"Supergirl" came out today after waiting about a year since she made her rather explosive and drunken cameo on "Superman". I've heard mixed reviews about it, but I still would be interested in catching the flick sometime in the next few weeks.
As such, I thought I would end this edition of Urban Contemporary Friday on KKP with something that has a fleeting connection with "Supergirl", and that would be Satoshi Kishida's（岸田智史）"Sunshine Superman". I re-discovered it on the "Beams" CD of the "Light Mellow" series recently.
I've really known the singer-songwriter's 1979 hit, the tenderhearted and folksy "Kimi no Asa"（君の朝）, and so to hear "Sunshine Superman", which was originally a track on Kishida's October 1977 2nd album "Citron"（シ・ト・ロ・ン）, is quite the revelation. Written and composed by him, it's the bouncy City Pop or J-AOR song of the 1970s with the hazy effect of the synthesizer, the jazzy play of the electric piano or Fender Rhodes and the happy-go-lucky rhythm. There's also something about Kishida's vocals that reminds me of the dulcet tones of Goro Noguchi（野口五郎）.
Also as a PS, I heard about the strong earthquake that shook Yamanashi Prefecture earlier today. And this following a similar tremor up in Aomori has probably gotten citizens a little nervous. Hopefully, that will be the brunt of it and everyone can settle down back into their usual business in the next few weeks or so.
For whatever legal reason, YouTube does not want me to see that last particular video. No problem I searched for "Sunshine Superman" and the first one that came up is a 1966 tune by Donovan. The second tune with the same name on the list was a Japanese disco like version by BIBI. As I scrolled down I finally found 岸田智史's 1977 「サンシャイン・スーパーマン」。Despite sharing the very same title I am not sure all three are actually the same song. One thing I will say is that 岸田智史's version is the most relaxing and calming one of the group.
ReplyDeleteHello, Brian. The video was found under "Satoshi Kishida -- Topic" as a YouTube channel so immediately I thought some sort of bot thing. And then it said it was provided by Sony Music which can be notoriously stingy about showing their wares depending on the area.
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