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"Ginza Kankan Musume"
Single by Hideko Takamine
B-side"Waga Yume, Waga Uta"
ReleasedApril 1949 (1949-04)
GenreRyūkōka
Length2:47
LabelVictor V-40256
Songwriter(s)Ryōichi Hattori, Takao Saeki

"Ginza Kankan Musume" (銀座カンカン娘, lit. "Ginza Kankan Girl") is a popular song composed by Ryōichi Hattori, with lyrics by Takao Saeki.[1] It was recorded by Hideko Takamine and released in April 1949.[2]

Background

"Ginza Kankan Musume" is the theme song of the film of the same name, released in August 1949 and starring Hideko Takamine. The song's B-side, "Waga Yume, Waga Uta", is sung by Katsuhiko Haida, who also starred in the film.

The phrase kankan musume is a play on words coined by Kajirō Yamamoto that combines can-can with pan pan musume. According to Victor Records, the song had sold 420,000 copies by 1952.[2]

References

  1. ^ Komota, Nobuo (1970). Nihon ryūkōkashi. Tokyo: Shakai Shisōsha. p. 355.
  2. ^ a b Oka, Toshio (1954). Uta reki gojū nen. Zen-On Music Company Ltd.
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