The last time that I put up an Iruka（イルカ）article was New Year's Day this year, so now with 2019 almost up, I gather that it's time to write about another one of her songs.
I'm going way back here this time. In fact, this is Iruka's debut single as a solo singer. "Ano Koro no Boku wa" (Me Back Then) was released in October 1974, and to my ears, there is nothing like a proto-Iruka or an Iruka-in-development in how it sounds. This is quintessential Iruka: plaintive vocals and that sweet folk sound that I've heard in many of her songs back in the 1970s.
Her good friend Shozo Ise（伊勢正三）wrote and composed this story of looking back at an old school romance with a mix of regret and gratitude. I could say that it's the perfect kayo of reminiscence. The protagonist is probably wondering how his old flame is doing right now. As he is making coffee for himself, is she making for herself and her current husband?
The above has Iruka and Ise performing the song in concert. Wouldn't it be nice if Iruka could come back to the Kohaku Utagassen one more time?
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