Petros Anagnostakis and Mary Dallas - Don't Forget That We Are People

Petros has an epic pompadour and a fine pencil mustache (I am personally very jealous of both) and Mary has a magnificent Greek version of a "Gibson Girl" hairstyle ..  Even if the music was just so-so, their looks would make the whole thing worthwhile.  But... not only are the singers tight, the band in fine form, and the music top-notch, but the bongo player brings off the intro with flair and elan using only his index and middle fingers -- just imagine what he could do using all his digits...

A few things to note...

Mary, with the doo, is just lip-syncing.  The real singing was done by Roula Kalaki who was Petros' duet partner on several recordings.  I don'y know how this compares, ethically, to the whole Milli Vanilli thing.

The movie is "The Lazy Dog" from 1963.  IMDB summarizes the movie as.... A lazy and wasteful slacker who enjoys living off his hard-working brother reluctantly accepts to work as a debt collector. Now, he is in love, and for once in his life, he is good at something. Can the boss' daughter straighten him out?  Do note the scene, starting around 1:25 where a young woman is reveling in the music and her table partners have varied reactions to her antics.

Here is Lieutenant Google's personal take on the lyrics, which, as you can tell by the accordion player's distant and despondent look*, are sadder than sad...

Don't chase me away my love first

don't forget we are human

that in errors we fall

but sad one day we return

and we tearfully apologize

 

Regrets torment me hard

don't you want to drown me too

if you have in the breast of a man a heart

forgive my mistake love sweetie

don't want to burn me with such fire

 

As a human I was wrong

why you hold so much passion for me

and if you were a rock you would bend now

I'm sorry, I'm asking, my love, sweetie

don't want to burn me with such fire



*The astute observer might note that at 1:59 he does manage to crack a wistful smile. 

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