Klaus Nomi - You Don't Own Me

You don't know me, I'm not just one of your little toys
You don't own me, don't say I can't play with other boys
And don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say
Please when I go out with you, don't put me on display

Because you don't know me, don't try to change me in any way
You don't own me, don't tie me down 'cause I never stay
And don't tell me what to say, don't tell me what to do
Just let me be myself, that's all I ask from you

I'm young and I like to be young
I'm free and I like to be free
To live my life the way I want
To say and do whatever I please

You don't know me, I'm not just one of your little toys
You don't own me, don't say I can't play with other boys
And don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say
Please when I go out with you, don't put me on display

I'm young and I like to be young
I'm free and I like to be free
To live my life the way I want,
To say and do whatever I please

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Music

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• nomi
• you
• don't
• own
• me

[AerialTheShamen]

Is this file audio-only? There is no video picture (black screen).

Klaus Nomi was IMO an as exceptional artist like Michael Jackson.

It is a pity that he died so early of a disease against that at his time nobody had knowledge how to protect against.

[installcd]

There's no official video to the song and I gave it a black screen intentionally.

[Profsportster]

I'm so very, very straight. But I love this great man's music so very, very much! I feel guilty every time I sit a Youtube and go through his songs, those giganitics masterpieces he left us.  He was a talent.

[mrsmullin]

Really you don't think so? He had an incrediable vocal range for a male opera singer, incomparable even. He remade a lot of pop songs but did write a few of his own. Even his solo singing is really amazing, I think that would qualifiy him for a incredible musician, he made beautiful music asides from silly stuff like this.

[SigurdHeathen]

@Profsportster

Don't you think it's strange that you had to clarify your sexual orientation before complimenting another man's singing talent? Seems kind of self-conscious...

[mrsmullin]

@AmericanPowerBase I don't mean to put down the song in anyway but this is not the performance to solely judge Klaus Nomi's talent as a performer. He was clearly being fun in this song and not trying to showcase his vocal abilities.

[Shindai]

@AmericanPowerBase Damn near passed out lmao but fun :)

[stesch]

"Klaus, at least use a condom when you stroll the harbor area!" – "Don't tell me what to do!"

[AristYdes]

imagine hitler is singing this during one of his teathrical speeches

[GeorgeFromNY]

As the irradiated ashes of Lady Gaga and her ilk sink to the floor...

SUPERFANTASTIC!

So far ahead of his time it's not even funny.

What a loss. Klaus, you will not be forgotten.

[JohnnyLovelyOfficial]

this is pretty gay but i think the b-52's might have some gayer songs... lol. but i love klaus nomi.

[psykoosi]

Excellent! I adore this song already (especially with Lesley Gore), but with Klaus it's like something I've never heard... Excellent, like I said!

[Shindai]

Tonight I was finally able to sing this song in the same pitch as Klaus - including the high bits at the end! Prouder than I possibly should be, but still, happy :)