The Nomi Song, a documentary on New Wave wonder Klaus Nomi, was on On Demand. It would have been quite amazing to have seen him perform in person -- his filmed performances are quite surreal, with very imaginative costuming. His voice and style are strikingly different from other New Wave acts of the time and still stand out today.
The documentary includes a clip from the episode of SNL with David Bowie performing "The Man Who Sold the World" and there's the elf-like Nomi on backup vocals. I'd have to say from what I've heard, "Simple Man" and "Nomi Song" are my favorites.
In searching for images of the man I stumbled across this really cool Dalston Oxfam Shop blog on which "Dalston Shopper" posts once a week on digital recordings of cassette tapes purchased at Dalston Oxfam Shop in East London. Here's the fantastic post on Klaus Nomi in concert.
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You can read my story about Klaus Nomi here...
http://www.geocities.com/kahniverous/klausnomi.html
All the best,
Madeline
www.myspace.com/madelinex1
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