Jonah: That song was huge in Germany, but I’m not clear about its impact in

Romania herself.

When I come in for editorial meetings I walk across town from Penn Station

to NR World HQ. After crossing Park Ave I stop to buy a cup of coffee from

the street vendor there. (NR house coffee is excellent… for stripping the

rust off bolts.) The guy is Romanian, and I amuse both of us by exchanging

the very few words I know in that language with him. Well, the first time

you posted that clip, my kids went nuts for it — they can now lip-sync the

whole thing. So I had it in my head & I actually sang a few bars to the

coffee guy. Drew a complete blank. He never heard of it.