Re: Re: The Sukiyaki Song - and a remix

[dbot66]

thanks...very nice

[9767goto]

i love you

[daggerros]

WOW!

[pungponnat]

sweet sound. good nice.

[Femininity53]

Thank you so much for illuminating my day with your fabulous voice. Sayonara: Louise. XO

[Monscent]

I think your japanese is very, very good! This has recently become one of my favorite songs, ofc I had heard it lots of times before but never stopped to listen you know.. I think you sing it very well and your charm really shines thru!

From your name I gather you are part swedish?

[takman59]

I lived in Hiyama beach in 1962. The Japanese people were so wonderful to my sister and I. It seems like Japan made a great impression on you as well. I wish I would have been there long enough to learn the language as well as you did. Great job on a beautiful song.

[patron40silver]

I don't know how you've done it but you've made a "sad" song sound so happy. It is a beautiful song and you do it well.

[annkullberg]

@patron40silver

Thank you! The lyrics are about how he is trying very hard not to be sad...even though he's broken-hearted. It seems he's encouraging himself to move past his pain, so I've always felt there is a great deal of courage and optimism to the song. Maybe that's why my version sounds happy. Well, that, plus maybe that I just love the song so much it makes me happy? Anyway, thank you again! :-)

[italiayyc]

great job!!!  :)

[marben8765]

you have a flawless Japanese accent! also a lovely singing voice.

[MysticTutu]

Very Very nice you did a wonderful job singing ,,the smile on your face is in your eyes,,just awesome,,thank you for sharing on a whim.

[john3252osk]

Came home from work and found this video.

Your voice and gentle smile I was healed.

Thanks！

[Analyszt]

Very Nice!

[HummerRock]

Hey Congrats on living in Tokyo! Take lots of pics and facebook them! Um, are you on facebook?

[annkullberg]

I'll be in living in Tokyo for 3 months this fall...maybe I will learn a new song that I love as much as this one...and I'll finally do another one. Maybe I'll even be brave enough to try karaoke for once! :-)

Thanks again to the many people who've written such sweeeeeet comments! You are all very kind.

[marben0]

@annkullberg have a good time , enjoy yourself

[marben0]

@annkullberg 

[Yogizuna]

Very good, I was surprised! And even though I did not become interested in Japan until 1984/85 except for movies like Mothra, Godzilla and Rodan, :) "Sukiyaki" was one of my favorite songs as a kid.

[msteven515]

She's wonderful! A hit!

[taby32]

Wonderful cover.... you deserve a hug and kisses. ^_^

[djgukfan]

You have made this song extra special for me - thank you!

[magivent]

I have been on youtube for an hour listening to the many versions of this beautiful song. What a wonderful surprise to hear your sweet and heartfelt offering to your friends. How fortunate they are to have you as a friend. Your voice is so sincere and angelic as is your smile. I could be sung to sleep any night with your version of this song. Please give us another song. So sweet........

[fresno0318]

Terrific!!! I love your version of this wonderful song. Too bad I didn't meet you in '63...!

[HummerRock]

Still one of my favorites ever on youtube, and you have a very infectious smile..

[annkullberg]

What a compliment. Thank you!

[annkullberg]

@HummerRock

Thank you! I continue to be amazed at how much my little version seems to resonate.  It was done on such a whim...and I don't sing....I don't even do karaoke ever.....so I guess you all must somehow be seeing my love for all my Japanese memories in my song... Anyway....Thank you, again!!!

[puffpuffy]

I love this very much..you should see my impressions of Judy Garland on my channel

[mariahearth]

best youtuber!!!

[mokacode]

@annkullberg

Thxs to you for letting me know of this very emotionnal song .I like your sweet rendition of it as well as the original Sakamoto's version...

[HHHTGFR]

thank you i come to this any time im down and it makes me feel a lot better i loved this song in nam

[carp001]

thank you .sing very nice and beautiful japanese.Arigatou from Hiroshima.

[vre13]

I like your mature sound.

[Madfisherman2]

Thank you.  That just lifted me up and made my day.

[shortfatanduglee1]

applause, applause : ) very nice.

[stufool]

Very cute and sweet. I could tell it came from the heart.

