YouTube embed from YouTube, blog post by John Hoff
Klaus Nomi was a singer with a wide vocal range and "otherworldly" stage persona. He died in 1983 at the age of 39 from complications due to AIDS.
While searching for information a couple years ago about the "Get to NoMi" neighborhood branding effort, I stumbled upon Klaus Nomi's music...
Listening to the lyrics of "The Nomi song," I thought it was almost a prophetic commentary on efforts to rebrand our neighborhood. The lyrics seem to be alluding to the emotion, the soul-searching, the self-doubt, and the little triumphs which are part of that campaign.
Consider...
If they saw my face
Would I still take a bow
Will they know me, know me, know me now
Now I know my place
If science will allow
Will they know me, know me, know me now
Now I'm all alone
It's like some kind of test
My how I have grown
Will they know me now
If the human race
With their collective brow
With (sic) they know me, know me, know me now
While I certainly don't care to spawn any conspiracy theories that "Get To NoMi" contains a secret wink-wink homage to Klaus Nomi, I'd have to say I wouldn't mind living in a neighborhood named after such a talented human being.
One Youtube commenter said "He never died. He went back to his home planet after his mission of enlightenment was through."
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Two clips from a 1979 Saturday Night Live appearance.
David Bowie & Klaus Nomi - The Man Who Sold The World
David Bowie, Klaus Nomi, and Joey Arias perform Boys Keep Swinging on Saturday Night Live 1979
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