Making an MD on Spotify (8): "Song Title No. 8"

Thank you for finding me, my name is Mame-Shiba.
This is the 8th installment of my project to create nostalgic "MDs" using Spotify playlists.

Speaking of 8...
By some strange twist of fate,the review I wrote on this note about "Exit 8" was picked up by the official account twice.I joked about being happy about that
when I last uploaded,but...

No, no, if that's the case, I thought I should just make an MD with an "8" theme.
Since I'm at it, I'm going to milk this for all it's worth! lol

Exit 8 MD

Please read this with the intonation of "Exit 8" lol
Let's get lost in the music of "8" together on Spotify.
Of course, this has absolutely no relation to the official game or movie.

Guide

• Include songs that contain "Eight/8" in the title

• Do not include numbers other than 8, such as "80" or "800"

• Don't miss out on listening to good songs

• Finish within 80 minutes

Anomalies included

1. 8 no Kisetsu / haruka nakamura

2. Magical 8bit Tour / YMCK

3. Sk8er Boi / Avril Lavigne

4. EIGHT BEATER / NUMBER GIRL

5. EIGHT BEAT Shi / Base Ball Bear

6. Eight Days A Week / The Beatles

7. Shukyu 8-nichi / Lucky Kilimanjaro

8. A8-ban Deguchi / Natsumi

9. Hachiko / Fujii Kaze

10. Kaiju No. 8 Theme - Fortitude 8.9 / Yuta Bandoh

11. Kanjō 8-gōsen (Loop Line 8) / Noritake Kinashi feat. Takahiro Matsumoto

12. Kanpachi Funk / Zainichi Funk

13. The Curse of Yatsuhaka Myojin / Yasushi Akutagawa

14. Eight Line Poem / David Bowie

15. 8 Ball / Underworld

16. Eight Lines (Octet) / Steve Reich

17. Eight Melodies / Sarah Alainn

18. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': II. Adagio cantabile / Ludwig van Beethoven (Performed by Nobuyuki Tsujii)

Playlist Guide: "Number 8 MD"

1. haruka nakamura "Season of 8"

What appeared most frequently in the song title search were masterpieces related to August.

It was still very hot even after entering September this year, but it has finally started to cool down, so I thought it might be nice to look back on the summer that has passed. However, in English, it's spelled 'August' which is completely different, and I was thinking there would be no end to it, but thanks to a clever twist in the song title, it served as a great introduction: a track from the 'Look Back' movie soundtrack.
But in English, it's spelled 'August' which is completely different, and I was thinking there would be no end to it, but thanks to a clever twist in the song title, it served as a great introduction: a track from the 'Look Back' movie soundtrack.

2. YMCK "Magical 8bit Tour"

When you say 8, you mean 8-bit, right! Like the Famicom!
Let's dive into the world of pixel art with this masterpiece by the chiptune masters, YMCK.

3. Avril Lavigne "Sk8er Boi"

A song that snuck in because of an anomaly in its title. lol
Avril's 1st album, brings back memories.

4. NUMBER GIRL "EIGHT BEATER",
5. Base Ball Bear "EIGHT BEAT Poetry"

Following this are two songs titled after the 8-beat, which forms the foundation of the rock music genre.
This includes the 1999 release by Number Girl, often called the three brothers of Japanese alternative rock, and the 2020 release by Base Ball Bear, who could be considered part of the next generation.
20 years have passed in between...

6. The Beatles "Eight Days A Week",
7. Lucky Kilimanjaro "8 Days a Week"

Next up are two songs with the theme of an 8-day week.

This is one of the Beatles' early masterpieces, said to have been born from an idea after Ringo jokingly remarked, "It feels like I've been working eight days a week" due to his busy schedule.
It might be a boring observation, but it's amazing how they could take that inspiration and firmly settle it into a love song, isn't it?

In contrast, the Japanese band Lucky Kilimanjaro, formed in 2014, makes the ultimate proposal: "Just take eight days off already."
It's said to be a song written with the theme of sleep.
Well, the maze is long, so it's also an option to just fall asleep here for a while.

8. Nao "Exit 8", 9. Fujii Kaze "Hachikō"

Next, two songs about Shibuya, Tokyo, related to the number 8.

First, I have to laugh at the fact that a song already existed with the string "Exit 8" in its title.
Nao, a super young singer-songwriter who has been active since 2023—apparently it's read as "Noa"—used the name of the exit that pops out from Shibuya Station to the Hachiko Square as the song title.
I honestly thought that based on the lyrics, it could have been about the Dogenzaka-ue area, but when I looked it up, it was Hachiko, so I'm going to go wash my heart a little.

And next is "Hachikō," the latest hit song by Fujii Kaze, who has now become a singer-songwriter representing Japan.
What comfortable music... wait, I have an objection here.

"Hachiko isn't the number 8!"
"There are various theories about the origin of Hachi's name, but"it is said that it's because his front paws, when standing firmly, resemble the Japanese character for eight (八)."There's also the fact that Hachi's owner, Dr. Ueno's"
wife's name was Yae."""And then, when he was born, he was one of"
eight siblings.""""
Could Hachiko have been the youngest of the youngest?""If anyone knows the details, please let me know.