[irwantohartanto]

great voice

[sacktuesday]

I don't comment on videos much but I felt compelled. Nice Job

[annkullberg]

Well, thank you for that. It's doubly nice to hear from someone who comments but rarely.

Domo arigato. :-)

[andytaylor100]

I liked your singing. I dont know japanese but your diction sounds so natural. Musical ear, cute face, nice smile, really great voice...your eyes areboth blue windows of your good soul. Very nice, i thank you for posting this will of making a better world. Ihave been in Seattle twice, it is a nice city. Greetings from Lima, Perú

[annkullberg]

What a lovely comment. And from Lima, no less. How amazing is the internet??

Thank you so much for your kind compliments. Sounds like you are also a "good soul". Merry Christmas from Seattle, Andy Taylor! :-)

[runnyrunny999]

I wouldn't be able to notice that you are American if I closed my eyes and listened to this. Subarashii pronunciation and accent!

[annkullberg]

Thank you!

Nihon umare nan desu, ne. And also, honto wa hatsuon bakkari da wa, ne. Really, my Japanese vocabulary is pretty weak. Kaiwai wa maamaa kedo, telebi wa daitai hanbun demo wakarimasen desu yo ne. Konogoro I am watching Japanese movies isshyokennmei to study a little, because I want to live in Tokyo next autumn for 3 months. Au kamo, ne?!! :-)

[remonade7]

am...Thank you if that comment for me

I could know that you make an effort to study japanese!!

I think that I want you to do your best XD

and...I've studied english 'cause I love english,I love AMERICA!!

Let's keep up studying foreign language each other :)

Also,I can't meet you...because I live in FUKUOKA ;(

[remonade7]

I'm japanese.

Your japanese pronunciation is verry well XD

So natural!!

I love you!! GANBATTE NE!!

P.S I'm sorry I don't speak english well...

[qwalznarg]

u sing like an angel

five stars

[dellkaitai]

日本人としては歌いだした瞬間

親近感が湧いた

[annkullberg]

Kanji wa chyotto shika yomerarenai no de....kono kommento no imi wa zenzen...

Dare ka ga ...yashashii hito...tsuuyaku wo shite kuremasen nano kashira, ne? Onegaishmasu!

[marben0]

beautiful song and them blue eyes are to die for

[rniswander]

Charming

[annkullberg]

I love that you love it...and that you commented. I just think it's so cool that way back when, you were a kid in Japan listening and loving this song, and so was I....and now, a million years later, we can somehow share that experience, even though we remain strangers. The net is just so cool like that.

Thanks for commenting and for your compliment!

[lhamner1]

I love this song. I used to hear it as a little boy living in Tachikawa, Japan in the 60s. Your version was beautiful and made me happy all over again. Thank you for sharing!

[EndoKeren]

i wanna marry u

[annkullberg]

soo desu ka? kakko ii desu ka?

;-)

[EndoKeren]

Hai, kakko ii masyo!

[kubrick2222]

I love it, you makes me cry

[eatandtravel]

Nicely done.  I really enjoyed it.

[suzandjim]

I was with the Air Force on Okinawa

in 1962. I love "The Sukiyaki Love Song).

and I think you did one fine job singing it.

You have a good voice & I can tell its a

song that you sing from the Heart.

A/2/C Nicholas F. Tkachuk

[annkullberg]

Thank you for such a nice comment....

I'm amazed at how many nice comments my little video has illicited. I guess it's a song that speaks to many....

[Ghost4277]

This song makes me think of my grandma. I cry every time I hear it. You have a nice voice too.

[clownassasin]

Honest rendition of a true classic

from Melbourne Straya i say Cheers to Seattle Washington.

[micheleaime]

SO cute of you!! - I also remember this from when I was little -thanks for sharing your version!! - that took some doing doll! well done you!

[alex8888888]

You're so cute!

[funquist]

This is sweet. Im really gald I found your version. It made my day.

[tetsuwan81]

excelent excelent i love this song

saludos ami9ooos ¡¡¡¡

[trankwility]

What a great cover!

I love your voice, it fits the song really well!

I loved it. :D

[Rivieratime]

Thank you for making me smile today

:-)

Very Cute.

