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#9. Touch My Katamari - Katamari on the Funk (Takeshi Nakatsuka edit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R909_fJhbJY

When I was brainstorming songs for this ranking, the original Katamari on the Funk was in consideration. I had actually forgotten about this version until I relistened to it. And I realized that this version is a direct upgrade over the original. If I were commenting on the original, I would have mentioned something about its length. Not even in a negative or detracting way, just a statement of fact because it is one of the song's most distinctive qualities. This version is 4.5 minutes shorter but feels like the same length. It doesn't feel like they condensed anything or left any parts out of it, it's like they managed to fit the entire essence of a 10 minute song into 6 minutes while keeping it exactly the same. The changes in this song compared to the original aren't too major like you'd expect from Katamari variations, they're smaller flairs and additions scattered throughout that serve to spice up the song a bit (I suppose that's why they called it an "edit" and not a "remix"). Overall this song is a purely better version of an already good song.