Hiromi Go -- Anata ga Ita kara Boku ga Ita（あなたがいたから僕がいた）

 

In continuing for one more post following last night's writeup on Miki Hirayama & Maki Nomiya's（平山みき・野宮真貴） "Artist"（アーティスト）which was a part of the Kyohei Tsutsumi（筒美京平） tribute on "Uta Con"（うたコン）last night, I have here another song by another guest on last night's broadcast.

Unlike "Artist" which was a recently newly-found song by the golden combination of lyricist Jun Hashimoto（橋本淳）and composer Tsutsumi, Hiromi Go's（郷ひろみ）"Anata ga Ita kara Boku ga Ita" (I'm Here Because You Were Here) was released all the way back in August 1976 as his 18th single and as another Hashimoto & Tsutsumi concoction. I can already hear those deeper yet nasal tones that would represent the Go voice for me all these years. It's an upbeat tune about a man's gratitude toward his significant other for going through both the good and bad times with him.

Go had pointed out though in the talk segment before he performed "Anata ga Ita kara Boku ga Ita" that the message in the hit song could easily apply to his relationship with Tsutsumi. Basically, he said if it hadn't been for the legendary composer, he wouldn't be here. The song would peak at No. 2 on Oricon and end up as the 46th-ranked single of the year. Go would also perform it at the Kohaku Utagassen that year but before that he had accepted a Japan Record Award so he would be standing with his fellow Shin-Gosanke（新御三家）members, Hideki Saijo（西城秀樹）and Goro Noguchi（野口五郎）with their own awards that night.