I've got a feeling that much of singer-songwriter and rocker Eikichi Yazawa's（矢沢永吉）uptempo output is so kickass that he could probably consider renting out his songs to action shows as character theme tunes. The numbers themselves would be able to beat down a rival gang into submission.
Case in point: "The Trouble Man" was a coupling song to his May 1995 38th single "Aozora"（青空...Blue Sky）. This would be an ideal theme song for any sort of vigilante hero cleaning up his once-pristine neighbourhood, along the lines of Marvel's The Punisher. And who wouldn't like a moniker like The Trouble Man as a title signifying someone that can terrify evildoers to slink back into their dark holes? I've also got the perfect introductory B-movie line for him as well: "Baby, I don't look for trouble...I am trouble! I am the Trouble Man!"
The thing is, though, "The Trouble Man" was used as a theme song for the fighting video game "Vampire", otherwise known as "Darkstalkers" outside of Asia. Good choice, too, since I think that it was around this time that vampires were looking less like nobility with fangs and more like dissolute rockers with fangs. More David Bowie than Bela Lugosi.
Another fun fact is that while Yazawa composed and arranged "The Trouble Man", singer-songwriter Andrew Gold came up with the boastful lyrics. Yeah, the same Andrew Gold who came up with "Thank You for Being a Friend" all the way back in 1978.
It's always funny to see different sectors of entertainment converge from interesting coincidences. I'd never thought I'd see the day were Eikichi Yazawa, Darkstalkers, and Golden Girls would all somehow be connected because of one song lol.
ReplyDeleteHi, Rocket. That would be one great trivia question to ask. Until recently, I didn't know that Gold was one member of the 80s duo Wax which came up with "Building a Bridge to Your Heart".
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