On Thu,9/8/11 10:59 PM, garymaher@juno.com wrote:
> OK, that's way too close to this for me to watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0CHAZJr3OE lol!

But oh you so much-much-must listen & watch, then again, and again :)

At it's root, PONPONPON (1,030,000 google hits as of right now)is a 
fine, even fantastic pop song. The backing tracking stands alone, and I 
expect will be heavily reused. The translated lyrics are witty in a 
youthful manner (yes, I know, beware, tho numerous sources are close 
enough).

    If all of us went skipping in that crossing
    If we stood holding hands in the center of that town and looked up
    at the sky
    If you want to take a chance somewhere in that city
    Then it’s still too early to cry — all you can do is keep moving
    forward, no, no

    It’s okay for it to come popping out
    If that never happens, it gets boring, doesn’t it?
    I put on my headphones and get lost in the rhythm
    And my own path opens up with a way-way

    All the things bursting and charging ahead
    Are they showing up so fast? Your feelings
    Poi-poi, who’s the bad one who’d throw them away?
    Right, right, you’re a good kid, ah
    You make me happy

Excellent thoughts for our youth, wouldn't you agree? I bet Todd 
Rundgren would approve, at least the 70s-80s edition.

The original vid on youtube is approaching 4 million views, and there's 
now over 500 variations & growing, mostly girls dancing the Pon Pon Pon 
Wei Wei (257,000 google hits) in their bedroom, yard, subway station & 
captured on cell phones, There are also several recent nifty covers/remixes.

I would love to see this become the Japanese "Hit Me With Your Rhythm 
Stick" world-wide hit.. We'll see as it's really just catching on. I 
figure an english language copy cannot be far away. Tho I could be 
completely wrong.

Remember folks, pop music is for kids. We're just lucky to be along for 
the ride.

Cheers,

- Michael


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> I've been hesitant to post this here, as this is pure pop but not
> certainly power-pop, but the gauntlet has been splayed. I love pop, and
> this is pretty much as pop as it gets. The singer, for those of you
> (like me) who don't read Japanese character writing, is Kyary Pamyu
> Pamyu and the song has been my favorite since I first heard it
> (pre-video) in July. I did post on Google+ a while back, so apologies to
> the couple of you who've already been assaulted.
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>      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC4hFK5P3g&ob=av3e
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