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GODIEGO ゴダイゴ
Godiego at Billboard Live Osaka 2015
Background information
Origin
Japan
Genres
Psychedelic rock
pop rock
folk rock
progressive rock
new wave
Years active
1975 (1975)–1985 (1985)
1999 (1999)–2000 (2000)
2006 (2006)–present (present)
Labels
Nayutawave Records
Nippon Columbia
Members
Steve Fox
Yukihide Takekawa
Mickie Yoshino
Tommy Snyder
Yōji Yoshizawa [jp]
Past members
Takami Asano
Yūjin Harada
Ryōji Asano
Website
godiego.co.jp(in Japanese)
Godiego (ゴダイゴ, Godaigo) is a Japanese rock band founded in 1975, originally consisting of Yukihide Takekawa (lead vocals), Mickie Yoshino (keyboards), Takami Asano (guitar), Steve Fox (bass guitar), and Yujin Harada (drums). The band released its first self-titled album in 1976, with Takami's brother, Ryōji Asano, replacing Harada as drummer. By 1977, Ryōji left and was replaced by American drummer Tommy Snyder.
They are perhaps best known for performing the song "Monkey Magic" for the 1978 television series Saiyūki which was brought over to the United Kingdom as Monkey. This led to several releases through BBC Records, including "Monkey Magic", "Gandhara", and the LP Monkey and several of their records charted in the UK. Their theme from The Water Margin was their sole UK Top 40 hit.[1] Godiego are also known for performing the theme song "THE GALAXY EXPRESS 999" for the Galaxy Express 999 film and the soundtrack for the 1977 film House. They were the first rock band to play in the People's Republic of China and Nepal, and inspired the name for the band Monkey Majik (the group's original drummer was British and watched the show as a child). Lead guitarist Takami Asano worked on the soundtrack of the Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, while vocalist Yukihide Takekawa composed the soundtrack for the Super NES video game Soul Blazer. As of 2024, Godiego has released 27 singles and 55 albums in Japan, with lyrics written variably in English by longtime collaborator lyricist Yoko Narahashi.
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Godiego (ゴダイゴ, Godaigo) is a Japanese rock band founded in 1975, originally consisting of Yukihide Takekawa (lead vocals), Mickie Yoshino (keyboards)...
composer, producer, and arranger. Yoshino is known for leading the rock band Godiego. In 2005, he won a Japan Academy Prize for his music. Yoshino's compositions...
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American musician Tommy Snyder, who has been the drummer and vocalist for Godiego since 1977. Shanti is a frequent lyricist and vocalist for commercials...
an English drummer, in tribute to the song "Monkey Magic" performed by Godiego (later recorded and performed by the band as a tribute single, Monkey Majik...
married to Johnny Nomura, the producer behind the popular Japanese band Godiego. She wrote the lyrics for Gandhara, The Galaxy Express 999, and Holy and...
LP chart for 1980, beating Chiharu Matsuyama's Kishōtenketsu (起承転結) – Godiego's Magic Monkey (西遊記, Saiyūki) was the best seller in 1979. In 1980 the album...
Bright" (ホーリー&ブライト, Hōrī Ando Buraito) is a song by Japanese rock band Godiego, serving as the band's 12th single. "Holy and Bright" was used as the second...
Ferryman? - Yannis Markopoulos (No.11) 1977 (Theme for) The Water Margin" - Godiego (No.37) 1978 "Theme from The Hong Kong Beat" - Richard Denton and Martin...
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