That is, until a copyright strike over the thumbnail photo caused the track to vanish. As Pitchfork notes, the unofficial upload, posted to a channel called Plastic Lover, racked up over 24 million views. The song’s comeback this November isn’t the first revival for “Plastic Love.” Decades after its original release, seemingly out of nowhere, an extended version of the song went viral on YouTube in 2017. “No matter how many other guys would pursue her, she couldn’t shake the feelings of loneliness that the loss created.”īut when a 12-inch single was released in Japan in March 1985, it only reached #86 on the Japanese music charts however, the album on which it appeared, Variety, was a number one smash hit. I wanted to write something that had 16 beats and lyrics capturing what life in a city was like.” According to Takeuchi, the lyrics are about a woman who lost her true love. “I also wanted to write something danceable, something with a city pop sound. “I wanted to write a rock song, a folk song, a country song,” she added. “I was writing songs at the time because it was fun for me.” (Full disclosure: I am a columnist at The Japan Times.) “I was pregnant with a child at the time, so it wasn’t like I was really able to indulge in the bubble-era excess in the same way as others could,” Takeuchi told The Japan Times. Written and sung by Mariya Takeuchi, “Plastic Love” is pure “city pop,” a loosely-defined, breezy genre that has been described as “music made by city people, for city people.” Few things evoke the heady 1980s bubble era Japan more than city pop tunes. According to Warner Music Japan, its re-issued 12-inch single also broke the country’s top ten sales chart for the first time. This month, well over three decades after its original release, the song’s full-length official video was finally uploaded to YouTube. After a few conversations and trade of information we've settled an agreement, and currently he has removed the claim and YouTube has restored the video.Recorded in 1984, “Plastic Love” is the song that continues to make comeback after comeback. Initially Alan thought I was the one behind the threats, however as we spoke I made it clear I wasn't, and he was shown to be a really nice guy, undeserving of all what was being thrown at him. This is certainly not okay and painted a bad image on what Plastic Love fans are. I'll say it right here - although you might not agree with his actions, you should still respect him as a person, and quite clearly a lot of people did not, I even saw some of those messages. Once the video was removed, Alan faced a lot of harassment and insults. He did not know that once he filled the copyright strike, the video would be removed. Please keep a civil discussion here and try not getting too off-topic.Įxplaining the situation : Alan tried contacting me about the use of the picture, since he already had a messy history with Warner Bros regarding the picture, and all he wanted was to be credited, however I was absent and did not respond to any of his messages, resulting in Alan filling a copyright claim against the video. Months after the takedown, Plastic Love has been fully restored! And it's all thanks to Alan's willingness to negotiate and tell me more about the case, and Stevem's support throught this journey. I own nothing shown in the video! Everything here goes to their respective owners.
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