GuyJean wrote:NHK had a story that 'Paul' (Noel Stookey) from 'Peter, Paul, and Mary' has written a song about Megumi's abduction]
Kyodo: Stookey's song for abductee Yokota to be released Feb. 21 in JapanAmerican singer Paul Stookey, a member of the legendary folk-singing group Peter, Paul & Mary, has produced a song dedicated to abductee Megumi Yokota and the CD will be released in Japan on Feb. 21...Stookey will arrive in Japan for promotional efforts on Saturday, and he will invite Yokota's father Shigeru, 74, and mother Sakie, 71, to a live concert during his stay. The profits gained through CD sales will be donated to the Yokotas for their activities, according to concert organizers. The song, sung by Stookey himself, focuses on the sadness the couple feels for having their daughter taken away and their efforts to try to get her back, and some phrases are sung in Japanese
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