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Call it a half-joke song, or call it a bad choice, but I originally wanted another song from this album. Instead, I shall offer the more popular song from this soundtrack/short film combo.
Don’t laugh, it’s in the house, but this isn’t even mine.
From everyone’s favorite Goo Wat Jai, it’s Ekin Cheng showing his sensitive side with “The Weather’s Fault.” Hey, it’s perfect for typhoon season.
Today’s Song of the Day and I have a bit of history. I first heard it many years ago as a commercial song for an All Nippon Airlines commercial (it was during my high school youtube-less days, I believe). It took me months, and maybe even years, before I found the song’s artist, then the song’s name, then the album. Luckily, my search was not fruitless, as I eventually grabbed the album from a local Japanese bookstore.
Then the album turned out to be not really that good. Still, the song is still good and possibly worth the search. From Steady & Co. and their album Chambers, it’s “Only Holy Story.”
I couldn’t find the original commercial, so here’s 20 minutes of Japanese commercials to make it up. There are some gems in there.
Today’s Song of the Day and I have a bit of history. I first heard it many years ago as a commercial song for an All Nippon Airlines commercial (it was during my high school youtube-less days, I believe). It took me months, and maybe even years, before I found the song’s artist, then the song’s name, then the album. Luckily, my search was not fruitless, as I eventually grabbed the album from a local Japanese bookstore.
Then the album turned out to be not really that good. Still, the song is still good and possibly worth the search. From Steady & Co. and their album Chambers, it’s “Only Holy Story.”
I couldn’t find the original commercial, so here’s 20 minutes of Japanese commercials to make it up. There are some gems in there.
Today’s Song of the Day is an attempt to continue the summer motif, and to I guess continue this week’s unofficial theme of male pop songs. From the album Amazing dream, it’s Aaron Kwok’s Summer Aloha:
Honestly, I don’t know what’s sadder: the fact that I like singing this at Karaoke, or the fact that I bought the album way back when. That would make a good poll.
Today’s Song of the Day is an attempt to continue the summer motif, and to I guess continue this week’s unofficial theme of male pop songs. From the album Amazing dream, it’s Aaron Kwok’s Summer Aloha:
Honestly, I don’t know what’s sadder: the fact that I like singing this at Karaoke, or the fact that I bought the album way back when. That would make a good poll.
Continuing with the quality boyish pop songs motif from yesterday, today we have a song from Japanese pop duo Chemistry’s 2005 album Fo(U)r. It’s Almost In Love.
Continuing with the quality boyish pop songs motif from yesterday, today we have a song from Japanese pop duo Chemistry’s 2005 album Fo(U)r. It’s Almost In Love.
Today’s Song of the Day blasts back to an era when wardrobe like the one in the video(s) are still acceptable. From Japanese most modest-looking pop star, and can be found on his 2004 compilation, it’s Noriyuki Makihara’s Mou Koi Nante Shi Nai.
Then, found on any Leon Lai compilation such as this one, it’s his classic cover “My Love.”
Today’s Song of the Day blasts back to an era when wardrobe like the one in the video(s) are still acceptable. From Japanese most modest-looking pop star, and can be found on his 2004 compilation, it’s Noriyuki Makihara’s Mou Koi Nante Shi Nai.
Then, found on any Leon Lai compilation such as this one, it’s his classic cover “My Love.”
I’m just finally finishing up the Yakuza Papers series by Kinji Fukasaku, and I can’t get that damn hummable theme song out of my head, even though it’s not available on CD, as far as I know. Today’s Song of the day, therefore, can only be a cover of it by the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.
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