Godiego
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is a popular band from Japan
Japan
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, consisting of the Mickie Yoshino, Yukihide Takekawa, Takami Asano, Steve Fox, and Tommy Snyder (all but Snyder were born in Japan, and Fox's mother is Japanese). Over their 35 year career (with hiatuses), Godiego released 25 singles and 55 albums in Japan.

They are perhaps best known for performing the song "Monkey Magic
Monkey Magic (song)
"Monkey Magic" is the 8th single by Japanese rock band Godiego. It is internationally known as the opening theme for the 1978 television series Saiyūki, known in the west as Monkey...

" for the 1978 television series Saiyūki which was brought over to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 as Monkey
Monkey (TV series)
Monkey is the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television series , based on the classic sixteenth century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. It was originally produced by Nippon Television and International Television Films in association with NHK.The series ran for...

. This led to several releases through BBC Records
BBC Records
BBC Records is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation founded in the 1960s to exploit the corporation's audio archive for both educational and commercial purposes....

, including "Monkey Magic", "Gandhara", and the LP Monkey
Magic Monkey
or Magic Monkey is a soundtrack released by Godiego for the television show of the same name, known as Monkey in the west. After its initial release in 1978 as an LP and Compact Cassette, it was recognized by the Oricon as the number 1 selling record and cassette for 1979...

and several of their records charted in the UK. Godiego are also known for performing the theme song "THE GALAXY EXPRESS 999" for the Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999
is a manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various anime films and TV series based on it. It is set in a space-faring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer their minds into mechanical bodies, thus achieving practical immortality.The manga won the...

film and the soundtrack for the 1977 film House. They were the first rock band to play in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 and Nepal
Nepal
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, and inspired the name for the band Monkey Majik
Monkey Majik
Monkey Majik is a Japanese pop-rock band formed in 2000, consisting of two Canadian brothers and two Japanese members .- Profile :...

 (the group's original drummer was British and watched the show as a child). The lead guitarist Takami Asano worked on the soundtrack of the Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, known in Japan as , is a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on 15 January 2009 and was released in North America on June 23, 2009. Its character designs are handled by Suzuhito Yasuda...

. Vocalist Yukihide Takekawa composed the soundtrack for the Super Nintendo RPG Soul Blazer.

Members

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Singles

  • "Java wa Java in the book of Godiego" (1999)
  • "Monkey Magic 2006" (2006)
  • "One for Everyone" (2006)
  • "Big Mama" (2007)

Albums

  • Dead End (1977)
  • Kaleidoscope (1978)
  • Magic Capsule (1979)
  • London Celebration (1980)
  • Kathmandu (1980)
  • Godiego Hit Special (1980)
  • M.O.R. (1981)
  • CM Song Graffiti Vol. 2 (1982)
  • Hit Collection (1982)
  • Favourite Collection (1982)
  • Carry Love Song Collection (1983)
  • Original Hit Disk (1984)
  • One Dimension Man (1984)
  • Side-A Collection (1984)
  • What a Beautiful Name (1999)
  • Intermission/Godiego Final Live+2 (1985)
  • Best Collection (1986)
  • W Deluxe (1987)
  • New Music Beat Choice 8 (1988)
  • Twin Deluxe (1990)
  • 15th Anniversary Godiego Box (1991)
  • Best Album (1992)
  • Godiego Great Best Vol. 1: Japanese Version (1994)
  • Godiego Great Best Vol. 2: English Version (1994)
  • Return of Godiego/Mickie Yoshino's Best Selection (1994)
  • Godiego Single Collection (1994)
  • Godiego Single Collection Vol. 2: B Side Collection (1995)
  • Godiego... What A Beautiful Name (1999)
  • Gold Godiego: Now And Then (1999)
  • Godiego Box (2008)
  • The Glacier Fox: Alternate Soundtracks + Yukihide Takekawa Home Recording Demo in 1978 (2009)
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