thinking about yellow magic orchestra performing on soul train

is this too niche for you guys

I need to have this on my person at all times, what a fun sign

regularly think about how subversive and crazy it was for YMO to cover tighten up on fucking soul train as their US debut, proclaiming they’re the new number one just before US/Japan economic competition peaked in the 80s. IIRC the host rightfully asks if they’re punk music fans.

nobody was ready for them, absolute innovators and icons, the greatest of all time

akiko herself would go on to play and tour with a whole lot of US funk and jazz greats (there’s a great performance of her with Anthony fucking Jackson!!)

my man haroumi this is so cute!!

Yellow magic says wallahi

Only just started listening to them this week, and was just about to go and look this up on YouTube after hearing their version of Tighten Up, then lo and behold, it pops up on my timeline. How is it that they all look so cool up there on that stage?

@mokizo じゃぱにーずじぇんとるまんすたんだっぷりーず

Did they...did they slide in the beginning of giant steps?