I've been so accustomed to seeing Yasuyuki Okamura（岡村靖幸） as he is now: Japan's funkiest corporate section chief, thanks to his performance of "Viva Namida", I've had to remind myself that he was once a young buck of the 1980s.
Case in point: his 7th single all the way back in September 1988, "Bible". Written and composed by the singer with help in arrangement by the late Nobuo Ariga（有賀啓雄）, I can readily see and hear that Okamura was all about the funk right from the beginning. And man, would you get a load of the music video with the neon designs and Okamura making like a Michael Jackson wannabe?
She was only responsible for one line in the song, but I am wondering who the lady behind that delivery was. Alas, I have yet to find out. Plus, if there were one criticism about the video, it would be that Okamura's band was turned to stone a little too early. Even for a four-minute song, "Bible" did speed by like a bullet, and you bass addicts should be able to revel in it.
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