Nice to bring back Michiru Kojima（児島未散）onto KKP. The last time I wrote about her was back in August 2021, so it's been a while.
Her 5th single is "Kanashiku Nante" (Me, Sad?) which was released in December 1989 and it's got quite the powerhouse lineup in its creation with City Pop-friendly composer Tetsuji Hayashi（林哲司）, Anri（杏里）-associated lyricist Yumi Yoshimoto（吉元由美）and former Tohoku Shinkansen（東北新幹線）member, arranger Etsuko Yamakawa（山川恵津子）. With the music feeling of life in the big city circa late 1980s-early 1990s, though it's not a Xmas tune per se despite the release date, it might fit the bill in one way in that a lady has to deal with being dumped; J-Xmas tunes can often have the lyrical theme of heartbreak to the point of being masochistic. In any case, the woman is trying to convince herself that the jerk never deserved her in the first place and will not allow one bad encounter to stop the good times from continuing to roll.
Meanwhile, the music by Hayashi and Yamakawa is urban snazzy with the light and airy vocals, synthesizers and snappy percussion. All still seems to be right in the impending face of the post-Bubble Era.
It's April 1st (well, not where I am at the moment) but do not worry my comments are not an April fools prank. I think 悲しくなんて is a really easy listening tune from the 80's. It sounds almost like a song that might be used for the ending of an 80's Anime like Yawara! or something. For song with sadness in the title I think it seems upbeat and almost positive.
ReplyDeleteIt seems as if we don't do too many April Fools' things on KKP, so no worries here. :) Yeah, I can see "Kanashiku Nante" as a potential anison. There's a lot of that champagne-and-caviar sound in there.
DeleteHey, I am one of those who always forgets about April Fool day and ends up getting tricked or confused.
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