Recently, when I hear the words "cat's eye", my short-term memories tend to dig up one notorious scene from "Alien: Earth". Therefore, especially for lovers of the feline, I consider the above video to be viewers' discretion advised.
However, in a far less gory example, I'm happy to hear that an anime remake of the original 1983 anime of "Cat's Eye" has been made and is now showing as of this month via Disney Plus. So, fans can once more marvel and gawk at the Sisters Kisugi: Hitomi, Rui and Ai as they pull off their derring-do art heists.
Of course, that also means we gotta have the original theme song "Cat's Eye" along for the ride. Used as the ending theme for the current incarnation of the series, I remember the song as the first Anri(杏里)tune that I had ever heard and that was on her appearance on the 1983 Kohaku Utagassen. Didn't know what the song's significance was at the time; I only knew it as one dynamic performance by the tropical looking Eiko Kawashima(川嶋栄子).
This time around, "Cat's Eye" has been recorded by another female professional mononymed singer whose name starts with the letter "A". Ado, who was first brought aboard KKP by Joana, has been quite the cat's meow for the past few years due to her huge vocal range and her mysterious countenance, and perhaps that is why she was asked to perform this anison classic. The new version has a bit more sophistication thanks to those strings and some more oomph due to the rock guitar. But it's obviously still Yoshiko Miura(三浦徳子)and Yuuichiro Oda(小田祐一郎)behind words and music respectively.
Very hard to beat the Anri original but Ado does a nice take on the song.
ReplyDeleteI'd say it was pretty commendable. Wouldn't it be nice if she were to come onto the Kohaku this year to perform it? Or maybe even Anri herself?
DeleteOr better yet, a collaboration with both Ado and Anri singing the song together.
DeleteThat would be a nice possibility. But of course, only one's face will be seen. :)
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