Japan - Rhodesia (Audio Only)

[Blacksquareable]

One of their best songs ever

[DuranFan09]

Hadn't heard this one before. Stunning...

[paduapete1]

Mick Karn Fantastic Bass.

[HorridFroth]

@paduapete1 - RIP

[SweetSoulDevil]

So great!!! I listen to this song all the time!

[kolaboy]

Brilliant.

[kaizokuhousou]

I really love this album!

[Brecconable]

Was this song actually played in Rhodesia before 1980?

[diva430]

cannot stop listening to this song @_@

[blayzella]

Glorious!

[Sims122luva]

class....

[Jamie165]

This reminds me of The Bogus Man by Roxy Music. A very good thing indeed.

[moimoiac]

Favorite forever!

[machineheadlily]

This is the life!... Back to my girlie days and chasing a guy called Tony Hilton around Manchester cos he was the image of David!!

[darenstanton]

What an absolute fantastic drummer Steve Jansen is!!!

[AndrewTheCub]

Such a cool tune!

[pulaat]

wowowowowowowowowowowooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooow

[73kdt]

@pulaat yup

[chewblued]

superb stuff..

[Agrati1]

I always loved the drumming on this tract plus the vocals. Magical!

[TotallyOutOfTouch]

this song is great

[bleaksplodge]

Technical brilliance!!!!

[bod369]

luv this song, havent heared it for years thanx for posting x

[japan4ever1]

this is what my name is japan!

[japan4ever1]

My favorite song!

[jonomurphy3]

lyrics are funny lol

[sylvianblue]

I love Swing too, but this is such a superbly sleazy sounding track. I only ever met one kindred spirit in the 80's who loved them as much as I did......I've got to go to bed but I keep listening to old Japan stuff!!

[Agrati1]

Loved it then and loved it now! I still listen to Japan at least once a week; some 30 years. Holy s@~t!

[huwRu]

Love this :D

[JOHNTAYLORARIA]

Bloody great track!!!! I heard this on a recent live release via the internet. Brill song!!!!! Love the live version too....Such a bloody good live band!!!! So many lassies would be dropping their knickers to this band had they been around now.

[RobDeManc]

Still sounds as brilliant as I remember it.

[snakespot]

I have not heard this song since

19- fucking-78!! I love You tube!!

[rippleway123]

@snakespot

[weezybrit]

suburban berlin is here, check it!

[uitgeburgerd]

do you mind that I prefer Swing ?

[weezybrit]

No s*** what phenominal comments, they were way ahead of their time, someone say it now. I dare ya!

[mintwithahole]

As usual, the Japan track I think was their best is missing! Suburban Berlin! Where is it? "Please..."

[speedfreek67]

Your wish is granted!

[jacobboe]

Reggae without any warmth or inviting groove (Rhodesia!), a guitar solo towards the end that never takes off because the other instruments will not play along. Clichés molested. Artrock at its chilling best. A kindred spirit of the most wicked poem of Baudelaire.

[DarcyAndWolfgang]

What?

[mintwithahole]

Say again!

[ludocrat]

Just - well - incredible. No one could cover this - without being arrested and, more importantly, without fucking it up.

I hate that. Where are the truly brave ones now? 30 years after this genius? Will anyone cover the brilliance in this shitty 21st century??

We've learnt precisely nothing when we should have learnt how to live.

[ludocrat]

Calm down, pisshead.

[nopartyplease]

superb, merci, japan at it's very best. thank you, speed, bless ya. Do they rub that today? no bouquets, no love, no rhodesia. #

[clautes]

Vielen Dank ! Lange nicht mehr gehört !

Thnx so much - long time ago !!!

[jagandme]

: ) Great band, thanks for posting this material. Can you post other tunes off "obscure alternatives" this whole album is worth the exposure on this site. H.P.H. ( Health, Prosperity and Happiness )

[pieman40]

Way beyond their time.

[MKUltra3]

miracle of sleaze

[tonkali]

YES! Thank you! aaah, I grew up in an era of such greaat music!

[nidar8]

It brought me back strongly to my real entity - the identitial spirit,

though I have left it somewehere for years.

Thank you so much and more!

[swich68]

Cheers! Still hum this a bit to myself sometimes but haven't heard it for years. Nice one!

[whirlspinner]

Thank you!  I was beginning to think I was the only person who remembered these guys... But in reality: my friends are just lame!! AHAhahahhahahaha!!!

;-)

[silmalila]

Same here whirlspinner: keep your eye peeled for sirdewdalot: he spews bile at me, japan (what can you expect from a "dude" who prefers dd to japan) and everything else in sight. he calls me a wal-mart dyke, a faggot: you will find his comments highly amusing, a sort of side-show. (even though i dearly wish he would fly away like the buzzard that he is)

any japanfan is a friend of mine!

[ludocrat]

One of the greatest songs of all time.

I am totally thrilled it's been put on this thing. Speedfreek, you've done the world a service!

[nopartyplease]

ooh, yes, Dave. More. No Jazz, just early 80's. Thank you, Sir, bless YA!

[JapRadio]

I agree with you on the Jazz front .... Dave, sort yourself out!!!!

This tune is bloody brilliant, one of my all time faves. Thank god for YouTube ... I thought I was the ONLY Japan fan left ... it's so good to see comments from likeminded individuals :-)

[ChewbaccaDarwookie]

Grrrr

Them were the daze!

Grrrr

[VreonTragula]

Thank you for posting this. I lost all my vinyl in a flood a few years back and my Japan collection was affected. This is my favourite song of theirs!