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Kyu Sakamoto, The Only Solo Asian Artist To Get A Number 1 In America The only Asian artist to ever get a number 1 hit in America seems to be very forgotten nowadays. [Edited 8/31/13 21:40pm] Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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Liked the original. Telling he's the only Asian artist to top the U.S. pop chart. | |
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Well i guess that is not somewhat true as Far East Movement had a number 1 so i forgot about that! but it was 47 years since then that any asian artist had a nunber 1... or even a top 40 in America. Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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Sttrangely enough i think this guy could have had a lot more hits in America! his songs i have heard feature a mix of soul, doo-wop, Japanese strings and instrumentals etc. Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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Great info. I always thought it's a shame that artistS like these never get the true recognition. Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It! | |
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I know! it is supringly actually how many 60s arists were long forgotten after a few hits! Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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True. | |
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He's a cutie! The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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I KNOW [Edited 9/1/13 17:06pm] Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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That being said, never heard of him or this song till now. Its a good song. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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The American version still makes it onto my quiet storm mixes! Have always loved this song and had no idea of the history behind it. I know that I've heard a Japanese version before but it was a female singer if I remember correctly. Going to look at his history later, so thank you for posting and bringing a classic to mind. I can't believe that he was the one and only Asian to have a number one! And guess what? I just got Orders that I'm moving to Tokyo in Feb 2014. I am so jazzed to get out of Vegas for a few years and then retire from the Air Force after 24 years, in Tokyo.
Damn, after reading the true backstory it's even more painful. Love when an artist writes a song that isn't about what it appears...Love applies to so many different things...Damn, painful song. [Edited 9/1/13 11:40am] | |
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Does Don Ho count? I don't think they had any pop hits, but the jazz group Hiroshima had some albums on the jazz chart and I think the R&B chart. [Edited 9/1/13 13:37pm] You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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It is interesting how america is pretty blind to the asian artists unless its novelty or even a joke sad to say, but america artists really go there and have careers when the USA gives up on them, interesting. Air Supply can go to Japan and its like James Brown in the Apollo, here no one remembers them. Also QUEEN one of the biggest selling bands ever, broke out of JAPAN ironically, to start that was there biggest fan base. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Yep. Sukiyaki was the jam, both times it came out. | |
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I hate the original. I absolutely LOVE A Taste Of Honey's version though. I'm surprised that only asian artist has hit number 1 on the pop charts. I thought their would at least be one other. | |
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Gunsnhalen said: or even a top 40 in America. Psy? | |
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I forgot about that heap of shit Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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Gunsnhalen said:
I forgot about that heap of shit Walking On Thin Ice also hit the top 30 I believe when the Pet Shop Boys remixed it [Edited 9/3/13 12:15pm] | |
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Gunsnhalen said:
Sorry. I just hate that stylen of music. | |
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In the UK it did but not in America sadly. Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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Gunsnhalen said:
In the UK it did but not in America sadly. Strange. I didn't think the UK was that kind to her. U.S. gays and the art scene love Yoko. | |
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I used to see Don Ho a lot on TV shows and he seemed to be kinda popular, but I guess he was more of a Vegas/variety show style singer. He had a few radio hits though. But overall, Hollywood (and the general public) was racist. Bruce Lee came up with the idea for the Kung Fu TV show, but the studios said the public wouldn't accept an Chinese man as a hero, so got David Carradine. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Isnt Don Ho considered Hawaiian? The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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lazycrockett said: Isnt Don Ho considered Hawaiian? Yeah he was 50% Hawaiian and 25% Chinese | |
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The final 25% were tiny bubbles. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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