"Astroboy, there you go! Will you FIND friend or foe?"
All too often, I see the lyrics for the ASTROBOY theme, and someone writes, "Will you FIGHT friend or foe?" Which really doesn't make much sense, in my opinion, but seems to be the lyric many believe it to be. (I admit it is difficult to differentiate which in the kids chorus version.)
I think this version clarifies that issue nicely. :)
Interesting, I can hear the lyric both ways. If I think about 'fight' I hear it clearly, same with 'find'. Maybe my ears being over half a centry old have something to do with that, lol!
Holy freaking frack. I had this as a kid. This 45 i mean. I remember it now. I remember i complained it wasn't right as well. Thanks for the post man. I can't believe i remembered having this this morning. I even called mom , and had her check it out to be sure. Ty Bro.
I've travelled germany, netherlands, england, canada and 48 states as a drifter. I was born in 63. The original US opening was in my head all the time during those days. Still is. This is really cool, but I prefer my original american opening still.
I was part of the "kids chorus" that sung the theme song in the 60's. A neighbor of mine was in the recording industry and asked my sister to get a group of kids together to record this. We were a batch of kids from Jamaica Estates in Queens, NYC with NO experience whatsoever. We practiced and then went into a recording studio in the city. Pretty certain we didn't get paid either but it was an exciting experience! Those were the days..
(We also sang the theme song for the Little Rascals)
Really??! That is incredible if what you are saying is true, you are part of a very special memory for thousands if not millions of children of the 60's . I myself feel that the childrens chorus verison concludes one of if not the best cartoon theme of all time,,congrats,,,Sean
@jessnewman53 There is a part of the original (English version) theme song where I thought I heard a New York accent in the kids choir. It comes toward the end with the words, "It's a count down and a blast off..." Thanks for letting us know about yourself and the "kids chorus." It really adds to the history.
I just want to get this straight, but when when you mentioned that part about the space race and the moon, you meant one of the issues between Russia and the U.S. during the Cold War, right? I know it was a big issue back then (as well as communism), but going so far as to putting subliminal messages about the whole thing seems a little weird.
Nothing "subliminal" about the lyric "Win the race, into space, very soon you'll land on the Moon". It was just the general feeling at the time, a goal much of the country was behind and it also created many jobs and industries. Clearly the lyric was written to appeal to the American audience for which the english version was intended. Perhaps the alternate theme was rejected as being to 'political', we may never know.
Yeah, because when I heard that sentence, the thoughts of the cold war automatically came into mind, where Russia launched a satellite of their own into space and the U.S. was trying to launch a rocket.
@retrod1 That would explain the "Astro" part of the localized name, too. Maybe they expected the show to have more space-based episodes than it really did.
I like this version better than the American school kids' version, only because THIS version has the true melody. I don't know why the producers of the 1963 American version felt they had to tweak the melody! Thank God they got the tune right in the 1980 version!
Now that I've heard this more than a few times, I believe this was the version that Fred Ladd originally intended to use for the opening title, until he got the idea of the children's chorus and slightly different lyrics...
This is unusual in that Golden Records {or more likely, Fred Ladd} took the opening theme {by Tatsuo Takai} from the soundtrack of the original Japanese title, and used an American chorus, singing extra lyrics composed by Don Rockwell that weren't used in the American titles...brilliant!
does any one no where i can find the
old version of this about 1950 thru maybe ealy to mid 1960s it looks
like this footage but its dubbed and sounds
like a child singing i would be thankful fo
any help!! and it is sung in english !!!
fangsteen 1 year ago
0:51 kkk??
dashjudahboogie 1 year ago
Yuck... Give me the kids singing anytime
Shoknifeman 1 year ago
This was also released as a "78" 7 inch Golden Record [R776A], on yellow vinylite plastic, as well...it's posted elsewhere.
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
"Astroboy, there you go! Will you FIND friend or foe?"
All too often, I see the lyrics for the ASTROBOY theme, and someone writes, "Will you FIGHT friend or foe?" Which really doesn't make much sense, in my opinion, but seems to be the lyric many believe it to be. (I admit it is difficult to differentiate which in the kids chorus version.)
I think this version clarifies that issue nicely. :)
stopthemachine 2 years ago
Interesting, I can hear the lyric both ways. If I think about 'fight' I hear it clearly, same with 'find'. Maybe my ears being over half a centry old have something to do with that, lol!
retrod1 2 years ago
Haha. I think that was a problem many people had with the lyrics. "Find" makes a lot more sense too--doesn't it?
stopthemachine 2 years ago
The funny thing is that I always misheard "spy" as "find".
