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| Can't pretend this's really comprehensive, just keeping track of songs I come across and enjoy. | Can't pretend this's really comprehensive, just keeping track of songs I come across and enjoy. |
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| 🙏🏼 = Someone else found and shared it. | 🙏🏼 = Someone else found and shared it.\\ |
| | 💫 = Better than original (WIP). |
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| <sortable> | <sortable> |
| | //Hey Jude// | [[Sinn Sisamouth]] | Cambodia | [[yt>h2HtbJSdbUE]] | 🙏🏼 | | | //Hey Jude// | [[Sinn Sisamouth]] | Cambodia | [[yt>h2HtbJSdbUE]] | 🙏🏼 | |
| | //The House of the Rising Sun// | [[Sinn Sisamouth]] | Cambodia | [[yt>gmo95kyEi9E]] | 🙏🏼 | | | //The House of the Rising Sun// | [[Sinn Sisamouth]] | Cambodia | [[yt>gmo95kyEi9E]] | 🙏🏼 | |
| | //Quando, Quando, Quando// | [[Sinn Sisamouth]] | Cambodia | [[yt>rXYv5bCXWMI]] | | | | //Quando, Quando, Quando// | [[Sinn Sisamouth]] | Cambodia | [[yt>rXYv5bCXWMI]] | 💫 | |
| | //Funky Town// | Pranee Thanasri | Thailand | [[yt>qS0pvhEmcGE]] | | | | //Funky Town// | Pranee Thanasri | Thailand | [[yt>qS0pvhEmcGE]] | | |
| | //Rasputin// | Panadda Chayapark | Thailand | [[yt>q3sluEoHRfQ]] | | | | //Rasputin// | Panadda Chayapark | Thailand | [[yt>q3sluEoHRfQ]] | | |
| | //La Isla Bonita// | [[akina_nakamori]] | Japan | [[yt>90MA5ne9gmw]] | | | | //La Isla Bonita// | [[akina_nakamori]] | Japan | [[yt>90MA5ne9gmw]] | | |
| | //[[wp>(I_Just)_Died_in_Your_Arms|(I Just) Died In Your Arms]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>5ZyLoJzm5ag&t=28m20s|5Zy…&t=28m20s]] | As 愛に抱かれた夜 | | | //[[wp>(I_Just)_Died_in_Your_Arms|(I Just) Died In Your Arms]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>5ZyLoJzm5ag&t=28m20s|5Zy…&t=28m20s]] | As 愛に抱かれた夜 | |
| | //Eat You Up// | [[Yoko Oginome]] | Japan | [[yt>tgNIeWvXKNM]] | | | | //Eat You Up// | [[Yoko Oginome]] | Japan | [[yt>tgNIeWvXKNM]] | 💫 | |
| | //[[wp>Turn_It_into_Love|Turn It Into Love]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>jka34OYF9Rg]] | | | | //[[wp>Turn_It_into_Love|Turn It Into Love]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>jka34OYF9Rg]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Sugar_Baby_Love|Sugar Baby Love]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>TKHqa_vl9J]] | | | | //[[wp>Sugar_Baby_Love|Sugar Baby Love]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>TKHqa_vl9J]] | | |
| | //Sexy Music// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>USBMrkkM-_I]] | | | | //[[wp>Sexy Music]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>USBMrkkM-_I]] | 💫 | |
| | | //[[discogs>211949|I Can't Deny A Broken Heart]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>B8lOqFjbDSQ]] | As 悲しい枯葉 ～I Can't Deny A Broken Heart～ | |
| | //Boys (Summertime Love)// | Aya Sugimoto | Japan | [[yt>4oCzRrpNFMk]] | | | | //Boys (Summertime Love)// | Aya Sugimoto | Japan | [[yt>4oCzRrpNFMk]] | | |