[radiation69]

very good :)

[WahiniWarrior]

I have always liked this song, it is one of my all time favorites. You do a very well done version of it.

[Icequeenxxx]

Sweet!

[dovermoreno]

Wonderful!

[A1BRICKKIE]

your face is do happy and bright you could be the sun

[RoanofEllanVannin]

That was awesome. Not an easy feat and you do look much younger than your age if you were in Japan in the 60's! Thank you!

[cheyenne86]

pretty good, but not Kyu. I love this song.

[VNThongNhat]

You look so young, I am not convinced you pass 45.

Anyway, you have a sweet voice and that's one intimate performance. Thanks for sharing

[aznSe7en07]

1962 :O, how old were u when u were in japan?, i like this song also XD

[use5555]

great song and you do it justice

[sergioraul150302]

You sing wonderfull!!!!

[sergioraul150302]

You sing wonderfull!!!

[boz67]

you were great

[pjacobo]

obviously you have some nice memories of Japan

[13er1967]

Schönes Lied und und sehr gut gesungen. Ich verstehe kein Japanisch aber kenne das lied auf Deutsch. Danke für diesen Beitrag und viele Grüße aus Augsburg Deutschland

[EricRuna]

not, bad, not bad at all, very nice sing

[fw2050]

subarashii kyoku desune

[Evangielle]

u put in much feeling... goosebumps. =))

[HummerRock]

Loved it, thanks for making and posting it. Love your smile, couldn't help but smile back.

[kindface]

Well done Ann!

You're right, it's definitely kinda cute(especially when you tune up the music when you're not singing ;) ;)

[maggierose08]

Ann - what a beautiful rendition of a wonderful song. You made it look so natural. It brought tears to my eyes.

Thanks for your "impulse".

[annkullberg]

What a nice comment... How nice to know that my little song could move someone...thank you so much!

[marben0]

encore , brilliant

[jijichan93]

sooooo good! makes a lot of us feel homesick. Please try "Best friend" by Kiroro. You can do it, I know you can. Thank you

[tonicbilly]

Well done

[mineminemin]

hajimemasite sugoku jouzu desune siawase na kibun ni narimasita arigatougozaimasu 完璧!!

[annkullberg]

Ii ne....kore o yonde, watashi mo shiawase na kibun ni narimasu, ne. Domo arigato!

[mineminemin]

Douitasimasite. watasi ha eigo ga nigate nanode roumaji de gomennasaine! watasi mo kono uta daisuki desu. tinami ni watasi ha 1957nen umare desu.very very cute desuyo!!

[yamaarashi21]

thanks for the reply ann i have good taste in music coming from liverpool home of the beatles its contagious you want to listen to trish thuy trang version its a really cool dance version and its as beautiful as yours and im not surprised you have had so many views there will be more take care i also feel compelled to do this but unlike you havnt got the guts i really admire what you done thanks again tommymc

[yamaarashi21]

this is a beautiful song sung by a beautiful lady i cant get this song out my head i heard it years ago and its still as great today as it was all them years ago thanks for your version ann it was delightful yours tommy mc

[annkullberg]

Thank you, Tommy...I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's amazing...I put this up on an impulse a year ago and I sure never expected such lovely comments from all over the world, and could never have imagined 13,000 views...how cool is youtube??! :-)

[krozebeck]

Ann, you're beautiful and sing very well!!

[iareryc3]

wow you're annonciation is really good. すごい!!!

[annkullberg]

Arigato, ne! Tokyo umare nan desu ne....yappari, chiisai toki narau to, ne....

:-)

[iareryc3]

そうですか!すきあなたのこえ!ほんとにきれいです!

[blinko656]

Your very good!!!

[pulpito46]

Muy hermosa tu interpretacion,recuerdo esta cancion de los 60" en castellano,una lagrima es para ti,gracias.-

[imetdebbie]

FAR OUT................

[MorningJourney]

& your beautiful ann

[annkullberg]

So sweet.  Thank you!!!!

[MorningJourney]

You go ann!!!

get it girl!

[polkadotbox2]

When I hear this song, I only have wonderful thoughts. This is not just one of the most beautiful songs ever composed, it is THE most beautiful!

[sakiko30]

kawaii ne!!!i love this song...

