Godiego

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GODIEGO ゴダイゴ
Godiego at Billboard Live Osaka 2015
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	Psychedelic rock pop rock folk rock progressive rock new wave
Years active	1975 (1975)–1985 (1985) 1999 (1999)–2000 (2000) 2006 (2006)–present
Labels	Nayutawave Records Nippon Columbia
Members	Steve Fox Yukihide Takekawa Mickie Yoshino Tommy Snyder Yōji Yoshizawa [jp]
Past members	Takami Asano Yūjin Harada Ryōji Asano
Website	godiego.co.jp (in Japanese)

Godiego (ゴダイゴ, Godaigo) is a Japanese rock band founded in 1975, originally consisting of Yukihide Takekawa (lead vocals), Mickie Yoshino (keyboards), Takami Asano (guitar), Steve Fox (bass guitar), and Yujin Harada (drums). The band released its first self-titled album in 1976, with Takami's brother, Ryōji Asano, replacing Harada as drummer. By 1977, Ryōji left and was replaced by American drummer Tommy Snyder.

They are perhaps best known for performing the song "Monkey Magic" for the 1978 television series Saiyūki which was brought over to the United Kingdom as Monkey. This led to several releases through BBC Records, including "Monkey Magic", "Gandhara", and the LP Magic Monkey and several of their records charted in the UK. Their theme from The Water Margin was their sole UK Top 40 hit. Godiego are also known for performing the theme song "The Galaxy Express 999" for the film Galaxy Express 999 and the soundtracks for the 1977 film House and the 1978 documentary The Glacier Fox. They were the first rock band to play in the People's Republic of China and Nepal, and inspired the name for the band Monkey Majik (the group's original drummer was British and watched the show as a child). Lead guitarist Takami Asano worked on the soundtrack of the Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, while vocalist Yukihide Takekawa composed the soundtrack for the Super NES video game Soul Blazer. As of 2024, Godiego has released 27 singles and 55 albums in Japan, with lyrics written variably in English by longtime collaborator lyricist Yoko Narahashi.

Members

Current members

• Steve Fox – bass, backing vocals (1975–1980, 1999–present)
• Yukihide Takekawa – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, mellotron (1975–present)
• Mickie Yoshino – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals (1975–present)
• Tommy Snyder – drums, flute, backing and lead vocals (1977–present)
• Yōji Yoshizawa ^[jp] – bass, guitar, backing vocals (1980–1985, 2014–present)

Former members

• Takami Asano – guitar, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals (1975–2020; his death)
• Yūjin Harada – drums (1975)
• Ryōji Asano – drums (1976–1977; touring guest 2015)

Discography

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official website at Universal Music (in Japanese)