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Friday, July 14, 2023

Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Eiichi Ohtaki feat. Rajie -- Velvet Motel

 

Number: 014

Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto

Composer: Eiichi Ohtaki

Arranger: Eiichi Ohtaki

From Ohtaki's 1981 album: "A Long Vacation"

Just like poetry which reads like that love story and with a melody that seems like a landscape photograph fluttering in the wind, one can spend a calm early afternoon at the setting of the Velvet Motel. Backed by a captivating Niagara rhythm pattern that spontaneously borrows from rock band MAMALAID RAG, the banter with Rajie is also unique. It's a splendid battle of sharp wits with a few curve balls thrown in.

The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).

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