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"Ariel" was a hit, and though some Is the reason Dean didn't record for 17 compared the Paramus, N.J.-born years because he's a reclusive millionaire Friedman's elastic vocals to a stoned living off his royalties in the mountains Kermit the Frog's, of New York State? others thought his A. ROTFL (Rolling wry style and urbane on the floor laughing wit resembled David ). Bowie's and Bob "People imagine Dylan's. that I sold all these He enjoyed some records and had all success in later years, these hits and made but following a skir- millions of dollars mish with his record and retired," label — the now- Friedman said in a defunct Life Song — recent interview. Friedman's three top- Now gray-haired, selling albums went with a trimmed out of print, and the beard and a little whinnying chorus of belly, he smiled "Ariel" faded along wryly. "The reality is Dean Friedman: 'People find with the Carter that I never got paid the [Web] site and write and say administration. for any of the sales things like, 'I can't believe I finally of those records. Just Friedman's career found you — I've been looking for business and politics fared somewhat better your records for 25 years.'" — record companies in England, where his have been f managers were savvier artists since the beginning of time. and his moony duet "Lucky Stars," "I've made more money as an inde- with singer Denise Marsa, became a pendent artist selling 10,000 records Barry Manilow-esque guilty pleasure. directly to my audience through my But in 1981, the BBC banned his Web site than I did selling a million song "McDonald's Girl" because the records as part of the mainstream indus- government-owned station wouldn't try, and I think that's very revealing. It play songs that insinuated anything illustrates how odious the industry is." commercial. Friedman's U.K. label Since songwriting didn't exactly pay dropped him, and not long after that the bills, Friedman has also spent the he filed for personal bankruptcy. better part of the last two decades mak- Though the Barenaked Ladies later ing musical, synthesizer-inspired toys covered "McDonald's Girl" — there for kids' museums around the world. was even a recent dance-remix version They come in fantastical shapes — one — "Whatever happened to ...?" looks like a beach ball sprouting breasts became something of a prefix to Dean — and they have names like "The Friedman's name. Booble" and "The Honkblatt." Now 47, Friedman, who says he was Today, Friedman's largest group of "raised with a strong sense of my American fans is under the age of 10, Jewish identity" and spent four years ANNA JANE GROSSMAN GYM ONLY MEMBERSHIPS ear 1 WEEK Gym Only 2003 The Dean Of Peekskill (248)5- 505 S. 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