Best From Artist 61 - A Taste Of Honey

[paul]

Back to some fine ladies.
The Taste Of Honey album I had fell victim to starving-student-itis. I just picked up the two cd set and as much as I've heard "Boogie Oogie Oogie", I still love hearing it. The 12' remix sounds the way the DJs used to play the records back in da day. Aside from BOO, I also like "Disco Dancin'" and of course Sukiyaki.

[HustleBaby]

Hi Paul :D

I LOVVVVE "Sukiyaki" its exotic, tranquil one of my favorite slowjams. Back then there weren't a lot of tunes with an asian flair so it was different or shall I say ahead of its time.

*DISCO DELIGHT*

[efunk_adelic]

Paul,

Although i'm gettin' a little burnt out on "Boogie Oogie Oogie"... I still enjoy hearing it once in a while... I've always liked how it was produced.

Other cuts of interest:

Rescue Me
Sukiyaki

[BrunoRepublic]

Sukiyaki.

[Outsider]

I'll go with "Boogie Oogie Oogie".

:evil:

[Boogie Child]

Although not nearly as powerful as "Boogie Oogie Oogie", I like the follow-up, "Do It Good". Also, the George Duke-produced, "Rescue Me" is very under-rated.

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by HustleBaby

Hi Paul :D

I LOVVVVE "Sukiyaki" its exotic, tranquil one of my favorite slowjams. Back then there weren't a lot of tunes with an asian flair so it was different or shall I say ahead of its time.

*DISCO DELIGHT*

HB,

FYI, remember that "Sukiyaki" was a #1 hit in the US in 1963 as an instrumental by Kyu Sakamoto. A Taste Of Honey added English lyrics to it and had another hit.

[Com King]

Sukiyaki is my favourite Taste of Honey's song too.

Boogie Oogie Oogie is a really good dancefloor song, that is unfortunately rarely played in France.


My third favourite is the funky song "Do it Good".

[BrunoRepublic]

Originally Posted by markydefad

FYI, remember that "Sukiyaki" was a #1 hit in the US in 1963 as an instrumental by Kyu Sakamoto. A Taste Of Honey added English lyrics to it and had another hit.

I thought Sakamoto's version was in Japanese... isn't this one of the few songs to reach #1 in the US that wasn't in English?

I do wish they had come up with a better title. The original is actually "Ue O Muite Arukou", and translates as "I Look Up When I Walk". The original lyrics are quite different, at least according to the translations I've seen:

I look up when I walk so the tears won't fall
Remembering those happy spring days
But tonight I'm all alone

I look up when I walk , counting the stars with tearful eyes
Remembering those happy summer days
But tonight I'm all alone

Happiness lies beyond the clouds
Happiness lies above the sky

I look up when I walk so the tears won't fall
Though my heart is filled with sorrow
For tonight I'm all alone

Remembering those happy autumn days
But tonight I'm all alone

Sadness hides in the shadow of the stars
Sadness lurks in the shadow of the moon

I look up when I walk so the tears won't fall
Though my heart is filled with sorrow
For tonight I'm all alone

[markydefad]

Graham,

You're right. It was sung in Japanese--not an instrumental as I mis-remembered. Duh!!! :oops:

[paul]

Hey Marky.
Where ya been hidin' buddy?
My member is startin' to gain on ya :D

[HustleBaby]

Originally Posted by markydefad

HB,

FYI, remember that "Sukiyaki" was a #1 hit in the US in 1963 as an instrumental by Kyu Sakamoto. A Taste Of Honey added English lyrics to it and had another hit.

Marky
I wasn't even born in 63 so that is why I was unaware of Sakamoto. Besides you and Graham, how many people on this board or anyone familiar with ATOH knew that "Sukiyaki" was a remake? Over the past few days, I've been trying to think of asian-type songs that were somewhat or very popular before 1980 - I can't think of any.

*DISCO DELIGHT*

[paul]

Hey Delight.
Like you, I didn't know about the '63 song until I read the liner notes on Taste Of Honey cd I just picked up.
As for Asian bands, the only one I know about pre 1980 off the top of my head is Yellow Magic Orchestra. They had a hit called Computer Games. I have the 12" somewhere.

[BrunoRepublic]

Originally Posted by paul

Hey Delight.
Like you, I didn't know about the '63 song until I read the liner notes on Taste Of Honey cd I just picked up.
As for Asian bands, the only one I know about pre 1980 off the top of my head is Yellow Magic Orchestra. They had a hit called Computer Games. I have the 12" somewhere.

Apparently the label screwed up on this one -- the song is actually "Firecracker", a cover of the 60s exotica number by Martin Denny. The reason that I always point this out is that the whole thing is very tongue-in-cheek -- an Asian group performing a supposedly Asian song that was actually written by an American.

"Computer Game" is simply the blip-bleep intro which segues into "Firecracker" on the LP.

[Paulo]

Bogie Oogie Oogie is great, but my favourites are:

1 WORLD SPIN (the B-Side of the 12" Boogie Oogie)
2 DO IT GOOD (12" A-Side)