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.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Michiko Takaoka -- Mawari Tourou（まわり燈籠）
Came across this song a few months ago and took a liking to it for its spritely arrangement as a folk/pop song.
"Mawari Tourou" (The Turning Hanging Lantern) was singer-songwriter Michiko Takaoka's（高岡美智子）7th and final single released in July 1981. I couldn't find the lyrics for the song online but I think that the singer is encapsulating the passion of love within that lantern as it keeps turning and turning despite all of the existential storms that may surround it. Perhaps it is a bittersweet story but the galloping beat of "Mawari Tourou" keeps things pretty light, all things considered.
The husky-voiced Takaoka debuted in 1974 with her November single "Watashi no Koto nara Ki ni Shinakutemo Ii wa"（私の事なら気にしなくてもいいわ...No Need to Worry About Me） and along with her singles, she released two albums with the latter one also being called "Mawari Tourou" from 1981.
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