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| Photo © Yvonne Keeley Paay. |
One of the most unusual (and unexpected) aspects of The Return of Godzilla (a.k.a. the Japanese version of Godzilla 1985) is its inclusion of the pop song "Godzilla: Love Theme" during the film's closing credits. The song can be heard here:
The love theme was performed by The Star Sisters, a Netherlands-based trio of pop singers who began to achieve international fame in the early 1980s.
A few years ago, I reached out to one of The Star Sisters, Yvonne Keeley Paay, regarding a possible interview about her involvement with "Godzilla: Love Theme" and Toho in general. On May 16, 2020, I received this reply from Ms. Paay (which has been edited for clarity and is quoted with permission):
There is not a lot to tell. We were asked to sing the track. The tape was sent to Holland. We had the same producer, Jaap Eggermont, who had done our album. We sang it, and it was sent back to Japan. I think it did something in the chart, but I'm not sure. We were invited to come over, but our schedule was so full at the time that we didn't have the time to go to Tokyo for 2 days! I'm glad it is available on YouTube. It's a rare recording.
Years went by, and I decided to reach out again to see if we could do a full-length interview on the topic. Ms. Paay responded on June 28 and reiterated that there just isn't much to say about the process but did add this bit of information (which is also quoted with permission):
It was [number] 1 on the chart I think for one week in Japan, and we didn't have the time to go there.
And there you have it.
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