Breaks my heart. I was wounded in Vietnam in 1967 and was medevaced to a hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. It was a U.S. Navy hospital and had American and Japanese nurses. I fell in love with a 21 year old Japanese beauty and she with me. When I was able to get around, she took ne around Japan and to mt. FUJI. I spent many wonderful nights with her and fell hard. I was released after 2 months and had to leave . Damn it hurt then and does to this day. She would be 76 today same as me. Semper Fi.
'Made in Japan' was a hit in Australia when it was released and it's one of our all time favourite hit songs ever. Beautiful words along with brilliant music and a Superb vocal singing voice. We never get tired of hearing this classic from Buck Owens . Rip Buck Owens , you are fondly remembered every time we hear it on the radio.or when it pops up on our playlist of the 70s .
Young Sonny French from the French Family Band sings it perfectly. Buck would be proud of him. They’re from down under too, but living in the states. They’re on TH-cam as well.check them out.
The only Buck Owens song that makes me cry/as a child we had for neighbors across the street a marine(who did 3 tours in 'Nam) and his japanese wife.He was funny and she was a GREAT cook! This song reminds me of them as they've both passed/RIP Susie & Kenny( and Buck too)
I’m a Navy veteran,I was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan 🇯🇵 that song was a favorite,&also “StateSide”by Mel Tillis in 73,those two songs got played by band on base all the time,I still listen to them today,thinking about my time in the Navy,it’s sad to think both of them has passed,Rest in Peace🙏🙏🙏🙏
Imagine this being today’s country? Lmao, just picture today’s pop country crowd listening to an American’s heart belonging to a girl made in Japan 😂 what a gem of a song
You mean southern pop ? Because there's nothing country about that crap. They'd think it's too country if they heard it, these people grew up on a grand Ol' Opry that told stonewall Jackson he was too country and stopped booking him.
This one is dedicated to my twin brother who just recently passed away. 29 yrs old and taken way to early but this was one of his favorite songs, and Im proud to say I was the one who introduced it to him. RIP Matty and RIP Buck, hopefully he's listening to you play this one in heaven
This song was being played from morning till the doors closed,it was on every juke box in & around the base,i was in the Navy and stationed at Yokosuka, Japan 🇯🇵 that song just set the mood for loving each other,Japan & sailors were drinking with each other,such a fantastic time to,no hating each other,but time has put our 2countries at each other’s throats,every time I hear that song,it’s like time capsule thats sends me back to 1973-75,wonderful memories,proud to have been in the United States Navy,and to be a Veteran 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇺🇸🇺🇸
As a 9 year old, when Buck first broke this one out, our WW2 Vets were still in their 40’s and 50’s, I remember being a little confused, as he sang about being in love with a Japanese Girl. No one ever explained it to me but, as time went on, I got the feeling this song was part of the healing process between our two nations. And yes, I first heard this on my transistor radio made in Japan. I still enjoy this song at 61.
My parents met dancing to Buck at the Fresno Barn back in the 60's, while my dad was on leave from the U.S.M.C. When my parents passed, I played a lot of his music at their memorial. I remember growing up listening to him and my dad telling me stories of walking in The Barn and Buck and Don playing the Marine Corps Anthem, and of him playing guitar with them a few times on stage. His music will always be in my heart and soul. I sang at the music parties we went to with my dad and we sang quite a few of Buck's songs. Rest in Peace Buck. The world lost an amazing talent when you left us.
My parents met at at Petersham(Sydney OZ) Town Hall- a total Last Waltz like Engleberts song , when single released I bought it, my mum & dad played it more than me.
i was staioned in Japan while i was in theNavy back in 73-75,that song was played every friday at E-m club through saturday nite.....i always think back ,to those wonderful memories in Japan,nobody could pull a song off like Buck Owens did,thank you Buck & youre Buckaroos!!
Just like the title says, This does come from a less complicated time (1972), For Me, Thanks Mom and Dad for a wonderful and innocent childhood, Love and MISS you Both. Always from Oxon Hill Maryland!!