10. Kaiju No. 8 Theme - Fortitude 8.9 / Yuta Bandoh

And here, a sudden kaiju attack.
Behind the hit of Exit 8, the second season of the anime is currently airing.
I'm one of those people who read the original work quite happily, but only on Jump Plus.
I haven't seen the anime, but the background music is handled by Yuta Bandoh.
Related works that come to mind when I hear his name include the dramas "Omameda Towako and Her Three Ex-husbands" and "17-sai no Teikoku."
I had heard that his background was in contemporary music, but since he is so active in the world of background music, I was curious about the soundtrack and listened to it, and I was hooked—it was right up my alley.
Apparently, he tried forming a band for the first time for this job, but there are many digital-rock style BGM tracks that incorporate his own orchestra group and various guest singers, so it's fun even if you haven't seen it.
The reason I didn't include the original version of the main theme here is because it's on a different MD, and I plan to write an article about it eventually.

11. Noritake Kinashi feat. Takahiro Matsumoto "Kanjo 8-gosen", 12. ZAINICHI FUNK "Kanpachi Funk"

Well, we were attacked by a kaiju in Shibuya, so let's escape to the outside.
Kanjo Route 8, commonly known as Kanpachi, is the 8th circular road in Tokyo, with the area around the Imperial Palace being Route 1 (I learned that for the first time!).
Nori-san touches on the fact that there is a lot of traffic, and ZAINICHI FUNK touches on the fact that it's not a circle! It ends halfway!
I learned something new!

13. Yasushi Akutagawa "The Curse of Yatsuhakamura"

Now, here we encounter the scariest anomaly on the 8th MD.
When it comes to 8 in classic Japanese cinema, we can't avoid visiting Kosuke Kindaichi's The Village of Eight Tombs.
By the way, the composer is one of the masters of Japanese film scores, but speaking of 8, he also worked on "Mt. Hakkoda."
He is the embodiment of 8th music (what does that even mean).

14. David Bowie "Eight Line Poem"

Here is a one-off performance by a legend from overseas.
It's a song from the album "Hunky Dory," released by David Bowie just before he transformed into Ziggy Stardust, and it's a gem that, as the title suggests, fits the lyrics into eight lines.
Maybe it's because it's too short, but I don't really understand the content of the lyrics. Lol
A handwritten note by the artist himself is posted below, and it also explains how the media once tried to find out his intentions and were brushed off.

https://davidbowieautograph.com/evaluation%2Fhelp/f/eight-line-poem

I'm curious if this was written with the "lyrics first" approach based on the idea of fitting it into eight lines.

15. Underworld "8 Ball"

We are approaching the abyss of a sonic maze.
It seems to be used in the movie "The Beach," though I haven't seen it.
It's a nine-minute track with an indescribable atmosphere, but the way the guitar enters in the second half and makes the scenery feel infinitely expansive seems to pair well with the ocean.
However, "8 Ball" is also a rule in billiards, referring to the ball you must not sink.
It is also said to be slang for being in a tight spot.
Perhaps that's why it fits so well with suspense-themed works.

16. Steve Reich "Eight Lines (Octet)"

We have arrived at the deepest part of the labyrinth.
A piece by the master of minimal music, Mr. Reich.
It is a 17-minute track where various instruments and phrases intermingle, but it is structured so that no more than eight types of parts overlap.
We touched on the world of 8-bit in the second track of this playlist.
I feel a commonality in the mechanism where limiting the number of sounds played simultaneously actually stimulates the listener's imagination, allowing them to enjoy their own unique scenery.

17. Sarah Àlainn "Eight Melodies"

A song that I think is absolutely essential as a track that makes up the number eight.
It is the music that holds the key to the story in the first installment of the classic video game series "MOTHER".
I wanted to include the original version, but unfortunately, almost all Nintendo game music has become exclusive to Nintendo Music (and honestly, I have quite a few complaints about that), so I have included the version I want to recommend from among the various covers by different artists.
Sarah Àlainn is not only a dual-threat vocalist and violinist, but also a talented woman from Australia who is fluent in multiple languages, including Japanese.
I learned of her existence at a live performance event for the music of the game "Chrono Cross".

18. Beethoven "Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'"

Since numbering track titles is something unique to the classical genre, I decided to place a Beethoven piano piece as the grand finale.

I feel like I've heard this in many TV dramas in the past, right?
Or rather, I feel like those were songs with completely different titles that just "sounded like it."
Seeing a strange darkness (etc.)

This piece is said to be the one that brought Beethoven's name as a pianist to the public's attention.
Come to think of it, there is a movie about Beethoven currently in theaters, isn't there!
It doesn't seem like there's any room for this song to be used, but we shall see.

Afterword

How was it?
I feel like this was the most impulsive one I've made so far, but I think the selection turned out quite well.

By the way, I have already taken on the challenge of numbered track titles, and I am making a playlist that counts up from 0 to 100.
I plan to turn it into an article eventually, but even so, the author must have a lot of free time.

Thank you for your continued support!