TACO (2009/10): New Year's Eve Show - Moscow/Russia

[CSXtrackworker]

I love how everyone says on the other video'she is lip syncing.. If u listen to his re recorded song on itunes, his voice sounds like the one in the recent video's.

[TehUndeadCpt]

damn like 60 years and still has a beautiful voice

[darthdaris]

@TehUndeadCpt I hope your joking

[TehUndeadCpt]

@darthdaris Why would I be?

[WY82520]

got to give the guy credit 30yrs off of a great song and still making $ from it way to go

[thecolaratlady]

Roland, is he the only person you manage?

[ussrwrestling]

Taco, welcome to Russia!! Welcome to Moscow! We still like this song!!!!!!

[dave36464736]

.... he's lipsyncing.... boo.

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@dave36464736 What else, as it was a TV show???!!!

[thecolaratlady]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT But Roland? why lipsyncing?

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@thecolaratlady All artists had to use full playback as it is usual all over the world. In fact Taco hates it, but as mentioned before.

[thecolaratlady]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT Ok i see i must have missed your earlier comment about it then.....i remember yrs ago when milli vanilli was on stage, they were lipsyncing then the record started to skip it pretty much ruined their career

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@thecolaratlady Milli Vanilli was a totally different case, because the lead vocals on the records were not those of two front men Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, who were in fact very lousy singers!

Taco is the only artist I am still managing, because I officially retired in 2006 ;-)

[thecolaratlady]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT OHHHH! I see now..thank you for explaining Roland oh nice, i hope you are enjoying retirement, im sure austria is beautiful in winter too..........You are certainly managing a wonderful performer :)

[thecolaratlady]

Wow he still sounds great

[GIANTKAIJU]

Why hasn't Taco made any recent music? If Michael Bubble' can become popular today singing classic song covers, Taco can too. Taco started this trend back in the 80's and was ahead of his time but never really broke out. Maybe now is the time to try again.

[thecolaratlady]

@GIANTKAIJU Roland said he's working on a new song..but not an album

[thecolaratlady]

@GIANTKAIJU I had forgotten if i had told you that already, if i did, i'm so sorry for the repeat

[NESHero]

any plans for an Australian tour?

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@NESHero Even when Taco reached #5 of the Australian charts in 1983 nothing happened concerning TV shows or a tour. Therefore you will understand that we have no plans today.

[NESHero]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT thats a pity, he's a great singer, would love to see him perform.

[sh9683]

he should come to calgary alberta canada!

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@sh9683 Taco would love to perform in Canada again, but we need interested purchasers!

[sh9683]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT id be interested if it was western canada like alberta

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@sh9683 No problem, if you are able to find somebody who books four gigs on consecutive days at least :)

[thecolaratlady]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT So yall would need 4 gigs on consecutive days...makes sense since it would be expensive to fly to america, plus all the other expenses

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@thecolaratlady That's correct, but of course it would depend on the fee.

I am enjoying my retirement a lot and most of the time I am spending with my grandson, who is 13 by now ;-)

[thecolaratlady]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT Oh yeah, the fee that too... oh how sweet, i'm glad you're enjoying it, i'm sure he loves being with grampa as well

[vetromaster]

Taco came to Russia for a Putin on a ritz:D

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@vetromaster Well, this joke is as old as I am :)

[Conchiron]

I've watched his actual video a million times and loved it.

But Jesus! Look how much older he looks! :p Still awesome though.

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@Conchiron Well...then he was 28 and now 55 :)

[hermiebnice]

WOW! FANTASTIC! GO-TACO-GO!!!

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@hermiebnice :)))

[hermiebnice]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT I'm honored... Thank you.

[Illumi18]

taco you the man you are like fine wine BETTER WITH AGE! long live taco :3

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@Illumi18 That's exactly what I always say :)))

[Illumi18]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT i would have said cheese but i dont believe that a guy that made a song called puttin on the ritz would smell anything short of extraordinary :3

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@Illumi18 Well :)

[Pahjx]

OMG! Is that Joseph Stalin in the light blue suit at 0:06

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@Pahjx Thanks God he is only some kind of a lookalike :)))

[abola2121]

@Pahjx He came back from the dead just to see this performance. xD

[Ididnotwanttojoin]

Too cute, he looks the same except with white hair. (He still looks rather like the lost Osmond brother! HaHaHa)

[uploader10041986]

Even if he is lip synching... you can't fake that wonderful movement... what a dancer. its mesmerizing

[ussrwrestling]

This song was also very popular in the then Soviet Union back in 1980s!

