Masayuki Kishi -- Modern Museum

 

The above is indeed a photo collage of John Lennon taken at what was the world's only official John Lennon Museum located in Saitama Super Arena. I went there in its last few weeks of existence, and well, it had everything that a Lennon fan would want to see including some shots of Liverpool. Why it was placed into a sports stadium, I have no idea but maybe the owners got some sort of deal on discounted rent.

Regardless, it's been a while since singer-songwriter Masayuki Kishi（岸正之）has gotten his name on a KKP byline but I've got a song of his right here. "Modern Museum" is a track on his 1984 album "Pretender". Kazuko Kobayashi（小林和子）wrote the lyrics of comparing a romantic breakup and its aftermath to a piece of art. Meanwhile, Kishi provided the music that ought to get honourary status as a truly American West Coast AOR tune. That piano sounds like it just came over from helping out Kenny Loggins in the recording studio.

If I'm not mistaken, my last article on Kishi was "Machikado no Pretender"（街角のプリテンダー）which was also a track on "Pretender".