tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post472249647932243193..comments2024-03-27T13:55:03.912-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Donna Summer -- She Works Hard for the Money / Naoko Kawai -- UNBalance (UNバランス)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-91311394595821137292014-12-25T23:32:45.743-05:002014-12-25T23:32:45.743-05:00Jamiroquai is another band whose BEST compilation ...Jamiroquai is another band whose BEST compilation I've got. I've also enjoyed that band because their music was reminiscent of the old days. I don't know much of Summer's 80s work outside of "She Works Hard For The Money" and "This Time I Know It's For Real" which I found out while I was in Japan in late 1989. In fact, it was used as the ending theme for a late-night show that I used to watch.<br /><br />You can hear Koyanagi's tribute to disco, including "Hot Stuff" via her album "Koyanagi The Disco" at music163 http://music.163.com/#/album?id=56621<br /><br />Although I don't have definitive proof, just from hearing the disco style in some recent songs, I can surmise that the old 70s dance genre has been beloved in Japan.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-57262439403353287532014-12-25T17:08:57.795-05:002014-12-25T17:08:57.795-05:00Just in case you want to take a look on Jamiroquai...Just in case you want to take a look on Jamiroquai's rendition of "Bad Girls", here's the link. I really think it's worth it. This DVD is one of the most entertainings I've ever watched.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBhu6NASqKw<br /><br />Marcos V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09531398685057099974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-59738729621084895942014-12-25T16:51:49.247-05:002014-12-25T16:51:49.247-05:00Hi, J-Canuck.
Thanks for your comment.
I started...Hi, J-Canuck.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I started listening to Donna Summer after buying a Jamiroquai concert DVD which contained a cover of “Bad Girls”. I just loved the song and Jay Kay’s rendition, so I had to look up for the original recording with Donna Summer. After that, it was love after each new Discovery. As for her 80s work, I’m not so fan. Aside from “She Works Hard for the Money”, her only 80s song I like is 89’s This Time I Know It’s For Real, which was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (I just love this song very much, maybe even more than her disco classics).<br /><br />And I feel relieved that I was not the only one incapable of immediately finding similarities between Summer and Kawai. Like you said, it’s hard to compare them, even though I quite liked the montage I did for the post.<br /><br />Yuki Koyanagi was a nice surprise to me. I couldn’t find her “Hot Stuff” rendition, but she was great singing “MacArthur Park” (I was a Harry Potter fan when I started listening to Summer, so I was surprised when my father told me that Professor Dumbledore was the first one to record the song). Besides Hiromi Iwasaki, I never heard anybody singing Donna Summer in Japan. Apparently, she was very famous there too.<br /><br />On a side note, Chisato Moritaka’s “The Stress” (lyrics and video) always made me remember of “She Works Hard for the Money”. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or if Chisato was somewhat inspired by Summer’s hit.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C63a68IRsrM<br />Marcos V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09531398685057099974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-29701255234471895672014-12-24T23:35:12.065-05:002014-12-24T23:35:12.065-05:00Hi, Marcos.
Many kudos to your fine article on th...Hi, Marcos.<br /><br />Many kudos to your fine article on the late legendary Donna Summer. I've got a number of memories about her. As a kid, I remember hearing "Love to Love You Baby" whenever those old LP commercials came on the local channels. And "Last Dance" is probably one of the most joyous pop songs I ever came upon, and it's the song that I associate Donna with the most. Brings back a lot of memories from my childhood.<br /><br />Like yourself, I didn't catch on once about the connection between Summer and Kawai through "Unbalance" until I read about the song. After all, how could I compare the two ladies and their genres?:)<br /><br />Back at the turn of the century, there was a singer by the name of Yuki Koyanagi who channeled quite a bit of Donna Summer, and she even did some covers of "Hot Stuff" and "MacArthur Park". I remember the original by the first Professor Dumbledore, and it was one of the first epic tunes that I remember listening, and it had those really tripped-out lyrics (something about the "sweet green icing flowing down").J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com