TikTok has a way of turning obscure songs into sudden hits. In December, users of the platform resurrected Miki Matsubara¡¯s 1979 debut, ¡°Mayonaka no Door: Stay With Me.¡±
The song itself, which made Matsubara a star in Japan, unfolds at an understated pace loaded with disco elements before exploding in a heartfelt chorus with the plea, ¡°Stay with meeeee!¡± It¡¯s catchy, joyous and the perfect in which creators .
¡° when my mom was doing stuff around the house,¡± a user who asks to be referred to as Ronnie C. says over email. Her clip has attracted more than 1.5 million likes at the time of writing. ¡°I started playing the song and recording before I came in her room so I could get her reaction.¡±
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