Last month, I introduced aidoru Hiroko Ikeda（池田ひろ子）who had a brief career in the recording limelight for a couple of years in the mid-1970s before she finally disappeared into the civilian ether past 1980. For her first article, I posted her debut single "Koi no ABC"（恋のABC）.
Well, her sophomore single was "Seifuku wo Nuidara" (When I Take Off the Uniform) and that was released in March 1976. Written by Kayoko Hayashi（林カヨコ）and composed by rocker Shogo Hamada（浜田省吾）, it isn't quite as salacious as the title might seem. It's actually about a girl who is more than willing to doff the high school uniform and put on the heels and cosmetics to get that guy. Uh...on second thought, that description doesn't sound too wholesome either but it could have been worse. Anyways, the arrangement has that 1950s/1960s rock n' roll feel to it.
I can't believe I missed this when it was posted! I love hearing and reading about songs from 1976, and this post did not let me down. There is even a bit of mystery here as Hiroko Ikeda left the spotlight after 1980 and disappeared to who knows where?
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