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Like a Rolling Stone
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 Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:51 am Post subject: Music more popular in Japan (off topic) |
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Who do you think of if I say "Elvis"?
I went into a second hand music shop to buy some ELvis but there were no CDs of Mr Presley anywhere only Elvis Costello. Is Elvis Costelo more popular in Japan than the BIG BOPPER?!!?  I also notice that "Country Roads" is very popular in Japan. I also know that there is a band called "Big in Japan". I think this was a joke way of saying that some bands become very popular here but nowhere else. Deep Purple for example.  Do you know any other examples? |
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Eva Pilot
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:02 am Post subject: |
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The Big Bopper? The one that died in the plane crash with Buddy Holly?
I'm pretty darn sure Deep Purple are popular all over the world. I worked in a music store for 2 years here in Australia and we sold plenty of Deep Purple.
I know DEVO were very popular in Japan. |
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Like a Rolling Stone
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| Eva Pilot wrote: |
The Big Bopper? The one that died in the plane crash with Buddy Holly?
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Yabaiiii!!! Okkiii machigai. Yes I think I meant "Elvis the Pelvis".
BTW How can i put pictures on my messages? |
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earthmonkey
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Location: Meguro-Ku Tokyo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: Music more popular in Japan (off topic) |
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| Like a Rolling Stone wrote: |
| I think this was a joke way of saying that some bands become very popular here but nowhere else. Deep Purple for example. Do you know any other examples? |
Cheap Trick |
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nawlinsgurl
Joined: 01 May 2004
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Location: Kanagawa and feeling Ok....
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Complete losers in the US like Ashanti and Jodeci are big here. I mean EVERYONE knows Ashanti can't sing and they guys in Jodeci are all sooo old. But somehow their concerts sold out.... |
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Like a Rolling Stone
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Brian Setzer  and rockabilly seems a bit popuar here and lots of Jazz is very popular here but not very popular in other countries. I sometimes go to coffee shops run by old people playing John Coltrane and things like that but I cannot imagine thast happening back home.  Tatu is popular here too.  |
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casual
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Some bands/singers that seem really popular here but are complete garbage include- swing out sister, mr big, yngwie malmsteen,enya
plenty more I am sure. |
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Eva Pilot
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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| DEVO were popular over there for a long long time. |
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Like a Rolling Stone
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 3:31 am Post subject: |
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How does one pronounce ywngie malsteen anyway? I read a book about linguistics that said making a brand you cannot pronounce is a bad idea because it wont sell.  but maybe the katakana spelling helped them. Oh no, they are thinking now if only we made a pronouncable name maybe we could be big in USA too. |
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Like a Rolling Stone
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btw. thanks for your comments everyone
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