Composed by Watanabe herself and written by Ryo Shoji (東海林良）, it was picked up as a commercial jingle for Kanebo Cosmetics. For me, it struck me as being a very car radio-friendly tune to be played in the summer.
I've been a fan of Japanese popular music for 40 years, and have managed to collect a lot of material during that time. So I decided I wanted to talk about Showa Era music with like-minded fans. My particular era is the 70s and 80s (thus the "kayo kyoku"). The plus part includes a number of songs and artists from the last 30 years and also the early kayo. So, let's talk about New Music, aidoru, City Pop and enka.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Machiko Watanabe -- Kuchibiru yo, Atsuku Kimi wo Katare (唇よ、熱く君を語れ）
Composed by Watanabe herself and written by Ryo Shoji (東海林良）, it was picked up as a commercial jingle for Kanebo Cosmetics. For me, it struck me as being a very car radio-friendly tune to be played in the summer.
She was perhaps my favorite aritist while I lived in Japan from 1977 to 1982. Kamomegatondahi first caught my attention but I would say Mayoimichi is my favorite single followed by Kuchibiru yo...
ReplyDeleteI happen to be returning for a reunion this month and am researching songs should the karaoke opportunity present itself (most probably).
Hi there, and thanks for the comment. I think you were right there when City Pop and the 2nd big aidoru boom just got off the launch pad. "Mayoi Michi" is a lovely song and I'm gonna have to cover that one as well soon.
ReplyDeleteYup, it wouldn't be a reunion without karaoke. Just curious but what is your No. 18(十八番)...your go-to song at the karaoke box or bar? For me, it will always be Yukiguni by Yoshi Ikuzo and then Takashi Hosokawa's Kita Sakaba. If I go into a pop direction, I usually go for Anzen Chitai or Mariko Takahashi.
Take care,
J-Canuck