Japan's second-biggest hit after "Ghosts" (#163 on this list), "I Second That Emotion" was a New Wave remake of the 1967 Smokey Robinson hit. The second release from their 1982 Gentlemen Take Polaroids album, the song hit #9 in Britain, continuing a string of hits for David Sylvian and crew. "I Second That Emotion" gets the #81 spot here.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Number 81: Japan - I Second That Emotion
Japan's second-biggest hit after "Ghosts" (#163 on this list), "I Second That Emotion" was a New Wave remake of the 1967 Smokey Robinson hit. The second release from their 1982 Gentlemen Take Polaroids album, the song hit #9 in Britain, continuing a string of hits for David Sylvian and crew. "I Second That Emotion" gets the #81 spot here.
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Like Roxy Music after a rough night in the opium den
ReplyDelete"rough night in the opium den" .. love it!
DeleteGood stuff. I'm hoping the title track from Gentlemen Take Polaroids appears a little later on your list.
ReplyDeleteAre you some sort of psychic?! :)
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