One reason that I've come to enjoy the music of Taeko Ohnuki（大貫妙子）and Akiko Yano（矢野顕子）is the delicacy and magical qualities that they imbue into their melodies...as if we listeners were going to be taken on some magic carpet ride.
I think singer-songwriter Hiroko Taniyama（谷山浩子）can be included in such august company. An example I can give is her August 1986 single "Yuuyake Ringo" (Sunset Apple). Although she did provide the lyrics, it was actually fellow singer-songwriter Kenjiro Sakiya（崎谷健次郎）who came up with the magical and wistful melody which makes some wonderful turn of keys through the echoing piano.
According to the YouTube explanation, Taniyama had been inspired to come up with this song through something she observed when she was at a train station somewhere along the Izu Peninsula when she was a kid. She saw two girls there: one who looked sullen while the other had a rather complicated expression. They shared taking bites out of an apple but said nothing to the other. Apparently, Taniyama extrapolated a love triangle out of that awkward situation
This song and the story behind the song would make for a great anime and maybe J-Drama.
ReplyDeleteYup, I'd go with the anime option.
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