Neil Sedaka, one of pop's most enduring songwriters, whose career extended from after World War II to the countercultural days of Elton John, died Friday at age 86, his family said
“Mizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete” (水の星へ愛をこめて; lit. ‘To the Aqueous Star with Love’) is the debut single by Japanese singer Hiroko Moriguchi, released on August 7, 1985 under Starchild Records. The song was written by Neil Sedaka and Masao Urino, based on Sedaka’s unreleased song “For Us to Decide”.
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