It’s
been a while since I listened to a gorgeous melody, and I’d never guess a
group like Tokyo Performance Doll (東京パフォーマンスドール), famous for their professional dance
routines in the early 90s, was going to grace me with one these days.
“Akiiro Concerto” is a song recorded by two TPD members, Miho Yonemitsu (米光美保) and Yuko Anai (穴井夕子), which was first included in the group’s
third album, “Cha-Dance Party Vol. 3, in november 1991. However, I only discovered
it in Yuko Anai’s solo album, “Yuko from Tokyo Performance Doll”, released in
January 1993.
About
the song, the only thing I know is that every time they start singing the melodic
“aki iro concerto” line, I just melt. And it gets even better when it interpolates
with the orchestral synths in the arrangement near the ending. Noteworthy, everything
here, from the second voice in the aforementioned “aki iro concerto” line to
the lively arrangement, is well executed. In all honesty, I could never think something
like that could come from TPD’s factory.
Recently,
the song has been performed by Fumi Oto (大藤史), also from TPD, in a piano ballad
version. The focus of this version is the strong melody, but also Oto’s
beautiful vocals. I’d love a studio version of this one as well.
Now, this last thing has nothing to do with the proper article, but I’ve
been listening to this song a lot in the past few days. It’s a Latin/Brazilian-styled
Italo Disco from Italian singer/composer/producer/keyboardist Stefano Pulga (from Italo
Disco band Kano) called “Welcome To Brasilia” (Brasilia is actually Brazil’s
capital, even though Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are the most known major
cities). I’ve been in love with all the synths and the song’s groovy nature, so
that’s why I’m sharing it here... without any purpose.
(Sorry but the video has been taken down.)
Back to “Akiiro Concerto”, lyrics were written by Nonoko Jin (神野々子), while music was composed by Kazuhito Fujiki (藤木和人). As for the arrangement, Thousand sketcheS was
the responsible.
