On Happy Days and Days I Cried, I Have Always Been Saved by 'Songs' | Appendix: Miyamoto's Standard Karaoke List
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Do you have a 'song that changed your life'?
The moment the intro plays, you think, 'Ah, that time...'
A song that instantly brings back the scenery, scents, and even the emotions of that time.
I'm sure you have at least one.
For me, life has always been with 'songs'.
When I was happy,
When I was sad,
When I was in love,
When I had my heart broken,
When I started a company,
When my company went bankrupt,
When I became homeless,
And when I stood back up again...
There was always a song there.
Today is a story about those 'songs'.
There was always a BGM playing in my life
Looking back, it's mysterious.
At every turning point in life, there is always a song that defines that era.
The time of my first love
My high school days, the height of my youth
When I first started my company
The day I got married
The day I got divorced
When I was homeless
And now
For each of these, there is a song that symbolizes that era.
That is why, when I hear a song I used to listen to back then...
I feel like I have stepped into a time machine at that very moment.
The scenery of that time
The scent of that time
The people I was with
The emotions I felt then
Everything comes back in an instant.
When the intro from those days starts playing, my life is replayed...
Songs are truly mysterious, aren't they?
The magic of 'melody' that text does not have
I work as a writer.
That is why I think so even more.
Songs are incredible copywriting after all.
Even just reading the lyrics is moving.
But then, a melody is added to them.
And then, the singer's voice and expressions are added on top.
When that happens, emotions that wouldn't have reached you through words alone fly straight into your heart.
The melody that enters through your ears wakes up memories that were sleeping deep inside your heart.
That is why songs are not something you 'read'.
They are something you 'feel'.
I was quiet and shy, but I could sing
This is still a mystery to me even now, but...
I have been extremely shy since I was young.
I was quiet.
I was withdrawn.
I wasn't the type to stand out in the classroom either.
And yet...
I was fine with singing.
'Why is that?'
I still don't know the reason (laughs).
I am not good at speaking in front of people.
But I'm fine with singing.
Looking back now, perhaps it was only when I was singing that I could stop being myself.
My high school days, taken over by BOØWY
In high school, I was completely obsessed with BOØWY.
People probably think of me as an 'Eikichi Yazawa' (Eichan) fan, but actually, I had been a BOØWY devotee long before that (laughs).
Every single day.
Morning, noon, and night, it was BOØWY.
My youth was completely taken over by them (laughs).
And then...
I even formed a cover band.
And my role was... the vocalist.
“Wait, aren't you supposed to be shy!”
You'd want to tease me like that, right? (laughs)
But it's strange.
When it comes to singing, the embarrassment disappears.
I can become someone else on stage.
The time I spent singing while pretending to be Kyosuke Himuro was the best part of my youth.
Songs save people
When I was homeless, I lost everything.
My company,
my family,
my money,
and my future.
But...
Only songs remained.
A song flowing from my earphones.
For those few minutes, I can forget reality.
I am given courage.
"Let's try just one more time."
It makes me think that way.
I have truly been saved by songs.
That is why I write.
Songs have the power to save people.
In the same way...
Writing also has the power to save people.
There are people whose lives are changed by just one song.
If so, then just one article, just one sentence.
It is not strange at all for someone to be saved by that writing.
That is why I think.
Aren't all note creators"singer-songwriters"?
The only difference is whether you hold a guitar or type on a keyboard.
The feelings we want to convey are surely the same.
Karaoke is magic that connects people
Karaoke is interesting, isn't it?
Even if you don't know someone, if they are singing a song you like, the distance between you shrinks in an instant.
"Oh, I love that song!"
"That song brings back memories!"
A conversation starts from there.
Age,
occupation,
and status
all get transcended, and songs connect people.
Songs might just be a universal language.
Aside
I have a favorite karaoke snack bar that has been in business for 45 years.
I have a karaoke snack bar that I frequent.
It has been in business for... 45 years this year.
The mama who runs it is over 80 years old.
Yet, she is still active every day.
I truly take my hat off to her.
And this mama is super analog.
Even now, she records every song that customers sing in a notebook by hand.
In this age of digital dominance, it's not a computer, not a tablet, but all handwritten.
I love this scene.
It's not just about efficiency.
There is warmth there.
There are "people" there.
Perhaps that is why I feel this way all the more, in an age where everything is turned into data.
Bonus
Shin-en Miyamoto's standard karaoke list (lol)
◆ Standards I sing including impressions
・BOØWY
・Kyosuke Himuro
・Keisuke Kuwata (Southern All Stars)
・HOUND DOG
・Masaharu Fukuyama
・Yutaka Ozaki
◆ Songs that fit my key and are easy to sing
・Shogo Hamada
・Sharam Q
・T-BOLAN
・Takajin Yashiki
・Tomoyasu Hotei
・THE YELLOW MONKEY
・TM NETWORK
・CHAGE & ASKA
◆ Songs I like but are too high for me (lol)
・B'z
・Mr.Children
・TUBE
・X JAPAN
・GLAY
・DEEN
・WANIMA
・UVERworld
・Koji Tamaki
・Eikichi Yazawa
"It's a great song, but it's way too high!"
...I challenge myself while thinking that every time (lol)
◆ Artists I often request women to sing
・ZARD
・Maki Ohguro
・DREAMS COME TRUE
・Mariya Takeuchi
・Yumi Matsutoya
・Misato Watanabe
・Aimyon
These are all songs that I can't help but listen to intently when a woman sings them.
Not the Last Supper, but the "Last Supper Song"
If God were to say...
"Miyamoto, you can sing one last song."
If I were told that, the one I would choose without hesitation at this moment is...
Masaharu Fukuyama's 'Kazoku ni Narou yo'
is one.
These lyrics,
this melody,
this warmth.
After I finish singing it, I feel like I could think, 'What a good life it has been.'
I feel like I could think that.
And secretly, it is also a song I am planning to sing while playing the guitar if my daughter gets married and holds a wedding ceremony (laughs).
What is the one song that saved your life?
Today, I talked a little bit about my musical life.
If you also have...
a song full of memories,
a favorite singer,
a go-to karaoke song,
a song that changed your life,
and...a song for your last supper,
if you have one, please do tell me.
I would be happy if the comment section could become like a small live music club.
Music saves people.
And I believe that writing has the same power.
That is why, today as well, I want to continue writing sentences that can gently nestle up to someone's heart.
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