It’s a special time to be alive.

November 6, 2006

This song and video have certainly made the rounds online, but I rediscovered it recently and the idea that anyone out there hasn’t already seen it keeps me up at night. So, for my own peace of mine, I give you… Tunak Tunak Tun.

The song alone is something special, but the accompanying dance/video are extraordinary. Daler Mehndi is the best. The image of the moustachioed crooner and his three clones twiddling their fingers and clapping in relative time to the beat is seared into my brain—in a good way.

Bonus video: Toothpaste for Dinner’s alter ego, KOMPRESSOR, with his extremely creepy cover:

KOMPRESSOR’s greatest triumph, in my opinion, is his transcendent cover of Beck’s “Debra”—KOMPRESSOR WANT TO GET WITH YOU. I can’t even describe this song except to say it’s the product of a disturbed mind (like all great art). It’s one of those songs that I enjoyed as a novelty for a while, but after literally years of listening to it I now appreciate it in a serious way. I hope you enjoy it, too.

The world is so strange sometimes!

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