I remember when I was younger waking up to this on my grandmas old Sears and Roebuck radio on the farm, the smells of fried eggs and bluebread in the air and the animals in commotion outside it was the best ☺️
+Al Cook: Where was their farm, Al? One of my biggest memories in the mid 1960's at my grandparent's Nebraska farm was grabbing the newest Sears / Wards catalogs in their bathroom cabinet and going straight for the guitars...which I never had money for. God I miss those days.....the feel in the air....the smells.....the wind rustling thru the huge Cottonwood and the Aermotor windmill next to the house. Oh Lord....may I please go back for a while?
Yeehah, what a great song by Mr. Buck Owens, may he rest in eternal peace. I've lived in Japan for 19 years and it is a beautiful place with beautiful women. wonderful.
I am 54 years old now. I have been a Don rich/Buck Owens fan since I first heard them as a little kid in the late 1960’s. As a kid living in Bakersfield back then Buck, Don, & Merle Haggard we’re musical staples in my folks house. Still love all the classics these guys created. Oh and thanks To Merle for giving Buck The “Buckaroo” band name. Every time I play guitar and sing it’s all because of these guys. I was lucky to have these guys growing up!
85points85 I saw Buck Owens and Susan Raye in Tucson in 1973.It was a small country club held about 80 people. I recorded the concert via cassette. Although I sat 10 feet from them..no problem s. It was very electrafying to me. Gave me goosebumps. He opened with yall come and see us when you can. Even the memory overwhelms me. So thankful.
I saw Buck and Roy Clark when they performed in the Astrodome a LONG time ago. Got to shake Roy's hand and had to slap Buck on the shoulder as they passed by on a horse drawn buggy Man was that cool or what.
I saw him and Roy in the Astrodome. Got to shake Roy's hand and slap Buck on the back as they circled the dome after the great show Man that was wonderful
At Buck's Crystal Palace, he took requests during shows. You wrote your request on a piece of paper and gave it to one of his staff near the front of the stage, who would relay it later to Buck during song breaks. You could dance next to the stage, with your shoulders next to Buck's feet while he played these golden hits. Once we spent the weekend in Bakersfield so we could catch both the Friday and Saturday shows, with a little trip to the Kern River Canyon during the daytime Saturday. We requested "Made in Japan" on Friday night. He didn't get to it Friday but he played it Saturday. RIP Buck.
Crystal Palace is legendary. I’m from Bakersfield and we’ve enjoyed it since the opening. We just had our friends memorial there; the Palaces band played for us. Our friend was a regular there and was friends with Buck. It was a beautiful day.
Amen brother. Notice how they are sitting down playing country music. Not jumping up and down shouting out to all the young ppl rocking and shit. This is what its all about. Country was pride. It was different from the rest of music.
Emery W oh absolutely. it feels great when people ask me if i listen to country.. "you talking bout real country or the shit they have on the radio? yea i listen to real country" lol im proud to say it too
The guitar work on this live cut is phenomenal. The steel is throbbing creating the vibe, the bass and light drum work ace the rythymm perfectly, the lead guitar is so smooth creating that oriental Japanese visual environment. One can close their eyes while listening and envision the scenario while fantasizing about being the soldier in the song. Bucks delivery was outstanding and he was so great! Thanks!
Reminds me of the beautiful Japanese girlfriend I had in the Air Force. I should have married her. She was the best girlfriend I ever had. Couldn't do enough for me. Love you, Gail.
Wow! Your were a part of history ! I hope you kept your ticket as a memory token if you did not you still have the memories so either way your blessed !
I knew of him growing up. The country music playing in my grandparents pickup. Many years later, it’s just so good. I love the country I’ve grown to love.
I really didn't like Buck Owens years ago. My first exposure was on Hee Haw - ridiculous, moronic show, I thought. Now I'm enjoying Buck Owens' music - thanks mostly to Dwight Yoakam's music and Buck's influence.
