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lostnfound

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7. This song had political meaning for youthful protestors of corruption and militarism

Reply to EndlessWire (Original post)

Sun Mar 21, 2021, 07:17 PM

Mar 2021

https://www.npr.org/2013/06/28/196618792/bittersweet-at-no-1-how-a-japanese-song-topped-the-charts-in-1963

It was popular in Japan, then topped the charts in America for several weeks.

The songwriter was wistful at the lost cause of the college youths who occupied the Diet, hoping to stop a security treaty that was signed under anti-democratic circumstances, which represented a move toward Japanese military industry. Trying to remain hopeful by looking forward at a brighter tomorrow, but sad at what was lost.

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Greatest Japanese Song Ever [View all] EndlessWire Mar 2021 OP

I remember a time when you could not turn on the radio without hearing that song. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #1

This song was an important part of my childhood. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #2

I love the song! .. .. Iliyah Mar 2021 #3

❤️❤️❤️ blm Mar 2021 #4

Fabulous song! Straw Man Mar 2021 #5

Heard it so often as a child, always loved this song. LiberalLoner Mar 2021 #6

This song had political meaning for youthful protestors of corruption and militarism lostnfound Mar 2021 #7

I didn;t even have to click this to know which song it was malaise Mar 2021 #8

Yeah, Sukiaki Trailrider1951 Mar 2021 #9

I love that song. My significant other is Japanese. triron Mar 2021 #10

Had a wind up 45 RPM record player in the early 60s as a small child. PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #11

Is it just me moreland01 Mar 2021 #12

I recognized the song from the music. Delmette2.0 Mar 2021 #13

Always wondered what the lyrics meant in translation.... Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #14

Love this tune, nostalgia sets in. Roisin Ni Fiachra Mar 2021 #15

So sweetly, beautifully done. Thank you for this. ancianita Mar 2021 #16

What a beautiful song to make me smile in these uncertain times... Jack-o-Lantern Mar 2021 #17

Thank you, this is the song I think of when I think of Japanese music from my childhood. PurgedVoter Mar 2021 #18

Yes! This is the song I remember from 1963, with a different arrangement and known abqtommy Mar 2021 #19