He said "As you know, there's a considerable musical market in Japan.
The phrase was inspired by the name of the real band, Big in Japan, whose album Gold had recently bought. It means that if you're a complete loser, you're telling other people, 'I'm not a loser because in Japan I'm really big.' It's the lie of the loser and it fitted perfectly into the story of these junkies, which the song is about, in a very tragic way." Gold later explained "we originally weren’t sure whether we should put it on the album, because it’s a bit autobiographical in that it reflects my time in West Berlin in the late 70s, with the drug scene around the train station and the zoo, and all the underground things. Said Gold, "that line has a certain meaning. The refrain " big in Japan" symbolises this idea of being successful in another world. The song tells of such lovers who fantasize about being drug-free. The theme was based on two friends who were involved in the sordid drug scene of Berlin's Zoo station. Marian Gold developed most of the lyrics while going to a dentist. The melody was developed by all three members of the band, working in their provincial home studio. The timing of the song was influenced by " The Safety Dance", changing the speed to double-time, halfway through the song. The group had a Roland System-100M which they first used to create the bassline. The song also reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play in December 1984. It was also the group's only UK Top 75 hit, reaching No. The single was a success in many countries, including Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. It was taken from their 1984 debut album Forever Young. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends)." Big in Japan" is the debut single of the German synth-pop band Alphaville. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. You can also send an e-mail to with pertinent details. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Pretty In Storm - G-Ball RemixA - Remix 3:47īLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. Don't You Turn Your Back On Me - Frozen Mixġ9. "Planet of the Apes" limited-edition digipak track listing:ġ5. "Planet of the Apes" will be made available in three different editions: digipak 92-CD-pack-permium),standard and basic. "After the tour, we all are going to concentrate ourselves on our own solo projects for the time being." The group's tour in support of the upcoming release will mark " the end of all GUANO APES activities for the next few years," according to a posting on the band's web site. GUANO APES will release a "best of" collection, entitled "Planet of the Apes", on November 29 via BMG.
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