Cool & Strange Music - Vol. Four: Akiko Kanazawa "Yellow Submarine" and Kazuo Umezu "Snake Girl"

Hot on the heels of the very successful Cool and Strange Music post about Yo Yo Hashi, here's today's version that is guaranteed to crack you up! 

Matsuchiyo - A true geisha

Our feature song today is by a very well known Japanese artists by the name of Akiko Kanazawa. Akiko is probably best known for singing the "Pokemon Counting Song." In this 1982 released version of the Beatles 1966 hit, "Yellow Submarine" Akiko Kanazawa gives it the royal "Japanese" work over for a delightfully different take on a rock standard. Enjoy!

Akiko Kanazawa - Yellow Submarine Ondo

The next song is called "Snake Girl" by Kazuo Umezu. Kazuo Umezu is a Science Fiction/Horror writer and also is well known for drawing manga (comics). You've just got to check out his Wikipedia page. He LOOKS like a nutty manga artist!


Here's Kazuo Umezu and Snake Girl

Also, once again, if you are interested in geisha, here is the trailer for Matsuchiyo - Life of a Geisha that was recently created by Ken Nishikawa:

Cool and Strange Japanese Music: Yo Yo Hashi - "YoYo's Pad"

It don't get cooler than this. Another version of Cool and Strange Japanese music. 

Matsuchiyo

Today is Yo Yo Hashi and "Yo Yo's Pad."

This stuff is so obscure folks that I can't tell you anything about it except that it is awesomely cool and it was made a long time ago and the girl singing in it is sexy as hell!


Lyrics and lyrics translation:


いっしょに銀座をあるかない？
Issho ni Ginza wo arukanai?
(Won't you walk with me to the Ginza?)


手をつないで行きましょう
Te wo tsunaide ikimashou
(Let's hold hands while we walk)


私はたかです、あなたは？
Watashi wa Taka desu. Anata wa?
(My name is Taka. What's your name?)


いいえ、キスはいやよ！
Iie, kisu wa iya yo!
(No... I don't want to kiss....)


では，さよなら。。。
Dewa, sayonara...
(Okay, then, well, goodbye....)


Well, that's it... But not completely... Just like this awesome sexy Japanese goddess that gives you blue balls, Yo Yo also has you hanging with this next number of which I have zero on information too!


Enjoy!

Thanks to Ken Nishikawa, Hiroshi Yoshida (Pianistar Hiroshi)

Do you also want to see the trailer of our geisha film: "Matsuchiyo - Life of a Geisha"?