Leaving this comment in tribute to one of my favorite videos of Sakamoto, imparting his love of music onto the next generation. Rest in peace, Sakamoto san.
In 1978 Ryuichi Sakamoto wrote this piece for a Seiko watch commercial. It has since been covered by Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton among others. This version sent shivers right up me brush!
Same here! met them in London after the gig they did in 2008. V.I.P experience. Wow, autographs and photos. And I even got added to a YMO book from that very same night (Yellow Magic Orchestra X Sukita)
Love this song. Cool to hear it played with traditional western orchestral instruments (as opposed to Yellow Magic Orchestral instruments). Favorite version is LA 1979 live, but this is very good. Many thanks for posting this.
Absolutely fantastic! Great rendition of Behind the Mask. This allows us to enjoy the various parts of the music as played with a different sound than the original. I love it. I saw this video on PBS about 5 years ago and have been looking for it since then. Many thanks for posting this.