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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I would like to give credit where credit is due. Videos are from YouTube and other sources such as NicoNico while Oricon rankings and other information are translated from the Japanese Wikipedia unless noted.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Kingo Hamada -- Rainy Heart
The above is a shot from the platform of JR Ichigaya Station near where I used to work for several years. Just off to the right, you can see some man-made fishing ponds where Tokyoites can execute their hobby right in the middle of the megalopolis. Never did it myself since I left that childhood custom years ago.
Some Sunday City Pop to start off today. I've got Kingo Hamada's（浜田金吾）(although I'm aware that he now goes by the kanji濱田金吾) "Rainy Heart" from his August 1983 album"Mugshot", and the song has got his brand of good ol' funk backed up with some pumped-up horns and Hiroshi Sato's（佐藤博）keyboards while he trips the light fantastic with his vocals. Nice tune to accompany that brunch of Eggs Benedict and coffee.
The title might have precipitation but the overall song has plenty of sunshine or moonlight depending on which time you would prefer to imagine. Whatever the case, the skies are nice and clear while listening to this one. Hamada was behind the groovy music while Yasushi Akimoto（秋元康）took care of the lyrics.
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