Number: 082
Lyricist: Motoharu Sano
Composer: Motoharu Sano
Arranger: Motoharu Sano
From the 1982 album: "Niagara Triangle Vol. 2"
"Manhattan Bridge ni Tatazunde" is not simply a stoic rock tune; it also shows Motoharu（佐野元春）at his most charming whenever he sings this sort of romantic love song. The combination of his tough voice and the Spector-like pop sound is also marvelous. Along with his remarkable abilities as a melody maker, there is a lively sense of reality within the "city" that occasionally displays a cynical view that is difficult to express as a professional lyricist.
The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).
Today is already November 2 in the Eastern Hemisphere, which means happy 60th birthday to one of the most beautiful women in Japanese rock, Princess Princess and Voodoo Hawaiians guitarist, singer and songwriter Kanako Nakayama! As much as I appreciate her work with PuriPuri, I'm also interested in her contributions outside the band with Voodoo Hawaiians and as a solo artist, especially her ending theme to the 1997 anime Legend of Basara, Plumeria no Saku Basho E I've listened to it on YouTube many times and all I can say it's a banger!
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