, “WTF?” But if you spend a moment listening to him, you begin to realize that he is a lost gem. At least I did. What a vocal range. He died very young, and that’s our loss.
I actually find Cardi B more startling and disturbing, but not in a fun way.
As do I. He was recently talented. And unafraid to be himself. I find some artists today, to include Cardi B, to be a bit contrived.
@@teddyvincent4833 A bit?
You’re right, more than bit contrived. Talentless and classless is no way to go through life, I don’t care how much green you make. This guy, on the other hand, was a genuine artist.
Yes WTF.
But i love it.
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Mega Tops 😂😂😂
Mega Tops #epic 😂😂😂
Yep, now he is a jewel
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ha ha ha you face is the crazy😂😂😂
I never get tired of seeing and listening to this song. The great Klaus
This is on repeat for the next few days. April 8th Total Eclipse!
What a fucking pioneer. He was really one of the first few artists that pushed the whole 80's sound.
Yeah that’s a bit of a stretch.
Витас отдыхает
Correct my friend!!!!!!
Was there ever an era more crazy than the 80’s? The art was good. It was good.
Late 90s was great too
Either decade is better than the mindless repetitive drivel we’re subjected to today.
There will never be a good as a decade in my life as the 80s. It's been all downhill since then.
NO THERE WAS NOT!!
@@littlesinga TRUTH!! 🤘
The amount of time Klaus spent in getting his makeup and costume on is crazy, and then to do such performances!
I wish I could go back in time and watch him live on stage!
Klaus should forever be revered and held in the highest esteem.
He brought everything into his performances and personally, I think everyone alive should hear his voice.
This is one of the greatest performances in avant-garde magic space glam rock history. Long love Klaus. 🌈 👽
That is why Bowie toured with him....
Agreed! 🥇🚀💋✨Klaus forever ❤️📡 🎵
Ja 😁👍💕💕
eines der peinlichsten
Erscheinungen der
Musikgeschichte . . . .
Documentary on Klaus for those interested in learning more about him: ruclips.net/video/W0PszBID3Lk/видео.html
I.. I don't know what I just watched, but I won't be sleeping until I've watched every video I find and read his entire wiki.
Don't read wiki! His life story is very sad, but he's a very great singer and performer :)
You can start from dizz
ruclips.net/video/NySeTvdNtEw/видео.html
I did that too after yt recommend me this video. He was really one of a kind.
Today is Klaus's day!
Прекрасно! Это талант и огромная бесконечная работа! Впервые услышала Клауса Номи пару дней назад, пока ехала в такси. После знакомства с творчеством Джоуи Ариас ютуб предложил мне Клауса Номи, ну и понеслось... Моя каменная душа решила растаять. Я заплакала от того, как он невероятно красиво поёт. Картина маслом: он поёт, мои слёзы бегут, я теряю дар речи, а таксист решил, что у меня проблемы.
Спасибо за творчество, Клаус!
😂 On me dit ça très souvent. Il paraît que c'est un signe d'intelligence ré 😂
Презервативами нужно было пользоваться Клаусу Номи и не умер бы он тогда от СПИДА.
@@user-to9fg9vj7g жаль, что твои родители ими не пользовались
That's a very creative way to take advantage of your balding.
Ya work with what ya got
Nobody rocked a widows peak like Klaus.
@@DanaTheInsane So true.
Look at the mans smile and at his legs. He was so sexy.
This comment actually made me laugh out loud.
Every time I turn around I find something strange, unusual and interesting from 1980-1986. It seems like there was a flood of boldness and creativity in that time period for some reason and I don't believe we've been able to capture a moment in music like those short 7 years since.
Believe it or not, there's a lot of incredible stuff happening in today's music it's just buried beneath the million other songs being released.
It's probably drugs
Bowie helped to inspire this. Bowie and cocaine.
Cocaine
He came up through the 70's, but yeah...
Getting psyched for tomorrow's total eclipse!
Just loving that Klaus Nomi is still being loved and recognised. Eclipse or not
That's what's missing in pop business today: Crazy artists. Crazy in a good way. You could love it or hate it. Today you can like everything a bit, because they're taking the edge off of everything.
Stef Ullrich well said. Genuine authenticity is rare, in an era that values fame vs. art.