I grew up listening to this song with my grandparents on the rez. So many memories, as a kid I had a friend in 6th grade that was Japanese and I had a small crush on her but never saw her again after that year. I always wondered what happened to her
@@josephgates7178 I worked for Buck at one of his radio stations....ACT NATURALLY was his first #1 in 1963....Miss Buck, he always treated his radio employees good.
I don't know what I like best about this song: Don's electric guitar or his violin playing-assuming he did the strings, too. Buck and Don succeeded in creating a "Japanese" sound with the electric Guitar and the strings. Fantastic song.
I held that guitar he is playing..at my grandmothers house when buck was visiting, my grandmother knew a lot of the country stars back then and she would make them beans and cornbread dinners...man I wish I could have that again...she knew these stars and partied with them because ira Allan a (song writer) lived my grandmother for awhile...
Was not a big fan of Buck in my early years but with age comes wisdom and I finally came around to appreciate his artistry and style. He made a lot of great music. This is one of my favorites!!
I have not heard this song before and I’ve watched Buck Owens on Hee Haw growing up in Kansas. Love his singing on Dwight Yocum for instance, the street’s of Bakersfield. This song is at a whole different level. Post WWII Japanese people were hated, Made in Japan was cheap, similar to made in China today. Good Country boy from here where it’s night opposed to their it’s breaking day, flag of Japan rising sun. When he fell in love they were able to bridge the difference of cultures, but there is a difference so they we have come very far together to be better people and the brand has gone through the roof.
JG.... Don Rich was a 'superstud' in country music... singer, Tele player, fiddle player. He was remarkable and a charming and funny guy as well. Buck called him 'my right arm' for a reason.
From Australia & first heard this wonderful song whilst doing National Service (conscription) in 1972 at the end of the Vietnam War. It was a non stop play on the "Other Ranks"
I took a college course in international logistics, students were from many countries..one girl from Japan. She was broke my heart because of her return to Japan. This song makes me cry.
I had no idea Marty was this much of a goofball. I love it! Adds a whole extra dimension to his art that I was never really aware of. I need to go watch more of him performing ASAP.
I used to have a taxi dispatcher who would say "I like both kinds of music--Country and Western!" We used to laugh pretty hard at that! I'm more of a guitar driven, blues based rock and roll guy but I do like good country music. Used to listen to Buck Owens on TV when I was kid on the Canadian Prairies back in the 1960s ... :)
My dad was in WW2 his was in Japan after the bomb dropped ....Well he met girl there and ever though hes married to my mom (a few years later) he carried a picture of the Japanese girl he met there ....I just ran into this song , my dad is gone now but hearing this song that came out in 1972 i bet my dad really reminisce about his Japanese girl
God, I remember that particular ep of Hee Haw. I never missed an episode of that wonderful show...I grew up watching it. I had a few LPs of Buck. He was cute.
Lyrics My transistor radio comes from far away And when it's night over here over there it's a breakin' day I remember all the good times I had a walkin' in the sand With the beautiful girl that I met made in Japan The beauty of her face was beyond my wildest dreams Like cherry blossoms blooming in the mountain in the early spring As we walked by the river and she softly took hold of my hand That's when I fell deep in love with the girl made in Japan In the dark of night we would lay on Tokyo Bay And the singin' of the birds woke us up at the break of day Her smiling eyes always seemed to try to understand All the love in my heart for the girl made in Japan My transistor radio comes from far away And when it's night over here over there it's a breakin' day She cried when she said she'd been promised to another man That's when I left my heart with the girl made in Japan Yes, my heart will always be with the girl made in Japan
This reminds me why today's country artists should hang their heads in SHAME!!!!!!!! True talant comes from yesterday. It wasn't a dance party. Just real honest music. Thank you for sharing.
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos have been one of my favourite country bands since childhood. I couldn't wait to watch them on the tv series "Hee Haw." Today's country music sounds too much like heavy rock. At 74 I'll just have to keep reminiscing about music from the 60's to the 90's.
