As I've mentioned in the past, I've sometimes used the 5th and final slot for my articles on Urban Contemporary Fridays to place something a little out of the ordinary. This time, I'm going with an Author's Picks devoted to songs that have some form of Friday or Saturday in the titles since we're going to transition from Friday into Saturday in a few hours, and not surprisingly, a lot of these songs are City Pop in nature. Friday night is the time in Japan to whip off the tie and go crazy at an izakaya or karaoke box while Saturday could be more of the same or maybe friends can meet up for brunch or coffee in the morning. One song actually doesn't haven't a Friday or Saturday in its title but I figure that "Pay Day" by EPO is close enough to a celebratory Friday to get an honorary nod. Anyways, have a good weekend everyone!
(1977) Tetsuji Hayashi -- Rainy Saturday & Coffee Break（レイニー・サタディ&コーヒー・ブレイク）
(1982) EPO -- Doyou no Yoru wa Paradise (土曜の夜はパラダイス）
(1983) EPO -- Pay Day
Dorikamu knows how to put me in a disco mood.
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DeleteYeah, that Uncle Shuffle is more my speed. Get me a Junko (Ohashi or Yagami) song right now! 😁
DeleteI am an a fan of EPO so this post was a nice surprise after a long work week! My wife on the other hand is a fan of Dreams Come True so I think I know their discography pretty well. And, 決戦は金曜日 is one of their famous songs!
ReplyDeleteI would have added "Downtown" since there is something in the lyrics that hints at Friday partying but I thought two EPO tunes were enough.
DeleteJ-Canuck for some artist one or two songs is enough, but I never get tired of artists like EPO, ANRI, AKINA, or ANZEN CHITAI (of course I can't speak for everyone).
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