{"id":1234,"date":"2011-12-26T15:29:25","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T20:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bourdaghs.com\/blog\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2011-12-26T15:29:25","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T20:29:25","slug":"eight-terrific-japanese-pop-songs-from-2011-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bourdaghs.com\/blog\/?p=1234","title":{"rendered":"Eight Terrific Japanese Pop Songs from 2011 (Part Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The list continues:<\/p>\n<p><strong>4). The Beatniks, &#8220;A Song for 4 Beats)<\/strong><br \/>\nTakahashi Yukihiro (late of Sadistic Mika Band and Yellow Magic Orchestra) has been making some remarkably lush-sounding music lately, especially with his new unit, pupa.  Here, he reunites with Suzuki Keiichi (late of Hachimitsu Pie and Moonriders) under the moniker The Beatniks.  The specific beatniks name-checked in the lyrics:  Jack, William, Neal, Allen, and Harry.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YcKPHNZCUEw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3).  Tokyo Incidents (??????) &#8220;Atarashii bunmei kaika&#8221; (???????????)<\/strong><br \/>\nShiina Ringo and company continue to crank out excellent tunes that range across the spectrum from jazz standards to noise punk.  Here they mine the J-Rock vein with wonderful results.  The guttural growl that Shiina lets loose at about 0:17 pretty much made my whole summer musically.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOJljK8R9AE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2).  Kuwata Keisuke (??????), &#8220;Sore yuke baby!!&#8221; (????????????!!) <\/strong><br \/>\nKuwata debuted this number during his post-illness comeback appearance on last year&#8217;s <em>Kohaku Uta Gassen<\/em>, NHK&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve spectacular&#8211;that&#8217;s where this footage comes from.  The chords he uses in the main verse sections are utterly unlike anything he&#8217;s written before, while the chorus brings him back into more familiar territory.  Brilliant songwriting.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/xgcvud\"><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/xgcvud_yyyy-yy_music\" target=\"_blank\">?????? ??<\/a> <i>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/plutoatom\" target=\"_blank\">plutoatom<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Saito Kazuyoshi (????), &#8220;Zutto uso datta&#8221; (????????????????????)<\/strong><br \/>\nCertainly the bravest song by a major Japanese pop star this year.  In April, Saito created a sensation when he went live on Ustream with an updated version of his top-ten 2010 hit, &#8220;Zutto Suki Datta&#8221; (It Was Always Love).  The new title was &#8220;It Was Always Lies,&#8221; and the revised lyrics mounted a fearless attack on industry and government for selling the Japanese public on the myth of safe nuclear power.  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