Sandii & The Sunsetz -- Sticky Music

Having this song reach either No. 8 or No. 11 on the Australian pop charts depending on whether you read the Wikipedia article on the band or the Hip Tank Records summary, this is something that can go into the same territory as Kyu Sakamoto's（坂本九）"Ue wo Muite Arukou"（上を向いて歩こう）.

Sandra O'Neale had released a number of singles in Japan since the mid-1970s, but "Sticky Music" was the first single as the vocalist of Sandii & The Sunsetz, the configuration that I've always associated the singer with. Even with the release year, there was some initial confusion but I can now safely state that it was released in 1984, according to the liner sheet photographed onto that Hip Tank Records page.

Written by Chris Mosdell and composed/arranged by Haruomi Hosono（細野晴臣）, both from Yellow Magic Orchestra, this is considered to be New Wave but I think that it can also go into the straight pop genre just from how laid back it sounds. Hosono even pops up in the very first scene from the music video. I gotta add that Sandii looks great in that black-and-red outfit as she silkily struts her stuff on the floor and through the mike.

According to the Wikipedia article on Sandii & The Sunsetz, the band probably got a lot of support and recognition due to their time in the UK with artists such as David Sylvian and then later touring with bands like Eurythmics, INXS, Blondie and the legendary David Bowie. Then, came their appearances in Australia which got "Sticky Music" high on the charts over there. Not sure how well the song did in Japan, though.

Speaking of that title, I had been wondering about how it came about. Then, I saw the official music video in which Sandii is providing some breathy commentary midway during the song. The sticky in "Sticky Music" is a pun on suteki（素敵）meaning wonderful or marvelous.