Man, this is a pretty fine song but it's been difficult for me to classify in terms of genre...although that's no reason to not enjoy it, of course.
Mayo Nagata's（永田真代）"Uwasa" (Rumours) is the coupling song to her July 1991 third single "Namida no Splash"（涙のスプラッシュ...Splash of Tears） and what I can say definitively is that it's a nocturnal urban contemporary tune. Composed by Kazuhiko Kato（加藤和彦）and written by Kenzo Saeki（サエキけんぞう）, it starts off with some kakkoii percussion before we get some grumbly French phrases and the launch into a dark yet cool melody that feels exotic and James Bond-like; maybe there's even a touch of House in there, too. I wouldn't classify it as late-era Fashion Music because it's just so propulsive but it's not straight soul either. But my compliments to the singer and songwriters. A song like this will always have a place on my shelf.
What if Anzen Chitai did Night Tempo and had a female lead singer? Well then, they might come close to sounding like Mayo Nagata does in this song.
ReplyDeleteYou're not wrong there!
DeleteHello J-Canuck, the grumbly French phrases means "In those days, life was more beautiful, and the sun was hotter than today". From the song "Les feuilles mortes" (Autumn Leaves) by Yves Montand.
ReplyDeleteHello, Francois. Thanks very much for going to the trouble of translating those phrases. 😊
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