Kiyotaka Sugiyama -- Mugon no Dialogue（無言のDIALOGUE）

 

It wouldn't be Urban Contemporary Friday on "Kayo Kyoku Plus" without an 80s City Pop tune, so I finally have one for today.

There was an article for velvet-voiced Kiyotaka Sugiyama's（杉山清貴）"Kaze no LONELY WAY"（風のLONELY WAY）, the former Omega Tribe（オメガトライブ）frontman's 5th single from January 1988 which was one of the many ending themes for NTV's "Kayo Suspense Gekijo"（火曜サスペンス劇場...The Tuesday Suspense Drama）. I gather that the song composed by Tetsuji Hayashi（林哲司）and sung by the smooth Sugiyama worked well as a poignant urbane tune for the hero and the villain headed for jail each episode.

But the B-side "Mugon no Dialogue" (Dialogue Without Words) is another bittersweet Hayashi composition although there is no crime involved...at least, not one punishable by a jail term. Nope, the malfeasance involved here is the criminal loss of opportunity as a fellow runs into an old flame by chance in the megalopolis. He then realizes that he still has feelings for the lady although it's evident that she has moved on quite happily. His reassuring spoken words are covering up the words that are lingering in his broken heart. Those lyrics by Kumiko Aoki（青木久美子）are adorned by the typical Omega Tribe-friendly arrangement of bluesy saxophone, bass and keyboards.