tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post1172527866710201943..comments2024-03-28T23:40:25.876-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Motoharu Sano -- Sugar TimeJ-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-42197042970487696342014-04-16T20:20:34.739-04:002014-04-16T20:20:34.739-04:00Back in the late 70s, there was a bit of a boom(le...Back in the late 70s, there was a bit of a boom(let) in music with an album called "Hooked on Classics". It's not as overtly disco as "A Fifth of Beethoven", but the tracks consisted of classical pieces sped up slightly to a light disco beat. "Sugar Time" kinda started out that way for me.<br /><br />I've had a few folks from Japan comment back to me on how stunned they were on how I was able to know all these singers from decades back. I guess you may be coming across a similar situation over in Gifu.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-86909550264061681252014-04-15T23:32:39.218-04:002014-04-15T23:32:39.218-04:00Your analogies made me smile. This would be a perf...Your analogies made me smile. This would be a perfect number to start off a dance party at a wedding after everyone have had their dessert. That sound also gives me a sugar rush. Besides the opening, the other part that hooked me was that synth riff that follows "Baby, I need your your love". It's a pretty smart tune for being so unassuming.<br /><br />One of my fondest memories of this song was at the karaoke in Osaka back in the summer. I met this nice Japanese couple at a kaiten zushi place and after some chatting we decided to keep meeting up during my other days there. So in karaoke I decided to take on Sano's "Yakusoku no Hashi" and the guy was so amazed that I knew the singer that he followed it up with a Sano marathon which included "Sugar Time". We were the happiest bunch of singers that night thanks to it. Or maybe it was just all the beer and soda.nikalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370403001114836904noreply@blogger.com