Intercom announcements on Japanese express trains are usually preceded by a little jingle--here's a compilation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wrSpc-INhI&t=343s …
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Listen to that very first jingle. Now the one at 5:33 https://youtu.be/3wrSpc-INhI?t=5m33s … Same tune, right?
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I knew it sounded familiar--I had previously heard it as the "Yamanote Line Song:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKxxK9Cb6fk … But where's the melody from?
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Turns out it's a long-standing "railway song," with dozens of verses for different parts of the country: https://youtu.be/Xjvp93P7Du8?t=17s …
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That previous video was for Tokaido Line verses--this one is for the Sanyo Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3H-d6mn9o0&t=7s …
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