Laszlo Marosi

That's Laszlo Marosi, a Hungarian music conductor.

He's talking about a song composed by Rezo Seres in the early 1930s.

There's not much known about Sheris' early life, except that he aspired to become a famous songwriter.

So he did what other aspiring songwriters did.

He moved to Paris.

In Paris, Cherish composed many songs, many of them now unheard of.

He was trying to live the life of a big-time composer, but there was one problem.

He was not a big-time composer.

His girlfriend nagged him constantly, telling him to give up his dream, get a 9-to-5 job.

But he wouldn't have it.

Either he'd become a successful songwriter and change the world, or he'd live out on the streets.

and bye-bye went the love of his life.

The day after their breakup, which happened to be a Sunday, Sharish found himself alone in his apartment.

Like the many fruitless times before, he started tapping away at the piano, trying to capture the emotions from the fresh breakup.

Inspired by the melody, his poet friend helped him write the lyrics.

They would call the song Somoru Vasharna, or Gloomy Sunday.

They all turned him down, saying that his song was just too emo.

But finally, he got his break and it was recorded by the top Hungarian pop singer, Paul Kalmar, and many others.

The rest is history.

Gloomy Sunday resonated all around the world.