Yuriko Ohmori -- Rai Rai Mirai（来・来・未来）

 

Probably this will be today's final entry and this month's final entry before we enter September. I just read in the newspaper that none of the days in August here in Toronto hit 30 degrees Celsius, although the Humidex did go above that. Still, that achievement (or disappointment, if you're really into summer) may gain some envy from at least some of the Japanese who have been suffering through a very torrid summer. But what I've also read is that the Labour Day long weekend will get some really hot temperatures.

Anyways, last year just when the winter was starting, I decided to get cute and post something that would reflect that fact with Yuriko Ohmori's（大森有里子）"Fuyu no Hito"（冬の人...Winter Fellow） which was the B-side to her 1981 debut single "Rai Rai Mirai"（Come Come Future）. "Fuyu no Hito" is a pretty calming and chamomile tea-friendly song though the lyrics describe a woman's resentments against a cold former beau.

I noted in that article that "Fuyu no Hito" was pretty close to being labeled as Fashion Music although the protagonist probably wanted to throw rocks instead of peeling grapes. Well, with "Rai Rai Mirai", I swear that there is something in that jaunty rhythm that made me consider if the song was approaching exotic kayo levels. The same three people involved with that B-side were also behind the A-side: lyricist Akira Ito（伊藤アキラ）, composer Ohmori and arranger Tetsuji Hayashi（林哲司）. Lyrically, there is that bittersweet feeling once more as a woman wants to forget her past romance and go ahead with a potential new love interest but memories about the ex are still holding her back. Tug of war and love, indeed.💔