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@ussrwrestling That's right and the reason, why Taco is performing in Russia quite often :)

[ussrwrestling]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT Yes, I can recall from my childhood it was broadcasted on the Soviet TV and radiochannels pretty often. It was also popular at the Soviet discotheques in 1980s.

[Mikerulez101]

not lip syncing at all.............

[Sunburn2007]

He's lip syncing! 

[Ididnotwanttojoin]

@Sunburn2007 Gee, ya' think?

[harrisonjoyce3]

This is great I found another one to watch. Again awesome!!!!!!!!!

[LinkmanWorld]

Sounds like hes lipscynching

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@LinkmanWorld As it was a TV show he had to use playback as all the other artists who performed.

Roland - Taco's Manager

[higamason]

This is so great. :)

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@higamason :)

[craiges2002]

I love it!!!!!!!

[MonacoBlast]

Where's the cane? I love the cane!

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@MonacoBlast Taco only used it in the 80s :)

[teddybear97able]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT: DAMN! i love that cane!!!! :( i think he should get it back!!! :)

[YosevS]

He still sounds the same after all these years i love it!

[PyramidQueenCarolina]

He looks AMAZING!!

By the way... I like this version of Puttin' on the Ritz, it's great =D

And... again, he still looks AMAZING!!

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@PyramidQueenCarolina I totally agree with you :)

[Azildin]

Taco lives in Germany.

[luzzieHD]

he sounds the same as in the music video :D

[mitchelMUSSOrules]

I love taco!! he's still awesome!!! I love his whole persona!! i just want to sit down and have a conversation with him!! amazing!! <3- Antonia

[fariethesun]

He has an amazing voice...and I always loved this song very much!

I don't know that he lives in Russia...

Thanks for posting this Roland...Heidi

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@fariethesun Heidi, Taco lives in Germany since decades!

Roland Colerus - Taco's manager

[ussrwrestling]

@fariethesun At the moment Taco lives in Germany, he simply came to Russia to make a performance at Russian TV show.

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@bluntlysarcastic It was a T.V. appearance as most of his videos, where playback generally is used.

Join this YouTube account or Taco's website (just scroll down), and you will find many performances with different famous orchestras!

Roland Colerus - Taco's manager

[vbognot626]

He can still do it! The Head Bob at 0:29 I want to learn how to do that!

[serpentus77]

Great showman and perfect artist.

[shootinair]

Really great to see Taco's still performing his classic hit. Wish he would come to the U.S. and perform sometime.

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

It is a U.S. tour planned, which will start in Florida and run through New York, Arizona and Nevada to California.

In addition, there were already offers, but for a single performance the flight costs (6 people) are just too high.

Roland Colerus - Manager of Taco

[MsPaigeT]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT

When is the tour happening?

Depending on the time of year, a large group of us could be in FL, NY, AZ, NV, or even Califonia. We like this music very much, and when there is a tour, we'll buy tickets at every concert we can come to see. Will there be advance ticket sales through Ticketmaster? If not Tickemaster, where do we buy tickets?

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@MsPaigeT

Currently, it looks like the planned tour has to be postponed indefinitely.

Due to the global economic crisis, the interested purchasers can't pay as much as we need to cover our high costs (flights, entertainer coach, fees of the musicians, etc.) plus a very realistic profit.

Join Taco's Facebook page and you will be informed about everything!

Roland Colerus - Taco's manager

[MsPaigeT]

@RoCoMANAGEMENT Can you get some kind of survey of interest from the fan base? If many people show interest, would this work for you?

[RoCoMANAGEMENT]

@MsPaigeT

Please check your account, I have sent you a message.

Roland

[thecolaratlady]

@shootinair yeah really, he is a very talented man

[christopherd06351]

Thanks, Roland! Best Taco video yet. Happy New Year to all!