Yesterday, I was reminded of a cheesy song from the early 80s called "Sukiyaki".
It wasn't until recently that I found out A Taste of Honey was behind the pop English version of "Sukiyaki". I knew them from their big disco hit, "Boogie Oogie Oogie."
This is a cover version done by a band called A Taste of Honey...
It was originally done in 1963 by a Japanese singer named Kyu Sakamoto. I had never heard the original version of "Sukiyaki", but I well remember A Taste of Honey's version, which was all over the radio in 1981.
Kyu Sakamoto sings "Sukiyaki" in Japanese.
It wasn't until recently that I found out A Taste of Honey was behind the pop English version of "Sukiyaki". I knew them from their big disco hit, "Boogie Oogie Oogie."
This runs for over ten minutes!
I confess that I loved "Boogie Oogie Oogie." I also liked the background music on CHiPs.
And here's a song called "A Taste of Honey". My parents owned this album on vinyl, so that's the version of "A Taste of Honey" that I remember best. But this is an instrumental version. There is also a version with lyrics...
I didn't know the Beatles sang it...
You learn something new every day, I guess.
