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True to age and the state of my memory, I was on the way to create an article on 1970's folk group Belle's "Coffee Ippai no Shiawase"（コーヒー一杯の幸福）...only to realize that I had already done so way back in 2021. Not sure if I should be increasing or reducing my intake of coffee on that situation.
Anyways, to compensate, I did find an earlier 1975 single by Belle called "Denwa" (Telephone). In terms of arrangement, it has a similar style to that of "Coffee Ippai no Shiawase": quite lush and classical (with that familiar background chorus of the 1970s), although this time, it even has a hint of exotic kayo through the use of one particular instrument that I can't readily identify. Both songs were created by Masami Koizumi（小泉まさみ）. Also, another common point between the two is that it involves a reunion between two former lovers; of course, the phone is the connector here.
The arrangement of this song kind of has some type of French feel to it and although it does fit within the 70's it also stands out from at least what I knew of 70's music.
ReplyDeleteAt one point, I was wondering whether to even put the Fashion Music tag onto its Labels.
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