Song · King Crimson
“Matte Kudasai” by King Crimson
From the album Discipline (1981)
“Matte Kudasai” by King Crimson appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2002. It was first released in 1981 on the album Discipline. Its best result is #1864 on the CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,237 alternative song of all time.
"Matte Kudasai", Japanese for "wait, please", was the first single King Crimson lifted from Discipline in 1981, a ballad with Adrian Belew singing and the band at its gentlest. It grew out of a guitar riff Robert Fripp was playing in 1980 rehearsals for his short-lived new wave outfit the League of Gentlemen, a riff with a family resemblance to "North Star" from his 1979 album Exposure. When Belew was struggling to come up with material, Fripp handed him the chord progression, and Belew, who called the moment a breakthrough, answered with a slide guitar part and a set of lyrics.
Belew, Fripp, Tony Levin and Bill Bruford share the composing credit, with Levin on bass, Chapman stick and backing vocals and Bruford on drums and percussion; Rhett Davies co-produced with the band. The 1989 remaster scrubbed away the Frippertronics sprinkled through the first mix.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1873 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1873 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1879 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
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