Back in 2022, I posted an article for the first time regarding singer-songwriter Yume Suzuki（鈴木結女）because I liked the cut of her jib when it came to her song "NITE FLITE", a track from her April 1994 4th album "Conversation". The synth-horns of that time which also imbue that particular song by Suzuki were quite the symbol of champagne-and-caviar City Pop going well into the 1990s, although by that point, with the Bubble having collapsed, it was perhaps more sparkling wine-and-salmon roe.
Still, even if the economy hasn't been what it used to be in the high-flying latter half of the 1980s, the urban contemporary music in the final decade of the 20th century in Japan apparently hadn't gotten the memo yet. The Suzuki-penned "Kimi wa Boku janai" (You Ain't Me) has a title that is just as brassy as those synths. Yup, the swinging City Pop is in there and on further listening, I can also pick up a little New Jack Swing kicking in there. The number by the way is a track on her May 1995 first BEST compilation, "Singles & More", and since I couldn't find "Kimi wa Boku janai" in any of her previous albums, I guess it was part of the "More" as a new tune.
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