Aneka
Japanese Boy album cover
Background information
Birth name	Mary Sandeman
Origin	Scotland
Genre(s)	Pop Scottish folk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1981–1982
Label(s)	Hansa International

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Career

The song only lasted a week at the top spot, but stayed in the chart for 12 weeks. This success was nearly mirrored by the song "Ooh Shooby Doo Doo Lang", that had certain references to the song "Japanese Boy" in it. [[ For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ...

Aneka's other songs include "Little Lady", "Put Out The Light" and "Heart to Beat". Aneka has had a modest revival since "Japanese Boy" was featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Flash FM. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (released in October 2002) is the fourth video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto series. ... Flash FM is a radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. ...

Under her own name, Mary Sandeman has achieved some success as a traditional Scottish folk singer/instrumentalist. Nevertheless, her moment of glory earned her alter-ego the unwanted label of a one-hit wonder. A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... UK 45 rpm single for Mickey (1982) by one-hit wonder Toni Basil CD single of the Baha Mens Who Let the Dogs Out? In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known for only one hit single. ...

Singles

UK singles

• (August 2, 1981) "Japanese Boy", Chart Run: 60-19-4-1-2-3-6-13-21-34-49-62->12 wks, #1 peak; #57 (Australia)
• (November 1, 1981) "Little Lady", Chart Run: 64-50-59-70->4 wks, #50 peak

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Germany singles

• (September 24, 1981) "Japanese Boy", #3 Peak
• (December 31, 1981) "Little Lady", #10 Peak
• (June 03, 1982) "Oh Shooby Doo Doo Lang", #18 Peak

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Swiss singles

• (November 01, 1981) "Japanese Boy", #4 Peak
• (February 01, 1982) "Little Lady", #7 Peak
• (May 15, 1982) "Oh Shooby Doo Doo Lang", #8 Peak

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Sweden singles

• (September 25, 1981) "Japanese Boy", #1 Peak
• (January 12, 1982) "Little Lady", #14 Peak

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Songs performed by Aneka

• "Japanese Boy" (1981) (UK #1) (Canada #43) (US Dance #15)
• "Ae Fond Kiss" (1981)
• "Little Lady" (1981)
• "Chasing Dreams" (1981)
• "Tuwhit Tuwhoo"
• "Put Out The Light"
• "Come Back To Me"
• "Ahriman"
• "It'll Be Alright"
• "Be My Only Karma"
• "I Was Free"
• "Alister McColl"
• "Ooh shooby doo doo lang" (1982)
• "Could It Last A Little Longer" (1982)
• "Heart To Beat"
• "Starshine"
• "Rose, Rose I Love You"

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References

• Germany Singles http://www.c6-magazin.de/kultur/musik/charts/a/aneka/
• Swiss Singles http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Aneka&titel=Little+Lady&cat=s
• Sweden Singles http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aneka&titel=Little+Lady&cat=s