The above thumbnail shot is a woozy photo of Roppongi Avenue with Tokyo Tower off in the distance. Not sure how popular it is as a Halloween get-together place but I can still imagine that it would be considering the numbers of foreigners that have conglomerated there on at least a weekly basis. I remember being there on October 31st in 2009 and saw a couple of ladies dressed up as gambling die walking down the avenue. Perhaps they should have been rolling down the avenue to keep up appearances.
Considering how bleary the above photo is, I can also imagine some guy moping down the street and wondering if and how he and his currently estranged love of his life can somehow get back together again. I think that's the premise of Yasuhiro Abe's（安部恭弘）"Fall in Love" which was composed by him with Goro Matsui（松井五郎）coming up with the lyrics. With a poignant minor-key arrangement leading the way, Abe dreamily relates the story of that young man planning to have a long-awaited conversation with the lady to give their relationship another try. The song was a track on his 11th album "Gallery" from October 1995. Despite the release date, "Fall in Love" sounds very 1980s.
Your right this song does sound 80's, but that for me is a good thing! However, I think it is even simpler than some of the romantic hits for the 80's.
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