Also, not sure whether this Kanako Wada（和田加奈子）tune was ever associated with "Kimagure Orange Road"（きまぐれオレンジロード）despite the thumbnail above, but regardless of anime affiliations, "Music ni Katayosete" (Let The Music Carry Me) is a lovely tune to hear right now. There's some boss sax in there and that arrangement of West Coast pop, thanks to Yuji Toriyama（鳥山雄司）. Wada was responsible for the lyrics while Ken Sato（佐藤健）took care of this melody that is representative of what I loved about plain ol' Japanese pop music in the 1980s. And the protagonist in this story looks to be echoing the same sentiments as she requests for some of that good-time music that she and someone close to her once listened to. Is it a former love or someone that didn't quite get to that level? Who knows?
"Music ni Katayosete" is a track on Wada's December 1987 album "KANA". Good to have her company again.
It's been such a long time since I watched KOR that I don't remember whether this particular song was used, but I do distinctly remember Kanako's voice from the theme music and one episode where Kyosuke meets a female singer in a group also voiced by her. Very good singer.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I never became a KOR fan but I soon realized that Wada contributed quite a few of her songs to the anime. Her first album "Tenderness" was a bit hit-and-miss but things were looking up with her succeeding releases.
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