Encountering this single by Miki Hirayama（平山みき）recently, I couldn't help but feel the similarity between it and her most famous hit from a few years earlier, "Manatsu no Dekigoto" (真夏の出来事）, especially in the intro.
But perhaps this was intentional. Anyways, I'm talking about Hirayama's 10th single from June 1974, "Ureta Kajitsu" (Ripe Fruit) and yep, Jun Hashimoto's（橋本淳）lyrics even include a partial reference to the singer's big hit through "...natsu no dekigoto". Not surprisingly, "Ureta Kajitsu", about another torrid summer romance on the beach, was written and composed by the same duo behind "Manatsu no Dekigoto", the aforementioned Hashimoto and Kyohei Tsutsumi（筒美京平）. The arrangement by Tsutsumi is indeed rather similar to the earlier song but I think this particular song is slightly more laidback.
Miki Hirayama has a very unique and interesting voice! the score is more laidback than Miki's to my ears very jazzy voice!
ReplyDeleteYeah, come to think of it, she has that smoky huskiness in her voice so jazz does come to mind. If I remember correctly, she has done some City Pop which has been a starting point for some jazz singers.
DeleteLooks like I need to do some research! I would like to know more about the city pop singer who made a transition to Jazz!
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