tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post2535831856074694997..comments2024-03-18T15:59:23.152-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Miho Yonemitsu & Yuko Anai -- Akiiro Concerto (秋色協奏曲)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-67587441874216645252016-05-05T11:43:53.560-04:002016-05-05T11:43:53.560-04:00Hi, J-Canuck.
Indeed, I remember reading about Bu...Hi, J-Canuck.<br /><br />Indeed, I remember reading about Burt Bacharach in some of your articles. However, I still had to listen to some of his stuff, which I finally did an hour ago, to just agree with you. "Shuushoku Kyousoukyoku", while recorded in 1991, offers a lot of early 60s elements. It also reminded me that, sometimes, when I'm listening to random J-Pop songs, my dad points out similarities to Motown and other genres from the past. I think that thi type of "sound rescue" is something the Japanese do very well... and probably even better than Americans nowadays.<br /><br />You're right about the drama thing. Hikaru Utada's "Flavor Of Life" just came to my mind, as there were two versions of it for a drama, and one of them was the "ballad version".<br /><br />Really, J-Canuck? haha. Stefano Pulga sounds so dated to me that I'd never think of it as a recent song. I love it, though.Marcos V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09531398685057099974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-58984467791492730392016-05-04T20:14:34.306-04:002016-05-04T20:14:34.306-04:00Hi, Marcos.
I've often mentioned his name in ...Hi, Marcos.<br /><br />I've often mentioned his name in some of my articles over the years that "Kayo Kyoku Plus" has been in existence but there is something gloriously 60s Burt Bacharach in the overarching string synths. "Shuushoku Kyousoukyoku" is a very sunny song and Yonemitsu and Anai's harmonies are why we have stereo. :)<br /><br />Comparing the original song and Oto's piano ballad cover, I think the former could be the official theme song for a J-Drama with the latter being the version used during one of the more introspective scenes.<br /><br />When I listened to Stefano Pulga, I thought that this was a recent song but as it turned out, his "If" album came out in 1984! It has got quite a lot of brio to it!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com