I've often used the Orange Mimosa as a slight gag especially within any of the Resort Pop articles in the blog over the years since I had first heard it as a punchline in "The Incredibles" back in the early 2000s. Unfortunately though I've never had the pleasure of drinking one and it does appear rather engaging according to the above video by Food Lovin' Family.
Well, half of that cocktail name popped up on "Uta Con"（うたコン）on Tuesday night when vocal group The Gospellers（ゴスペラーズ）made their appearance. "Mimosa" was their October 2004 single to commemorate their 10th anniversary. The soul ballad had been created by members Kaoru Kurosawa and Yutaka Yasuoka（黒沢薫・安岡優）with singer-songwriter Mari Sasaki（佐々木真里）helping out on the lyrics and though the name can also refer to the flower, all involved had that tall glass of a Mimosa in mind as an analogy for a love song intended for the ideal woman. Nobuyuki Shimizu（清水信之）was the arranger here.
Reaching as high as No. 3 on Oricon, "Mimosa" went Gold and it was The Gospellers' golden ticket for their fourth appearance on NHK's Kohaku Utagassen at the end of 2004. The ballad was also used in a Toyota Isis commercial.
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