There are always those times when children think they are grown-ups or want to show that they are grown-ups by putting on make-up or clothes that are way too big. Of course, the parents get all gushy and smiley. Then, the kids actually do grow up and the parents may have different reactions.
That was the impression I got while I was listening to Hidemi Ishikawa's（石川秀美）December 1983 3rd album "Semi-Sweet" and specifically one track, "Watashi wa Otona" (I'm An Adult). Ishikawa was actually around 17 when she recorded this so I'm assuming that the protagonist in the song is someone going through the rebellious stage and storming out the house.
Written by SHOW and composed by Yuuichiro Oda（小田裕一郎）, this is a somewhat out-of-the-ordinary aidoru tune with the slightly spooky background chorus, the Dazz Band-like synths in there, and the rumbling percussion contrasted with the squeaky vocals of Ishikawa. Not sure whether Oda and the other producers were trying to show off their aidoru's persona in "Watashi wa Otona" as someone insisting of her adulthood despite the fact that she certainly didn't sound like an adult but the effect worked on me.
For readers who do not know who the lyricist "SHOW” who wrote this song is, "SHOW" is a pseudonym for 吉田勝 (Shōichi Yoshida). Oh and by the way It is just me, or does the little girl in what I think to be an AI-generated image have four hands?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information, Brian. And by the way, the girl may not be an adult but she's certainly a mutant! X-Men Forever! 😁
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