Well, I was going for a "My Neighbour Totoro" style of thing when I asked Bing to make the iconic scene from that Studio Ghibli movie, but it didn't quite come out that way. However, I figure that if I did obtain a good likeness of that shot, I may have had Hayao Miyazaki and his legal team unleashing both Totoro and Yubaba on my person.
Anyways, no heavy rain here in the Greater Toronto Area, but I wanted to spotlight a future Yutaka Kimura Speaks entry and that would be Kunio Muramatsu's（村松邦男）"Rainy Day". A track from his January 1985 album "Roman", it was written and composed by the singer-songwriter. It contains a nice combination of synthesizer and twangy guitar along with Muramatsu's floaty delivery, and despite the inclement weather, it feels quite refreshing and uplifting...kinda like how Kayo Grace and Mr. Calico look above and below. I don't think it quite qualifies as a City Pop tune but it makes for a very pleasant pop song ride.
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