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Mulboyne wrote:"Tokyo" by Athlete (2007)
I am Tokyo
I am here
I am blazing lights
on your street.
I'm an upstart
Bound to cross you
I'm the hypocrite
By your side
She won't forget
And I won't forget
And no one around could tell us apart
Cause we want out something
and where something heart
I am Tokyo
I am here
I am neon signs
on your street
I'm an army
of winter vines
Marching over your countryside
And she won't forget
And I won't forget
And no one around could tell us apart
Cause we ruined something
And where something heart.
There's never enough time
Only, only
glove off, something bridge.
Pin prick to the heart
Can it go
I meant every spark
And no one around could tell us apart
Cause we ruined something
And where something heart.
We're burning thru town
Like there's nothing to lose
Cause we something
something by heart... oh!
The most recent proof of the band’s growing popularity is also being seen on TV: Imago as the new endorser of the fastfood restaurant Tokyo Tokyo. The company’s management reportedly expressed interest in the band after hearing “Taralets”―slightly reminiscent of Japanese pop tunes. Imago was commissioned to write a song and shoot a video for the food chain. The song (“Let’s Go! Tokyo Tokyo!”) is made more memorable by video director Marie Jamora’s treatment that utilized lots of bright colors―a nod to Japanese youth fashion.
What's the best way to learn about Japanese culture? Historians, artists and egghead cultural commentators generally agree that the only true way to understand the place is to listen to the songs of Daphne & Celeste. Ok, so I might have got that wrong, but just in case, here's my list of the best shout-outs to Japan in popular song...more...
Mulboyne wrote: This one [This Is Japan] scores very highly in the cheesy lyrics stakes. I can't find a copy of them to paste so, if you can be bothered, you'll just have to listen to it.
FM-Music.com wrote:The album's best track- "This Is Japan" with its catchy New Wave pop trappings, cheeky lyrics and faux-Asian guitar riffs predates the Vapors big hit "Turning Japanese" by at least a year.
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