The Firebird (HINOTORI) / Carmen Maki & OZ (1976) Lyrics: Yuko Kurihara, Tsuyoshi Kajiki Music composed by Hirofumi Kasuga Arranged by OZ & Eric Scott From their (2nd album) “Closed Town” (Released on July 10, 1976 on Kitty Records Japan) (English translation of the rough meaning of the Japanese lyrics) My old, faded dreams now seem to have been swept away by the wind And sadly fade away in the sky I can no longer hear the words that someone murmured to me until yesterday From now on, I let myself be lured by the warm smell of spring that has come after winter I will only walk, lured by the kagerou shimmering on the street The scent of this familiar town seems to beckon me I only stopped for a moment to reminisce about days gone by Now I feel I can rise again like a Firebird Maybe it's time for me to take off the clothes I'm used to wearing and be born anew I only stopped for a moment to reminisce about days gone by Now I feel I can rise again like a Firebird Maybe it's time for me to take off the clothes I'm used to wearing and be born anew And soar high into the sky I am now Carmen Maki & OZ (1976) Vocals: Carmen Maki (Maki Annette Lovelace) Guitars: Hirofumi Kasuga Bass: Shigeyuki Kawakami Keyboards: Masafumi Kawasaki Drums: Yoshikazu Kudo
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The Firebird (HINOTORI) / Carmen Maki & OZ (1976)
Lyrics: Yuko Kurihara, Tsuyoshi Kajiki
Music composed by Hirofumi Kasuga
Arranged by OZ & Eric Scott
From their (2nd album) “Closed Town” (Released on July 10, 1976 on Kitty Records Japan)
(English translation of the rough meaning of the Japanese lyrics)
My old, faded dreams now seem to have been swept away by the wind
And sadly fade away in the sky
I can no longer hear the words that someone murmured to me until yesterday
From now on, I let myself be lured by the warm smell of spring that has come after winter
I will only walk, lured by the kagerou shimmering on the street
The scent of this familiar town seems to beckon me
I only stopped for a moment to reminisce about days gone by
Now I feel I can rise again like a Firebird
Maybe it's time for me to take off the clothes I'm used to wearing and be born anew
I only stopped for a moment to reminisce about days gone by
Now I feel I can rise again like a Firebird
Maybe it's time for me to take off the clothes I'm used to wearing and be born anew
And soar high into the sky
I am now
Carmen Maki & OZ (1976)
Vocals: Carmen Maki (Maki Annette Lovelace)
Guitars: Hirofumi Kasuga
Bass: Shigeyuki Kawakami
Keyboards: Masafumi Kawasaki
Drums: Yoshikazu Kudo
75～76頃にかけて、いろんなバンドに鍵盤楽器が加入して音が多彩に厚くなりました。カルメンさんのところでは、ラッキー川崎さんがハモンドB3レズリーで加入されて凄みを増しました。あとRCサクセションのゴンタ2号さん、クリエーションに近田春夫さん、ブギウギバンドに千野秀一さん、皆さん傑作を残されております。
北関東一円、高校生のオートバイひとっ走りでも、どこかの田舎の公営ホール・体育館で何かやってたので、ダフ屋500円か、主催者側のダフ追いの投げ売り300円とかでいろんなかたがたの公演を見ることができた幸せの世代でした。見逃した悔しさで忘れられないビッグネームさんは、チャー・オフコースくらい。あとは、なぎら健壱さんやメンタンピン、センチメンタルシティロマンス、憂歌団、丸山圭子・佐藤準バンド、レイニーウッド、外道、パワーハウスほかいろいろ見れて、月曜日の教室の話題に事欠かなかった。行けなかった子が、
「オメは雨ん中水戸まで行ったんかや？オイラ小山バイパスの結城で引ツ返したよ」だの「石橋でガス欠しちまって、行けんで悪かったなや」で会話がとても弾んだバカ高校生ら。
40年ぶりに聴いた。ただ、懐かしい。。
懐かしすぎて涙が出ます。あの頃に戻りたい
オラにとっては、マウンテンかな？いい時代だった。春日さんかな？ツボえてますなぁ！
ユーライア・ヒープの影響強いけど、ちゃんと完成度が高くて凄い