Sachiko Nishida -- Anata no Kurai Jounetsu（あなたの暗い情熱）

 

Well, after all of the technological sturm und drang that I've had to go through this past week, and it seems as if every electronic device had wanted to gaslight me in some way, I'm ready for that stiff drink now. However, I don't really drink.

Therefore, I will settle for the music version of a good tasty cocktail. That would be in the form of Sachiko Nishida's（西田佐知子）song "Anata no Kurai Jounetsu" (Your Dark Passions). A track on her July 1977 album "Itsumo no Gogo"（いつもの午後...The Usual Afternoon）, this combination of 1970s City Pop, Mancini-esque jazzy lounge and light pop, does make for a pretty potent mixture to calm down one's nerves. Time to contemplate one's fortunes on that balcony at sunset.

Created by that wonder duo of lyricist Jun Hashimoto（橋本淳）and composer Kyohei Tsutsumi（筒美京平）, the story is a tad more bittersweet as Nishida sings languidly about a woman begging her paramour to let her go since she feels that she would never be able to ultimately satisfy him in the long term. Plus his wife may be an issue as well. I'd probably say that this is another kayo kyoku example of a beautiful melody supporting some sad lyrics.