It's been a while since I posted a Kumiko Hara（原久美子）song onto the blog. In fact, the last one was "Sentimental Balance"（狂ってるハカリ）back in 2022 from her 1981 album "Unhappy Birthday".
The kiddie-like yells of "paradise, paradise" haven't quite sold themselves onto me but the rest of "Paradise", another track on "Unhappy Birthday", is fine by me. Written by Arisu Sato（佐藤ありす）and composed by Hara herself, it's quite the favorable slow funk and soul that makes me think of the early 1970s rather than the early 1980s. Plus, Hara's vocals remind me a fair bit of the voice of Machiko Watanabe（渡辺真知子）. It's a pleasant Friday night tune to be heard while sipping that cocktail at home...although perhaps the volume could be toned down whenever "paradise, paradise" gets thrown out there.
If anyone has video of her singing, please link it.
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