Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu
(born January 12, 1939) is arguably the Brian Wilson of Japan
.
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The hit songs he composed for his
Group
Sounds band
The
Spiders in the mid 1960s are gems, and still hold up as
classics today in the Japanese market.
"Monsieur" has also been a member of
Vodka
Collins, and also a very successful solo act.
In recent years he had a reunion with some former members of The
Spiders, as the band
Sans Filtre. Among
his recent work is his performance of the song "RTB", the ending
song to the anime
Sentou Yousei
Yukikaze.
He has been going strong performing for 5 decades, and is as
popular now as ever on the scene. He is a true legend in
Japan.
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