Breaks my heart. I was wounded in Vietnam in 1967 and was medevaced to a hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. It was a U.S. Navy hospital and had American and Japanese nurses. I fell in love with a 21 year old
Japanese beauty and she with me. When I was able to get around, she took ne around Japan and to mt. FUJI. I spent many wonderful nights with her and fell hard. I was released after 2 months and had to leave . Damn it hurt then and does to this day. She would be 76 today same as me. Semper Fi.
Rah devil
why didn't you go back ???
❤
Thank you for your service
Semper Fi
Just how good is this!!Haven't heard this song for a long time.50' 60's 70's best time on the planet. Australia 🇦🇺
Those were the best days of music, greatest talent, not like today
Yeah, me too.
'Made in Japan' was a hit in Australia when it was released and it's one of our all time favourite hit songs ever. Beautiful words along with brilliant music and a Superb vocal singing voice. We never get tired of hearing this classic from Buck Owens . Rip Buck Owens , you are fondly remembered every time we hear it on the radio.or when it pops up on our playlist of the 70s .
Young Sonny French from the French Family Band sings it perfectly. Buck would be proud of him.
They’re from down under too, but living in the states. They’re on TH-cam as well.check them out.
@@geedubb2005 See my post.
The only Buck Owens song that makes me cry/as a child we had for neighbors across the street a marine(who did 3 tours in 'Nam) and his japanese wife.He was funny and she was a GREAT cook! This song reminds me of them as they've both passed/RIP Susie & Kenny( and Buck too)
Rip 2 them all I was 5.6 years old 74.75 l still cry 4 those days love 😍 and ✌ tony brady Sydney Ozzie 69
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That’s pretty pathetic dude
@@nevermindme8777 No that's love dude
@@nevermindme8777fuck u
Great guitarist, Don Rich. Buck's best friend killed in a motorcycle accident in 1974. Buck really never got over it.
These guys were great. I'm amazed at how well they blended pure American country with a kind of Asian or Japanese feel. So talented.
This song is WAY too underrated, among the best there is.
Buck was the man!!
Song was #1 in1972. International hit.
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I’m a Navy veteran,I was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan 🇯🇵 that song was a favorite,&also “StateSide”by Mel Tillis in 73,those two songs got played by band on base all the time,I still listen to them today,thinking about my time in the Navy,it’s sad to think both of them has passed,Rest in Peace🙏🙏🙏🙏
Amen
This song makes my heart sing ♥️
Imagine this being today’s country? Lmao, just picture today’s pop country crowd listening to an American’s heart belonging to a girl made in Japan 😂 what a gem of a song
Today's country singers would say how did that become a Hit..It did cause it was real COUNTRY
Mo Pitney
You mean southern pop ?
Because there's nothing country about that crap.
They'd think it's too country if they heard it, these people grew up on a grand Ol' Opry that told stonewall Jackson he was too country and stopped booking him.
Have loved the song since I first heard it on my transistor radio. Brisbane. Early 70s
The best of the best 👍
This one is dedicated to my twin brother who just recently passed away. 29 yrs old and taken way to early but this was one of his favorite songs, and Im proud to say I was the one who introduced it to him. RIP Matty and RIP Buck, hopefully he's listening to you play this one in heaven
I'm 64 - 29 is a far too young age to leave our world! RIP your bro!...
So sorry for your lost
Blessings to you Elliot & Matty ... cherish the countless wonderful memories !!!
I’m sorry for your loss
This song was being played from morning till the doors closed,it was on every juke box in & around the base,i was in the Navy and stationed at Yokosuka, Japan 🇯🇵 that song just set the mood for loving each other,Japan & sailors were drinking with each other,such a fantastic time to,no hating each other,but time has put our 2countries at each other’s throats,every time I hear that song,it’s like time capsule thats sends me back to 1973-75,wonderful memories,proud to have been in the United States Navy,and to be a Veteran 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇺🇸🇺🇸
As a 9 year old, when Buck first broke this one out, our WW2 Vets were still in their 40’s and 50’s, I remember being a little confused, as he sang about being in love with a Japanese Girl. No one ever explained it to me but, as time went on, I got the feeling this song was part of the healing process between our two nations. And yes, I first heard this on my transistor radio made in Japan. I still enjoy this song at 61.
