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Other people who are apparently having a good morning? The couple in "Futari no Asa" (Morning for Two), a track on singer-songwriter Tomoko Soryo's(惣領智子)1977 album "City Lights by the Moonlight". It joins "I Say Who" and the title track (there is a link to the former via the article for the latter) on KKP.
Compared to the Motown of "I Say Who" and the nightclub-friendly "City Lights by the Moonlight", "Futari no Asa" really does sound like a morning City Pop tune of the 1970s. Soryo's melody and her then-husband Yasunori Soryo's(惣領泰則)arrangement create the slightly woozy feeling of waking up and then greeting a glorious morning over breakfast or brunch. Kohei Oikawa(及川恒平)is responsible for the lyrics. It's quite the stress buster, thanks to the soothing combination of Soryo's whispery vocals, the Fender Rhodes, the strings, the flute and everything else.
There is a bit of an unintentional "trick" in the middle of the song when it seems to feel like "Futari no Asa" is about to end but then picks up again quickly. Maybe it's the melodic representation of the couple opting to get those five extra minutes of shuteye before finally getting out of bed.
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