They changed the street signs in Roppongi from "Roppongi - High Touch Town" to "Roppongi Roppongi" !! So, songwriter Alan Merrill's influence is everywhere! Even Tokyo city planning. lol
@whataracket - Vodka Collins lead singer Alan Merrill will be in Japan this August 12th 2010 to perform at the Joe Yamanaka benefit at Club Crocodile in Tokyo. He will be on stage with Monsieur Kamayatsu and Take Yokouchi founding members of Vodka Collins, so it will be a kind of band reunion.
Roppongi is a place in Tokyo, like Times Square in New York or Chelsea in London. The names (ex. - Seventh Heaven) are of popular dance clubs in the Roppongi district. I guess the lyric means to have fun while you're young:)
Striaght away, the solo is taken from "I'm in with the in crowd". No doubt a cheeky nod to Vodka Collins' heavyweight friends in Tokyo's high society.
Yeh! but it would rock a lot better if we had the whole track. Surely there must be a dvd of these reunion gigs, this is so frustrating only seeing bits and pieces, but better than nothing i guess. Love Pink Soup best of these, love that upbeat rhythm and edge to it.
They changed the street signs in Roppongi from "Roppongi - High Touch Town" to "Roppongi Roppongi" !! So, songwriter Alan Merrill's influence is everywhere! Even Tokyo city planning. lol
sooziwoozi 2 years ago 8
@sooziwoozi ; ) I saw that!!
jivingjunkosan 1 year ago
Something very Clapton and Stones mixed in here. Cool!
nastynastynena 2 years ago 6
This was about 12 years ago! The drummer has since passed away. Well, at least the music lives on!
whataracket 2 years ago 7
@whataracket - Vodka Collins lead singer Alan Merrill will be in Japan this August 12th 2010 to perform at the Joe Yamanaka benefit at Club Crocodile in Tokyo. He will be on stage with Monsieur Kamayatsu and Take Yokouchi founding members of Vodka Collins, so it will be a kind of band reunion.
fabnekko 1 year ago
This club is Sweet Basil in Tokyo Japan.
sooziwoozi 3 years ago
Rock 'n' roll!
thickmickslick 3 years ago
I adore the guitar bits! The "In Crowd" reference is brilliant.
ericthemonsterfrog 3 years ago 2
Vodka Collins!!
sirshagamore 4 years ago 2
Monsieur and Alan are gods!
fabnekko 4 years ago 3
Yeah it's in Tokyo, and that's Alan Merrill's grey custom "howlin' wolf" strat with lace sensor pickups.
princeofrazzle 4 years ago 5
Nice guitar solo:)
singlegorilla 4 years ago 5
"Roppongi Roppongi, let your hair down"! So funny. Alan Merrill is such a strange character. Classic stuff.
tsunamisasumi 4 years ago 5
////Great/////
kaibyogoten 4 years ago
Roppongi is a place in Tokyo, like Times Square in New York or Chelsea in London. The names (ex. - Seventh Heaven) are of popular dance clubs in the Roppongi district. I guess the lyric means to have fun while you're young:)
wexiflex 4 years ago
Okay, I will admit it, I am stupid.
What is he singing about?
Skye
SkylarBry 4 years ago
Striaght away, the solo is taken from "I'm in with the in crowd". No doubt a cheeky nod to Vodka Collins' heavyweight friends in Tokyo's high society.
Great stuff!
doggydogworld 4 years ago
Yeh! but it would rock a lot better if we had the whole track. Surely there must be a dvd of these reunion gigs, this is so frustrating only seeing bits and pieces, but better than nothing i guess. Love Pink Soup best of these, love that upbeat rhythm and edge to it.
imaratsfan 5 years ago
yeah roppongi rocks :)
jivingjunkosan 5 years ago