1 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/816/thumb/kenLee.jpg?1251844129 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Lee_(song) http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/816/square/kenLee.jpg?1251844129 2009-09-01T22:28:49Z American Idol 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= active non-english, bulgaria, american idol, viral video, humiliation 3 Ken Lee <h2>About</h2> <p><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_RgL2MKfWTo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_RgL2MKfWTo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></p> <p>Ken Lee (&#8220;Can&#8217;t Live&#8221;) is a phonetic interpretation of Mariah Carey&#8217;s 1993 cover single and Badfinger&#8217;s classic love song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyBS_1vGwpU">&#8220;Without You&#8221;</a> performed by Valentina Hasan, a contestant who auditioned for the Bulgarian TV show <i>Music Idol</i> in February 2008. Although Ms. Hasan didn&#8217;t make the cut to the next round of competition, her audition clip quickly spread through Bulgarian internet hubs and gained over four million views within the first month of debut on YouTube.</p> <p>In an interview that took place in July 2008, Hasan explained to the Bulgarian media that she had no knowledge of English. She had just learned the song by heart and by ear, by listening to it repeatedly on a cassette recorder, and &#8220;sang it the way she felt it.&#8221; You can watch the interview clip below.</p> <h2>Karaoke Version &amp; Lyrics</h2> <p><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DaZMsKsTlms&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DaZMsKsTlms&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></p> <table cellpadding="3" style=" color: black; background-color: white" class="zeroBorder"> <tbody> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td><b>Garbled Version</b><br /> <br /> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px">No one ken to ken to sivmen,<br> nor yon clees toju maliveh.<br> When i gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more,<br> new yonooz tonigh molinigh,<br> Yon sorra shooo,<br> yes ee shooo, ooo.<br> -Ken leee<br> tulibu dibu douchoo<br> Ken Lee,<br> Ken lee meju more.<br> Ken Lee<br> tulibu dibu douchoo<br> Ken Lee,<br> Ken lee meju more</p> </td> <td><b>Proper English Version</b><br /> <br /> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px">No I can&#8217;t forget this evening<br> Or your face as you were leaving<br> But I guess that&#8217;s just the way the story goes<br> You always smile but in your eyes<br> your sorrow shows<br> Yes, it shows<br> I can&#8217;t live<br> if living is without you<br> I can&#8217;t live<br> I can&#8217;t give anymore<br> I can&#8217;t live<br> if living is without you<br> I can&#8217;t give<br> I can&#8217;t give anymore</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Remixes &amp; Parodies</h2> <p><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D61VMTs6SIA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D61VMTs6SIA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4_NTgInrRAs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4_NTgInrRAs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <div align="center">Indonesian Idol (Enum) vs Bulgarian Idol (Ken Lee):<br /> <object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cl-3l-31rJs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cl-3l-31rJs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></div> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/48WBT9NgcVc&hl=en&fs=1&start=60"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/48WBT9NgcVc&hl=en&fs=1&start=60" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <h2>Appearances in Mainstream Media</h2> <h3>Music Idol: Take Two</h3> <p><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cT18LZItBLA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cT18LZItBLA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></p> <p>The popularity of the video encouraged Music Idol producers to invite Hasan back to sing the song live a few weeks later. By this time, Hasan had had more training with the English lyrics, made fewer errors, and poked fun at her own interpretation by singing the final verse in her original style. This video was also posted to YouTube and received over 13 million views (all clips totally) by the first half of May 2008.</p> <h3>Interview Footage</h3> <p><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0wwyeuaP_mI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0wwyeuaP_mI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></p> <h3>Mariah Carey&#8217;s Reaction To Ken Lee:</h3> <p><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mnlSLN63Loc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mnlSLN63Loc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></p> 2009-09-17T07:11:53Z 816 10 303 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/816/original/kenLee.jpg?1251844129