[78-L] Johnny Bode

[Kristjan Saag]

And if you prefer the Haitian ritual master version you'll try: "Yonn-ni 
voo-doo". It's OK in Toronto too, I'm sure.
Good luck!
Kristjan


On 2019-01-14 23:16, David Lennick wrote:
> I guess if you just start doing your Swedish Chef impersonation you'll 
> come close...'Yonn-ni Bu-duh'. dl On 1/14/2019 5:03 PM, Kristjan Saag 
> wrote:
>> Don't know about the English pronunciation. Bode's career in England 
>> was probably too short to give him an official English pronunciation. 
>> But in Swedish it was: "ion'ni boo'deh" (rhymes somewhat with Ron E. 
>> Who'deh), but the Swedish o is sometimes pronounced more like the 
>> long vocal sound in French joux or doux or sous - with the lips 
>> slightly more closed than in "who". There's no English equivalence to 
>> this sound, as far as I know. I guess you've read about Johnny Bode's 
>> adventures - for those who haven't: here's a link: 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Bode Kristjan On 2019-01-14 
>> 22:07, kil at roadrunner.com.invalid wrote:
>>> I just came across the Swedish singer, Johnny Bode. What a 
>>> character. Here's a question for anybody, especially Kristjan. How 
>>> is his name pronounced? Especially in English speaking countries. I 
>>> read that he spent some time in England. How was his name pronounced 
>>> there? I found him as composer of the song, THE LITTLE LAPLANDER. 
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