"Loving heart" by mihimaru GT

("Koisuru kimochi")

This is the only one song which doesn't include rap in mihimaru GT's original songs.
I'm 53, so I can't sing like a young guy.

Kyouzou Nishioka & KURO memorial concert finale "Puka Puka"

Unbelievable!!!
Wataru Takada didn't know "Puka Puka"!!!
Are you a real singer?!?!?!?!

"Puka Puka" by Kyouzou Nishioka

This is a masterpiece in Japanese folk songs.
Many singers covered this song.
Kyouzou sang "I'll never quit telling fortunes with cards until I'll know the time we die."
Did he know it?
Really?
Are you sure?
He killed himself in 1999.

"A White Day" by Yousui Inoue

("Shiroi Ichinichi")

Words by Kei Ogura
Music by Yousui Inoue

Kei Ogura graduated Tokyo University and worked as elite banker.
Writing songs was his one of hobby.
Though many songs written by him hit, he had been working at bank
until retirement age.

"Automatic" by Hikaru Utada

This song was written by Hikaru Utada.
Her mother is a famous singer Keiko Fuji,
but Hikaru began to distinguish herself by her own talent,
not the influence of her mother.
She is bilingual in English and Japanese,
because she  grew up in New York and Tokyo.
She made her debut in USA as "Utada".
But it seems like to be unsuccessful for the present.
Do you know "Utada"?

Me and Momo (tail only)

"I LOVE YOU" written by Yutaka Ozaki

Momo doesn't wanna sing with me,
'cause I'm too bad hand!!!!!!!

"Tonbo" 2 my own guitar accompaniment version

Ah, ah, ah, aaaaaaa, my glasses are falling down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Dragonfly" by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi

("Tonbo")
I was a workaholic when this song made a hit in Japan.
I lived in a dormitory of a company and shared with coworker.
I listend this song by he sang it in the next room.

"Recommend team B" by AKB48

("Team B Oshi")

AKB48's songs are easy to sing, easy to memorize and easy to be forgotten.
This is a song of last year.
But noone sing it anymore.
Because their songs are fashion but not art.

I think so.

"Sad color, isn't it?" by Masaki Ueda

("Kanashii iro ya ne") by 上田正樹

Masaki Ueda is singing,
"Osaka sea is sad color, isn't it?
'Cause everyone come here to throw away their farewell."

I like Osaka song, because I was born in Osaka.

"Separating in 22 year-old" by Kaze

(Nijuunisai No Wakare)

Kaguyahime that I introduced yesterday broke up in 1975.
Then Syouzou Ise who was a member of Kaguyahime formed a folk duo
with Kazuhisa Ookubo.
They named "Kaze" which means "wind".

This is their first single record.
Sad song

"Aka-Chouchin (Red Lantern)" by Kaguyahime

Kaguyahime who sang  this song was a male folk song trio.
I feel strange that they named it,
because "Kaguyahime" means "Princess Kaguya".
They are not gays.

It's often that red paper lantern is set in front of Japanese old type bar
instead of a neon sign.
This is the song heroine is remembering that she sometimes went to bar
with her ex-boyfriend.
Is she happy or not now?
I don't know.

"Runner" by BAKUFU-SLUMP

Sunplaza Nakano who is the vocalist of BAKUFU-SLUMP is a gay.
When he come back his home, his male wife is cooking dinner for him.
It isn't uncommon in USA, but
I am somewhat repulsed by it.
But he has a nice talent to write songs and I respect him.
How about you?

For Whom

This song's tytle is "Tagatame", which means "For whom".
For example, Japanese tytle of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is
"Tagatame ni Kane wa Naru".
This song was written by Kazutoshi Sakurai who is a vocalist of Mr.Children.

We've been making an effort for the world peace.
But even now, war or terrorism happen on the Earth everyday.

"For whom we made war?!"
Kazutoshi is screaming and moving anyone who listen this song.

"No umbrella" 2

("Kasa Ga Nai" 2)

His nickname is Iso.
I don't know his real name.
Iso has a beautiful high tone voice that I don't have.
I suppose  he can become a professional singer even from now.
By the way,
enjoy your senior life!!!
He said "I was a junior high school student as I first listened this song".
I think he and I are same age.

"No umbrella" by Yousui Inoue

("Kasa Ga Nai")

This song was recorded in 1972, and express social conditions at that time.
Young people suffered a setback in a student movement,
and newspaper called them "Generation of Disenchantment".
The hero of this song is interested in neither a newspaper's article nor
a political topic of TV.
He's only trying to say it rain but he has no umbrella
though he has to go to see his girl friend.

"Gather Wind" by Happyend

(Kaze Wo Atsumete)
"Happyend" is a Japanese rock band in the early days of the Japanese rock scene.
I bought their album when I was a highschool student.
At that time LP record was sold 2,500 yen.
My pocket money was 3,000 yen every month.
So I bought one LP record each month, then
bought stationery by the rest 500 yen.
And everyday told a lie to my mother
"I'll buy bread for my lunch so give me 100 yen!".
I ate nothing for my lunch,
but I bought Japanese paperbacks ( we say it "bunkobon").
I was a skinny boy.
Now I got fat ugly.

ぐでんぐでん "Guden Guden" Song Of Sake 2

Kenichi Hagiwara (萩原健一) sang this song.
When I was an elementary schoolboy
he was a TV idol as vocalist of The Tempters.
At that time, many electric guitar bands were popular in Japanese music scene,
we call them "Group Sounds".
When the "Group Sounds" boom was over,
he succeeded as actor by his individualistic acting,
then sometimes sang interesting songs.

"Guden Guden" means state of dead-drunk.

Liquor, Tear, Man and Woman

"sake to namida to otoko to onna"

This song was written by Eigo Kawashima who died in 2001
when he was 48 years old.
This song was adopted as commerecial song of sake in 1976 then hit.
At that time, I was a third-year student in high school.
When I entered a university, everyone drank alcohol
as singing this song at a party.

Give up summer darling

This song was written by Keisuke Kuwata
and recorded in Southern All Star's album in 1982.
Then pop singer Naoko Ken covered and made a hit.

Very sexy and beautiful song.

島人ぬ宝（BEGIN／カバー）唄：デュオ・ビフレスト.wmv

They sing 2 different songs at same timing.
Because these are same chord.

Even so, what beautiful voices they have.
I envy them!!!!

"島人ぬ宝" "Shimanchunu Takara"(Treasures Of Islander) BEGIN

7 years ago, there was a Philippines pub named "CATS" in Fukui city.
In the pub, when someone sang this song every girls shouted to keep time.
I liked to listening that.
Even now when I hear this song I remember the memory at that time.

"G☆SPOT OF MANPIE" Southern All Stars

Who did hit upon such a kidding tytle!!!!!
It's Keisuke Kuwata!!!!!!

"LOVE IS OVER" 欧陽菲菲

Singer is Ouyang Feifei(欧陽菲菲) who is Taiwanese.
She plays active part in Japan and Taiwan.
This song hit in 1983.

"My tears aren't decoration" Akina Nakamori

I'm schizophrenia.
Modern medical science has progressed.
So I've been safe in this decade.
But 25 years ago, I believed Akina Nakamori who sang this song was my wife!!!!

This is a song "Kazarijanaonoyo namida wa" hit 1984.

Christian Bautista "The Way You Look At Me"

My girl friend "C" liked this song.
So I practiced.
Don't you think I am admirable?
We say "kenage da neeeeeeee".