Kinokuniya Band -- Hangin' Around

I first encountered Kinokuniya Band（紀の国屋バンド）through their cover of Taeko Ohnuki's（大貫妙子）"4AM" on their 1979 album "Street Sensation".

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Here is another song from that album, "Hangin' Around" although in the video above, vocalist Masako Takasaki（高崎昌子）identifies it as "Hangin' Around Downtown". Still, the vibe is definitely in that neighbourhood of the city whether you're taking that stroll through Tokyo's Ameyoko as shown in the top photograph or striding down glittery Omotesando. Unfortunately, I couldn't find out who wrote and composed "Hangin' Around", but it's chock full of Takasaki's rich voice, jazzy riffs and good dollops of bass. Makes one wonder what it must have been like being in Japan's largest metropolis at the turn of that decade.