| | //Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?// | Pink Lady | Japan | [[yt>VJDfpazWKKE]] | | | | //Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?// | Pink Lady | Japan | [[yt>VJDfpazWKKE]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Come_On-a_My_House|Come On-a My House]]// | Sakura Teng | Singapore | [[yt>bzFO0nxjSEQ]] | | | | //[[wp>Come_On-a_My_House|Come On-a My House]]// | Sakura Teng | Singapore | [[yt>bzFO0nxjSEQ]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Lipstick_on_Your_Collar_(song)|Lipstick On Your Collar]]// | Patrina, Maurice Patton & The Melodians | Singapore | [[yt>nUhB-Qd3-Ag]] | | | | //[[wp>Lipstick_on_Your_Collar_(song)|Lipstick On Your Collar]]// | Patrina, Maurice Patton & The Melodians | Singapore | [[yt>nUhB-Qd3-Ag]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Give_Me_Up|Give Me Up]]// | BaBe | Japan | [[yt>0A2Ffi7O0FU]] | | | | //[[wp>Give_Me_Up|Give Me Up]]// | BaBe | Japan | [[yt>0A2Ffi7O0FU]] | 💫 | |
| | //[[wp>Show_Me_(The_Cover_Girls_song)|Show Me]]// | [[Yukari Morikawa]] | Japan | [[yt>xtBGKNCTdx0]] | | | | //[[wp>Show_Me_(The_Cover_Girls_song)|Show Me]]// | [[Yukari Morikawa]] | Japan | [[yt>xtBGKNCTdx0]] | 💫 | |
| | //[[wp>Boom_Boom_(Let's_Go_Back_to_My_Room)|Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)]]// | Naoka Isamu | Japan | [[yt>QnZht26btT0]] | As //Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to Your Room)// | | | //[[wp>Boom_Boom_(Let's_Go_Back_to_My_Room)|Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)]]// | Naoka Isamu | Japan | [[yt>QnZht26btT0]] | 💫 As //Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to Your Room)// | |
| | //[[wp>Boom_Boom_(Let's_Go_Back_to_My_Room)|Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)]]// | Spinning Dee-Dee | Japan | [[yt>A3K0FtOlmKE]] | | | | //[[wp>Boom_Boom_(Let's_Go_Back_to_My_Room)|Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)]]// | Spinning Dee-Dee | Japan | [[yt>A3K0FtOlmKE]] | | |
| | //[[wp>What'd_I_Say|What'd I Say]]// | Korean Kittens | South Korea | [[yt>x9A66z3oiow]] | | | | //[[wp>What'd_I_Say|What'd I Say]]// | Korean Kittens | South Korea | [[yt>x9A66z3oiow]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Love_Comes_Quickly|Love Comes Quickly]]// | Hidemi Ishikawa | Japan | [[yt>3HM054E_kUQ]] | | | | //[[wp>Love_Comes_Quickly|Love Comes Quickly]]// | Hidemi Ishikawa | Japan | [[yt>3HM054E_kUQ]] | 💫 | |
| | //[[wp>Show_Me_(The_Cover_Girls_song)|Show Me]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>EKqE1XolpHc]] | | | | //[[wp>Show_Me_(The_Cover_Girls_song)|Show Me]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>EKqE1XolpHc]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Give_Me_Up|Give Me Up]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>ZhL9XSbcMow]] | | | | //[[wp>Give_Me_Up|Give Me Up]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>ZhL9XSbcMow]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Love_in_the_First_Degree_(Bananarama_song)|Love in the First Degree]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>bCdRG6iAJzA]] | | | | //[[wp>Love_in_the_First_Degree_(Bananarama_song)|Love in the First Degree]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>bCdRG6iAJzA]] | 💫 | |
