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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Yasuhiro Suzuki -- Suteki ni Cinderella Complex (素敵にシンデレラ・コンプレックス)


Another pleasant discovery. A few years ago, I wrote about the first Hiromi Go(郷ひろみ)song that I had on any media in my household, "Suteki ni Cinderella Complex" (Wonderful Cinderella Complex). It was on a compilation tape of Japanese music that I had purchased at Wah Yueh back in university, and even earlier, I had seen Go himself perform it on the 1983 Kohaku Utagassen. Go sang it like a dramatic disco tango as he took over the Shibuya NHK stage like the world's biggest Latin Lover.


The legendary lyricist Yu Aku(阿久悠)and Off-Course(オフコース)member Yasuhiro Suzuki(鈴木康博)collaborated to create yet another hit for Go. What I didn't realize that Suzuki himself did his own cover of "Suteki ni Cinderella Complex" the following year in 1984 as the B-side to his 4th single, "STARLIGHT SERENADE" when it came out in November.

Suzuki's version is quite different with more of a City Pop vibe, especially one felt while driving down a highway to the nearest resort. The drama is still intact but instead of the action happening at a night club downtown, the setting might be more apropos to a beachside inn. In any case, it's a refreshing cover of the old Go hit.

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