I'm not sure what to make of Pas de deux. Were they a serious New Wave/art rock band, or a parody of that scene? The infectious "Mani Meme" is sung in Italian (perhaps broken Italian) and sounds like the real deal. "Lonely Guys" is lyrically innocuous, but the faux British accents are a little over the top. "Cardiocleptomanie" and "Rendez-vous" could go either way. "Cardiocleptomanie" as a Eurosong entry, though...it seems like they were trying to be subversive, seeing what they could get away with.

The video for "Cold Turkey" (and the fact that they recorded it in a coldwave style) is what casts doubt on everything; there's no way it could be anything but ironic, right? So then I go back and look at the other clips again, and consider the band's very limited output...I think maybe the whole thing is just this Walter Verdin's art project, using various post-punk indie pop/dance genres as a vehicle to take the absolute piss out of the scene.

Maybe I am completely wrong about this. Regardless, I love them. Watch the linked clips and see what you think.