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Originally Posted by masaegu
And neither can I.
What also intrigues me is the fact the song was renamed "Sukiyaki" in your country. We would not call a nice American ballard "Meatloaf", ya know...
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Kyu Sakamoto tops the charts with "Sukiyaki" — History.com This Day in History — 6/15/1963
Inspired me to do a bit of googling.
Seems a British guy had it re-recorded locally, it got popular, and an American DJ started playing the original. "Sukiyaki" because "上に向いて歩こう" was too hard for British listeners, but still recognizably Japanese.
Eeentedesting.