My parents met dancing to Buck at the Fresno Barn back in the 60's, while my dad was on leave from the U.S.M.C. When my parents passed, I played a lot of his music at their memorial. I remember growing up listening to him and my dad telling me stories of walking in The Barn and Buck and Don playing the Marine Corps Anthem, and of him playing guitar with them a few times on stage. His music will always be in my heart and soul. I sang at the music parties we went to with my dad and we sang quite a few of Buck's songs. Rest in Peace Buck. The world lost an amazing talent when you left us.
My parents met at at Petersham(Sydney OZ) Town Hall- a total Last Waltz like Engleberts song , when single released I bought it, my mum & dad played it more than me.
One of the best songs ever written!
Love this song, It came out while I was stationed in Japan.
i was staioned in Japan while i was in theNavy back in 73-75,that song was played every friday at E-m club through saturday nite.....i always think back ,to those wonderful memories in Japan,nobody could pull a song off like Buck Owens did,thank you Buck & youre Buckaroos!!
Just like the title says, This does come from a less complicated time (1972), For Me, Thanks Mom and Dad for a wonderful and innocent childhood, Love and MISS you Both. Always from Oxon Hill Maryland!!
Amen! Same here. Today is my late mothers birthday. She was born in 1928. I sure miss her and my dad.
I remember when I was younger waking up to this on my grandmas old Sears and Roebuck radio on the farm, the smells of fried eggs and bluebread in the air and the animals in commotion outside it was the best ☺️
Bluebread?
Thanks for sharing that memory, after all its all we have.
Beautiful memory, it also takes me back to the warm summer days of my youth
+Al Cook: Where was their farm, Al? One of my biggest memories in the mid 1960's at my grandparent's Nebraska farm was grabbing the newest Sears / Wards catalogs in their bathroom cabinet and going straight for the guitars...which I never had money for. God I miss those days.....the feel in the air....the smells.....the wind rustling thru the huge Cottonwood and the Aermotor windmill next to the house. Oh Lord....may I please go back for a while?
@@RJ1999x mouldy bread lol.
Yeehah, what a great song by Mr. Buck Owens, may he rest in eternal peace. I've lived in Japan for 19 years and it is a beautiful place with beautiful women. wonderful.
it's such sweet painful sincerity. Some kind of heart piercing, pitch bending wide-eyed wonderful.
I am 54 years old now. I have been a Don rich/Buck Owens fan since I first heard them as a little kid in the late 1960’s. As a kid living in Bakersfield back then Buck, Don, & Merle Haggard we’re musical staples in my folks house. Still love all the classics these guys created. Oh and thanks To Merle for giving Buck The “Buckaroo” band name. Every time I play guitar and sing it’s all because of these guys. I was lucky to have these guys growing up!
Wish I could have seen Mr. Owens in person, America doesn't really know how much it lost the day he left us. RIP Buck, God bless America..........
85points85 I saw Buck Owens and Susan Raye in Tucson in 1973.It was a small country club held about 80 people.
I recorded the concert via cassette. Although I sat 10 feet from them..no problem s.
It was very electrafying to me.
Gave me goosebumps.
He opened with yall come and see us when you can.
Even the memory overwhelms me.
So thankful.
I saw Buck and Roy Clark when they performed in the Astrodome a LONG time ago. Got to shake Roy's hand and had to slap Buck on the shoulder as they passed by on a horse drawn buggy
Man was that cool or what.
I saw him and Roy in the Astrodome. Got to shake Roy's hand and slap Buck on the back as they circled the dome after the great show
Man that was wonderful
Ha. I didn't realize I already commented on this song 6 months ago. I keep listening to it.
@@kennyrobinson2618
Did he slap you back ?
I want to see the old country music make a come back
At Buck's Crystal Palace, he took requests during shows. You wrote your request on a piece of paper and gave it to one of his staff near the front of the stage, who would relay it later to Buck during song breaks. You could dance next to the stage, with your shoulders next to Buck's feet while he played these golden hits.
