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  • "It's a Better Machine!"

    Posted to another news group:

    Yamaha song from 1972.

    Ya-MA-ha
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  • #2
    Interesting, never heard it pronounced that way.

    And that is an awesome song!
    Nathan
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    • #3
      Very interesting.

      Thanks,
      Larry
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      • #4
        Interesting song but almost painful to listen to.

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        • #5
          I leaned from this ad that, YAMAHA, is supposed to be pronounced YA MA HA...awesome!
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          • #6
            This song got me through my MA thesis.
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            • #7
              Has anyone heard a Japanese speaking person pronounce Yamaha??
              I suppose that it could have been "Americanized" into YA-ma-ha at some point.
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