Why not go for some Kengo Kurozumi(黒住憲五)AOR? I found this B-side to his 1982 single "My Sweet Lady" titled "Lusia" which evokes plenty of hammock swaying and blue sky and refreshing cocktails. With music by Kurozumi, lyrics by Naoko Nishio(西尾尚子)and arrangement by Masaki Matsubara(松原正樹), there's something rather familiar with some of that arrangement during the refrain...maybe a bit of Anzen Chitai(安全地帯)? But I also detected some hint of an American AOR ballad from long ago, too.
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.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Kengo Kurozumi -- Lusia
Why not go for some Kengo Kurozumi(黒住憲五)AOR? I found this B-side to his 1982 single "My Sweet Lady" titled "Lusia" which evokes plenty of hammock swaying and blue sky and refreshing cocktails. With music by Kurozumi, lyrics by Naoko Nishio(西尾尚子)and arrangement by Masaki Matsubara(松原正樹), there's something rather familiar with some of that arrangement during the refrain...maybe a bit of Anzen Chitai(安全地帯)? But I also detected some hint of an American AOR ballad from long ago, too.
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