フライディ・チャイナタウン [Furaidi Chainataun]泰葉 [Yasuha]Words : 荒木とよひさ [ARAKI Toyohisa]Music : 海老名泰葉 [EBINA Yasuha] “Fly-day Chinatown” is Yasuha’s debut single.Singer-songwriter Yasuha is the daughter of a star in traditional Japanese comedy, rakugo …
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Mayonaka no Door (Stay with Me) – Miki Matsubara | 1979
真夜中のドア〜Stay With Me [Mayonaka no Doa / Stay With Me]松原みき [MATSUBARA Miki]Words : 三浦徳子 [MIURA Tokuko]Music : 林哲司 [HAYASHI Tetsuji] “Mayonaka no Door (Stay with Me)” is the first single …
Kanashii Iro Yane (Osaka Bay Blues) – Masaki Ueda | 1982
悲しい色やね －OSAKA BAY BLUES－ [Kanashī Iro yane / Osaka Bay Blues]上田正樹 [UEDA Masaki]Words : 康珍化 [KAN Chinfa]Music : 林哲司 [HAYASHI Tetsuji] “Kanashii Iro Yane” is a single by Masaki Ueda, …
Ride on Time – Tatsuro Yamashita | 1980
RIDE ON TIME [RIDE ON TIME]山下達郎 [YAMASHITA Tatsurō]Words & Music : 山下達郎 [YAMASHITA Tatsurō] YouTube Search “Ride on Time – Tatsuro Yamashita” Tatsurō Yamashita is the husband of Mariya Takeuchi, …
Chuo Freeway – Yumi Arai | 1976
中央フリーウェイ [Chūō Furīwē]荒井由美 [ARAI Yumi]Words & Music : 荒井由美 [ARAI Yumi] “Chuo Freeway” is a song from Yumi Arai‘s fourth album, released in 1976, before she changed her name to …
Midnight Pretenders – Tomoko Aran | 1983
MIDNIGHT PRETENDERS [Midnight Pretenders]亜蘭知子 [ARAN Tomoko]Words : 亜蘭知子 [ARAN Tomoko]Music : 織田哲郎 [ODA Tetsurō] “Midnight Pretenders” is a track from the album “Fuyū Kūkan” released by Tomoko Aran in 1983. …
Ruby No Yubiwa – Akira Terao | 1981
ルビーの指環 [Rubī No Yubiwa]寺尾聰 [Terao Akira]Words : 松本隆 [Matsumoto Takashi]Music : 寺尾聰 [Terao Akira] The other day, while researching period dramas on YouTube, I came up with the idea of …
Plastic Love – Mariya Takeuchi | 1984
プラスティック・ラブ [Purasutikku Rabu]竹内まりや [Takeuchi Mariya]Words & Music : 竹内まりや [Takeuchi Mariya] “Plastic Love” is originally a track from the 1984 album “Variety”. The song was written and composed by Mariya …