Once we spent the weekend in Bakersfield so we could catch both the Friday and Saturday shows, with a little trip to the Kern River Canyon during the daytime Saturday. We requested "Made in Japan" on Friday night. He didn't get to it Friday but he played it Saturday. RIP Buck.
Crystal Palace is legendary. I’m from Bakersfield and we’ve enjoyed it since the opening. We just had our friends memorial there; the Palaces band played for us. Our friend was a regular there and was friends with Buck. It was a beautiful day.
Those were the days my friend......
A timeless masterpiece where Western an Oriental music meet with the aide of pedal guitar and violin, genius
Yes, My heart will always be with the girl made in Japan! My mom's old radio would magically play this tune every afternoon!
Pop country is killing REAL country music, Keep your pop on the other side of the river, damn kids!
Amen brother. Notice how they are sitting down playing country music. Not jumping up and down shouting out to all the young ppl rocking and shit. This is what its all about. Country was pride. It was different from the rest of music.
Damn right, I really see pride and art in people who take country music seriously
Emery W oh absolutely. it feels great when people ask me if i listen to country.. "you talking bout real country or the shit they have on the radio? yea i listen to real country" lol im proud to say it too
When you cross that ole Red River, boys, Bob Wills is still the king.
Was so much better back then!
Instrumentals,vocals, lyrics, presentation - all combined, this performance would have to be the NASA of all 1970s classics.
This song is so pretty it brings a tear to my eyes. Everything is so pretty about it, and the lyrics are so sad.
The guitar work on this live cut is phenomenal. The steel is throbbing creating the vibe, the bass and light drum work ace the rythymm perfectly, the lead guitar is so smooth creating that oriental Japanese visual environment. One can close their eyes while listening and envision the scenario while fantasizing about being the soldier in the song. Bucks delivery was outstanding and he was so great! Thanks!
Not lip-synced to the studio version; vocals spot-on---and supported by a group of some of the best studio musicians you'll ever hear--listen again!
Vocals were not lip-synched. Instruments were obviously pre-recorded.
No string section … no synth… background is obviously pre-recorded.
But that’s buck singing live
That is one hot band!🎉. Love to hear them let go.
First time hearing this one. Good song.
Reminds me of the beautiful Japanese girlfriend I had in the Air Force. I should have married her. She was the best girlfriend I ever had. Couldn't do enough for me. Love you, Gail.
Bruce lee
Buck Owens was just awesome. What a great voice.
Back in the day I wasn't a big Buck Owens fan, but I LOVED this song! Thank you for the great memory!
Rember when there was this form of music called country?This what it is!not that B.s they call country nowadays.
Absolutely. And this song, right here, is a masterpiece of that art form. Amazingly beautiful song and 100% the real deal.
True right
I like Billy strings "dust in a baggie " live at the opry.
I think Trump was copying his hairstyle!!!
@@rockyh3425 I wish I could copy anyone's haircut.
Saw him twice and he was sensational-and what a great band he had.He completely stole the show at the wembley festival.
Wow! Your were a part of history ! I hope you kept your ticket as a memory token if you did not you still have the memories so either way your blessed !
I knew of him growing up. The country music playing in my grandparents pickup. Many years later, it’s just so good. I love the country I’ve grown to love.
takes me back to my wonderful youth when music was made with instruments and not computers.
Exactly :)
jeff chapman yep I do remember the music sure do miss it
You're old, son.
I really didn't like Buck Owens years ago. My first exposure was on Hee Haw - ridiculous, moronic show, I thought. Now I'm enjoying Buck Owens' music - thanks mostly to Dwight Yoakam's music and Buck's influence.
Amen to that
I grew up listening to this song with my grandparents on the rez. So many memories, as a kid I had a friend in 6th grade that was Japanese and I had a small crush on her but never saw her again after that year. I always wondered what happened to her
This song is on my personal Top 100 country song favorites all time list I compiled years back. Favorite song of Buck's among his many .
This is one I never get tired of hearing it’s very well done Needs more airtime.
