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Revision as of 10:36, 20 May 2021

"Too Kool To Kalypso"
promo poster
Recorded by Klark Kent
Released: 1979
Recorded: 1978-08-05
Length: SONG LENGTH
Album(s): Kollected Works
Label(s): I.R.S.
Writer(s): Klark Kent
Producer(s): Klark Kent
Studio(s): Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single? YES

"Too Kool To Kalypso" is a song written by Klark Kent and recorded by Klark Kent in August 1978.

About the song

This is the second single of Klark Kent. After the relative success of Don't Care (compared to The Police's singles) Klark Kent again went into Surrey Sound Studios to come up with another gem.

Personnel

Klark Kent played all the instruments, of course.

Engineers at Surrey Sound Studios were Chris and Nigel Gray.

Cover photography by Janette Beckman, back cover photography by Peter Baylis.

Release History

Albums

Too Kool To Kalypso appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
KlarkKent-album-kollectedworks.jpg Kollected Works 1995-MM-DD USA

Singles

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
1979 Too Kool To Kalypso promo cover.jpg KMS 7390 - promo "Too Kool To Kalypso"/"Theme For Kinetic Ritual" 1979-02-DD UK
Tookooltokalypso.jpg KMS 7390 "Too Kool To Kalypso"/"Theme For Kinetic Ritual" 1979-02-DD UK

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.

I didn't drink and I never danced
I couldn't take no club romance
But this floozy had no shame
Libedo torpedo

I was -
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too weird to watusi
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango

What she did was hard to believe
Libedo torpedo
But by morning I couldn't leave
Libedo torpedo
Picking her up was like falling down the stairs
With her on top of me I couldn't put on any airs

I was 
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too weird to watusi
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango

At my heart she took careful aim
Libedo torpedo
And you know that floozy had no shame
Libedo torpedo

I was 
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too weird to watusi
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too weird to watusi
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too weird to watusi
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango
Too kool to kalypso
Too tough to tango

Quotations and trivia

The single was released in February 1979 on green vinyl.

A review can be found in Melody Maker 3, 1979.

Alternative and cover versions

There's a promotion copy of this single - the only difference is a sticker on the cover. Labels and vinyl look the same.

See also

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External links

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References

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