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Southern All Stars -from JAPAN :-)

Led by Kanagawa-born lead vocalist and guitarist Kuwata Keisuke and bass player and background singer Kazuyuku Sekiguchi, the Southern All Stars are one of Japan's top rock bands. Their album Kamkura" sold more than 1,000,000 copies and their many hits include such Keisuke-penned tunes as "Hoshi No Eri," "Minna No Uta," "Sayonara Baby," "Erotica Seven," "Mampy No G Spot," and "Paradise." The genesis of Southern All Stars traces back to a fateful day in 1974, when Keisuke and Sekiguchi met as students at Aoyama Gakuin University. The following year, they teamed with Hara Yuko, Nozawa Hideyuki, Omori Takashi, and Matsuda Hiroshi to form the Southern All Stars. While each band member has released at least one solo album, Keisuke has released six albums of his original songs.

and here's one of my favourite songs...

Namida no kis :-)

Ima suguatte mitsumeru soburi oshite mite mo

Naze ni damatte kokoro hanarete shimau

Nakanaide yoru ga tsurakute mo ame ni utareta hana no you ni

Maji de okotta toki hodo sugao ga itoshikute

Tagai ni motto wakari aeteta tsumori

Ikanaide mune ga itamu kara hoka no dare ka to deau tame ni

Namida no kisu mou ichido dare yori mo aishiteru

Saigo no kisu mou ichido dake de mo kimi o mune ni daite

Itsumo warata omoide darake no futari ni mo

Yokaze ga sotto koi no owari o nageru

Kanashi mi no toki wa sugiru kedo kitto ashita no yume wa minai

Namida no kisu mou ichido dare yori mo aishiteru

Saigo no kisu mou ichido dake de mo kimi no tame ni okuru

Furareta tsumori de ikite yuku ni wa

Dame ni nari sou na hodo kanashimi ga kienai

Namida no kisu mou ichido dare yori mo aishiteru

Sayonara wa kotoba ni dekinai sore wa natsu no sadame

Namida no kisu mou ichido dare yori mo aishiteru

Saigo no kisu mou ichido dake de mo kimi o daite itai