Let's go and play in North Korea, fun North Korea
North Korea is a good country, everyone's North Korea
Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim, Kim, Kim Hyon-hui
If you call out "Hey! Kim!" everyone turns around
Let's go and play in North Korea, beloved North Korea
North Korea is a good country, peaceful North Korea
Beloved North Korea
Some day for sure we can all be friends
Some day for sure we'll live in a world like that
Discrimination, prejudice and borders will disappear
Beloved...
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Sha-la-la-la-la... Bibimbap...
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This curious anti-North Korea ditty is from the 1995 Timers album Fushimi no Timers, which incidentally always costs a fortune when you find it in second-hand shops. I think this is the album Toshiba refused to issue saying, rather ridiculously, that "it's too good to release". Kiyoshiro and co went to another label, released it, and it promptly shot to No.1 in the charts.
I gather there is another version of the song out there about how you can get to North Korea for free: Just walk on the beach with your sweetheart and they'll kidnap you and take you there - if you don't get it, just look up "abductions" and you soon will.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
FM Tokyo
FM Tokyo, rotten radio
FM Tokyo, the worst radio
They ban whatever they like
FM Tokyo, filthy radio
FM Tokyo, a tool for politicians
They ban whatever they like
FM Tokyo, stupid radio
FM Tokyo, stop acting slyly
Bunch of pussies, FM Tokyo!
FM Tokyo, rotten bastards
FM Tokyo, radio that makes you sick
They ban whatever they like
FM Tokyo, filthy radio
FM Tokyo, a tool for politicians
Bunch of pussies, FM Tokyo!
-- Stupid bastards, what did you do to that song? FM Sendai! --
Bunch of pussies, FM Tokyo!
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This protest song doesn't appear on any albums as far as I know.
The story behind it goes something like this: The band, The Timers, appeared at Budokan and sang their song "Beloved North Korea/あこがれの北朝鮮" and uptight Tokyo FM cut the live broadcast so as not to show it because it considered it offensive. So when The Timers later got a live TV performance they said they'd sing their song "Hypocrites/偽善者", which shows up on the screen in the YouTube clip below, but instead let rip with this pretty foul-mouthed song to blast Tokyo FM publicly. It was just the kind of stunt that kept Kiyoshiro off the TV quite a bit. This YouTube clip must have been a repeat because at the very end a message shows up reading: "Both sides have resolved the issue and are now on good terms!!" Hmmm, rather doubt that, but there you go.
Here's the recording on YouTube
A bit more explanation can be found here
FM Tokyo, the worst radio
They ban whatever they like
FM Tokyo, filthy radio
FM Tokyo, a tool for politicians
They ban whatever they like
FM Tokyo, stupid radio
FM Tokyo, stop acting slyly
Bunch of pussies, FM Tokyo!
FM Tokyo, rotten bastards
FM Tokyo, radio that makes you sick
They ban whatever they like
FM Tokyo, filthy radio
FM Tokyo, a tool for politicians
Bunch of pussies, FM Tokyo!
-- Stupid bastards, what did you do to that song? FM Sendai! --
Bunch of pussies, FM Tokyo!
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This protest song doesn't appear on any albums as far as I know.
The story behind it goes something like this: The band, The Timers, appeared at Budokan and sang their song "Beloved North Korea/あこがれの北朝鮮" and uptight Tokyo FM cut the live broadcast so as not to show it because it considered it offensive. So when The Timers later got a live TV performance they said they'd sing their song "Hypocrites/偽善者", which shows up on the screen in the YouTube clip below, but instead let rip with this pretty foul-mouthed song to blast Tokyo FM publicly. It was just the kind of stunt that kept Kiyoshiro off the TV quite a bit. This YouTube clip must have been a repeat because at the very end a message shows up reading: "Both sides have resolved the issue and are now on good terms!!" Hmmm, rather doubt that, but there you go.
Here's the recording on YouTube
A bit more explanation can be found here
Monday, August 13, 2012
Every day's a brand new day 毎日がブランニューデイ
In the middle of the night we talked about loads of stuff, but I've forgotten 75% of it
You and me, we've spent so much of our lives together, but more than 80% of it maybe I can't remember
Hey hey hey! But that's OK
Hey hey hey! It's no problem
You're always by my side so every day's a new day
Do you think you can you keep carrying on OK with me? Do you doubt it about 20%?
Hey hey hey! But that's OK
Hey hey hey! It's no problem
You're always by my side so every day's a new day
Hey hey hey! But that's OK
Hey hey hey! It's no problem
You're by my side so every day's a new day
Like today, when I wake up in the morning and see your smile
I feel more than 100% happy
I feel more than 100% happy
365% completely happy
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This love song for those of us with attention deficiency problems is on the 2006 album "Yume-suke"/「夢助」and the 2008 compilation "Nyuu-Mon Hen"/「入門編 」
You and me, we've spent so much of our lives together, but more than 80% of it maybe I can't remember
Hey hey hey! But that's OK
Hey hey hey! It's no problem
You're always by my side so every day's a new day
Do you think you can you keep carrying on OK with me? Do you doubt it about 20%?
Hey hey hey! But that's OK
Hey hey hey! It's no problem
You're always by my side so every day's a new day
Hey hey hey! But that's OK
Hey hey hey! It's no problem
You're by my side so every day's a new day
Like today, when I wake up in the morning and see your smile
I feel more than 100% happy
I feel more than 100% happy
365% completely happy
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This love song for those of us with attention deficiency problems is on the 2006 album "Yume-suke"/「夢助」and the 2008 compilation "Nyuu-Mon Hen"/「入門編 」
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Lunchbox お弁当箱
Spilling out of my pocket, spilling out of my smile
Tonight I'm going to eat up every bit of your past
You can hide it but you can't get rid of it, the shadow of mystery inside
If we're together till we die, the truth won't fade till we die
Even if you forget and forget, you remember
Your sad smile, that night
The dark shadow that hovers in the window, oh
You don't have to worry about a thing
Spilling out of my pocket, shining through my back
Tonight I'm going to eat up all of your past
Even if you forget and forget, you remember
Your sad smile, that night
The dark shadow that hovers in the window, oh
You don't have to worry about a thing
Kiss me lots more, and when the sun is right overhead
The dark shadows will all be gone, and you're mine
You seem embarrassed but happy and tonight together
I'm going to eat up every bit of your past for you
And in the early morning I'll pack a lunchbox full of me, for you
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This odd (maybe even a bit sinister?) love song comes from the 1993 album "Music From POWER HOUSE" by Imawano Kiyoshiro & 2.3's
Tonight I'm going to eat up every bit of your past
You can hide it but you can't get rid of it, the shadow of mystery inside
If we're together till we die, the truth won't fade till we die
Even if you forget and forget, you remember
Your sad smile, that night
The dark shadow that hovers in the window, oh
You don't have to worry about a thing
Spilling out of my pocket, shining through my back
Tonight I'm going to eat up all of your past
Even if you forget and forget, you remember
Your sad smile, that night
The dark shadow that hovers in the window, oh
You don't have to worry about a thing
Kiss me lots more, and when the sun is right overhead
The dark shadows will all be gone, and you're mine
You seem embarrassed but happy and tonight together
I'm going to eat up every bit of your past for you
And in the early morning I'll pack a lunchbox full of me, for you
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This odd (maybe even a bit sinister?) love song comes from the 1993 album "Music From POWER HOUSE" by Imawano Kiyoshiro & 2.3's
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