Die Antwoord is a band you either love or hate. They do push the limits for sure.
Kate Moon too bad they’re really shitty people
gecs
Who would not want a Klaus Nomi action figure?
Katzenberg Im dying to get one!!!
moi aussi!!!!
Katzenberg LOL I cut out a cardboard tuxedo and put it on my pee wee Herman figure. It worked well XD
They sell little cardboard puppet things on etsy
Yes I would pay good money for that. Figurine to place in my office
Will be jamming to this on April 8th!!
Yup I'm here for the total Eclipse of the sun! 2024
His performance is hypnotic, I couldn’t stop watching.
Lyrics:
Big shots
Argue about what they've got
Making the planet so hot
Hot as a holocaust
Blow up
Everything's gonna go up
Even if you don't show up
In your Chemise Lacoste
Chorus:
Total eclipse
It's a total eclipse
It's a total eclipse of the sun
Can't come to grips with the total eclipse
Just a slip of the lips and you're done
Fall out
Nobody left to crawl out
If someone calls
We're all out
Turning in to French fries
Last dance
Let the entire cast dance
Do the dismembered blast dance
As we get atomized!
Much appreciated 👍
How Ironic!😮
I guess I shouldn't be surprised it's a cold war song. Those were just a subgenre unto themselves in the 80's.
@@princealigorna7468 really? Sounds like it's about something actually dangerous, like global warming... Cold War had victims, but Soviet Union was utterly defeated and we freed with only a few dozen heroes killed by russians in the process. Current war is much worse BECAUSE russia wasn't destroyed in the Cold War, unfortunately.
@@KasumiRINA In the 80s, us Yanks didn't know the USSR was in decline. This was Reagan's "evil empire" era. This was the Day After Tomorrow era. We were convinced even more than in the 70s that Russia was going to nuke us back to the Stone Age at any second. Klaus was an Immigrant from a divided post-war Germany living in a paranoid America. You do the math
What a brilliantly shiny soul that man has
Happy Eclipse in Heaven Mr. Nomi!
No bother at all! We loved working with Klaus. Contrary to what was said
about our band in the Andrew Horn documentary, we were hardly a bunch of
studio mercenaries. We just happened to have a lot more experience than
the musicians that Klaus had played with before he was introduced to us.
We were thrilled to play on his records and live shows. He even recorded
Wasting My Time which was written by our guitarist Scott Woody. So I think
he liked working with us too.
@AnE none or at least a book........
Thanks for the information, Rick. Many of us would love to know as much as possible about Klaus. Greetings from Madrid
Amazing
good man
Unfortunately, Scott, my brother-in-law, was never paid a cent in royalties for Wasting My Time. He tried, but could never squeeze a penny out of the label or the publishing company. RIP Scott. My sister, his widow, is alive and would still like to collect what's owed to them.
40 years ago. Yet timeless!!!!
Since I'm gonna be sleeping during the eclipse today, I came here to at least listen to this magnificent song.
Блискуче. Виступ, який випереджав час.
Да. Может, родись он позже больше людей бы его признало и может он бы действительно сделал революцию в музыке и моде (на сколько я понимаю, именно к этому Клаус Номи и стремился)
@@chipchopa 39 років прожив
@@OlenkaPalamarchuk , ага, молодой ещё был:(
@@chipchopa а сьогодні не стало у 56 мого друга, письменника, музиканта, Дмитра Капранова (одного з близнюків)
@@OlenkaPalamarchuk , оу, прими мои соболезнования
This guy could easily be one of Batman's villains from the 1960's show.
He was Prodigy before Prodigy existed :)
His supervillian power would be turning everyone...FABULOUS.
KLAUS NOMI WAS A WONDERFUL TALENTED HUMAN BEING
He was the basis for a bad guy on "The Venture Brothers".
Totally agree
Wow, i glad i've found this in 2020, i didn't know that such artist exist. Looks like he was very talented, great artist of avantgarde. Greetings from Moscow
And here is singing with David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World on SNL in 1979.
ruclips.net/video/PdlU8e9wBIE/видео.html
He was an opera singer
I rented this movie on VHS waay back when because I recognized some of the early punk acts (dead kennedys, surf punks, oingo boing...). Got to this number and haven't been quite the same since. Love the voice, love the guitar, love the dancers, love the song!
