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[youtube expand=1 se_id=25879312]Kon Kan, "I Beg Your Pardon" (1989)Another dance club staple, "I Beg Your Pardon" was the only h (number 15) for Canadian synth-pop group Kon Kan, which featured gay mician Barry Harris, who told thor Randolph Michaels the song was about an ex-boyiend.