Makkana Taiyō

"Makkana Taiyō" (Japanese: 真赤な太陽) is a song performed by Hibari Misora and the Blue Comets, and released as a single in 1967.[1] It reached number 1 on the Japanese singles chart according to Billboard,[2] and sold 1.4 million copies.[1] The song has been called "Red Hot Sun" in English. It was written by Nobuo Hara.[3] It has been covered many times, by artists such as The Ventures, King Curtis, and the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.

References

  1. ^ a b ちょうど50年前･1967/5/25 GSブームから生まれた美空ひばりの大ヒット‘真っ赤な太陽’リリース【大人のMusic Calendar】. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ Billboard. 12 August 1967. p 62.
  3. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
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