I was thinking of this song while watching the eclipse in quebec :D
RIP Klaus!!
Thank you Bambi from Queens of drags to remember him and performing his song perfectly
I'm as well here because of Bambi😊
Deutsch
My God! Und wenn ich oder wir jetzt mandarin, polnisch oder oder schreiben... Wo steht das man VERPFLICHTET ist unter dieses video deutsch zur schreiben.
Hab die Fragezeichen vergessen wollte wissen ob du deutscher bist
❤️ yes
He didn't die :) he just went back home
Sweet way to say he's not here with us any longer.
SOUTHPARKFOREVER240 Oh, how cliché!
SOUTHPARKFOREVER240 Such a nice thought :-)
He died indeed. Dont be fool
back to the source...
Words can not express the excitement that comes from my soul when I hear kluas.
Ohhh finally, I'm one of the dancers here, and I've been after this video for four decades. Thanks a lot.
You haven't lived until you've experienced apocalyptic 80's synth rock opera performed by a gender ambiguous space-vampire
Sonia Kulawiak si....
Gender ambiguous? That hairline begs to differ, sir.
yaaaasss
I think I contracted HIV from watching.
That’s like 100% a man what you talkin about gender ambiguous
I am sure Klaus could have changed the history of modern music but the Gods preferred to have him singing for them because mankind was not ready for someone like him.
He was the best countertenor that ever sung. Ever. RIP, Klaus Nomi. We lost you far too soon.
He would have been as great as they: Bowie, Jagger, Elton John, Fred Mercury among others...
What gods?
All of them. Only they recognize one of their kind.
Nobody was.
I’m here for the total eclipse!
I sincerely adore him!
I remember seeing him on german tv in 1982. Being 16 years old then I found it really good.
Unfortunately Germany wasn't ready for him back then. At least he started smelling his success before he had to go. Thanks for that. Klaus was decades ahead.
+Sodom1912 then you always had wonderful taste.
+EnigmaBoi85
He was a showman and a giftet singer.
Maybe it was his looks that fascinated me, because I was into DEVO and Kraftwerk too.
Whatever. It's 2016 and he is still alive on social media.
It's good to be able to judge the musical heroes of my youth now that I'm close to 50.
Klaus Nomi has become a bigger heroe ever since.
Did you ever get into oingo boingo? I like the band.
+EnigmaBoi85
Yes.
I have the Soundtrack of that Kelly Lebrook movie. They have a song on it. Never heard of them again.
werid science? oh perhaps if you have the time, look up mystic knights of the oingo boingo that was their full name once, then it was just shortened to oingo boingo. the reason they are so unheard of now is because danny elfman was the frontman and quit because he some how accdently blasted out something of his ears.
i enjoyed speaking with you.
かっこよすぎて涙が出る。最高のパフォーマンスだ！
わかるッ！わたしも、そうおもうわよ😊
When I first saw this, as part of Urgh! A Music War on a rented VHS from blockbuster videos, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it… my appreciation has grown as time has gone by. I want to give a particular shout out to whoever the guitar player is on this - scorching!👍🎸❤️
Scott Woody was the guitar player on the LP. Is it him?
Exactly my reaction. Musically, it's brilliant, but the operatic aspect I didn't get to appreciate till years later, revisiting this tune. Straight amazing.
Это бесподобно!!! Почему я раньше не слышал этот шедевр!!!Просто бальзам для ушей.
А я первый раз услышал эту песню в кавере от Барто - "Полный пиздец". Потом уже оригинал.
Same Here. Cant believe 8 missed that for so long
.
" a balm for the ear " . . .
🤔
в те времена поклонялись пришельцам, щас поклоняются каким то звездам из фабрики звезд всякой петушне
И Витас не оригинал, как теперь с этим жить)
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
brad vinci na, he dead.
Ian Schultz He wouldn't die if he wasn't gay.
Klaus Nomi is terrifying
+Aussie Noonga 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
+Aussie Noonga All people die, shit-brain 😂.
I am 52 years old......and only now am I hearing about Klaus Nomi. This is utter amazing, way ahead of his time and obviously a very talented musician. Pity he has been taken so young.
R.I.P.
