Happiness and Unhappiness are a Two-Lane Road (There is a Song)

"Rainy Highway": Shinji Harada & Crisis (1983)

A little while ago, I felt nostalgic about Shinji Harada after seeing Miton-san's article.

Since then, I have been listening to his music again.

Actually, the reason I was strongly drawn to Shinji Harada's music was not his early work, but when he appeared on "The Best Ten" after returning from his musical studies in America.

It was at that time that he performed this song, "Rainy Highway".

The wipers are trembling too♪

The way he sang with a slightly rolled tongue and the mysterious sound that blended with a melody that sounded like a koto felt out of place on "The Best Ten," and that sense of incongruity left an impression on me.
Then, while listening to the album "Modern Vision" during my high school days, I began to listen to his songs from his debut, working my way backward.

The lyrics for this song were written by Takashi Matsumoto.

The personification of "the wipers are trembling too" at the beginning,
the metaphorical expression of "a highway like a river,"
and the way he compares "happiness and unhappiness" to a "two-lane road"—these lyrics really show that it's Takashi Matsumoto.

These unsettling lyrics match the song, and even listening to it now, it's cool.

(Click here for Miton-san's article)
The "Time Travel" song introduced here is truly wonderful, so please check it out as well!

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