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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Yuri Kunizane -- Hishochi no Sagan(避暑地のサガン)

 

I remember back in the early 1980s when astronomer Carl Sagan brought out his TV series "Cosmos" on PBS. If I had been a little older, I would have been more attuned to what he was saying but to be honest, I don't remember much aside from his pronunciation of the word "billions", something that late-night show host Johnny Carson loved to parody.

"Cosmos" was a program that left me rather mystified. What has also mystified me is an early song by aidoru Yuri Kunizane(国実百合)titled "Hishochi no Sagan" (Summer Resort Sagan). I don't believe that it has anything to do with the astronomer and the melody by Tetsuji Hayashi(林哲司)doesn't have one iota of spacy wondrousness. Instead, it's a very down-to-earth Motown-style boogie pop tune with lyrics by Reiji Aso(麻生麗二)that was a track on her July 1988 debut album "Summer in Blue". The cover of her dressed up like Sandra Dee sitting by an old-fashioned radio tells a lot.

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