Sake & Tears #7

Episode 7 sees a firm return to the glorious realms of Showa Kayo with nearly 2 hours of back-to-back gold from the Tokyo bargain bins. We have stand-out singles from gravelly voiced enka hardman Koji Tsuda, a ghostly prairie ballad by Tokiko Kato, a gorgeously gloomy 90’s love song by Mariya Takeuchi and a dramatic miniature masterpiece by Chiemi Eri, one of the best to every do it. Comparison tunes are back in the fold and you’ll be able to pick you favourite version of ‘Hibotan Bakuto’ sung by both chambara film star Junko Fuji and show regular Mina Aoe as well and two interpretations of ‘Ginza Blues’, with the original sung by Frank Nagai & Kazuko Matsuo. We also have some laconic lounge tunes by the delicately voiced Keiko Saijo, fist clenching enka by Yakuza film bit part actor Takuzo Kawatani and a run of taste testing 80’s audaciousness from Kenji Niinuma, Down Town Boogie Woogie Band and Tatsuhiko Yamamoto, closing the show with two very special low-key songs from Japan’s fertile experimental music scene. Full Tracklist below: 1. 水原 弘 – 男ならHiroshi Mizuhara – If You’re A Man2. 伊東きよ子 - 花のマドンナKiyoko Itoh - Flower Madonna3. 松尾和子 & フランク永井 - 銀座ブルースKazuko Matsuo & Frank Nagai – Ginza Blues4. 黒木憲 - オンザロック・ロックKen Kuroki – On The Rocks Rock5. 北玲子 - 女の手形Reiko Kita – Woman’s Handprint6. 小川知子 - 銀色の雨Tomoko Ogawa – Silver Rain7. 加藤登紀子 - 帰りたい帰れないTokiko Kato – I Want To Go Home, But Can’t8. 千賀かほる – チャリソヨ・ソウルKaoru Chiga - Charisoyo Soul9. 藤圭子 ‎– さいはての女Keiko Fuji – Sai Hate No On’na10. 杉良太郎 – 男のうたRyotaro Sugi – Man’s Song11. 江利チエミ - さのさChiemi Eri - Sanosa12. 西田佐知子 - 銀座ブルースSachiko Nishida – Ginza Blues13. 西城慶子 -人の気も知らないでKeiko Saijo – Don’t Even Know People14. 西城慶子 - 湖畔の宿Keiko Saijo – Lakeside Inn15. フランク永井 – 東京午前三時Frank Nagai – Tokyo 3am16. 藤純子 - 緋牡丹博徒Junko Fuji – Hibotan Bakuto17. 青江三奈 - 緋牡丹博徒Mina Aoe – Hibotan Bakuto18. 志賀勝 - 残俠ふたり旅Masaru Shiga – The Two Remaining Travellers19. 津田耕次 - 東海遊侠伝Koji Tsuda – Tokai Yukuden20. 川谷拓三 - 殺られ節Takuzo Kawatani – Killer Bushi21. 川谷拓三 - 必殺からくり人・負犬の唄Takuzo Kawatani – Song of the Deadly Man / Black Dog22. 杉良太郎 - 流れ者小唄Ryotaro Sugi – Floating Song23. ダウンタウン・ブギウギ・バンド - 白昼の死角Downtown Boogie Woogie Band – Blind Spot In The Daytime Theme24. 新沼謙治 - 津軽恋女Kenji Niinuma – Tsugaru Koijo25. かしぶち 哲郎 - 眩暈Tetsuro Kashibuchi – Dazzling26. 山本達彦 – May StormTatsuhiko Yamamoto - May Storm27. 松田聖子 - 花の中の民子Seiko Matsuda - The Tomb of Wild Chrysanthemum Theme28. 竹内まりや ‎– シングル・アゲインMariya Takeuchi – Single Again29. Ghost - Way To Shelkar30. Hontatedori – Iron Fence