{"id":8,"date":"2019-10-17T03:24:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-03-21T19:46:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T19:46:45","slug":"nakamori-akina-eki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidoruhands.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/17\/nakamori-akina-eki\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakamori Akina &#8211; Eki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xGOdFy0aHEo\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xGOdFy0aHEo?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So this song was written by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mariya_Takeuchi\">Takeuchi Mariya<\/a>. She is best known in the west for her song Plastic Love from her <a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VARIETY\">Variety album<\/a>.  In reference to making this song, Takeuchi had this to say &#8220;in 1986, at  the time I got the request for Nakamori Akina&#8217;s album, I spread out  pictures of her evenly on the table, until I could see a Scenic Image  coming out. I came to the conclusion that she seemed like a Painful love  story suited her. Surprisingly I finished writing the minor key song all at once, after a while I sung it as well. If Nakamori Akina  never requested a song, I never would of written something like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When  I first heard this song, I had no idea what the song was about, I just  loved the music. It has a circle of fourths in the bassine and that&#8217;s all I  need to like a song, add to that the minor key, add to that Akina&#8217;s  melancholy vocal delivery and this is a song I could not pass. The more I  learned about it the more I liked it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here is the song&#8217;s structure<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verse &#8211; piano and bass drum \/ high hat<\/li>\n<li>Pre-chorus &#8211; bass and more strings are added<\/li>\n<li>Chorus &#8211; circle of fifths with the muted guitar plucks and the snare drum gets added (muted guitar plucks like in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N5yyslqqhPE\">Yoake no Uta<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>Verse 2 &#8211; trio + strings<\/li>\n<li>Pre-chorus &#8211; background harmony vocals added<\/li>\n<li>Chorus 2 &#8211; circles of fifths with background voices<\/li>\n<li>Bridge &#8211; instrumental break at the peak with the strongest version of the melodic theme<\/li>\n<li>Chorus 3 &#8211; chorus after the break<\/li>\n<li>Chorus 4 &#8211; non-lyric La la la chorus<\/li>\n<li>Fade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So  this song is about a heart broken girl. Akina regularly got songs like  this because of her idol persona. She was the tragic beauty and sadly  there was a bit of truth to her character. The songs written for her  aren&#8217;t exactly about her, but they are they type of song that &#8220;could&#8221; be  about her. The protagonist is headed to the train station in the  evening and as she gets on the train she notices someone who reminds her  of an ex-partner she had. He does not notice her. So the song is about  the train ride she takes and all the bad memories that were brought  rushing back to the surface after she had forgotten about them. All the  pain he causes her and his lack of pain his care free demeanor. Its the  type of venom that can only be aroused by someone you let close to your  heart. The song ends with him getting off the train and disappearing and  she is stuck, alone with those hurtful feelings.<\/p>\n<p>________________ <\/p>\n<p>(haphazard translation, enjoy at your own risk)<\/p>\n<p>\u898b\u899a\u3048\u306e\u3042\u308b \u30ec\u30a4\u30f3\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8<br \/>That raincoat that&#8217;s in my memory<\/p>\n<p>\u9ec4\u660f\u306e\u99c5\u3067 \u80f8\u304c\u9707\u3048\u305f<br \/>It&#8217;s dusk and my chest trembles at the Station<\/p>\n<p>\u306f\u3084\u3044\u8db3\u3069\u308a \u307e\u304e\u308c\u3082\u306a\u304f<br \/>That fast paced walking&#8230; could I be mistaken?<\/p>\n<p>\u6614\u611b\u3057\u3066\u305f \u3042\u306e\u4eba\u306a\u306e\u306d<br \/>Is it that person I used to love?