Godiego

Godiego (ゴダイゴ) is a Japanese rock band founded in 1975, originally consisting of Yukihide Takekawa (lead vocals), Mickie Yoshino (keyboards), Takami Asano (guitar), Steve Fox (bass guitar), and Yujin Harada (drums). The band released its first self-titled album in 1976, with Takami's brother, Ryōji Asano, replacing Harada as drummer. By 1977, Ryōji left and was replaced by American drummer Tommy Snyder.

They are perhaps best known for performing the song "Monkey Magic" for the 1978 television series Saiyūki which was brought over to the United Kingdom as Monkey. This led to several releases through BBC Records, including "Monkey Magic", "Gandhara", and the LP Monkey and several of their records charted in the UK. Their theme from The Water Margin was their sole UK Top 40 hit. Godiego are also known for performing the theme song "THE GALAXY EXPRESS 999" for the Galaxy Express 999 film and the soundtrack for the 1977 film House. They were the first rock band to play in the People's Republic of China and Nepal, and inspired the name for the band Monkey Majik (the group's original drummer was British and watched the show as a child). Lead guitarist Takami Asano worked on the soundtrack of the Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, while vocalist Yukihide Takekawa composed the soundtrack for the Super NES video game Soul Blazer. As of 2024, Godiego has released 27 singles and 55 albums in Japan, with lyrics written variably in English by longtime collaborator lyricist Yoko Narahashi.

Members
Current members
 * Steve Fox – bass, backing vocals (1975–1980, 1999–present)
 * Yukihide Takekawa – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, mellotron (1975–present)
 * Mickie Yoshino – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals (1975–present)
 * Tommy Snyder – drums, flute, backing and lead vocals (1977–present)
 * Yōji Yoshizawa – bass, guitar, backing vocals (1980–1985, 2014–present)

Former members
 * Takami Asano – guitar, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals (1975–2020; his death)
 * Yūjin Harada – drums (1975)
 * Ryōji Asano – drums (1976–1977; touring guest 2015)

Singles

 * "Salad Girl" (僕のサラダガール)
 * "Buddy" (いろはの"い")
 * "Symphonica" (シンフォニカ)
 * "House–Love Theme" (ハウスのふたり〜ハウス・愛のテーマ〜)
 * "Cherries Were Made for Eating" (君は恋のチェリー)
 * "The Water Margin" (1977)
 * "Mirage" (ミラージュのテーマ)
 * "Gandhara" (ガンダーラ)
 * "Monkey Magic" (モンキー・マジック)
 * "Every Child Has a Beautiful Name" (ビューティフル・ネーム)
 * "Where'll We Go from Now" (はるかな旅へ)
 * "The Galaxy Express 999" (銀河鉄道999)
 * "Holy and Bright" (ホーリー＆ブライト)
 * "Return to Africa" (リターン・トゥ・アフリカ)
 * "Portopia" (ポートピア)
 * "Coming Together In Kathmandu" (（カミング・トゥゲザー・イン）カトマンズ)
 * "After the Rain" (アフター・ザ・レイン)
 * "Namaste" (ナマステ)
 * "Three Years of Love" (愛の3イヤーズ)
 * "The Sunrise" (ザ・サンライズ)
 * "Let It Burn" (魔法のあかり)
 * "Carry Love" (キャリー・ラヴ)
 * "Java wa Java in the book of Godiego" (1999)
 * "Monkey Magic 2006" (2006)
 * "One for Everyone" (2006)
 * "Big Mama" (2007)
 * "Walking On" (2011)

Albums

 * Godiego (新創世紀)
 * Buddy Soundtrack (いろはの〝い〟)
 * House Soundtrack (ハウス)
 * Dead End (デッド・エンド)
 * Ganbaron Soundtrack (小さなスーパーマン ガンバロン)
 * CM Song Graffiti (CMソング・グラフィティ)
 * Kaleidoscope (1978)
 * The Glacier Fox Soundtrack (キタキツネ物語)
 * The Roads Men Travel Soundtrack (男たちの旅路)
 * Magic Monkey (西遊記)
 * Our Decade (OUR DECADE -70年代僕たちの時代-)
 * Magic Capsule (1979)
 * London Celebration (1980)
 * Kathmandu (1980)
 * The Distant Trail Soundtrack (遥かなる走路)
 * Godiego Hit Special (1980)
 * Live in China (中国 后醍醐)
 * M.O.R. (1981)
 * CM Song Graffiti Vol. 2 (1982)
 * Hit Collection (1982)
 * Favourite Collection (1982)
 * Carry Love Song Collection (1983)
 * Flower (フラワー)
 * Original Hits Disc (1984)
 * Suite: Peace/Godiego Live (平和組曲・ゴダイゴ・ライヴ)
 * One Dimension Man (1984)
 * Side-A Collection (1984)
 * What a Beautiful Name (1999)
 * Intermission/Godiego Final Live+2 (1985)
 * Best Collection (1986)
 * W Deluxe (1987)
 * New Music Beat Choice 8 (1988)
 * Twin Deluxe (1990)
 * 15th Anniversary Godiego Box (1991)
 * Best Album (1992)
 * Godiego Great Best Vol. 1: Japanese Version (1994)
 * Godiego Great Best Vol. 2: English Version (1994)
 * Return of Godiego/Mickie Yoshino's Best Selection (1994)
 * Godiego Single Collection (1994)
 * Godiego Single Collection Vol. 2: B Side Collection (1995)
 * Godiego... What A Beautiful Name (1999)
 * Gold Godiego: Now And Then (1999)
 * Godiego Box (2008)
 * Golden Best (ゴールデン☆ベスト)
 * The Glacier Fox: Alternate Soundtracks + Yukihide Takekawa Home Recording Demo in 1978 (2009)