Nada SouSou 涙そうそう 【HD】

Here's my mashup/remix of the contemporary Okinawan folk favorite Nada SouSou 涙そうそう featuring various artists, as well as clips from the boxoffice hit movie by the same name.

Nada SouSou ("Tears For You" or "Tears Flowing Endlessly" in the Okinawan dialect) was written by the Okinawan folk band BEGIN with lyrics by legendary folk singer Moriyama Ryoko, who is considered the Joan Baez of Japan. It was written in part as a tribute to her late brother.

The song truly became popularized after a cover version was recorded by Okinawan singer Rimi Natsukawa, who also plays the traditional shinsen, a three-string instrument similar to the shamisen. Her rendition is used as the theme to the 2006 film starring teen idols Satoshi Tsumabuki and Masami Nagasawa. The sad and epic tale is considered a contemporary Romeo and Juliet or Love Story. Yes, it's a sappy, sentimental tear-jerker in the truest tradition of Japanese movies of this genre, but I thought it was well worth watching.

Other artists featured in this mashup include Tibetan-Chinese singer Alan (yes, that's her name), who also plays the haunting Erhu. While searching the web I also ran across a video featuring the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet Band Brass Ensemble performing at Mikasa Park adjacent Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, one of my old stomping grounds as a kid. I thought the horn section worked perfectly into the mix.

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[DXvinh]

That wasn't BEGIN in your video.

[japanbrats]

@DXvinh At first I didn't think so either because they don't look like members of BEGIN, but I found a video where Alan and BEGIN perform together. It's posted on YouTube as:

涙そうそう (Nada Sou Sou) - BEGIN and alan

If that is not BEGIN, who are they? Or did they make some personnel changes in the band?

[butida]

@DXvinh At 6:14 that is definitely a BEGIN member

[evanzkey]

im crying..............very sad movies ive ever seen huh huh huh

[evanzkey]

im crying..............very sad movies ive ever seen

[DXvinh]

Nice mix btw. :)

[DXvinh]

I watched that video and as you can see from the comment below, that wasn't BEGIN. None of their members looked like anyone in BEGIN. Well, that's my opinion anyway. ^^

[bobleeleebob]

great sad movie... great song !!!!