<\/p>\n<p>\u61d0\u304b\u3057\u3055\u306e\u4e00\u6b69\u624b\u524d\u3067<br \/>These nostalgic things are just about to well up<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u307f\u3042\u3052\u308b \u82e6\u3044\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u306b<br \/>All these bitter memories leave me at a total loss of words<\/p>\n<p>\u8a00\u8449\u304c\u3068\u3066\u3082\u898b\u3064\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u308f<\/p>\n<p>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3044\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066<br \/>You not being here, just like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u5143\u6c17\u3067\u66ae\u3089\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092<br \/>Your cheerful existence&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u3055\u308a\u6c17\u306a\u304f \u544a\u3052\u305f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306b\u2026\u2026<br \/>Despite you telling me so nonchalantly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u4e8c\u5e74\u306e\u6642\u304c \u5909\u3048\u305f\u3082\u306e\u306f<br \/>In two years time the only things that changed were his gaze and my hair<\/p>\n<p>\u5f7c\u306e\u307e\u306a\u3056\u3057\u3068 \u79c1\u306e\u3053\u306e\u9aea<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306b\u5f85\u3064\u4eba\u306e\u3082\u3068\u3078<br \/>Are you going to come back to where each waiting person is<\/p>\n<p>\u623b\u3063\u3066\u3086\u304f\u306e\u306d \u6c17\u3065\u304d\u3082\u305b\u305a\u306b<br \/>You have no idea you are riding one car away from me<\/p>\n<p>\u3072\u3068\u3064\u96a3\u306e\u8eca\u4e21\u306b\u4e57\u308a<\/p>\n<p>\u3046\u3064\u3080\u304f\u6a2a\u9854 \u898b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3089<br \/>As I&#8217;m watching the profile of your hanging head<\/p>\n<p>\u601d\u308f\u305a\u6d99 \u3042\u3075\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305d\u3046<br \/>Unintentional tears overflow out <\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u6c17\u6301\u3061<br \/>Its right now that I&#8217;m understanding your feelings for the first time<\/p>\n<p>\u521d\u3081\u3066\u308f\u304b\u308b\u306e \u75db\u3044\u307b\u3069<br \/>I can barely stand the pain<\/p>\n<p>\u79c1\u3060\u3051 \u611b\u3057\u3066\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3082<br \/>I was the only one who who was in love<\/p>\n<p>\u30e9\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u306e\u4eba\u6ce2\u306b\u306e\u307e\u308c\u3066<br \/>I&#8217;m being overwhelmed by the wave of rushing people you&#8217;ve disappeared into<\/p>\n<p>\u6d88\u3048\u3066\u3086\u304f \u5f8c\u308d\u59ff\u304c<br \/>The shape of your back is left in my desperately sad heart<\/p>\n<p>\u3084\u3051\u306b\u54c0\u3057\u304f \u5fc3\u306b\u6b8b\u308b<\/p>\n<p>\u6539\u672d\u53e3\u3092\u51fa\u308b\u9803\u306b\u306f<br \/>As I&#8217;m leaving the Ticket Barrier<\/p>\n<p>\u96e8\u3082\u3084\u307f\u304b\u3051\u305f \u3053\u306e\u8857\u306b<br \/>The rain hasn&#8217;t stopped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u3042\u308a\u3075\u308c\u305f\u591c\u304c\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u308b<br \/>Its going to be another regular night in this city<\/p>\n<p>La La La\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>____________<\/p>\n<p>I do  not know what it is about those kayokyoku and citypop melodies that get  me, but this one is so addictive as it ebbs and flows like a wave on the  beach, then slides down the circle of fifths like a fine chocolate  mousse. Oh its great.<\/p>\n<p>The song opens with those sugary  disney strings laced with that delicious synths playing an intro  exclusive melody. I am in general a fan of sparse arrangements and songs  like this show why. Sparser arrangements shows the strength of the  composition. This song has those strings, some synth keys, a subdued  electric guitar, drums, an electric bass, and background vocals for  harmonization. The key for this song is that its layered, the pieces  come in one at a time and before you know it your are fully embroiled  with the song like Akina is with her ex-partner. And it just feels so  all of a sudden. Skillful writing.<\/p>\n<p>So Takeuchi&#8217;s music  is a bit hit and miss with me, it depends on the genre. But when she is  going this sort of sophisticated urban groove \/ citypop it really pulls  at my heart strings. I am linking to the Eki &#8217;97 because I think that  its a superior performance. Her emotion in this version is so good. I  think she even cracks a tear at the end&#8230; The review is abut the  version on crimson, but for the lyrics of the song, her delivery on eki  97 is fantastic and so skillful. She is a great performer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tLnKeRbP9h4\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tLnKeRbP9h4?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So this song was written by Takeuchi Mariya. She is best known in the west for her song Plastic Love from her Variety album. 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