It's been a while since I last put up an article for Rie Ida（井田リエ）& 42nd Street and I've got this relatively quieter song by her and the band. This song is "Kaーkeーhiーki" (Bargaining) from their November 1980 album "Step In My Heart" and though a number of definitions exist for this term which is written in kanji as「駆け引き」, I gather that Kayako Taiji's*（太地夏夜子）lyrics describe about the give-and-take of love in a relationship which can unfortunately snap like an overstretched cord.
Mitsuhiro Sonoyama's（園山光博）melody is a laidback one, heard as a slow strut as if one of the partners in the relationship is taking a cooling-off walk in a que sera sera way. It's some nice old-fashioned soul for the good ol' soul. Love the Latin guitar solo here.
*I tried tracking down the correct way to say the lyricist's family name but couldn't confirm it here, and Jisho has given a number of readings for it. If anyone is able to inform me of the proper reading, I would appreciate it.
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