Il y a environ une semaine, à la faveur d'un reportage sur Arte, j'ai redécouvert Klaus Nomi.Je possédais un cd de lui depuis des lustres mais il n'avait pas franchement attiré mon attention outre mesure. Mais en voyant ce film "The nomi song" j'ai croisé un extra-terrestre et été subjugué par sa voix.
   J'ai particulièrement apprécié trois titres : "Simple man" pour son côté décalé, "Total eclipse" pour la performance vocale et "Cold song" parce qu'elle me touche à chaque fois que je l'écoute. Et plus spécialement cette version live enregistrée peu avant sa mort où sa difficulté à chanter la rend encore plus poignante.

SIMPLE MAN
I am just a simple man
I have to do the simple things that a simple man…can
You are holding out your hand
You want to know the simple things in my simple plan…and…
I know there's so much to share, but what else can I do

Yes, I'm a simple man
Come now and take my hand
Now and forever never to be lonely
Yes, I'm a simple man
I do the best I can
Now and together just remember only -
that I'm a simple man

Love is just a simple thought
A little bit the worse for wear like a thief who got…caught
Hope is just a thing you bought
It's just another safe white lie that everybody got…taught
I can see you look to me so what else can I do

Yes, I'm a simple man
Come now and take my hand
Now and forever never to be lonely
Yes, I'm a simple man
I do the best I can
Now and together just remember only

That I'm a simple man
I do the best I can
I got a simple, simple plan
I hope you understand
I'm just a simple man
I'm holding out my hand
It's such a simple, simple plan
I hope you understand

Yes, I'm a simple man
Come now and take my hand
Now and forever never to be lonely
Yes, I'm a simple man
I do the best I can
Now and together just remember only -
It's so simple…

TOTAL ECLIPSE
Big shots,
Argue about what they've got,
Making the planet so hot,
Hot as a holocaust.

Blow up,
Everything's going to go up,
Even if you don't show up,
In your chemise Lacoste.

Total eclipse,
It's a total eclipse,
It's au total eclipse of the sun,
[World/We'll] come to this,
With the total eclipse,
Just a slip of your lips,
And you're done.

Fallout,
Nobody left to crawl out,
If someone calls we're all out,
Turning into French fries.

Last dance,
Let the entire cast dance,
Due to dismembered,
Last dance,
As we get atomized.

Total eclipse, it's a total eclipse,
It's a total eclipse of the sun,
[World/We'll] come to this,
Witch the total eclipse,
Just a slip of your lips,
And you're done.

COLD SONG
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,
Freeze again...
Let me, let me,
Freeze again to death !