It's been a little over four months since the passing of Sentimental City Romance（センチメンタル・シティ・ロマンス）guitarist and vocalist Tokuo Nakano（中野督夫）so I thought before the end of the year, it would be nice to put up another song by SCR.
Always liked the cover for the band's December 1977 album "City Magic". There is that truck cab looking off into the cloudy sky and the road ahead, and it's the perfect picture for the launching track of "Highway Song". Written and composed by Nakano with co-lyricist credits to Masami Takeuchi（竹内正美）, it's indeed the type of tune that one would love to have on the car stereo when heading off on a vacation drive on the highways and byways going outside of the big city. Like a good traveling companion on the ride to anywhere, it's open, friendly and provides lots of fun.
There's a lot to love in "Highway Song" including the harmonies in the vocals, the steel pedal guitar and the good-natured banter between the roots rock and country.
Hi, Brian. I was listening to some of the album as I was typing the article down last night. Yeah, I think it might warrant a purchase from me next year.
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