Sukiyaki (song)
| "Ue o Muite Arukō" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Kyu Sakamoto | |
| from the album Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits (US) | |
| B-side | "Anoko No Namaewa Nantenkana" |
| Released | 1961 (Japan) 1963 (US, UK) |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Toshiba-EMI (Japan) Capitol/EMI Records (US) HMV/EMI (UK) |
| Songwriter(s) | Rokusuke Ei (lyrics) Hachidai Nakamura (music) |
| Music video | |
| "Ue o Muite Arukō" on YouTube | |
"Ue o Muite Arukō" (English: "I Shall Walk Looking Up") is a song by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto. It was dubbed "Sukiyaki" in popular culture. The song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1963, and was the only Japanese language song to do so. The song sold over 13 million copies internationally.[1][2]
Covers
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- A Taste of Honey
- Ace Cannon
- Albert Au
- Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm and Gene Taylor
- Anita Mui
- Ann-Mette Elten
- Azman Mohamed
- B-DASH
- Bambi (cantante)
- Baron
- Big Daddy
- Big Mama Sue Trio
- Bill & Boyd
- Billy Vaughn
- Bleed For Freedom
- Blue Diamonds
- BoA
- Bob Dylan featuring Tom Petty y los Heartbreakers
- Bobby Caldwell
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Boukman Eksperyans
- Brave Combo
- Breakaways
- Brita Koivunen
- Bryan Adams
- Budak Pantai
- Carmen Cavallaro
- Cecilio y Kapono
- Charm
- Chet Atkins
- Chris Moore y the Free Spirits
- Claude Valade
- Cornell Hangovers
- Cover Girls
- Crane
- Daniela Mercury
- David H. Yakobian
- David Whittaker
- Diana King
- Diana Yukawa and Nigel Clayton
- Dick Lee
- Die Rivieras
- Dixie Aces
- Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
- The Dreamlovers
- Eri Ii
- Esko Sorsa
- Fair Warning
- Fernando Montenegro
- The Four Preps
- Friends of the Andes
- Fusa y the Place
- Gigi Leung
- Giovanni
- Go Jimmy Go
- Han Dae-Soo
- Hazel Payne
- Hecoki Mushi
- Hiromi Uehara
- Hikaru Utada
- Hollyridge Strings
- The Hooters
- Husky & the Sandmen
- Ian Sweetness
- Jennifer Lara & the Brentwood Rockers
- Jerry Cole & the Spacemen
- Jewel Akens
- Johan Dalgas Frisch
- John Kuek
- Kai
- Kai Winding
- Keisuke Kuwata
- Kenji Hino
- Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen
- Kim Hyung Joon (SS501)
- King Curtis
- KISS
- Khoo Cheng
- Koko Montana
- Kong Ling
- Kyu Sakamoto & Maiko
- Laurindo Almeida
- Lenny Dee
- Lola Dutronic
- Lynda Trang Dai
- Little Singers of Tokyo
- Los Panchos
- Lucille Starr
- Mack the Knife
- The Majestic Orchestra
- Marcel Amont
- Margot Lefebvre
- Martin Denny
- Mary J. Blige
- Masashi Sada
- Masashi Tashiro
- Melcochita
- The Mermen
- Misora Hibari
- Nahki
- Nikki Monroe
- Nippon Choir & Little Singers
- The Nits
- The Nor'easters
- Northwestern Asterik
- NRBQ
- Orange Appeal
- Otto Brandenburg
- Pannida Sevatasai
- Pastel Vespa
- Pat Donohue
- Paula Lisa
- The Peanuts
- The Picketts
- Quamo
- Quique Roca
- Raagapella
- Raphael Saadiq
- Raquel Rastenni
- Ray Davis y su Orquesta
- RC Succession
- Richard Clayderman
- Riki Sorsa
- Rim D. Paul
- Roger Wang
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Sami Kaneda
- Sandi
- Sayoko feat. Beenie Man
- Seam feat. Yan Pan
- Selena
- The Shi-Tones
- The Silhouettes
- Sister Carla
- Slick Rick
- Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Soeur Plus!
- Stanford Mendicants
- Stjepan Jimmy Stanic
- Styx
- Jack Straw
- Suade
- Sugar Lunch
- The Sunday Girls
- The Busters
- Takeo Ischi
- Teresa Carpio & HKPO
- Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Tony Vos
- Trio Esperança
- Trish Thuy Trang
- Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
- Tuck & Patti
- Two Hoots & A Holler
- The Ventures
- Utada Hikaru
- Voice of Love Posse
- Walnut River String Band
- Warkop
- Wanda Aubrey
- Werner Müller
- Will Smith, Biz Markie and Slick Rick
- Yajuh Ohkoku
- Yamasaki Hako
- Yami Bolo
- Yasmin Gontijo
- The Ventures
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "坂本九さん 〜心のふるさと・笠間〜". Kasama Tourist Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2008-02-20. (Translation)
- ↑ "【85年8月12日】日航ジャンボ機墜落事故…坂本九さん死去" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Retrieved 2009-12-27.[permanent dead link]
