It was just last night when I posted Issei Okamoto's（岡本一生）"Moon Magic"（ムーン・マジック） as part of the Urban Contemporary lineup for Friday. And then, today I noticed that it was September 13th. For anyone who's into science-fiction, that date should be notable since it was on that day in 1999 when the Moon was blasted out of its orbit through magnetic radiation via the show "Space: 1999". Heck, I even devoted one ROY article to the theme song!
Well, in honour of September 13th 1999 (and thank heavens, we still have the Moon out there [although no Moonbase Alpha😢]) and the fact that all those moon-based traditions are happening this month, I've got another Author's Picks...this time, honouring all those songs that have something to do with the moon, and these definitely only represent the merest of a fraction because as I recall, kayo kyoku do love their moon tunes.
(1977) Tomoko Soryo -- City Lights by the Moonlight
(1981) Shozo Ise -- Moonlight
(1992) Dali -- Moonlight Densetsu (ムーンライト伝説）
(1997) Elephant Kashimashi -- Koyoi no Tsuki no You ni（今宵の月のように）
(2002) Ayaka -- Mikazuki （三日月）
Last year I recall Mac using Ayaka's Mikazuki for their CM's around this time of year. ムーンライト伝説!! Now, that's got to be one of the most famous Japanese song's written with the title moon in it.
ReplyDeleteI probably did catch those McDonalds ads with "Mikazuki" but don't remember them. I can only picture selling whiskey with Ise's "Moonlight".
DeleteIt turns out that there is a series of these CM.....
ReplyDeleteAyaka's Mikazuki as BGM for a Mac CM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bFuP8TQe8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIEj6lPZGqk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuvaKBkUuww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wQ42wGaR9A
Some guy covering "Mikazuki" for a Mac CM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbJZ_6Wga0M
I gather that McDonalds wanted to cover all the angles for the Tsukimi Burger along with promoting "Mikazuki".
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