| | //[[wp>Movin'_On_(Bananarama_song)|Movin' On]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>D92mVafWX_U]] | | | | //[[wp>Movin'_On_(Bananarama_song)|Movin' On]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>D92mVafWX_U]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Love_in_the_First_Degree_(Bananarama_song)|Love in the First Degree]]// | [[yukari_morikawa]] | Japan | [[yt>aoBdzrHVl0M]] | As くやしまぎれのDown Town | | | //[[wp>Love_in_the_First_Degree_(Bananarama_song)|Love in the First Degree]]// | [[yukari_morikawa]] | Japan | [[yt>aoBdzrHVl0M]] | As くやしまぎれのDown Town | |
| | //[[wp>All_Through_the_Night_(Jules_Shear_song)|All Through the Night]]// | [[yukari_morikawa]] | Japan | [[yt>hqNKVN4JHuA]] | As 眠らないままで | | | //[[wp>All_Through_the_Night_(Jules_Shear_song)|All Through the Night]]// | [[yukari_morikawa]] | Japan | [[yt>hqNKVN4JHuA]] | As 眠らないままで | |
| | //[[wp>I_Heard_a_Rumour|I Heard A Rumour]]// | Tomoko Mayumi | Japan | [[yt>mJyDZWtPHZA]] | | | | //[[wp>I_Heard_a_Rumour|I Heard A Rumour]]// | Tomoko Mayumi | Japan | [[yt>mJyDZWtPHZA]] | 💫 | |
| | //[[wp>Ain't Nobody]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>AYb3C5MVycM]] | | | | //[[wp>Ain't Nobody]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>AYb3C5MVycM]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Heart_of_Glass_(song)|Heart of Glass]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>saeP-sqF3vU]] | | | | //[[wp>Heart_of_Glass_(song)|Heart of Glass]]// | [[Wink]] | Japan | [[yt>saeP-sqF3vU]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Two_of_Hearts_(song)|Two of Hearts]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>qGDIdELhJDQ]] | | | | //[[wp>Two_of_Hearts_(song)|Two of Hearts]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>qGDIdELhJDQ]] | | |
| | //[[wp>Two_of_Hearts_(song)|Two of Hearts]]// | Ngọc Tuyết | Vietnam | [[yt>Ihfh1KLF7Sc]] | As //Đôi Tim Nồng Say// | | | //[[wp>Two_of_Hearts_(song)|Two of Hearts]]// | Ngọc Tuyết | Vietnam | [[yt>Ihfh1KLF7Sc]] | As //Đôi Tim Nồng Say// | |
| | //[[https://www.discogs.com/master/83298-Finzy-Kontini-Cha-Cha-Cha|Cha-Cha-Cha]]// | Akemi Ishii | Japan | [[yt>Z6z-tQGH_-o]] | | | | //[[discogs>83298|Cha-Cha-Cha]]// | Akemi Ishii | Japan | [[yt>Z6z-tQGH_-o]] | 💫 | |
| | //[[https://www.discogs.com/master/183716-Jane-Hill-Kiss-Her|Kiss Her]]// | Yoshimi Iwasaki | Japan | [[yt>XHna8QOB0Ys]] | | | //[[discogs>183716|Kiss Her]]// | Yoshimi Iwasaki | Japan | [[yt>XHna8QOB0Ys]] | |
| | //[[https://www.discogs.com/master/159958-Claudja-Barry-Boogie-Woogie-Dancin-Shoes|Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes]]// | Chailai Chaiyata & Sawanee Patana | Thailand | [[yt>bISD9hQQ4Wg]] | As [[you_should_die_by_bullets]] | | | //[[discogs>159958|Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes]]// | Chailai Chaiyata & Sawanee Patana | Thailand | [[yt>bISD9hQQ4Wg]] | 💫 As [[you_should_die_by_bullets]] | |
| | //[[https://www.discogs.com/master/159958-Claudja-Barry-Boogie-Woogie-Dancin-Shoes|Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes]]// | Satomi Kihara | Japan | [[yt>EdXeH4lw0Cw]] | | | | //[[discogs>159958|Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes]]// | Satomi Kihara | Japan | [[yt>EdXeH4lw0Cw]] | | |
