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EndlessWire

(6,576 posts) Sun Mar 21, 2021, 06:03 PM Mar 2021

Greatest Japanese Song Ever [View all]

Kyu Sakamoto did not write this song, but he sang it in 1963. Poor guy died in a plane crash years ago, but his song lives on. You can find all sorts of renditions of it, and alternate lyrics. It is a great song.

It is particularly poignant now. Here is a You Tube version for your scrutiny:

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Greatest Japanese Song Ever [View all] EndlessWire Mar 2021 OP

I remember a time when you could not turn on the radio without hearing that song. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #1

This song was an important part of my childhood. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #2

I love the song! .. .. Iliyah Mar 2021 #3

❤️❤️❤️ blm Mar 2021 #4

Fabulous song! Straw Man Mar 2021 #5

Heard it so often as a child, always loved this song. LiberalLoner Mar 2021 #6

This song had political meaning for youthful protestors of corruption and militarism lostnfound Mar 2021 #7

I didn;t even have to click this to know which song it was malaise Mar 2021 #8

Yeah, Sukiaki Trailrider1951 Mar 2021 #9

I love that song. My significant other is Japanese. triron Mar 2021 #10

Had a wind up 45 RPM record player in the early 60s as a small child. PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #11

Is it just me moreland01 Mar 2021 #12

I recognized the song from the music. Delmette2.0 Mar 2021 #13

Always wondered what the lyrics meant in translation.... Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #14

Love this tune, nostalgia sets in. Roisin Ni Fiachra Mar 2021 #15

So sweetly, beautifully done. Thank you for this. ancianita Mar 2021 #16

What a beautiful song to make me smile in these uncertain times... Jack-o-Lantern Mar 2021 #17

Thank you, this is the song I think of when I think of Japanese music from my childhood. PurgedVoter Mar 2021 #18

Yes! This is the song I remember from 1963, with a different arrangement and known abqtommy Mar 2021 #19