[freyen]

that was pretty good. i was touched!

[kitakachidoki]

I like this song and your version also.

Well done! Just I think that the backtrack

volume is low. Very good!

[beebopla]

Honestly, I'm really touched to know that there are someone in the States who really sings this song the way it should be remembered.

You really did the great job!!!

[soozmusic]

Hi!

Good goin, girl. You were not afraid to be real. This really worked because you really like the friends you were singing it for...that came through like gangbusters. I tell new singers to look out in their audience and believe that those people are all pulling for you, and that they are each potential friends... then, sing your songs to them with that in mind. You will make each person feel very welcome. Then they, in return, will give that back to you. Thanks for posting your song,

[Bilbokai]

My dear ann,some months ago I added a comment in which I said how much I enjoyed your cover of this song.Now would be able to do a cover of "what a fool believes" in japanese and imitate Michael mac Donald singing?...

[BobMounzer]

Very well sung beautiful lady !!..Thanks.

[jery668]

annkullberg don't listen stupid com !!

It's realllly beatifull , you sing with your heart , and it's THE reel thing , your voice is sweet too ..

Very nice  song , very nice girl ^^ for a very nice moment you give to us !!!

Hope you will post again !!

Jery

[rosesntears]

Oh I'm going to miss taking your class this month in town!!!!!! I'm working now & saving for another horse so I'm stuck. I hope you make 'em all laugh & smile like you did last year & hopefully it won't snow while you are here! We had frost this morning & it's April 1.

[annkullberg]

Too bad.... :-(

[DisneyboyB]

just a random stranger here who also loves this song and stumbled upon your vid, very nice, gives one the feel of a mother singing to a child, very sweet!!

[dodongcocoy]

domo arigato. sayonara.

[rbeattymd]

Very good, beautifully done

[Taterbug889]

You're such a sweet person. Thanks for having the courage to spill your heart out to us. :)

[irwantohartanto]

fantastic

[yeehaadakota]

Bijin!

[annkullberg]

oh wow. Arigato, ne!!

[Gosling3]

I am a Japanese and 45 yrs old, born in 62. I am so so sooo happy to hear your song. Oh, it is 10 in evening. I think I will sleep well tonight. Thank you!

[annkullberg]

Thank you! I had no idea, when I put this online, that anyone would even see it...and it's nice to know that some, like you, have really enjoyed it...

[mondostar]

lovely. thanks so much for sharing your song and memories with us!

[mcshogunsr]

Hey Ann, aren't you a color pencil artist? lol!

[annkullberg]

Yes!! :-)

Also a ballroom dancer, an author and a helluva Boggle player! ;-)

[mcshogunsr]

Okay, okay, the author part I know... love your books. But ballroom dancer? My o my. :)

Love color pencil, karaoke, swing dance and curry. lol!

[ocaur]

Very very very good. I´m love you.

[kennyobee]

Wonderful!

[bluzaholic]

I Love You!!!

[ocaur]

Very Good, Very Good!

[oldfeller1950]

Very Good !!!

[yup2]

i really love your version of this song. thanks for sharing.

[warboop]

a fav song of mine and you sing well 5/5 Japanese or english i love it

[XxangelxX890]

wow that was

really awsome

i love ur voice

and i love the song sukiyaki to

bye..^.^

[mrmet5]

very cool. you seem to be feeling the words you're singing..

[villa2785]

definitely talented! thanks for posting!

[bahamacoolcat]

You sound so beautiful!!!!!!!!

[metro200]

I'm Japanese too and it was a wonderful rendition!!! Will you marry me so you can sing it to me every day :)

[annkullberg]

If you will feed me anpan every morning and katsudon every noon, I will marry you! :-)

[metro200]

Perfect!!! I'll have sakana and misoshiru for breakfast and oyakodon for noon. What shall we have for dinner? :-)

[screamingangieXX]

Hi! I'm Japanese.

ur singing is really good!

thanks!

[topguy324]

I saw your video of you singing sukiyaki

and I must say you have a great voice and I feel you have what it take to do this professionally. keep up the great singing I hope you will do another video.