| | //[[wp>I Should Be So Lucky]]// | Kanako Wada | Japan | [[yt>aGYNlVdAexo]] | As //Lucky Love// | | | //[[wp>I Should Be So Lucky]]// | Kanako Wada | Japan | [[yt>aGYNlVdAexo]] | As //Lucky Love// | |
| | //[[wp>Dominoes_(Robbie_Nevil_song)|Dominoes]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | | As ドミノ (Domino) | | | //[[wp>Dominoes_(Robbie_Nevil_song)|Dominoes]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | | As ドミノ (Domino) | |
| | //[[wp>Big_Love_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)|Big Love]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>4hW1q7JeRDw]] | As ビッグ・ラヴ (Big Love) | | | //[[wp>Big_Love_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)|Big Love]]// | Yoko Nagayama | Japan | [[yt>4hW1q7JeRDw]] | 💫 As ビッグ・ラヴ (Big Love) | |
| | | //[[wp>Sexy Music]]// | [[Frankie Kao]] | Japan | [[yt>SyKdki_I0M]] | As 冬天裡的一把火. The synth is better than the original, at least. | |
| | | //[[wp>Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now]]// | George Lam | Hong Kong | [[yt>NEP78e4NBJQ]] | As 敢愛敢做. Main theme from the movie //[[lb>wonder-women-1987|Wonder Women]]// | |
| | | //Corazón de Melón// | Iyo Matsumoto, Chiemi Hori, Kyoko Koizumi, Shonentai | Japan | [[yt>ZqS74w_R7S0]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Polk Salad Annie]]// | Shonentai | Japan | [[yt>ZqS74w_R7S0&t=55s|ZqS74…&t=55s]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Sexy Music]]// | Akiko Nakazato | Japan | [[yt>Oe3DSnLRSVM&t3m52s|Oe3D…&t3m52s]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Careless Whisper]]// | Anita Mui | Hong Kong | [[yt>tFIEeQPyrDs]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Careless Whisper]]// | Sao Sao Sao | Thailand | [[yt>w2Jh29xDmIg]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>I_Was_Born_to_Love_You_(song)|I Was Born to Love You]]// | Minako Honda | Japan | [[yt>itBC6cawGQ0]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Pop_Muzik|Pop Muzik]]// | Yangsook Park | South Korea | [[yt>q4Zg5lat6fg]] | As 내 친구 (My Friend) | |
| | | //[[wp>Heart_of_Glass_(song)|Heart of Glass]]// | Yangsook Park | South Korea | [[yt>v5M_7DLrVLg]] | As 지난날 이야기 (Story of the Past) | |
| | | //[[wp>Tell_It_to_My_Heart_(Taylor_Dayne_song)|Tell It to My Heart]]// | Minnie | Japan | [[yt>usohbJtqSnY]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Gambler_(song)|Gambler]]// | Yukari Yamamoto | Japan | [[yt>7LFfFNQvAqQ]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Under the Boardwalk]]// | Mikiko Noda | Japan | [[yt>KDvPecOevSo]] | | |
| | | //[[wp>Flashdance... What a Feeling]]// | ? | Hong Kong | ? | From the film //Drunken Tai Chi//. In the English dub the song is [[yt>pANKyQxpT3c|replaced by something else]]. | |
| | | //[[wp>What'd I Say]]// | Lee Tae Shin & Top Song | South Korea | | As //What I Say// | |
| | | //[[wp>Light My Fire]]// | Kim Choo Ja | South Korea | [[yt>FwZAwC7HZxI]] | | |
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| * //Can't Take My Eyes Off You//, MISIA, Japan. [[yt>eIhkQJvsUm4]] | * //Can't Take My Eyes Off You//, MISIA, Japan. [[yt>eIhkQJvsUm4]] |
| | * //Hold Me// - BaBe and Samantha Gilles versions both released together. |
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