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Mariya Takeuchi 竹内 まりや Born March 20 1955 In Shimane Japan Is A Japanese Singer And Songwriter.
Takeuchi Started Her Own Career With A Single "Modotte-Oide Watashi No Jikan" In 1978. From The Late 1970s To The Early '80s She Has Recorded 5 Albums And Several Singles Including Top-Ten Hit "Fushigi Na Peach Pie". Those Materials Have Featured Dozens Of Japanese And North American Distinguished Songwriters Instrumentalists And Producers Such As David Foster Jim Keltner Jay Graydon Steve Lukather Jeff Porcaro David Hungate Kazuhiko Kato Kunihiko Kase Shigeru Suzuki Takashi Matsumoto And Her Future Long-Term Partner Tatsuro Yamashita.
"Heart To Heart" One Of Her Songs Co-Written By Roger Nichols And Released In 1980 Was Recorded By The Carpenters Two Years Later And Became The Last Recording For The Late Karen Carpenter. In 1981 Takeuchi Married To A Singer-Songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita And Stopped Her Career Temporarily Owing To The Pregnancy. After Her Comeback To The Japanese Music Industry In 1984 She Has Accomplished Huge Commercial Success More Than When She Was Single. From That Year To The Present She Has Recorded 6 Successful Studio Albums That Mainly Consisted Of Her Self-Penned Songs And All Of Them Have Reached #1 On The Japanese Oricon Chart. As A Singer-Songwriter She Has Produced 8 Top-Ten Hit Singles On The Oricon Including "Single Again" "Kokuhaku" "Junai Rhapsody" "Konya Wa Hearty Party" And Her Only #1 Hit "Camouflage".
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: PLASTIC LOVE
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"Plastic Love" Is A Song Performed By Japanese Singer Mariya Takeuchi. The Song Was Included On Takeuchi's 1984 Album Variety And Also Released As A Single On November 19 That Year. A Twelve-Inch Single Was Released On March 15 1985 Which Included An "extended Club Mix" And "new Re-Mix" Of The Song And Reached 86th On The Oricon Singles Chart. The Single Embodying The City Pop Style Was Moderately Received And Sold Around 10 000 Copies. "Plastic Love" Was Written And Performed By Takeuchi And Produced By Her Husband Tatsuro Yamashita He Also Played Guitar For The Song While Yasuharu Nakanishi Played Electric Piano Kōki Itō Played Bass Guitar And Jūn Aoyama Played Drums. On July 5 2017 An Eight-Minute Remix Of "Plastic Love" Was Uploaded To YouTube By A User Known As "Plastic Lover". The Video Showed A Cropped Version Of The Cover Of Takeuchi's Earlier Single "Sweetest Music" Taken By Los Angeles-Based Photographer Alan Levenson. Coinciding With The Vaporwave Genre's Rise In Popularity Which Itself Takes Cues From The City Pop Scene The Video Spread Rapidly Throughout YouTube Through The Platform's Recommendations Algorithm. Its Spread Was Also Aided By Internet Memes Discussions On Reddit And Fan Art Of The "Sweetest Music" Cover On Platforms Such As DeviantArt. The Video Garnered 24 Million Views Before Being Taken Down For Copyright Violations But Has Been Restored In 2019.
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Mariya Takeuchi 竹内 まりや Born March 20 1955 In Shimane Japan Is A Japanese Singer And Songwriter.
Takeuchi Started Her Own Career With A Single "Modotte-Oide Watashi No Jikan" In 1978. From The Late 1970s To The Early '80s She Has Recorded 5 Albums And Several Singles Including Top-Ten Hit "Fushigi Na Peach Pie". Those Materials Have Featured Dozens Of Japanese And North American Distinguished Songwriters Instrumentalists And Producers Such As David Foster Jim Keltner Jay Graydon Steve Lukather Jeff Porcaro David Hungate Kazuhiko Kato Kunihiko Kase Shigeru Suzuki Takashi Matsumoto And Her Future Long-Term Partner Tatsuro Yamashita.
