Talk:Kyu Sakamoto

[His most popular song ... topped the Billboard pop charts in the United States in 1963 - the first song to do so in another language.] This statement in the article is incorrect. It was actually the second such song. The first was "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" by Domenico Modugno in 1958.

His surname
It says he had surname Sakamoto and got switched to his mother's maiden surname. So how did he come to be known to us with Sakamoto surname? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1003:B018:74A6:224B:1492:8BC3:493F (talk) 03:41, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

"Let's walk while looking up"?!?
Is "let's walk while looking up" really the best translation, in context, of ue o muite arukō? To me, this almost sounds like a new dance step - like "Let's do the Mashed Potato; now, let's walk while looking up" (!?!) I'm proposing "looking up while walking" instead. I made a similar edit to the Sukiyaki page. Comments, anyone? Richwales 18:32, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Is "looking up while walking" any better? How about "hold your head high", which is what it actually MEANS. 64.48.78.1 (talk) 08:35, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Uh - why don't you check the other pages having to do with the song? Where invariably the interpretation is 'I look up when I walk'. And given the explanation of the lyrics as a whole this is highly logical.

But apropos: there is an article called Sukiyaki already. Wouldn't it be better to merge this data at that article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.50.104.231 (talk) 14:20, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

PS. I don't think it means 'hold your head high'. Uh. The lyrics speak of holding one's head high so the tears don't fall. It's a physical thing - not one of pride etc.

"Given name"
"Kyu" is not his given name; "Hisashi" is. You just said so a few lines up!

Does "Hisashi" also mean nine? I tend to doubt it (I believe the kanji is incorrect in the article), but if it does, the line should be "his given name Hisashi means nine".

Otherwise, it must be something like "The second half of his stage name...means nine".

'Kyu' is nine. That's it what I know.

64.48.78.1 (talk) 08:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Picture
Is such an old photo of him really appropriate? This article is not about him and his sister. It is only about him. Secondly, he was 43 years old when he died, this picture is of him when he was only 15--definitely not portraying the man like one would expect. I'm not a very good file searcher, so if a decent picture of him could be found, put it in the article-Mattokunhayashi (talk) 02:47, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Capitol release
Article says

"In June 1963, Capitol Records released the song in the USA with the alternate title, eventually selling over one million copies and remaining number one on the 'Billboard Hot 100 number one single' from June 15 to June 29."

The release on Capitol was already on the Hot 100 on 11 May 1963, so the release must have been before June 1963. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.51.121.151 (talk) 22:18, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * OK, I've removed the month and year once again, for now. Graham 87 01:01, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

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Lead
"His number 1 hit song had lyrics which translate to "Happiness lies beyond the clouds" and "Happiness lies up above the sky"." I suggest removing this sentence from the lead section. How is this information relevant? Lennart97 (talk) 10:41, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Due to lack of opposition, I've removed the sentence now. Lennart97 (talk) 08:22, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

In my opinion, this should be a featured music article.
Just such an interesting man. 2601:204:0:8D30:A9C8:A59F:E1C2:89D8 (talk) 09:18, 23 April 2024 (UTC)