I thought I would give an update of a few more Beatles references I came across in my Japanese musical travels. One of these simply slipped my mind during the last blog entry, while two other I just noticed.

It took me so long to find out, but I found out

The slip of my mind involved the producer Kameda Seiji I mentioned before. I distinctly remember coming across a video somewhere on the internet from a studio session for Shiina Ringo’s cover album “Utaite...

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I love Japanese popular music. I listen to it on a daily basis. But you know one thing I’ve found out? Many of the Japanese artists I listen to have taken inspiration from the band that I discovered as a young teen and which attached themselves so indelibly to my psyche. Yes, I speak of the band that brought me to this forum in the first place, the Beatles. On more than one occasion I can remember being amazed when I’ve come across a reference to the Beatles by a Japanese artist who I had grown...

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