I've got a bit of a thing for foreign language covers of classic tracks and this one is right up there with the best of them. Stoned Circus have done a cracking job digging this one up.
Ignoring the incorrect attribution (Sonny Bono wrote it for Cher, Nancy Sinatra just covered it) this is an example of two musical cultures meeting to create something that's neither entirely Western or Eastern.
The B-side, Jun Mayuzumi's Northern Soul tinged Jap-swinger Block Room, is arguably even better so all in all this is one heck of a 7" that qualifies as a 'Freak of the Week' not because it's wildly psychedelic but due to it's fascinating cultural blending..
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