Masaki Matsubara -- Tequila Toast

Although I didn't mention it in session guitarist Masaki Matsubara's（松原正樹）first article dedicated to him a few years back and may have stated it in one of the other articles where he helped compose or arrange a song for another singer, I think that I should cite that one of the most prolific instrumentalists in Japanese music had passed away back in February 2016 at the age of 61.

I have his second article here, though, and it's also a song from his 4th album from November 1983, "Painted Woman". "Tequila Toast" is an instrumental track which has quite the funky beat supporting it but there is also a light and whimsical layer consisting of horns and flute. In between, Matsubara goes in and out with his guitar like that ever-present neighbour making the rounds in his area looking in on the residents. But since we have that title there, I can also imagine that the naïve and innocent young imbiber of horns and flute is also covering up the raucous guitar-wailing state of his insides as the tequila (maybe not 100% pure) is coursing through his mouth, throat and digestive tract.

From personal experience, I give tequila a lot of respect. That one time I didn't, I was indeed toast.