In the remake, I was surprised that the prewar popular song "Gondola
no Uta" was still used:
http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/class/200505/jpn106-105/att-0022/01-Song_Watanabe.pdf
I think I probably would, too. But how? It's been years since they
showed it here. So long that practically the only connection I could
make between the version was the birthday party.
Bart