I'm not sure whether Alcoholics Anonymous would appreciate the sentiments expressed in this particular song, but I heard this one, "Sake Akari" (The Light of the Drink) by enka singer Hiroshi Miyama（三山ひろし）last night on NHK's "Shin BS Nihon no Uta"（新BS日本の歌）as his 20th single from January 2025.
Usually when it comes to Miyama's enka tunes, I've gotten his exhortations on the grand nature of the countryside which is a common enka trope. However, this time around, the native of Kochi Prefecture is singing about the healing qualities of a good drink and companionship at the local nomiya. Written by Daizo Saito（さいとう大三）and composed by Tetsuya Gen（弦哲也）, the gentle beckoning melody seems to be a reflection (literal and figurative) of the welcoming and glistening light of the just-as-gentle sloshing of the alcohol, most likely sake, made from the purest water. Perhaps even the mesmerizing effects of the sake moving about is enough to bring some ASMR recovery. "Sake Akari" reached No. 14 on Oricon.
I also heard his "Hokkai Minato Bushi"（北海港節）last night which was the last article I did on Miyama back in 2023.
The first video I need watch on Youtube and the second claims to be private so I can't watch it at all. I was never and am not a big drinker but I can dig this song!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of not being able to watch something, our weekly broadcast of "Uta Con" didn't happen today although there was one scheduled. I was wondering whether there were too many Disney or other Western songs included in the lineup. I think you mentioned "Coffee Rumba". There was also the Hiromi Go cover of "Livin' La Vida Loca" and a rendition of "What a Wonderful World" which could have been enough for Jme to say that they simply couldn't show the series due to copyright issues. :(
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