Sukiyaki Song

The song made it to america when a disk jockey in washington state heard the british version and started playing the original by sakamoto.

Sukiyaki song. The song reached the top of the billboard hot 100 charts in the united states in 1963 and was the only japanese language song to do so. In total it sold over 13 million copies internationally. Absolutely no copyright infringement intended. In the united states sukiyaki reached the top of the billboard hot 100 charts in 1963 one of the few non english songs to have done so and the first in a non european language.

Benjamin renamed the song sukiyaki after a japanese food he enjoyed a one pot dish made with sliced beef tofu noodles and vegetables. The song also peaked at number eighteen on the billboard r b chart 5 and spent five weeks at number one on the middle of the road charts. Sukiyaki ue o muite arukou kyu sakamoto english translation and lyrics about the lyrics the lyrics tell the story of a man who looks up and whistles whi. This video is for entertainment purpose only and not f.

Special thanks to rwells47 i look up while i walk so the tears won t fall remembering those spring days but tonight i m all alone i lo.