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Chu Kosaka - Music

from Tokyo Riddim 1976​-​1985 by Time Capsule

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about

An established musician and actor who worked with Haroumi Hosono, Tin Pan Alley and released a string of his own solo records - notably on Mushroom records, Japan’s first independent label – Chu Kosaka was in Hawaii in 1976 to record Chew Kosaka Sings, the album from which his track ‘Music’ is taken. “I was really into reggae at that time,” he explains. “My favourite album was House of Exile by Jimmy Cliff.” It’s not unreasonable to suggest that the laid-back sound of the Hawaiian session served as something of a tonic for Kosaka, who’d just completed a 35-date tour in support of his 1975 album, Horo, now considered to be one of the country’s most iconic rock records.

lyrics

(English ver.)

Forgotten name Music, a ship is setting sail
Forgotten name Music, a foggy whistle weeps

Where are you going? (Music)
To your whimsical self (Music)

Who will sing this Music? as the night grows late
Who will sing this Music? footstep weeps in the wind

Where are you going ?(Music)
Capricious you (Music)

Carrying the bitter scent of the moment, blown by the wind

Forgotten name Music, a ship is setting sail
Forgotten name Music, a foggy whistle weeps

Where are you going? (Music)
To your whimsical self (Music)

Carrying the bitter scent of the moment, blown by the wind


(🇯🇵 The original Japanese)

名前忘れた Music　船が出て行く
名前忘れた Music　霧に泣く汽笛だ

どこへ行くのか (Music)
きまぐれな君の (MUsIC)

誰に唄おか Music 夜は更けゆく
誰に唄おか Music 風に泣く足音

どこへ行くのか (Music)
きまぐれな君の (MUsIC)

風に流されて苦い間の香りをはこっぶ

名前忘れた Music　船が出て行く
名前忘れた Music　霧に泣く汽笛だ

どこへ行くのか (Music)
きまぐれな君の (MUsIC)

風に流されて苦い間の香りをはこっぶ

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from Tokyo Riddim 1976​-​1985, released January 16, 2024
Written, composed and arranged by Chu Kosaka
Produced by Mickey Curtis
Licensed by Ultra-Vybe

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