I figure that up north of here, Unionville is getting ready for another round of Xmas activity. I've mentioned this to Scott who's in charge of the podcast "Holly Jolly X'masu" (and I realize that his last entry was all the way back in January, but he's been very busy this year) that Unionville is basically the Normal Rockwell scene for the Toronto area, so it's not surprising that a lot of folks want to make that drive to the area in December if not already.
My apologies for raving about this again but I've always enjoyed the cover of singer-songwriter Masahito Arai's（新井正人）"MASAHITO ARAI" album from 1987 because of its depiction of a streetscape that reminds me a lot of the main street in Unionville. Ironically, my most recent article involving Arai was back in early 2022 for a track from that very album. But this time, I'm now introducing the first track from "MASAHITO ARAI", "Kimi wa Ima..." (Now, You Are...) with the lyrics by Ayuko Ishikawa（石川あゆ子） telling the story of a guy who's still swooning over his ex-girlfriend with heartrending questions like "Who's loving you now?".
The music by Arai is pretty darn snazzy though with an arrangement that sounds more urban and urbane than that cover's streetscape. I'm always gonna be a sucker for nocturnal horns...and a good sax solo. Reminiscing over lost loves isn't usually this cool.
Hey, is that an older Tintin and Snowy on the cover of "Kimi wa ima" (2015 remastered)?
ReplyDeleteI think so. Sorry that Tintin took up smoking, though, but back in the day, it was still seen as being really cool.
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