"Heart To Heart" One Of Her Songs Co-Written By Roger Nichols And Released In 1980 Was Recorded By The Carpenters Two Years Later And Became The Last Recording For The Late Karen Carpenter. In 1981 Takeuchi Married To A Singer-Songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita And Stopped Her Career Temporarily Owing To The Pregnancy. After Her Comeback To The Japanese Music Industry In 1984 She Has Accomplished Huge Commercial Success More Than When She Was Single. From That Year To The Present She Has Recorded 6 Successful Studio Albums That Mainly Consisted Of Her Self-Penned Songs And All Of Them Have Reached #1 On The Japanese Oricon Chart. As A Singer-Songwriter She Has Produced 8 Top-Ten Hit Singles On The Oricon Including "Single Again" "Kokuhaku" "Junai Rhapsody" "Konya Wa Hearty Party" And Her Only #1 Hit "Camouflage". read less
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Takeuchi Started Her Own Career With A Single "Modotte-Oide Watashi No Jikan" In 1978. From The Late 1970s To The Early '80s She Has Recorded 5 Albums And Several Singles Including Top-Ten Hit "Fushigi Na Peach Pie". Those Materials Have Featured Dozens Of Japanese And North American Distinguished Songwriters Instrumentalists And Producers Such As David Foster Jim Keltner Jay Graydon Steve Lukather Jeff Porcaro David Hungate Kazuhiko Kato Kunihiko Kase Shigeru Suzuki Takashi Matsumoto And Her Future Long-Term Partner Tatsuro Yamashita.
"Heart To Heart" One Of Her Songs Co-Written By Roger Nichols And Released In 1980 Was Recorded By The Carpenters Two Years Later And Became The Last Recording For The Late Karen Carpenter. In 1981 Takeuchi Married To A Singer-Songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita And Stopped Her Career Temporarily Owing To The Pregnancy. After Her Comeback To The Japanese Music Industry In 1984 She Has Accomplished Huge Commercial Success More Than When She Was Single. From That Year To The Present She Has Recorded 6 Successful Studio Albums That Mainly Consisted Of Her Self-Penned Songs And All Of Them Have Reached #1 On The Japanese Oricon Chart. As A Singer-Songwriter She Has Produced 8 Top-Ten Hit Singles On The Oricon Including "Single Again" "Kokuhaku" "Junai Rhapsody" "Konya Wa Hearty Party" And Her Only #1 Hit "Camouflage". read less
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"Plastic Love" is a song performed by Japanese singer Mariya Takeuchi. The song was included on Takeuchi's 1984 album, Variety, and also released as a single on November 19 that year. A twelve-inch single was released on March 15, 1985, which included an "extended club mix" and "new re-mix" of the song and reached 86th on the Oricon Singles Chart. The single, embodying the city pop style, was moderately received and sold around 10,000 copies.
"Plastic Love" was written and performed by Takeuchi and produced by her husband, Tatsuro Yamashita; he also played guitar for the song, while Yasuharu Nakanishi played electric piano, Kōki Itō played bass guitar, and Jūn Aoyama played drums.
On July 5, 2017, an eight-minute remix of "Plastic Love" was uploaded to YouTube by a user known as "Plastic Lover". The video showed a cropped version of the cover of Takeuchi's earlier single "Sweetest Music", taken by Los Angeles-based photographer Alan Levenson. Coinciding with the vaporwave genre's rise in popularity, which itself takes cues from the city pop scene, the video spread rapidly throughout YouTube through the platform's recommendations algorithm. Its spread was also aided by internet memes, discussions on Reddit, and fan art of the "Sweetest Music" cover on platforms such as DeviantArt. The video garnered 24 million views before being taken down for copyright violations, but has been restored in 2019. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.