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Yahoo News Japan has just run a story about my Ken Shimura-inspired song Corkscrew King.

Momus will play live in Tokyo on 11th September 2004 at Club Que, Shimokitazawa:

MOMUS (U.K.)
MINISKIRT (Germany/Japan)
+ special guest
D.J. Reika Yamashita

September 11, 2004 (Sat) at Club Que
open 18:00, start 18:30,
adv. 3300 yen +drink, door 3500 yen + drink
advance tickets will be for sale from July at Ticket Pia and at all Lawson
convenient stores.
Info Club Que: http://www.ukproject.com/que/
Tel. 03-3412-9979
Momus HP: http://www.imomus.com/
Miniskirt HP: http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/mini_skirt/mini1.htm
Miniskirt / promoter e-mail: edgarfranz@hotmail.com

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[imomus.livejournal.com]

Here, courtesy of Robert Duckworth in Tokyo (http://glitchslaptko.blogspot.com/), is an accurate human translation of the CD Journal / Yahoo Japan News piece about 'Corkscrew King':

2004.04.21 (Wed.)

Momus releases a song inspired by Shimura Ken! (CD
Journal)

Musicians who are so-called "connoisseurs of Japan" are
legion, but there is probably no one who loves Japan as
much as the Japanophile musician "Momus".

Momus, who's been spending more time in Japan recently, is
even on familiar terms with likes of "Mizudo Suibashi
Hakase" from "Asakusa Kid" [the comedy duo]; This man's
knowledge is enough to make one think that he just might
know Japan better than most Japanese.

I'm not exactly sure what Momus had in his head, but it
looks like he's gone and written a new tune inspired by
"Shimura Ken" [a member of the Drifters], and put it up on
his blog!

The refrain to the song, which is titled "Corkscrew King"
goes like this:

"[He's] the Corkscrew King, a monster, a kooky ol' geezer.
[He's] a hard working, sexually harassing, kooky ol'
geezer."

Momus, singing these lyrics himself in Japanese in the
style of a traditional Japanese festival song, makes for a
very "Momusian", eccentric tune.

By taking the trouble to introduce on the same page the
"Corkscrew King" character as "a Lord who flagrantly
frolics with naked women" and the "kooky ol' geezer" as "a
old perv who knows no shame" it appears that Momus was
somehow really inspired by Shimura Ken's perversion; even
the lyrics to the song have been tied together by
ribaldry.

But that's just where Momus throws us a curveball; by also
offering the explanation that the song, "mixes Shimura
Ken, Frankenstein, and W.B. Yeats" average listeners are
bound to be left scratching their heads.

Anyway, setting that one aside for a second...this is one
that will be interesting for Japanese people, so
definately give a listen; you too should check it out! If
possible, this is something that I also want Shimura Ken
to give a listen to!

[CD Journal 2004.04.21]