Fujiyama Mama

Haruomi Hosono covering Wanda Jackson
FTM different key 10+ years apart
Rockin' With Wanda album art
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Wanda Jackson

Rockin’ With Wanda
Paraiso album art
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Haruomi Hosono, イエロー・マジック・バンド

Paraiso
Covered as フジヤマ・ママ

The original is a pretty exoticizing rockabilly tune that, while very much “a product of its time,” was a gigantic hit in Japan. Hosono’s is way better.

Added by Joe