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flotsam | Jan 2018 | OP |
benld74 | Jan 2018 | #1 | |
Docreed2003 | Jan 2018 | #2 | |
flotsam | Jan 2018 | #4 | |
Docreed2003 | Jan 2018 | #5 | |
flotsam | Jan 2018 | #7 | |
Docreed2003 | Jan 2018 | #8 | |
lunasun | Jan 2018 | #9 | |
LeftInTX | Jan 2018 | #10 | |
Pope George Ringo II | Jan 2018 | #3 | |
pressbox69 | Jan 2018 | #6 | |
malthaussen | Jan 2018 | #11 | |
Orrex | Jan 2018 | #12 |
Response to flotsam (Original post)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:19 PM
Docreed2003 (15,018 posts)
2. Was it Sukiyaki???
Full disclosure I would never have known that if the story about the song hadn’t popped up on my Flipboard feed this am..
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Response to Docreed2003 (Reply #2)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:22 PM
flotsam (3,268 posts)
4. It sure was and serendipity can be astonishing
"Ue o Muite Arukō" (上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up As I Walk"
![]() In Anglophone countries, it is best known under the alternative title "Sukiyaki", a term with no relevance to the song's lyrics, as sukiyaki is a Japanese dish of cooked beef. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1963, one of the few non-Indo-European languages' songs to have done so. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 13 million copies worldwide.[3][4] The original Kyu Sakamoto recording also went to number eighteen on the R&B chart Nice Job, Trivia pro! |
Response to flotsam (Reply #4)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:31 PM
Docreed2003 (15,018 posts)
5. Lol...no pro
I was familiar with the song, but had no clue it reached #1 here in the states until this morning as I was reading the fascinating story about the song over my Morning cup of joe. I love my Flipboard app for pulling interesting stories like this that I might not have read otherwise. Thanks for sharing!
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Response to Docreed2003 (Reply #5)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:37 PM
flotsam (3,268 posts)
7. I do not have the flipboard app...
I just happen to see a story on non-english hits which talked about mostly spanish language stuff (La Bamba) and I thought back to this song and googled some. It speaks volumes about the value of the internet that something I considered pretty esoteric popped up elsewhere just today...
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Response to flotsam (Reply #7)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:45 PM
Docreed2003 (15,018 posts)
8. I have some pretty esoteric interests so maybe its that...
But if you have a smartphone, give Flipboard a try. Basically you plug in your interests on a whole spectrum of things and it pulls articles they think you might find interesting. I’ve read more cool stuff that I wouldn’t have found otherwise via that app.
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Response to flotsam (Reply #7)
Wed Jan 10, 2018, 12:03 AM
lunasun (21,646 posts)
9. In 2017 a Spanish language song topped the US billboard @#1 for so many weeks it matched the
record set by Mariah Carey/BIIM
In honor of the singles to claim the Hot 100's top spot the longest, here's a look at the elite leaders to rule for double-digit weeks, an exclusive club now led by two titles with a record 16 weeks at No. 1 each: "Despacito" and Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day," http://ew.com/music/2017/08/28/despacito-ties-longest-run-no-1-billboard-hot-100-history/ |
Response to flotsam (Reply #4)
Wed Jan 10, 2018, 02:32 AM
LeftInTX (21,638 posts)
10. Don't make me cry............
I used to live in Japan from 1960-1963.
My dad bought me a jewelry box that plays this song. ![]() My dad in 2016. |
Response to flotsam (Original post)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:22 PM
Pope George Ringo II (1,896 posts)
3. This is the sort of thing that would have won a bar bet once upon a time.
I am not going to pretend that I actually knew this had ever happened, let alone knew the actual answer. Sukiyaki.
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Response to flotsam (Original post)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:37 PM
pressbox69 (2,235 posts)
6. I knew it.
Loved that song in the Kennedy, pre Beatles days. The song sounds upbeat but translated into English they're pretty mellow. He died tragically decades ago in a plane crash.
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Response to flotsam (Original post)
Wed Jan 10, 2018, 09:43 AM
malthaussen (15,772 posts)
11. Sukiyaki, of course.
Which was the dumbest name they could have chosen for a song that had nothing to do with dinner.
As Fred Bronson of Newsweek put it, it was like issuing "Moon River" under the title "Beef Stew." -- Mal |
Response to flotsam (Original post)
Wed Jan 10, 2018, 09:45 AM
Orrex (62,055 posts)
12. Mr. Roboto!
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