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In the video, he performs two songs: "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" and "That's Amore" in a pseudo-operatic voice with various odd and sometimes alarming facial expressions to accompany his vocal stylings. Daker remains totally still with his arms at his side during most of his performance. Additionally, during his performance, he tends to forget lyrics and either looks angry or simply hums along until he recalls a word (often, the wrong word). Simply by watching the video, it is difficult to tell if he is embarrassed, truly trying to sing the song, extremely nervous, or slightly inebriated. The video is available on the Internet. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today is a Christian hymn traditionally associated with Easter. ... Thats Amore is a 1952 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks. ... Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ...

The story behind the video

Reva Cooper Unsicker taught singing, piano, and organ. Twice a year she would have her students perform their recitals on the local cable access channel, and the hour-long programs developed a cult following in the vein of Mrs. Miller. Videotapes of the "revafests" as they were called were sought after. John Daker was always on the Revafests. He sang among other songs the theme to "The Woody Woodpecker Show." Elva Ruby Connes (October 5, 1907–June 28, 1997), who recorded under the name Mrs. ... Woody Woodpecker in the 1948 short Wacky-Bye Baby, directed by Dick Lundy. ...

About Reva Cooper Unsicker

The piano player in the Daker video is Reva Unsicker (née Reva Singley Cooper June 30, 1915 - August 3, 1995). She had been teaching piano in Peoria, Illinois for fifty-five years at the time this video was made. She attended First United Methodist Church. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria CountyGR6, Illinois. ...

Article excerpts from the Peoria Journal Star archives

Alternatively

John Daker was also a character in Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series. John Daker was one of the incarnations of the Eternal Champion, he was referred to in several of Moorcock's books. Other incarnations: Corum, Elric, Erekosë, Hawkmoon, and many more. Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific British writer of both science fiction and science fantasy. ... The Eternal Champion is a fictional creation of the author Michael Moorcock and is a recurrent feature in many of his novels. ... Corum Jhaelen Irsei is the name of a fantasy hero in a series of books written by Michael Moorcock. ... Stormbringer (Lancer, 1967) Elric of Melniboné is a fictional character created by Michael Moorcock. ... Many of Michael Moorcocks heroes are aspects of one all-encompassing hero, The Eternal Champion. ... One of the fictional characters created by Michael Moorcock. ...

National Exposure

The clip of John Daker singing has got national exposure from various websites including Ebaum's World, Youtube, and even iFilm. The clip was also shown on VH1's Web Junk 20 and got the top spot.

External links

• My Name Is John Daker at hantla.com
• John Daker at GetUpOutMy.biz
• John Daker on eBaum's World (Windows Media Player format)
• JohnDaker.com
• iFilm Viral Video
• My Moment of Fame and Infamy - John Daker Singing at Youtube.com