OK...I couldn't (and still can't as of this writing) embed Yasuhiro Abe's（安部恭弘）video into my article regarding his song a few minutes ago, but I'm fine here with singer-songwriter Makoto Iwabuchi（岩淵まこと）. Go figure on TGIF.
In any case, whereas Abe's "Kanojo ni Dry na Martini wo"（彼女にドライなマティーニを）is the equivalent of high and mighty and frenetic painting of the town red in Bubble Era Tokyo, Iwabuchi's "Moonlight Flight" is much more laidback and Margaritaville relaxing. The flute and the strings hint at that literal ride in the sky as the singer serenades listeners like a mix of lonesome cowboy and Hawaiian crooner.
"Moonlight Flight" is a track on his October 1977 debut album "Super Moon" which also shares space with "Whiskey Drive"（ウィスキー・ドライブ） which I wrote back in August. Interestingly enough, the song also came out as a single much later...in 1995. This year has been quite the good discovery of Iwabuchi.
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