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Friday, January 10, 2025

Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Original Love -- Ryuusei Toshi(流星都市)

 


Number: 092

Lyricist: Takao Tajima

Composer: Takao Tajima

Arranger: Original Love

From the 1995 album "Rainbow Race"

It may have the same name as Chu Kosaka's(小坂忠)song but it is a different animal, and on top of that, it's undoubtedly a great tune as well. Original Love's "Ryuusei Toshi" is a medium-tempo ballad with a gentle blue-eyed soul feel riding on top of a city soul rhythm. Realizing that the night view while driving on an expressway is beautiful, there is also the point of seeing the lights of the city as stars in the galaxy which is the best.

The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).

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