Ginza Kankan Musume (song)

"Ginza Kankan Musume"
"Ginza Kankan Musume"
	Victor 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

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

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[1] Komota, Nobuo (1970). Nihon ryūkōkashi. Tokyo: Shakai Shisōsha. p. 355.

[toshio-2] Oka, Toshio (1954). Uta reki gojū nen. Zen-On Music Company Ltd.

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