I liked this song quite a bit at the start, and less so as it went on. Mostly I just don’t buy his persona.
Even though just being here is aggravating
is an interesting lyric translation.
Driving All Night Yutaka Ozaki One Night in Heaven Wink Hand dancing in a bubble.
愛が止まらない (Turn It Into Love) Wink A Kylie Minogue cover.
According to the Youtube comments this was their last TV performance, that’s why one of them is upset.
2019 edit: Again, the video’s been taken down, so I’ve had to replace it with one I just kinda liked.
2020 edit: And gone again, so I’ve found what I think is the original one and uploaded it. I’ve also learnt the tears are because they were moved by their song becoming number one in Japan.
淋しい熱帯魚 Wink ノ・レ・な・いTeen-age Noriko Sakai Another great video. I already like 80s J-Pop a lot, but I’m trying to avoid posting videos I’ve seen before. So no Dancing Hero, for example.
2019 edit: The old video’s been taken down, but this one’s something neat too. Also, it has a lot of watches.
2024 edit: Video’s down again. I just watched it yesterday—
1億のスマイル-Please Your Smile- Noriko Sakai A new J-Pop adventure—
B~r~e~a~k~~~t~i~m~e
Security Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons They didn’t do much else as good as this cover of (the Thane Russal version of) Security. Like too many Australian bands of this era they have a few really nice songs and a lot of pish and half ruined tracks. Shape I’m In, and All I Wanna Do are good though.
Boys Will Be Boys The Choirboys Oh no. This is turning into Ultimate Aussie Beer Mate Songs Volume 4. I need a palette cleanser.
Run to Paradise The Choirboys What the fuck am I doing?
Take Me Back Noiseworks This reminds me of working in factories.