Category: The Jukebox
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[The JukeBox] #97 – Flip and Fill FT. Karen Parry – Shooting Star
Dance music from the early 2000s resonate with me quite a bit. It was something that was always played while at home or at school. Especially whenever I went to secondary school, some classmates with their phones (that we weren’t supposed to have) were banging out the likes of Darude, Scooter, Cascada. At home, my…
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[The JukeBox] #96 – BABYMETAL x Electric Callboy – RATATATA
Back in May, hit Japanese female metal band, BABYMETAL, collabed with German electronic-metal band, Electric Callboy for their song RATATATA. Who are BABYMETAL? Originally, there were part of an idol group called Sakura Gakuin. These idol groups are formed whenever a student joins a club (an after-school activity) and they are taught music with like-minded…
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[The JukeBox] #95 – Junko Yagami – 黄昏のBAY CITY
Back to Japan and back to 1983 for another Jukebox from Junko Yagami and was a prominent artist in the 70s and 80s. To date, they have released over 25 albums in 4 decades. Today, Yagami resides in Los Angeles but flies to Japan to perform live. 黄昏のBAY CITY (“Bay City” here within) was released…
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[The JukeBox] #94 Robert Miles – One and One
Time to head to 1996 for a Robert Miles song that always played second fiddle to Children. The song was initially written and recorded by Polish singer Edyta Górniak, but it wouldn’t be released until a year AFTER the Robert Miles’ cover. The female vocalist in this song is Maria Nayler. Nayler mostly contributed to…
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[The JukeBox] #93 – Alter Bridge – The Other Side
Initially, I wasn’t sure if I was going to post about this or Metalingus since they are both good songs, but I have been enjoying ‘The Other Side’ a lot more recently. The Other Side is a 2016 hit from American band, Alter Bridge. Most wrestling fans would be familiar with Alter Bridge as Metalingus…
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[The JukeBox] #92 – Mariya Takeuchi – September
It’s time for Mariya’s hit parade. (Yes, I know I’m posting this in October… I was busy OK) September, released in August 1979 on RCA Records label and was part of the 1980 album LOVE SONGS. It spent over half a year within the Oricon Top 100 charts for 1979 and won the “Best Newcomer…
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[The JukeBox] #91 – ANRI – Windy Summer
Another track from ANRI’s 7th Album, Timely!!, Windy Summer. 🎵 Check out [The JukeBox] #66 – ANRI – 悲しいがとまらない I CAN’T STOP THE LONELINESS Honestly, the whole album is so good that I could post a JukeBox for ALL the tracks on this album. A refresher of who ANRI is from #66 ANRI (Real name…
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[The JukeBox] #90 – Macross 82-99 – Two Of A Kind (feat Neon Vectors)
💸 This post contains compensated/sponsored content. When a Macross 82-99 album releases, you can’t help but be sucked into a particular track. For me. there are far too many to choose from and one for me features the fantastic vocals of the talented Neon Vectors. Two of a Kind was released as part of SAILORWAVE…
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[The JukeBox] #89 – Richard Jacques -Can You Feel The Sunshine (Sonic R)
Sonic R has gone down as one of the very few games where the score is better than the game itself. Released back in 1997, Sonic R was Sega’s third racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise after Sonic Drift’s 1994 Japan-only release with Sonic Drift Racing being released internationally 13 months after. This…
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[The JukeBox] #88 – Macross 82-99 – Aogashima Island!
Macross 82-99 released Sailorwave II back in 2018 as a EP after the successful release of the album Sailorwave back in 2013. Aogashima Island! is one of those songs that has always been in my playlists but never really took a liking to. But recently, something about the song changed my perpective on it and…
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