"Koibito ga Santa Claus" was never released as an official single but was part of Yumi Matsutoya's 10th album, "Surf & Snow" released in December 1980. The album got as high as No. 7 on Oricon. In Yuming's huge repertoire, this song is probably up in the Top 10 in popularity.
I've been a fan of Japanese popular music for 40 years, and have managed to collect a lot of material during that time. So I decided I wanted to talk about Showa Era music with like-minded fans. My particular era is the 70s and 80s (thus the "kayo kyoku"). The plus part includes a number of songs and artists from the last 30 years and also the early kayo. So, let's talk about New Music, aidoru, City Pop and enka.
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I would like to give credit where credit is due. Videos are from YouTube and other sources such as NicoNico while Oricon rankings and other information are translated from the Japanese Wikipedia unless noted.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Yumi Matsutoya/Seiko Matsuda -- Koibito ga Santa Claus (恋人がサンタクロース)
"Koibito ga Santa Claus" was never released as an official single but was part of Yumi Matsutoya's 10th album, "Surf & Snow" released in December 1980. The album got as high as No. 7 on Oricon. In Yuming's huge repertoire, this song is probably up in the Top 10 in popularity.
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Thanks J-Canuck for posting this entry on "Koibito Wa Santa Claus", one of my favorite songs from Yuming. I'm also pleasantly surprised that Matsuda Seiko covered this song. Her version isn't that bad but Yuming's original is still the best. Girl J-Rock band Scandal and most recently Exile produced girl dance-pop unit Flower also covered this song.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think the Yuming original will always be the one for me. Her voice still retained that portion of mellowness from her early years.
ReplyDelete"Koibito wa Santa Claus" is just one of those happy-go-lucky songs that I like to listen to during the season.