I'm 54 and known for my musical knowledge and up until 2 minutes ago I'd never heard of this guy. I do now and soon so will my mates
Nomi really has some excellent musicians. The lead guitarist is very good. Probably because of his classical training, Nomi recognized talent. Sad he died so young.
For me this is a perfect performance; Klaus Nomi's incredible voice, musicians who play pure and with drive and background singers with voices of angels ... the fun splashes off your screen. I just can't get enough of this
This tune is so mesmerizing. Words can't describe it. It's on another level.
I miss the 80's so much, everything musical was accepted for what it was, country and western to the weirdest shit, it was all taken in it's stride during the 80's, Klaus Nomi was amazing,
Check out...Anna Baboula...Greek odd funky stuff with traditional instruments n modern twank
God bless him 🙏
Это странно на столько же, насколько это прекрасно
Боже, как восхитительно! 10 раз пересмотрела!
Аналогично.
А я ещё больше) невозможно остановиться
Можете мне пояснит что именно восхитительно? Мне не понятно
@@Karabas44 необычный образ, движения, костюм, макияж, сама внешность и самое главное потрясающий голос!
@@irnegreen5579 видимо я не настолько проницательный и чувствительный как вы. У меня это вызывает отторжение. Спасибо за ответ
I just discovered this for the first time last night and he has been on repeat all morning 🖤🖤🖤🖤
It's powerful isn't it?
Very much my experience too :)
He was incredible.
@@rw8733 for real
Remember he was put down like a dog by Fauci and the boys... Usually whip crackers are Egyptian but in his case he's a reverse Moses looking for the back door to hell
Que grande Klaus. Me da sentimiento que cuando hacías música yo era un adolescente y fué hasta hace un año que conocí tu arte. Te fúiste demasiado joven. Viendo éste video uno sabe lo grande que fuiste. Dónde quiera que estés, te extrañamos hermano.
I'm so glad today's culture finally caught up with him.
because we're ALL freaks now ...
When he died I was 11. I read a news in the newspaper: "the new disease that affects gays killed the singer Klaus Nomi". They said it was "The new tremendous gay's desease"
I didn't even know who the singer was, but the news shoked me, I had pity for him and for all the gay people... Soon, I lerned that the desease kills no matter the sexual orientation you had. So, like all the world, I learned how to fear about AIDS. But my fear, since then, has always been related to the memory of poor Klaus Nomi.
And today, for the fisrt time, I am listening the poor guy singing, and I find him weird, interesting, and really nice.
Hope you are having a good trip, Klaus. 💜
Thank you for sharing your thoughtful comment. Your contemporary observation is invaluable, and it's wonderful that you carried his memory with you and that you were able to find him here.
Very interesting history...
For context, where did that article come from? Just wondering.
@@dr.velious5411 About 40 years ago... Who could remember today? I was living in Italy, so It was one Italian daily newspaper for sure...
@@WhiteWolf-ui9wg Thanks.
I remember going to see this in 1982 at the NARO in Norfolk Virginia and having a Beck's Bier and splitting a joint with my friends. When Klaus came on we were all slack-jawed, and then amazed by what we had seen. Leaning over, my friend said: "As your attorney I advise you to buy this album tomorrow."
jesterd14
Was your friend Hunter S. Thompson?
And that attorney? Albert Einstein.
"As your attorney i advise you to drive at full speed"
I wish I was around there 😊
He looked great in his costume. He's fabulous
if you ain't watchin this 4/8/24 you're not doing the eclipse right
He was out of this world. An exceptional artist and such a nice person.
Simply brilliant! I only "discovered" Klaus Nomi 3 years ago and just heard this for the first time a couple of months ago but it has grown and grown on me. It's lovely to read the comments from people who met him. It's so sad that he's not better known.
Hoy es un buen día para escuchar al genio Klaus Nomi con Total Eclipse.
Who's here 2024 eclipse?
I completely stumbled upon Klaus Nomi by complete utter accident yesterday. Surprisingly, being a huge Bowie and Kraftwerk fan, I never heard of him sooner. There is no explanation but I just love this video. The backing band and his singing and performance is unbelievable.
I saw "URGH! A Music War!" back in the 80s in a movie theatre because I wanted to see Joan Jett sing "Bad Reputation." Nothing could have prepared this young suburban girl for KLAUS NOMI. I was mesmerized. And I *never* forgot that chorus! Total earworm!!!
