It was always nice taking friends who had come to visit Tokyo down to Odaiba by Tokyo Bay. Those into photography just loved to take shots of Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower.
A few years ago, I posted up a couple of articles on singer-songwriter Michihiro Kobayashi（小林みちひろ）. There's still not a lot of information available about him but judging from his "Margarita"（マルガリータ）and "Giniro no Ame"（銀色の雨）from 1980, he did love his Latin and he did love to take things easy.
From what I could glean from Hip Tank Records, I've been able to find out that his "Tokyo City" was his second single from 1977. Kobayashi took care of words and music while Ichizo Seo（瀬尾一三）handled the arrangement. There have been plenty of music covered in KKP regarding the capital city of Japan whether it be through the jazziness of Mood Kayo and the digital frenzy of technopop. But this is perhaps the first time I've heard anyone approach Tokyo as something feeling like a sleepy resort town. Shimmering strings and the bossa nova touch make for a relaxing time on the boardwalk. I'm not complaining at all, and the margaritas in Kobayashi's Tokyo must have that perfect combination of sweet and sour.
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