そばかす [Sobakasu]JUDY AND MARY [Judy and Mary]Words : YUKI [Yuki]Music : 恩田快人 [ONDA Yoshihito] Following yesterday’s Spitz, here’s another band that represents the 1990s. Judy and Mary aren’t a duo, …
September 2024
Robinson – Spitz | 1995
ロビンソン [Robinson]スピッツ [Supittsu]Words & Music : 草野マサムネ [KUSANO Masamune] Spitz is a popular four-member band representing the 1990s. The person responsible for writing both lyrics and music is the vocalist, …
Yoru ni Kakeru – Yoasobi | 2019
夜に駆ける [Yoru ni Kakeru]YOASOBI [Yoasobi]Words & Music : Ayase [Ayase] Yoasobi is a duo composed of singer Lilas Ikuta and composer Ayase. They emerged from a project that turns amateur …
Hakujitsu – King Gnu | 2019
白日 [Hakujitsu]King Gnu [Kingu Nū]Words & Music : 常田大希 [TSUNETA Daiki] King Gnu is a four-member band centered around Daiki Tsuneta. Tsuneta studied cello at Tokyo University of the Arts …
Kanashikute Yarikirenai – The Folk Crusaders | 1968
悲しくてやりきれない [Kanashikute Yarikirenai]ザ・フォーク・クルセダーズ [Za Fōku Kurusedādāzu]Words : サトウハチロー [SATŌ Hachirō]Music : 加藤和彦 [KATŌ Kazuhiko] The Folk Crusaders, whose Kaettekita Yopparai became a massive hit, planned to release Imujin River as …
Kaettekita Yopparai – The Folk Crusaders | 1967
帰って来たヨッパライ [Kaettekita Yopparai]ザ・フォーク・クルセダーズ [Za Fōku Kurusedādāzu]Words : 松山猛 [MATSUYAMA Takeshi], 北山修 [KITAYAMA Osamu]Music : 加藤和彦 [KATŌ Kazuhiko] The Folk Crusaders is a musical group formed by Kazuhiko Katō in Kyoto. …
Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki – Sayuri Ishikawa | 1977
津軽海峡・冬景色 [Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki]石川さゆり [ISHIKAWA Sayuri]Words : 阿久悠 [AKU Yū]Music : 三木たかし [MIKI Takashi] Today, I’m going to feature the first “演歌 / enka” song on Words in Japanese Song.Enka …
Tereto – Soutaiseiriron | 2009
テレ東 [Teretō]相対性理論 [Sōtaiseiriron]Words & Music : 真部脩一 [MABE Shūichi] This time, I’m introducing another band from the alternative scene. Soutaiseiriron (which means “theory of relativity”) is an alternative band formed …
Baby Blue – Fishmans | 1996
BABY BLUE [Baby Blue]フィッシュマンズ [Fisshumanzu]Words & Music : 佐藤伸治 [SATŌ Shinji] Following the previous article, I will introduce another song by Fishmans.In their early days, Fishmans made pop music, but …