BagOfMagicFood 2 weeks ago
Would the Japanese have created cool stuff like this if they won WW2?
armitius66 2 years ago
Long live "original vinyl" "45's and 78s.
narutofightindreamer 2 years ago
Holy freaking frack. I had this as a kid. This 45 i mean. I remember it now. I remember i complained it wasn't right as well. Thanks for the post man. I can't believe i remembered having this this morning. I even called mom , and had her check it out to be sure. Ty Bro.
faljare 2 years ago
I've travelled germany, netherlands, england, canada and 48 states as a drifter. I was born in 63. The original US opening was in my head all the time during those days. Still is. This is really cool, but I prefer my original american opening still.
faljare 2 years ago
I was part of the "kids chorus" that sung the theme song in the 60's. A neighbor of mine was in the recording industry and asked my sister to get a group of kids together to record this. We were a batch of kids from Jamaica Estates in Queens, NYC with NO experience whatsoever. We practiced and then went into a recording studio in the city. Pretty certain we didn't get paid either but it was an exciting experience! Those were the days..
(We also sang the theme song for the Little Rascals)
jessnewman53 2 years ago 7
Thanks for sharing that very cool memory! After the practice I bet you kids did it in one 'take', lol!
retrod1 2 years ago
Really??! That is incredible if what you are saying is true, you are part of a very special memory for thousands if not millions of children of the 60's . I myself feel that the childrens chorus verison concludes one of if not the best cartoon theme of all time,,congrats,,,Sean
seaness267 2 years ago
@jessnewman53 There is a part of the original (English version) theme song where I thought I heard a New York accent in the kids choir. It comes toward the end with the words, "It's a count down and a blast off..." Thanks for letting us know about yourself and the "kids chorus." It really adds to the history.
NP4Mayans 1 year ago
I just want to get this straight, but when when you mentioned that part about the space race and the moon, you meant one of the issues between Russia and the U.S. during the Cold War, right? I know it was a big issue back then (as well as communism), but going so far as to putting subliminal messages about the whole thing seems a little weird.
Katana991 2 years ago
Nothing "subliminal" about the lyric "Win the race, into space, very soon you'll land on the Moon". It was just the general feeling at the time, a goal much of the country was behind and it also created many jobs and industries. Clearly the lyric was written to appeal to the American audience for which the english version was intended. Perhaps the alternate theme was rejected as being to 'political', we may never know.
retrod1 2 years ago
Yeah, because when I heard that sentence, the thoughts of the cold war automatically came into mind, where Russia launched a satellite of their own into space and the U.S. was trying to launch a rocket.
Katana991 2 years ago
@retrod1 That would explain the "Astro" part of the localized name, too. Maybe they expected the show to have more space-based episodes than it really did.
BagOfMagicFood 2 weeks ago
I Want that Theme song where can i find it??
jemmytaveras 2 years ago 2
Wow, I watched "Astro Boy" as a kid back in the 1960 and got to know only the American kids chorus version, so this is news to me!!
I learn SO much from YouTube...
weenielongus 2 years ago
I like this version better than the American school kids' version, only because THIS version has the true melody. I don't know why the producers of the 1963 American version felt they had to tweak the melody! Thank God they got the tune right in the 1980 version!
KaiserHudson67 2 years ago
My God! I didn't know about this Golden Records' rendition of
"The Astro Boy"TVtheme song? The only "Astro Boy"record that I know of is The
Simon Sez version of"The 3 Magicians!".
143AC 3 years ago
Interesting, I don't remember this opening. I still prefer the American school choir chorus opening from the 60's, but thanks for posting.
seaness267 3 years ago
Wow! I hadn't heard that in years! Although I like the original cartoon intro better. What a classic!
"Everything is GO AstroBoy!"
BWKAPPA 3 years ago
I like the Japanese original better!
DNchap1417 3 years ago
at long last the real astro boy theme!
TVkingOmega 3 years ago
I love all vresions of AstroBoy!
keniichi 3 years ago 4
Very interesting :3
Kitsuneranger 3 years ago
Now that I've heard this more than a few times, I believe this was the version that Fred Ladd originally intended to use for the opening title, until he got the idea of the children's chorus and slightly different lyrics...
fromthesidelines 4 years ago 2
This is unusual in that Golden Records {or more likely, Fred Ladd} took the opening theme {by Tatsuo Takai} from the soundtrack of the original Japanese title, and used an American chorus, singing extra lyrics composed by Don Rockwell that weren't used in the American titles...brilliant!
fromthesidelines 4 years ago
From what i understand, the original "Tetsuwan Atomu" anime intro music had no lyrics whatsoever. It's just instrumental
Kitsuneranger 3 years ago
Hmmm. Never seen that one. Very interesting.
ClassicTyler 4 years ago
Huh - they almost sound like the same group that sang the Americanized Star Blazers theme.
ArkNorth 4 years ago 2