Number: 099
Lyricist: Reiko Yukawa
Composer: Yasuhiro Abe
Arranger: Akira Inoue
From Inagaki's 1983 album "Shylights"
Lining up with masters like Kyohei Tsutsumi（筒美京平）, needless to say but the songwriting sense of Yasuhiro Abe（安部恭弘）is the biggest thing to listen for when it comes to the iconic "Long Version" which was contributed to Junichi Inagaki's（稲垣潤一）2nd album "Shylights". Additionally, Reiko Yukawa（湯川れい子）leaves quite an impression with phrases such as "I'd only wanted a single play, but before I knew it, I got the long version", and Akira Inoue（井上鑑）provides a splendid arrangement which really hits the mark.
The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).
I like the song, but the first two words that come to mind when watching the video is Melancholy and Defeatism!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the protagonist doesn't strike me as being the most dependable or committed fellow. He just wants the carefree life of loving them and leaving them. No doubt about the melody and arrangement, though. Both the original and the cover by Abe himself are top-notch.
DeleteBy they way I am pretty sure the woman in the video is 高木美保 and I think this is one of her first gigs (if not the her very first gig) in 1983.
ReplyDeleteOh, good heavens...I used to remember Takagi in a number of those trendy dramas back in the late 80s/early 90s.
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