Sukiyaki ~ What a Joke!

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. Sukiyaki ~ What a Joke! There's a famous song, Sukiyaki that hit number 1 in US in 1963. Its actual title is "Ue o Muite Arukō" which means "I Look Up As I Walk" is a Japanese-language song that was performed by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto. If you look at the translation of the lyrics, it is basically a Sad Japanese Love Song. In English speaking countries, it is best known under the alternative title "Sukiyaki", a term with no relevance to the song's lyrics. (Sukiyaki is a Japanese dish of cooked beef.) Just imagine... it's just like taking a Sad American Love Song and naming it "Hamburger". 😂 On top of that, the Japanese Lyricist (Rokusuke Ei) wrote the lyrics while walking home from a Japanese student demonstration protesting against a continued US Army presence, expressing his frustration at the failed efforts... and this song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1963. 😂 Source Link: Sukiyaki (song) ~ from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukiyaki_(song) .

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. Lyrics: Ue o Muite Arukou The title means "I look up when I walk." The English title was changed to Sukiyaki because it was easier for Americans to say and associate with Japan. The English version called Sukiyaki is not a literal translation of the song and it is not the translation provided below. (Sukiyaki is actually food and has nothing to do with the song.) . . Japanese: Ue o muite arukou Namida ga kobore nai you ni  Omoidasu haru no hi  Hitoribotchi no yoru Ue o muite arukou Nijinda hoshi o kazoete  Omoidasu natsu no hi  Hitoribotchi no yoru Shiawase wa kumo no ue ni  Shiawase wa sora no ue ni Ue o muite arukou Namida ga kobore nai you ni  Nakinagara aruku  Hitoribotchi no yoru  (whistling) Omoidasu aki no hi  Hitoribotchi no yoru Kanashimi wa hoshi no kage ni  Kanashimi wa tsuki no kage ni Ue o muite arukou Namida ga kobore nai you ni  Nakinagara aruku  Hitoribotchi no yoru  (whistling) . . English: I look up as I walk So that the tears won't fall Remembering those spring days  But I am all alone tonight I look up as I walk  Counting the stars with tearful eyes  Remembering those summer days  But I am all alone tonight Happiness lies beyond the clouds  Happiness lies up above the sky I look up as I walk  So that the tears won't fall  Though the tears well up as I walk For tonight I'm all alone tonight (whistling) Remembering those autumn days  But I am all alone tonight Sadness lies in the shadow of the stars  Sadness lurks in the shadow of the moon I look up as I walk  So that the tears won't fall  Though the tears well up as I walk For tonight I'm all alone  (whistling) . .

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