Just a legend because he was not afraid to do his special kind of music what a great singer
Love how he says transistor. Love this song. Sometimes i just play it over and over
there's so much talent and charisms oozing from this performance, that it is enough to make one faint. Bloody dynamite.
Uncomplicated is right. These were from the Good Ole days.
they get better every day ... can a CM revival save us !!!
When something is so good that there are no words left to describe it
Top twenty on Armed Forces Radio Vietnam 1967, mixed emotions!
This song was released in 1972 though.
Mark Connors Thanks Mark might have been Act
Naturally. such a distinctive sound. Memories are failing me
@@josephgates7178 I worked for Buck at one of his radio stations....ACT NATURALLY was his first #1 in 1963....Miss Buck, he always treated his radio employees good.
I get all that '' and I was around back then and im sure he got flack for it '' because of japan and nam , but its a good song
I don't know what I like best about this song: Don's electric guitar or his violin playing-assuming he did the strings, too. Buck and Don succeeded in creating a "Japanese" sound with the electric Guitar and the strings. Fantastic song.
heard this song in the jackass movie.
Yup 👍🏻in the gong skit.
The matching guitars made everything about this absolutely perfect
The musical talent here is mind-blowing-over-the-top! Production, instrumentals, Buck's vocals, and how tight these guys are!
I held that guitar he is playing..at my grandmothers house when buck was visiting, my grandmother knew a lot of the country stars back then and she would make them beans and cornbread dinners...man I wish I could have that again...she knew these stars and partied with them because ira Allan a (song writer) lived my grandmother for awhile...
This isnt music, its art
😥 miss the old days when music was music straight from the heart
Was not a big fan of Buck in my early years but with age comes wisdom and I finally came around to appreciate his artistry and style. He made a lot of great music. This is one of my favorites!!
My all-time favorite Buck Owens song. It always bring a lump to my throat.
The WWII generation was still alive and well back then. This song, "Frauline", "Filipino Baby", were all big hits.
Some #1's in 1972...this song, Elvis, Hank Jr., Conway Twitty, Freddy Hart. That's when talent got you places.
I have not heard this song before and I’ve watched Buck Owens on Hee Haw growing up in Kansas. Love his singing on Dwight Yocum for instance, the street’s of Bakersfield. This song is at a whole different level. Post WWII Japanese people were hated, Made in Japan was cheap, similar to made in China today. Good Country boy from here where it’s night opposed to their it’s breaking day, flag of Japan rising sun. When he fell in love they were able to bridge the difference of cultures, but there is a difference so they we have come very far together to be better people and the brand has gone through the roof.
This song is heroin to my ears
It's impossible to listen to it just once
I will always love this song because of Don RIch played in it
+Janice Green Hi Janice, Is Don Rich one of the band members shown here?
+Lonnie Clemens yes he is he is right behind Buck and Doyle Curtsinger(who Buck had for years) is also there
+Janice Green Don Rich was one of the greats, Buck never sounded the same after the Don Rich passed away.
JG.... Don Rich was a 'superstud' in country music... singer, Tele player, fiddle player. He was remarkable and a charming and funny guy as well. Buck called him 'my right arm' for a reason.
Best darned fiddle player that ever lived, as far as I'm concerned!
I love Buck Owens. Back when talent was important and boy did Mr. Owens have talent!
Superb song. I remember it well, as it was one of many of a Repertoire, 1972 East Hills Migrant Hostel days.
I LOVE this song. One of my all-time favorites.
From Australia & first heard this wonderful song whilst doing National Service (conscription) in 1972 at the end of the Vietnam War. It was a non stop play on the "Other Ranks"
I took a college course in international logistics, students were from many countries..one girl from Japan. She was broke my heart because of her return to Japan. This song makes me cry.
Bucks voice can be both sad or happy. I love Buck!
I can remember listening to this on my little transistor radio as a kid.
Rip Faye Brewer (Faye Hardin when she wrote this with Bob Morris) Miss you!!!
