Song · Kon Kan
“I Beg Your Pardon” by Kon Kan
Released 1988
“I Beg Your Pardon” by Kon Kan appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #13 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #73 alternative song of 1988, #5,057 alternative song of all time and #438 of the '80s.
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"I Beg Your Pardon" was Kon Kan's debut single in 1988, later tucked onto the 1989 album Move to Move, and it's a cheeky piece of cut-and-paste pop: Barry Harris wrote and produced it around a sample of Lynn Anderson's 1970 hit "Rose Garden", which is why that song's writer, Joe South, shares the credit. Harris pitched it as the question to which "Rose Garden" was the answer.
It was his first go in a studio, and it first crept out on a little independent label in Toronto before turning into a hit, reaching number 5 in the UK and 15 in the US. Synth-pop with a sense of humor and a borrowed hook in plain sight.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 94 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 | 106 |
| 1988 | 13 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 724 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 259 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 300 |
| 2002 | 1992 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1701 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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