Kon Kan

Kon Kan
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Synthpop, Hi-NRG, electronic
Years active	1988–1994, 2013–present
Labels	Revolving Records, Atlantic, Hypnotic, Hi-Bias Records
Associated acts	Top Kat Outta Control Killer Bunnies Thunderpuss Sick Seconds
Website	Kon Kan on Facebook
Members	Barry Harris Kevin Wynne

Kon Kan is a Canadian synthpop project conceived and formed in 1988 by Barry Harris in Toronto, Ontario. Kon Kan were awarded a 1990 Juno for the song "I Beg Your Pardon" and nominated for a 1991 Juno Award for the single "Puss N' Boots/These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".

"I Beg Your Pardon" was inspired in part by both the Pet Shop Boys hit single "Always on My Mind" and an increasingly prevalent use of sampling by artists such as Public Enemy, M/A/R/R/S and Coldcut. The track sampled Lynn Anderson's 1971 hit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden", Silver Convention's 1976 hit "Get Up and Boogie (That's Right)", GQ's "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)", Tones on Tail's "Go!", Spagna's "Call Me", and the opening bars from the theme music from The Magnificent Seven (which was also well known as the theme to a commercial for Marlboro cigarettes in the 1960s).

It was recorded part-time during weekends in a home basement midi studio in Hamilton, Ontario, in March, April and May 1988. It was here that Barry Harris met Kevin Wynne who was hired to sing the song's verses.

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