Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Mamiko Takai -- Cinderella-tachi e no Dengon(シンデレラたちへの伝言)


About as dreamy as an aidoru song can get, the future Mrs. Yasushi Akimoto(秋元康, aka Mamiko Takai(高井麻巳子)started her solo career, apart from the mother group of Onyanko Club(おニャン子クラブ), with "Cinderella-tachi e no Dengon" (A Word to All You Cinderellas).


Takai's debut single of June 1986 was written by Masao Urino(売野雅勇and composed by Masahiro Hatta(八田雅弘seems to be more a description of herself as a Cinderella rather than a message for other potential Cinderellas, as how a fantasy world can burst forth into being just from one kiss. Being in a slightly snarky mood tonight (my new laptop has been getting a little naughty on me already), I was gonna say that it was the medication having too much of an effect.

The arrangement is what I would expect from an aidoru tune of the 1980s but I noticed that cello in there to give the song a bit more depth. "Cinderella-tachi e no Dengon" was actually used as a theme song for Onyanko Club's variety show, "Yuyake Nyan Nyan"夕やけニャンニャン), and it was a hit out of the home park immediately for Takai as it reached No. 1 and became the 41st-ranked single of the year. It was also a track on her debut album "Itoguchi"(いとぐち)which was released in January 1987. According to Jisho.org, itoguchi could be defined as either the beginning or a clue.

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