Japanese Drama Saiyuuki
aka Journey to The West
released on 1978
the sifu monk is actually an actress
西遊記 モンキーマジックOP –Saiyuki OP & Ed
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Monkey Magic / Godiego / (live version)
theme song of Saiyuuki
released on December 25, 1978
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that brings us to MONKEY MAGIK
the band was named by a former band member
Tom Pritchard,
an English drummer,
who was a part of Monkey Majik
before their debut.
The name is a tribute to the song "Monkey Magic"
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Saiyūki, was dubbed into English
for broadcast in Great Britain
as Monkey.
he had watched the series
as a child growing up in Britain
and was a fan of the show
and its theme song.
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today the band is a Japanese pop-rock band
consisting of two Canadian brothers
Maynard and Blaise Plant
and two Japanese members
Tax and Dick
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Godiego’s members have got
similar hybrid background too
two members are not
so Godiego did inspire MONKEY MAGIK
in a really influential way
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Monkey Magic / Monkey Magik cover
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Around the World / MONKEY MAJIK
2006 version of Saayuki theme song
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Around the World / MONKEY MAJIK
another version
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Monkey Magic / Orange Range cover
featured in the 2007 INiS rhythm video game
"Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm
Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2"
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p.s.
another version of Sayuki
released during 1993
reminded me of Ultraman
i don’t know i mean the feeling
we grew up listening to
this kind of OP for loads Jp series
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what inspires me to go
look up on all these
because i think this band
MONKEY MAJIK
is kinda cool
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With You / MONKEY MAJIK
how i came across them
forgotten
must be from 903
this is the first song i heard
thought it is from a new boy band
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Change / MONKEY MAJIIK
one of their pretty cool singles
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Together / MONKEY MAJIK
yup the Canadian guy
is singing in Jpense
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Sakura / MONKEY MAJIK
take a look
i almost can’t recognize him already
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Fast Forward / MONKEY MAJIK
from Monkey Majik Best album
Release date: 2010.07.14
This is the opening theme for the new anime
ぬらりひょんの孫 (Nurarihyon no Mago) ???
(info from the clip’s caption)
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アイシテル (Aishiteru) / MONKEY MAJIK
one of the few Japanese word
that i understand
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