As soon as I saw the title for Track 2 of Meiko Nakahara's（中原めいこ）"Mint" album from 1983, I knew that it was either going to be a ballad or some song about lost love. In Japanese music, rain is often not conducive for a happy romantic relationship.
"Futari no Rainy Day" (Rainy Day for Two), I admit, is one snazzy and upbeat tune that was written and composed by Nakahara. It's got that Latin mixed in with a high-life city arrangement but the lyrics which are sung in that distinctively Nakahara weepy style contain the aftermath of a romance that has not only gone on the rocks but its detritus has long washed away and dissolved into the vast ocean. Still, Nakahara has played around with her arrangement by putting in a fadeout and one full stop in the middle of the song...just to make sure that folks were paying attention perhaps.😁
The other observation is that the chorus sounds a bit like Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" from 1967.
Yup, I hear the same Frankie Valli song as well. This is a nice song to play while you're stuck in your car during a rainstorm.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I know she left the public eye over 30 years ago, but I would love to see her return one day. I hope she's in good health.
Hope so, too. I read a rumour that she is or was in real estate. New York would be just the place for that.
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