Friday, November 8, 2024

Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Hi-Fi Set -- Mizuiro no Wagon(水色のワゴン)

 



Number: 083

Lyricist: Shun Taguchi

Composer: Toshihiko Yamamoto

Arranger: Hiroshi Shinkawa

From the 1984 album: "Pasadena Park"

"Mizuiro no Wagon" (Light Blue Wagon) shows a guy coming across a car with a local number plate and then taking a short trip led by his heart to a nostalgic street corner via an expressway running through the city. The group, which was with CBS/Sony at the time, has a song strongly reminiscent of "Sunao ni Naritai"(素直になりたい)which was created by Masamichi Sugi(杉真理), but it's also a number that feels like it was truly penned by the Hi-Fi Set(ハイファイセット)members. The gorgeous harmonies are there as usual, and Hiroshi Shinkawa's(新川博)arrangement which hits the key points is also splendid.

The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).

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