Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Masamichi Sugi -- Rambling Bird

 

Number: 090

Lyricist: Masamichi Sugi

Composer: Masamichi Sugi

Arranger: Masamichi Sugi

From the 1986 album "Sabrina"

"Rambling Bird" is Masamichi Sugi's（杉真理）version of "Free as a Bird" that encapsulates his own thoughts of a bird trying to fly up into the great big sky but can't. This particular song is relatively unusual within his discography in that it's something which possesses a comfortable bossa nova rhythm with a charming melody which seems to drift slowly through the air. Personally, I've always preferred the period when he himself did all of the arrangements.

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