“Technopolis” was the first Japanese YMO single released on October 25, 1979. It was Sakamoto’s attempt at making a hit song. He had deconstructed and analyzed several Pink Lady songs before coming up with “Technopolis”, a reconstruction of his deconstructions.
“Technopolis” is a popular example of...
[Intro]
Tokyo!
Tokyo! Tokyo!
Tokyo! Tokyo!
[Chorus]
T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S
Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo!
T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S Tokyo!
[Chorus]
T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S
Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo!
[Chorus]
T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S
Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo!
[Chorus]
T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S
Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo!
[Chorus to fade out]
T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S
Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo!
Technopolis was written by 坂本龍一 (Ryuichi Sakamoto).
Technopolis was produced by 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono).
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA released Technopolis on Tue Sep 25 1979.