After a weird and not particularly pleasant week, I'm happy to relax a bit and blow off some steam. This is somewhat ironic since today it seems as if a telecommunications glitch managed to leave a wide swath of houses without TV or Internet across Southern Ontario (at least) for a few hours (my problem over the past week) and yet, my network has been holding the fort (knocking furiously on wood). I'm not an especially optimistic person by nature so I have been glaring at the new modem and receiver whenever I get a chance to ensure that they comply with my wishes.
Hopefully, many beautiful days are on their way, despite the threatening weather outside. Strangely enough, here is "Beautiful Days" by that club-mastering clone of mine, Tomoyuki Tanaka（田中知之）, aka Fantastic Plastic Machine.
One of the tracks on his January 2001 album "beautiful.", "Beautiful Days" was written by FPM and composed by him and Dan Miyakawa. Considering that these are now the late stages of 2019, it's very nostalgic hearing even these sunny and comforting groovy beats while Haven L. Clayborne and Yoshie Nakano（中納良恵）from Ego-Wrappin' croon about the wistful dreams and hopes of the past versus the present. Nice music video as well about a couple of kids enjoying their suburban weekend. Meanwhile, FPM is looking over them like a distant babysitter.
If you're seeking to listen to something happy and calming but with some kick, here you go.
Hello J-Canuck,
ReplyDeleteThis song is such an ear worm. I bought the FMP double album back in the day and it was chock full of catchy songs like this.
You’ve already done articles on a few of them including Why Not and City Lights.
Thanks for finding the video for this song. I did not know it existed. In the comments the girl in the video actually appeared and revealed that she, and her brother who is the boy in the video, was tracked down by the makers of the video after seeing her featured in some fashion magazine.
It was almost like they stalked her, she said.
And speaking of Tomoyuki Tanaka, after watching this video I do agree, I could believe he is a clone and/or a lost twin of yours.
Thanks.
Hello again.
DeleteYeah, FPM knows his hooks. This one especially is cool and comforting.
I did see that comment by the young lady who had appeared in the video. As for the producers who tracked her down...I hope she and her parents weren't too spooked out. :)