Talk:Shima Uta

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[edit] GACKT

I'm taking the year out of the entry for GACKT because I know it wasn't 1992. I've seen the video of the performance mentioned, and the style and dress looks more recent. It's from a show called "Bokura no Ongaku". Anyone know what year that was? Echo5Joker —Preceding comment was added at 22:04, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed content

A contributer alleges that the song is supposedly about "atrocities inflicted by the Japanese army upon the Okinawan people" according to secret hidden meanings in the lyric. It is not clear who's interpretation this is, and there is no reference given which raises questions regarding potential problems with notability and original research. The content was added here and removed here. —Tokek 12:04, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

I have read that the song refers to WWII, whether the atrocities by Japan or the attack by the US isn't clear. However, it is a widely-held belief that this song is about the horrors of war. Berkeleysappho (talk) 02:25, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] No Longer a Stub!

I have expanded this article and included citations. The songwriter says it is about the atrocities during WWII. This is possibly the most popular song to come out of the Okinawan tradition.Berkeleysappho (talk) 05:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)