Editing Godiego (section)

{{Short description|Japanese band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!--Wikipedia:ウィキプロジェクト 音楽家を参照-->
| name                = GODIEGO<br>ゴダイゴ
| background          = group_or_band
| image               = Godiego-20151010-9295.jpg
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| caption             = Godiego at Billboard Live Osaka 2015
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| origin              = Japan
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| genre               = {{hlist|[[Psychedelic rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[folk rock]]|[[progressive rock]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]}}
| years_active        = {{hlist|{{start date|1975}}–{{end date|1985}}|{{start date|1999}}–{{end date|2000}}|{{start date|2006}}–present}}
| label               = {{hlist|[[Universal Music Group|Nayutawave Records]]|[[Nippon Columbia]]}}
| website             = {{URL|https://godiego.co.jp/godiego/|godiego.co.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
| current_members     = <!--Members listed in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines.-->{{unbulleted list|[[Steve Fox (bassist)|Steve Fox]]|[[Yukihide Takekawa]]|[[Mickie Yoshino]]|[[Tommy Snyder]]|{{ill|Yōji Yoshizawa|jp|吉澤洋治|vertical-align=sup}}}}
| past_members        = {{unbulleted list|[[Takami Asano]]|[[Yūjin Harada]]|[[Ryōji Asano]]}}
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{{nihongo|'''Godiego'''|ゴダイゴ|Godaigo}} is a Japanese rock band founded in 1975, originally consisting of Yukihide Takekawa (lead vocals), [[Mickie Yoshino]] (keyboards), Takami Asano (guitar), Steve Fox (bass guitar), and  Yujin Harada (drums). The band released its first self-titled album in 1976, with Takami's brother, Ryōji Asano, replacing Harada as drummer. By 1977, Ryōji left and was replaced by American drummer Tommy Snyder.

They are perhaps best known for performing the song "[[Monkey Magic (song)|Monkey Magic]]" for the 1978 television series ''Saiyūki'' which was brought over to the [[United Kingdom]] as ''[[Monkey (TV series)|Monkey]]''. This led to several releases through [[BBC Records]], including "Monkey Magic", "[[Gandhara (song)|Gandhara]]", and the LP ''[[Magic Monkey]]'' and several of their records charted in the UK. Their theme from ''[[The Water Margin (1973 TV series)|The Water Margin]]'' was their sole UK Top 40 hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18264/godiego/|title=GODIEGO &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> Godiego are also known for performing the theme song "The Galaxy Express 999" for the film ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'' and the soundtracks for the 1977 film ''[[Hausu|House]]'' and the 1978 documentary ''[[The Glacier Fox]]''. They were the first rock band to play in the [[People's Republic of China]] and [[Nepal]], and inspired the name for the band [[Monkey Majik]] (the group's original drummer was British and watched the show as a child). Lead guitarist Takami Asano worked on the soundtrack of the Nintendo DS game ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor]]'', while vocalist Yukihide Takekawa composed the soundtrack for the Super NES video game ''[[Soul Blazer]]''. As of 2024, Godiego has released 27 singles and 55 albums in Japan, with lyrics written variably in English by longtime collaborator lyricist [[Yoko Narahashi]].