I had no idea Marty was this much of a goofball. I love it! Adds a whole extra dimension to his art that I was never really aware of. I need to go watch more of him performing ASAP.
Wonderful song! Beautiful melody, violins mix country and oriental styles - very unique.
This is REAL country music talent not like todays attempt
Buck does a good job on this hit. It’s beautiful.
This song always takes me back too my childhood! Love it x
Amazing song
Buck made being an American fun. Sweet, Innocent and hypnotizing.
I used to have a taxi dispatcher who would say "I like both kinds of music--Country and Western!" We used to laugh pretty hard at that!
I'm more of a guitar driven, blues based rock and roll guy but I do like good country music. Used to listen to Buck Owens on TV when I was kid on the Canadian Prairies back in the 1960s ... :)
When music was music not the computer generated shit they have now
beautiful touching song and heart warming
oh my god, in 35 years of life, I just heard this song for the first time, I'm in love. How had I not known this before...?
Reminds me of a Japanese girl I met while stationed in Japan...I shouldn't have ended things the way it did.
Mark K Galu damn sad news
Thank you for serving
My dad was in WW2 his was in Japan after the bomb dropped ....Well he met girl there and ever though hes married to my mom (a few years later) he carried a picture of the Japanese girl he met there ....I just ran into this song , my dad is gone now but hearing this song that came out in 1972 i bet my dad really reminisce about his Japanese girl
I love this song and remember it from when I was a little kid ❤😊
R.I.P. Buck Owens
Buck will always make me think of my dad May he Rest In Peace ✌️
It feels like this song would be considered controversial today, sadly. Such a catchy tune.
God, I remember that particular ep of Hee Haw. I never missed an episode of that wonderful show...I grew up watching it. I had a few LPs of Buck. He was cute.
one of my fav Buck tunes came out when my brother was in Nam
I've probably listened to this 20-30 times within a one week period of time
Mr. Buck was what you should see if you look up good and real country music. A good man.
A friend of mine since childhood just lost his mother; she was Japanese. She was a wonderful lady, prayers to you Mike. My favorite Buck Owens song!
Absolute classic. Music I can't wait to rewind. 🖤✨
Lyrics
My transistor radio comes from far away
And when it's night over here over there it's a breakin' day
I remember all the good times I had a walkin' in the sand
With the beautiful girl that I met made in Japan
The beauty of her face was beyond my wildest dreams
Like cherry blossoms blooming in the mountain in the early spring
As we walked by the river and she softly took hold of my hand
That's when I fell deep in love with the girl made in Japan
In the dark of night we would lay on Tokyo Bay
And the singin' of the birds woke us up at the break of day
Her smiling eyes always seemed to try to understand
All the love in my heart for the girl made in Japan
My transistor radio comes from far away
And when it's night over here over there it's a breakin' day
She cried when she said she'd been promised to another man
That's when I left my heart with the girl made in Japan
Yes, my heart will always be with the girl made in Japan
This is when country was country. Not this new crap they call country today with traces of rock.
Traces...of pop? Might as well be pop.
@@matchboxcody there is nothing pop about a guy talking without any melody making me want to barf
Today’s stuff is called hick hop.
You think buck disliked rock? You must have no clue who he was
I LOVE that Telecaster! Great song too from a more innocent time.
Could not agree more
cant help but sing along to this beautiful song, my heart will always be with the girl no longer in my arms
we Miss buck ovens thanks for all the good times and the good country music
This reminds me why today's country artists should hang their heads in SHAME!!!!!!!! True talant comes from yesterday. It wasn't a dance party. Just real honest music. Thank you for sharing.
Great song, great singer.
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos have been one of my favourite country bands since childhood. I couldn't wait to watch them on the tv series "Hee Haw." Today's country music sounds too much like heavy rock. At 74 I'll just have to keep reminiscing about music from the 60's to the 90's.
Thanks Buck my life would have been a lot difference had it not been for you brings a tear to my eyes
No smoke and lights , no cussing , no talking about beer and tractors and being wasted .
I had the pleasure of meeting buck....in person...he was nice to me and the crystal palace is a very cool place...