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Today is supposedly the last day of our current heat wave and yep, it was a hot one as I walked the concrete in midtown Toronto to meet up with a couple of friends for lunch at Kinton Ramen. I had a pretty tasty if spicy mazemen and I found myself having to deal with my own "ring of fire" issues later on in the day.
Anyways, to keep on with this summer theme, I have here "Summer Tour" by rock band RC Succession（RCサクセション）as their 12th single from June 1982. Written and composed by vocalist Kiyoshiro Imawano（忌野清志郎）and guitarist Reichi Nakaido（仲井戸麗市）, the arrangement is appropriately New Wave sinuous and salivating as the late Imawano sings not of his own band making the rounds around the nation during the hot season but of waiting for a beautiful young lady to walk past his way again so his eyes can get their fill. The song peaked at No. 6 on Oricon and there's something in that underlying rhythm which reminds me of an upbeat take on The Animals' cover of "The House of the Rising Sun" that got especially featured in the Martin Scorcese movie "Casino".
Now, this is some seriously great music for the summer! Some New Wave for the Heat Wave! Even though it was released in 1982 it would still have still sounded cool when I was in High school!
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