Klaus Nomi - Lightning Strikes
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Artist:
This track was originally recorded by Lou Christie, who was sometimes denigrated as a Frankie Valli knock-off, but was quite wonderful in his own right, showing a cheeky sense of humor that gave the Four Seasons a run for their money. Later, Klaus Nomi took it on. Nomi was a brief hallucination some shared in the mid-80s. He took a better than decent album cover photo, sang in an impeccable soprano, loved making cookies for his friends, and died young of AIDS. He was a shy and awkward German lad who found a persona behind which he could bloom.
Comments (5)
This version of the song is really great.
It is a shame the artist passed away. He has real talent. I will look up more of his songs.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you as well.
I'm a little weirded out right now. What am I watching?
Those crazy Germans. I remember him from the movie "Urgh, A Music War".
Germans are nutty.
Koo-koo birds.