I went to see URGH! for XTC and the Dead Kennedys, but stayed for Klaus. After the show all I kept talking about was Klaus Nomi (that was the very first time I ever heard him), and the bastard friends of mine were making fun of my fascination....
Klaus was the *best* part of that movie... and I say that as a diehard Joan Jett fan.
Just fantastic .. no one comes close today listening in 2023 .
I don't even know what to say.
Brilliant performer. I need to watch more.
I was metalhead guy and really against other musics. He was really talent, free person, he loved his music. He style was very nice ! Very nice voice !
He lived as a free man, he realized his dream. The worst thing is one, he died alone and with pain. He doesn't deserve it. Rest in peace my brother.
We are very lucky because of you, you gave us something different and one so nice mixed of music. Thank you.
I hope you singing in heaven!
Stumbled across this by accident and I have to say this is absolutely the greatest 4 minutes of entertainment I've witnessed in years. How did I not know about Klaus?
Now check out his collaboration with David Bowie.
you didn't miss much.
.
Because the world has a preservation valve, that triggers automatically when a form of interruption is necessary.
I think is working, I didnt know him either, Thank God or a Disgruntled Angel for that.
Klaus was mainly an underground German artist even if he sang for instance with David Bowie or other more "popular" artists. Very original singer with an out of sight voice. He was on stage in Europe and the US..
If I'm not mistaken , Klaus was one of the first legendary Queer. He left us too early..
@@catherinefotic4614 Any particular Bowie tunes he's featured on? Honestly, I don't like this song but can appreciate his voice and the musicianship. Maybe I'd like other songs of his. Idk how this got on my feed but I'm intrigued.
Wow i lack the words but I love it
The 80s, hard to explain at times but sadly missed.
Son : Daddy, what is a genius ?
Dad : * plays this video *
So, so true 👍
Thanks daddy.
This song is a banger. The voice, the dancers, and the instruments. What a legend.
Восхищен ! Какие таланты...
А главный его талант чпокаться в очко
1981? Holy cow this is fantastic video quality.
That's because it was shot on film.
@@jjprulz what movie?
Have you ever heard of celluloid?!? :D You can do great scans in 2K and beyond from over 100 year old movies, if the source was kept in good condition.
Analog formats are in this way quite future proof
so fabulous and Eighties
2021 Klaus Nomi most talented person ever, still can’t resist listening to him, wishing he could have stayed longer then he did.
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" most talented person ever "
. . . . . . . 🤔
I recollect an interview of Klaus in a french T.v Channel in the 80's. Perhaps, one or two years before he passed away.
I think that he has two children..
And Tiny Tim as well, tragic losses
Que grande era Klaus una voz bellísima adelantado a su tiempo gracias por tus canciones lo poco que hiciste en vida fue grandioso 😇❤️♥️🧡😭♥️
His mime look and the whole thing as a concept is so artistic, creepy, charming. What a showman
Yes, that's very well said, "artistic, creepy, charming." It's still unique nearly 40 years on.
i suspect that is exactly what he was going for. :)
the dancing performance of that 2 girls during the guitar-solo is absolutley spaced out and breathe-taking fantastic...haven´t ever seen anything better like that...
the three 'Firebash crew' girls dancing for 'Seeed' come close especially their glastonbury festival performance on the jazzz world stage...
TylerDurden43 check out the 'nuns' in street spirit video
Aisling Burchael
...found some clips of "The Nuns" (sounds a little bit like old Iggy Pop& the Stooges songs)...but nothing like "street spirit" ???!!!
@@tylerdurden4368 watch slippery people talking heads ,now I know we're David got idea
Men.
Es una joya perdida, que pena tanto talento y tanto para darle a la música. Triste final para una historia de alguien tan joven. Lo descubrí por casualidad y me parece admirable. Gracias por subirlo.
What a sad lost to an utter brilliant performer. His show is riverting and truly becoming an instant classic
The 80's underground was awesome!
Klaus would have turned 78 today. He was born January 24, 1944.. We still miss him and all that he brought to the Avant Garde music scene in the 70's/80's era.. AIDS took Klaus in '83..
His voice will forever be one of my favorites. Every time I hear it, I feel sad that we didn’t get a whole lifetime of it.