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(Created page with ""Sukiyaki" is the English title for the song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (I Look Up as I Walk) by Kyu Sakamoto. The song was released in Japan in 1961 and later in the United States in 1963. Despite its title, the song has no connection to sukiyaki, a Japanese hot pot dish. The song was retitled "Sukiyaki" for its release in English-speaking countries because it was thought to be easier for English-speaking people to pronounce, and it was a recognizably Japanese term. The...") |
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"Sukiyaki" is the English title for the song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (I Look Up as I Walk) by [[Kyu Sakamoto]]. The song was released in Japan in 1961 and later in the United States in 1963. | "Sukiyaki" is the English title for the song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (I Look Up as I Walk) by [[Kyu Sakamoto]]. The song was released in Japan in 1961 and later in the United States in 1963. | ||
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"Sukiyaki" has been covered by many artists and in many languages around the world. The most famous English-language version is probably the cover by A Taste of Honey, an American band, in 1980. Their version includes English-language lyrics that are not a translation of the original Japanese lyrics but a completely different set of lyrics. This version also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the few songs in history to reach that position in the US in two different versions. | "Sukiyaki" has been covered by many artists and in many languages around the world. The most famous English-language version is probably the cover by A Taste of Honey, an American band, in 1980. Their version includes English-language lyrics that are not a translation of the original Japanese lyrics but a completely different set of lyrics. This version also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the few songs in history to reach that position in the US in two different versions. | ||
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* [https://discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/sukiyaki-kyu-sakamoto Hubpages Article] | |||
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[[Category: Number 1 Singles]] | [[Category: Number 1 Singles]] |