Japanese versions of western songs

Created by Diazepan Medina on 29 Sep 2019 | Last edited by Diazepan Medina on 30 Aug 2023

My intention is to include only Japanese artists doing Japanese versions of western songs, and not adding more than 5 songs of each artist.

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Original: "Livin la vida loca" by Ricky Martin
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/Ricky-Martin-Livin-La-Vida-Loca-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "Up where we belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/Joe-Cocker-Where-We-Belong-lyrics.html

He's performing it with Seiko Matsuda

Translations:  English

Original: "Careless whisper" by George Michael
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/george-michael-careless-whisper-lyrics.ht...

Translations:  English

Original: "Careless whisper" by George Michael
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/george-michael-careless-whisper-lyrics.ht...

The only song with two different lyrics in this collection

Translations:  English, Transliteration

Original: "In search for love" by Barry Manilow
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/barry-manilow-search-love-lyrics.html

It's a duet between Hideki and Barry

11. Yoko Nagayama - ヴィーナス (Venus) English, Japanese 

Original: "Venus" by Shocking Blue
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/Shocking-Blue-Venus-lyrics.html

Though the version is in the style of Bananarama's cover

Translations:  English #1

Original: "You're My Love, you're my life" by Patty Ryan
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/patty-ryan-youre-my-love-youre-my-life-ly...

Translations:  English #1

13. Yoko Nagayama - New Day For You English, Japanese 

Original: "New Day For You" by Basia
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/basia-new-day-you-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "If we hold on together" by Diana Ross
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/diana-ross-if-we-hold-together-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "Was Ich Dir Sagen Wil" by Udo Jürgens
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/udo-j%C3%BCrgens-was-ich-dir-sagen-will-l...

By the way the original Japanese version was recorded by Pedro & Capricious (Yoko Maeno was the singer in that time)

Translations:  English #1

Original: "I will wait for you" from the movie "Les parapluis de Cherbourg" by Andy Williams
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/andy-williams-I-Will-Wail-You-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "I dreamed a dream" from the musical "Les Miserables"
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/les-mis%C3%A9rables-i-dreamed-dream-lyric...

These lyrics in japanese are from the 1987's production (in which she participated). In 2004 she did a version with different lyrics.

Translations:  English

Original: "On my own" from the musical "Les Miserables"
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/les-mis%C3%A9rables-my-own-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "I'd give my life for you" from the musical "Miss Saigon"
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/miss-saigon-musical-id-give-my-life-you-l...

Translations:  English

Original: "Chim chim cheree" from the movie "Mary Poppins" by Dick Van Dyke
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/dick-van-dyke-chim-chim-cheree-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

24. Wink - Sugar Baby Love Japanese 

Original: "Sugar Baby Love" by The Rubettes
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/rubettes-sugar-baby-love-lyrics.html

Translations:  English, Transliteration

Original: "Never Marry A Railroad Man" by Shocking Blue
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/shocking-blue-never-marry-railroad-man-ly...

Translations:  English #1
+2 more

27. Wink - Sexy Music Japanese 

Original: "Sexy Music" by The Nolans
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/Nolans-Sexy-Music-lyrics.html

Translations:  English #1
+2 more

Original: "Get Out And Get Under The Moon" by Annette Hanshaw
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/annette-hanshaw-get-out-and-get-under-moo...

Translations:  English

29. Hibari Misora - Danny boy Japanese 

Original: "Danny boy", traditional English song
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/traditional-folk-song-danny-boy-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

34. Kenji Sawada - Amapola English, Japanese 

Original: "Amapola" (English version) by Benny Goodman & Helen Forrest
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/helen-forrest-amapola-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "I believe in music" by Gallery
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/gallery-i-believe-music-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "Dio come ti amo" by Domenico Modugno and Gigliola Cinquetti
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/gigliola-cinquetti-dio-come-ti-amo-lyrics...

Translations:  English

Original: "Through the window" by Grace Slick
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/grace-slick-through-window-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "Sweet home Chicago" by Robert Johnson
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/blues-brothers-sweet-home-chicago-lyrics....

Translations:  English

45. Hiroshi Itsuki - Amigo Japanese, Portuguese 

Original: "Amigo" (Portuguese version) by Roberto Carlos
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/roberto-carlos-amigo-original-em-portugu%...

It's mostly the portuguese version with some japanese lyrics

Translations:  Portuguese, Transliteration

Original: "You don't have to say you love me" by Elvis Presley
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/elvis-presley-you-don039t-have-say-you-lo...

Which is based in "Io che non vivo (senza te)" by Pino Donaggio
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/pino-donaggio-io-che-non-vivo-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

49. Mieko Hirota - 雨 (Ame) Japanese 

Original: "La pioggia" by Gigliola Cinquetti
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/gigliola-cinquetti-la-pioggia-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

50. Mieko Hirota - Vacation Japanese 

Original: "Vacation" by Connie Francis
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/connie-francis-vacation-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "Lock Your Heart Away" by Susan Singer

Translations:  English

Original: "All you get from love is a love song" by The Carpenters
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/carpenters-all-you-get-love-love-song-lyr...

Translations:  English

Original: "Woman, I love you" by Scott Baio

Original: "My way" by Frank Sinatra
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/my-way-lyrics.html

Which is based in "Comme d'habitude" by Claude François

Translations:  English

Original: "Passion flower" by Fraternity Brothers (which uses Beethoven's "Fur Elise" melody)
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/fraternity-brothers-passion-flower-lyrics...

Translations:  Transliteration

Original: "Like I do" by Nancy Sinatra (which uses the "Dance of the Hours" melody)
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/nancy-sinatra-i-do-lyrics.html

Original: "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills

Translations:  English

72. Saori Yuki - Mas que nada Japanese 

Original: "Mais que nada" by Jorge Ben Jor
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/jorge-ben-mas-que-nada-lyrics.html

Translations:  English
+2 more
, Transliteration #1, #2

Original: "When children rule the world" from the musical "Whistle down the wind"

Original: "She's my kind of girl" by Bjorn and Benny (ABBA)
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/abba-shes-my-kind-girl-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

79. Miho Nakayama - Hero Japanese 

Original: "Hero" by Mariah Carey
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/Mariah-Carey-hero-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

Original: "Moliendo Cafe" (it has many versions)
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/julio-iglesias-moliendo-cafe-lyrics.html

Translations:  English #1

83. Chiemi Eri - Vaya con Dios English, Japanese 

Original: "Vaya con Dios" by Les Paul and Mary Ford
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/les-paul-mary-ford-vaya-con-dios-lyrics.html

84. Chiemi Eri - Come on a my house English, Japanese 

Original: "Come on a my house" by Rosemary Clooney
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/rosemary-clooney-come-my-house-lyrics.html

Original: "Holding out for a hero" by Bonnie Tyler
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/Bonnie-Tyler-Holding-Out-Hero-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

93. Miki Asakura - What a feeling English, Japanese 

Original: "What a feeling (Flashdance)" by Irene Cara
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/Irene-Cara-What-feeling-lyrics.html

Original: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/taylor-swift-we-are-never-ever-getting-ba...

Translations:  Transliteration

Original: "Here we are" by Gloria Estefan
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/gloria-estefan-here-we-are-lyrics.html

Translations:  English

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