Kashiwabara's 22nd single was released on New Year's Day 1985 and was Miyuki Nakajima's（中島みゆき） 4th and last song she created for the Osakan aidoru. I was a bit surprised at the pedigree behind this ballad, since it sounds somewhat unlike the songs that I usually identify with Nakajima: alternately folksy and strong with purpose. "Lonely Canary" comes across as a 1950s Mickey-and-Bobby Jo tune complete with poodle skirts and drive-in theatre popcorn. I would have associated the song more with early Mariya Takeuchi（竹内まりや）. "Lonely Canary" got as high as No. 9 on Oricon.
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.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Yoshie Kashiwabara -- Lonely Canary （ロンリー・カナリア）
Kashiwabara's 22nd single was released on New Year's Day 1985 and was Miyuki Nakajima's（中島みゆき） 4th and last song she created for the Osakan aidoru. I was a bit surprised at the pedigree behind this ballad, since it sounds somewhat unlike the songs that I usually identify with Nakajima: alternately folksy and strong with purpose. "Lonely Canary" comes across as a 1950s Mickey-and-Bobby Jo tune complete with poodle skirts and drive-in theatre popcorn. I would have associated the song more with early Mariya Takeuchi（竹内まりや）. "Lonely Canary" got as high as No. 9 on Oricon.
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