Controlled Karaoke: Jim O’Rourke Sings Enka
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIzPi4JcJ84″]
The audio seems kinda weird and doesn’t always match up with the video…but whatever, here’s Jim O’Rourke singing an Enka song.
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIzPi4JcJ84″]
The audio seems kinda weird and doesn’t always match up with the video…but whatever, here’s Jim O’Rourke singing an Enka song.
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