It is indeed St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) and not surprisingly, the TV cameras all around America, Canada and Ireland have probably been poking through Irish pubs while reporters have happily and dutifully pouring back their pints of Guinness. I don't drink all that much but for a tall glass of Guinness, I'll happily make an exception.
I know I did something to commemorate St. Patrick's Day last year but I'm too lazy to find out. However, I'm pretty sure that I tried to find something with the theme of green, but it wasn't too easy. This year though I'm simply going with any Japanese artists who happen to have been born on March 17th, and I was able to find three people. I recall the long-running American information show "Entertainment Tonight" was always recognizing celebrities' birthdays so why not give the above a play (not the greatest quality, mind you) while reading this article?
(1952) Kunio Muramatsu -- KATHARINA (1983)
(1965) Hiroto Domoto of The Blue Hearts -- Linda, Linda (1987)
(1968) Eri Nitta -- Fuyu no Opera Glass (冬のオペラグラス) (1986)
And for all of you born on March 17th, Happy Birthday!
Happy St. Patricks day! The song Linda, Linda (1987) has age pretty well I did not know it was from the 80's I thought it was a far more recent song, but I have heard used every now and then. I do not recall watching "Entertainment Tonight" but I remember the theme song so my parents must have been watching it when I was really young.
ReplyDelete"Linda, Linda" has probably been a karaoke favourite ever since the song made its presence known in the 1980s. It's a great way to relieve stress. As for the ET theme, I will always prefer the original fusion version.
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