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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Stardust Revue -- Thank You

As an old fan of those Warner Bros. cartoons, I remember one such cartoon titled "What's Up, Doc?" which was basically the biography of one Bugs Bunny. There is one segment in there which shows Bugs first cutting his teeth in show business as a member of the welcoming chorus boys for each and every Broadway musical.

I get the same vibe from the band Stardust Revue's (スターダストレビュー) "Thank You" which is the title track from their March 1985 3rd album. Not that I'm slamming the band here; Kaname Nemoto(根本要)and his guys are marvelous and I make this comparison because they seem to have this wonderfully old-fashioned style of welcoming and thanking listeners and audiences with their upbeat pop and vocal harmonizing.

Keyboardist Yasuhiro Mitani(三谷泰弘)took care of both words and music here for this contemporary version of the welcoming chorus boys in "What's Up, Doc?". I was actually recommended this by fellow KKP contributor and podcaster Rocket Brown after he'd taken a gander at the "Thank You Songs for Thanksgiving" article I posted back on Monday; there's always room for another thank you song here and I thank him for the recommendation. As well, regular commenter Brian Mitchell reminded me of pop band Ikimonogakari's(いきものがかり)"Arigato" (ありがとう).

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