Not sure how this idea came about but last night, it got into my mind (through inception?) about how Japanese popular music shared one trope with Western pop material in that there have been plenty of songs with female names in the titles. Of course, we have Paul Anka's "Diana", Kool & The Gang's "Joanna" and TOTO's "Rosanna". Well, over the years of KKP, I've noticed that kayo kyoku and J-Pop has had its share already listed, so just to keep myself busy on this very snowy Sunday, here is a short list of such songs. I'll probably get a short list of male names up next week.
(1976) Junko Ohashi -- Cathy no Uwasa （キャシーの噂）
(1979) Hirofumi Bamba -- Sachiko
(1981) Nyc Nyusa -- Sachiko（サチコ）
(1981) Mariya Takeuchi -- Linda
(1984) Yasuhiro Abe -- Irene （アイリーン）
I the only song I knew with the name 'Irene' in it before just now was "come on irene' by the Dexys Midnight Runners. Hirofumi Bamba's Sachiko continues be popular, oh and I am happy to see Junko Ohashi -- Cathy no Uwasa from that interesting year of 1976!
ReplyDeleteHi Brian. Actually the Dexy's Midnight Runners' song is titled "Come On, Eileen", but for the longest time, I'd wondered whether Abe's masterpiece was titled "Irene" or "Eileen".
DeleteNice catch! Thanks for the correction
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