This intro "talking" was done by Mr. Katsuya Kobayashi (Japanese narrator). This song is covering the original song of 1968 composed by Archie Bell & The Drells. I love the original one of course but my first experience was by YMO.
R.I.P. Yukihoro Takahashi. I found this RU-vid while searching for the video of YMO live at Soul Train after I heard the news of his death. Thanks a lot.
このヴォーカルは 小林克也 さんで、日本で有名なDJです。 80年代にYMOの細野晴臣さんがプロデュースしてデビューした、PIZZICATO FIVE も素晴らしいバンドですよ。 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j_F49QSHuDE.html official ru-vid.com/show-UCtjXXkN5-5Ntqj5gkh7RABA
The person you guys said ”DOPE” is Akiko Yano, a well-known musician. She and Ryuichi Sakamoto used to be a married couple. She is a singer-songwriter who plays the piano and is like a Japanese Laura Nyro. She has lived in New York since 1990. She is still active, releasing new songs and performing live. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yQJB2w8gLnA.html I went to her concert in Osaka last December. It was a great performance. The guitarist at the concert was Yoshiyuki Sahashi, the lead guitarist for Tatsuro Yamashita's recordings and live tours. The bass player was Rei Obara. He was a member of Sadistic Mika Band at the same time as Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO. Tatsuo Hayashi on drums was a member of Tin Pan Alley, a band created by Haruomi Hosono of YMO. Both Rei Obara and Tatsuo Hayashi also participated in Tatsuro Yamashita's early works.
This narration is by Japanese radio DJ, narrator, talent and actor Katsuya Kobayashi. He himself has released several albums in a unit called The Snakeman Show. He sometimes shouts like Wolfman Jack, an American radio DJ from the 70's and 80's. :)) He is now 81 years old and still the navigator of the music show "Best Hit USA". It is a pioneer of Western music information programs in Japan. The woman playing the keyboard is Akiko Yano. She plays the piano as if she were talking or singing. She is the goddess of the piano for me.
Their first album wasn't selling well. So they pitched to the United States and toured Europe and the United States. It became popular overseas, and its popularity was reimported to Japan, making it popular both in Japan and around the world. Another recommended video is a live song called Music Plans.
After YMO covers the Beatles song, there is a live video of playing the representative song. "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE ~ TECHNOPOLIS --YMO 1980 LIVE at A & M STUDIO" is that. Please take a look.
I like this song because I like rare groove, it's a classic, and the YMO cover is cool too. I highly recommend the video of Akiko Yano's 'Hitotsudake' at the Satogaeru concert (trio performance with Anthony Jackson), but unfortunately I can't seem to find it on RU-vid. Also, I think 'Shibuya' is so cool.😄👍
Please, when you talk about the members of YMO, do not forget to mention Yukihiro Takahashi's name. Also, the woman who is a supporting member is still active as a singer-songwriter named Akiko Yano.
Arigato to @user-hn9 for pointing out Yano-san and Takahashi-sama(BOTH are essential to YMO). Brother, you GOT to remember that. Oh, and in case no one else pointed it out, YMO's appearance on Soul Train was a bit of a Train Wreck since the Members were barely fluent in English and Don Cornelius never bothered to get a translator...I missed the episode as a kid but seeing it in entirety as an adult fan had me cringing and sorry for the band-especially since they also had to "lip-sync" the performance as well...but they held up their end of the deal regardless...
High Tone Voice : Katsuya Kobayashi, Japanese Radio DJ, And Low Tone Voice : Masato Ibu, Japanese Actor. "Snake Man Show" Project. Like Radio Comedy-drama Recode. Sorry , My English isn't very good.
your english is more than good for this. I thank you (domo arigato) for the information on Kobayashi-san to Ibu-san; I didn't know the names of the vocalists in Tighten Up. Now I do.
I used to listen to YMO a lot when I was young. Initially, their first album was not well received in Japan, but it became a hit after they moved to the United States after meeting A&M Tommy LiPuma. "YMO, Hideki Matsutake and Synthesizer MOOG (Tance) 2003" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uDcQ8kUYCvY.html (He talks about the roots of "RYDEEN" etc.)
The voice is Katsuya Kobayashi. He is a famous DJ and MC. ”Best Hit USA," in which he is the MC, is a pioneering TV program that has been running since 1981, showcasing popular U.S. pop and rock music promotional videos. The show started four months earlier than MTV. He has been the MC for several YMO productions. His usual voice is a masculine baritone, but he sometimes changes the tone of his voice to create a humorous atmosphere. He and Mariya Takeuchi share the DJ duties inserted between songs on Tatsuro Yamashita's compilation project album COME ALONG. Madonna's interview on Best Hits USA ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_yK0Bs-71JE.html COME ALONG / Tatsuro Yamashita ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dOSESpbQ19Y.html
hey!pat. konbanwa.konbanwa. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom here now🌸. ( I live in a small city in the north of Japan.) There is a genre called Enka（演歌） in the Japanese music scene. I'd like to introduce a song named Yozakura Oshiti夜桜お七. Fuyumi Sakamoto.（坂本冬美） ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1gSH1BK7lKw.html Among the enka, there are many songs using Japanese musical instruments such as shamisen. Boukyo Jyonkara（望郷じょんから） Takashi Hosokawa（細川たかし） Original version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ceXytYUFj20.html Aya Shimazu（島津亜矢） Cover version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yWpZh6s-L14.html Jyonkara Onnabushi（じょんから女節） Yoko Nagayama（長山洋子） ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YnyS7g5kMA4.html Amagigoe（天城越え） Sayuri Ishikawa（石川さゆり） ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LO9ibijDzlI.html I also like this song of her. ウイスキーがお好きでしょ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EwdyQ8y1Qac.html See you later. Good night. I hope you have a good day tomorrow. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TSl_pCPShlo.html
