Mitchiko From Tokyo

Words and music : Bobbie Carrol and Kirk Hansard.

Recording date : 6 août 1959.

Recording location : Capitol Tower, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

Musiciens : Jerry Merritt (guitar), Red Callender (upright bass), Jimmy Johnson (piano), Jackie Kelso (sax), Sandy Nelson (drums), The Eligibles (backing vocals).

First publishing : UK LP T 1342 (1/60) "Crazy Times".

Lyrics :

A mate watashi no kodomo

Well, Mitchiko from Tokyo
Land of the rising sun
Mitchiko, my Mitchiko
She's my number one

She gave her heart to a lonely boy
From across the sea
And though he's far away from home
He's as happy as can be
One guy left his geisha-girl
One left his fräulein
But when I leave her here, my Mitchiko
Is gonna tag right along behind

Mitchiko from Tokyo
Land of the rising sun
Mitchiko from Tokyo
She's number one
Jerry

Well, Mitchiko she don't speak a-English
She just speak a-Japanese
My Mitchiko she don't need a-Engligh
To know what it takes to please

Well, Mitchiko from Tokyo
Land of the rising sun
Mitchiko, my Mitchiko
She's number one

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Lors de soirées passées à l'Utopia, Café-concert de la rue de l'Ouest, dans le XIVe, le groupe Brand New Cadillac de Jacques Mercier et Luc Bertin (grand fan de Gene), interprétait entres autres ce titre si peu repris. Etonnant...

Ils faisaient parfaitement quelques titres de Gene avec les choeurs et les claquements de mains pour Lotta Lovin' ou Pretty Baby, notamment. Super.