The calendar year may be done with summer but summer is not done with us here in Toronto. It was quite warm and humid out there this weekend, not that many people would complain. My family didn't have the air conditioner on, mind you, but in my tiny room, I needed that electric fan on all afternoon...and right now even.
As such, let's keep on with the summer-themed kayo if possible. I think that I still have at least a couple of more before the autumn truly does roll in. We can start with Seiko Matsuda's（松田聖子）"Lemonade no Natsu" (Lemonade Summer), the B-side to her 9th single "Nagisa no Balcony"（渚のバルコニー）from April 1982.
Created by the same duo behind the A-side, lyricist Takashi Matsumoto（松本隆）and composer Karuho Kureta（呉田軽穂）, aka Yuming（ユーミン）, "Lemonade no Natsu" rather follows the same kayo formula of a cheery melody underlying a sad story of a woman dawdling over her lemonade at a café while reminiscing over a romance that has recently ended. Dang, if I didn't look up Matsumoto's lyrics, I could have sworn that Seiko-chan was just skipping along the beach with her dog to that beat.
Still, my compliments to arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa（新川博）who brought about that sunshine and gloss for "Lemonade no Natsu" which still sounds pretty sweet rather than sour. Like "Nagisa no Balcony", the B-side was also placed into her 5th album "Pineapple" from May 1982 which hit No. 1 and stayed there for 5 straight weeks!
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