akari (あかり)@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIs there a song in a foreign language you like the melody to but didnt know the lyrics?message-squaremessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up180file-text
arrow-up180message-squareIs there a song in a foreign language you like the melody to but didnt know the lyrics?akari (あかり)@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square105linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecerement@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agohistorical example: Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto – released in Japan in 1961 under “Ue o Muite Arukō” – released in US in 1963 under “Sukiyaki” because that was about the only Japanese word Americans knew …
minus-squareSparc IPX@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoI loved his cover of “Calendar Girl” sung in Japanese.
historical example: Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto – released in Japan in 1961 under “Ue o Muite Arukō” – released in US in 1963 under “Sukiyaki” because that was about the only Japanese word Americans knew …
I loved his cover of “Calendar Girl” sung in Japanese.