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Post by pophector on Oct 22, 2003 20:36:54 GMT -5
40 years ago, this song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 for 3 weeks. & Kyu remains the only Japanese artist ever to top the US singles chart. :)
A Japanese classic? Did you guys think A Taste Of Honey did the better version? ;)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2003 20:41:49 GMT -5
I like the original and have to give credit to it, but I also like a good English R&B version.
A Taste Of Honey took this to #3 I believe.
A lot of songs have sampled this too.
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Post by tico on Oct 22, 2003 22:11:19 GMT -5
30 years ago, this song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. & Kyu remains the only Japanese artists ever to top the US singles chart. :) I think you mean 40 years ago, not 30. |
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Post by jimmy74747 on Oct 22, 2003 23:09:46 GMT -5
Who did the version about 10 years ago. I know it was a Boyz II Men knockoff, but not sure who. For some reason I wanna say 4PM, but I may be wrong.
Its a great song, no matter who sings it
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2003 4:57:46 GMT -5
Yes, it was 4 PM.
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Post by mst3k on Oct 23, 2003 9:49:08 GMT -5
I think you mean 40 years ago, not 30. Hehe... Hector should get a job writing for AT40.  |
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Post by reception on Oct 23, 2003 10:43:44 GMT -5
Hehe... Hector should get a job writing for AT40. [/quote] [/color][/center]
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Post by reception on Oct 23, 2003 18:58:41 GMT -5
I remember singing this song in Japanese class.
I have the autobiography titled "Sakamoto Kyu (Ue wo muuite aruko)."
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Post by Hervard on Oct 24, 2003 15:23:02 GMT -5
That version was out in early 1995 when an old girlfriend of mine broke up with me. One night, a few friends of mine went over to her house. I sang the song while my friends did the bass vocals (don't know the word for those, but I'm sure that you know what I mean) outside her bedroom window. When she started throwing garbage at us, we decided it was time to go. |
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Post by George Tropicana on Dec 10, 2003 20:00:53 GMT -5
4 Positive Music had an excellent version! 4PM.. a clever band name! :)
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Post by jond7699 on Dec 10, 2003 20:33:36 GMT -5
I never heard the original until after I heard the 4PM version. 4PM ended up peaking at #2 on my personal chart with their version. I think it is my favorite version of the song.
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Post by Sean on Dec 10, 2003 21:05:00 GMT -5
That version was out in early 1995 when an old girlfriend of mine broke up with me. One night, a few friends of mine went over to her house. I sang the song while my friends did the bass vocals (don't know the word for those, but I'm sure that you know what I mean) outside her bedroom window. When she started throwing garbage at us, we decided it was time to go. LMAO!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by reception on Dec 12, 2003 17:38:45 GMT -5
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Post by BillboardBoy on Oct 1, 2004 20:13:16 GMT -5
The only time I ever heard this version was when Rick Dees did a "foreign language" montage once. I can't remember what it was for though. Maybe "Macarena" or "Sadeness."
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 11, 2005 10:16:26 GMT -5
I heard the 4 P.M. version recently. Not bad.
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Post by Naos on Feb 22, 2019 0:09:43 GMT -5
First post in 14 years! I love this track. One of my favorite hits, if not my #1 favorite, hit of 1963.
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