[Bilbokai]

I 've seen other comments about you and your clip.I'm kind of under the charm of your freshness(your face ,your heart too ,I suppose...)I guess those who never sing age faster...I've sang since 1957, my birthdate.

[annkullberg]

So sweet. Thank you so much!

I learned Japanese as a child when I lived there, so it didn't take me too long to learn it. The words are lovely and while sad, they are also heart-breakingly positive. It is a special, special song...

[Bilbokai]

Bravo Mylady!Nice performance.I try to learn it by heart but so far,i haven't been any further than Ue O Muite...How long it took to get it?

[drbigalan]

Pitch right! Wow!

[alexkoti]

beautiful!

[videojtm]

1962? Surely that was a slip of the tongue and you meant 2002? The "soul" is spot on!

[justoldsteve]

very, very good and you have the most beautiful blue eyes

[tough28z]

Hello, I saw your video and you are singing this song perfectly . you have what it takes to sing professionaly I think. I cant wait to see your next video. great job.

[roycet74]

Hey, you made it work, girl! Very nice!

[use5555]

I have always loved this song and you do it very well:):):)

[anko8aug]

cute face you look like ur having fun.

[annkullberg]

Arigato!

When I lived in Japan in high school, my friends called me Anko-chan. ;-) That's because I loved anko, and also because my name was "an" in Japanese...I wanted a "ko" at the end like my friends Mariko and Yoshiko!

[ArmyRangerHAAF]

Very well done!!!!

[LkOutMtnMan]

Some songs stay with us all our lives, this one, Strangers on the Shore, Lion Sleeps Tonight, Moon River, some are just classics!

Nice job!

[rhkick23]

next time show a lil cleavage and u sing well darling take care and waiting for ur next video lol

[sarupanda2010]

doudo→ｄｏｕｍｏ　

[annkullberg]

iie, iie....

;-)

[sarupanda2010]

doudo doudo (・∀・)♪

[D4g4marc4]

The singer in my opinion does not look old enough to have been in Japan in 1962. The song was also on radio lost in America at that time. It was considered a "modern" or pop Japanese song of the post World War II era. It is song of hope for a brighter future which was popular here too.

[annkullberg]

Thank you for the compliment. I really, really, really was born in 1956 in Hanno-shi, Saitama-ken. 

It must be something about the light from the monitor. I have wrinkles in real life!! :-)

[rosesntears]

Don't let Ann tease you she's very sweet & funny as can be & I saw no wrinkles (I was there for a few days in class with her so I know!). Ann, my hubby was born in '56- I can't believe you & he are the same age! Never! The wrinkle fairy missed your house! ;)

[sarupanda2010]

☆☆☆☆☆

[annkullberg]

Arigato, Osarusan!

[Raceco]

You sang that song through your heart,because it's got a special place in it...Arigato!

[BeautifulMagical]

awesome stuff, well done!

[setthestorystr8]

And NO back ground music whatsoever ! That was dam good !.... LOVE THAT SONG !

[rhkick23]

god bless u sweetie

[kml8888]

Sweet !

[birdsale]

Great stuff!!  thanks for sharing it with us. You did it well...

[conedandstoned]

i dont believe you were born before 62,,you look 30,bloody good job on the song to,great stuff,,

[hesabeauty]

that was awesome, you really have a feel for that song, brought a tear to my eye ^-^

[annkullberg]

You're sweet. My 1962 memory: I'm visiting our tetsudai-san (maid) who lives down the road from us. She's busy making dinner for her family. It's a typical Japanese home - hard-packed dirt floor in the kitchen. I'm at the table coloring when on a tinny transistor radio perched high on top of a tansu, I hear the whistling from the original Sukiyaki Song and am instantly captivated...It was constantly playing on the radio those days. I had lots of opportunity to fall in love with the song...

[ramblinrose813]

Omg I love the way you did the song. This has always been one of my favorite songs. Thank you for doing the song. And you sing wonderful

[lostinspac46]

Very very nice. You can tell you love the song. Amazing that 40 years later people are still loving it and posting thier own covers of it.

[Melody5497]

Pretty!

Hey there, I was looking thru my vids trying to clean up and linked back to Ningyo-ko and found this response - I loved it, I really really really love this song almost as much as I love Shima-uta! nice one!