Now that the Saraware shop is 25 years old since it opened in 1997, I am very honored to be able to welcome customers at the shop. Thank you very much.

Twenty-five years ago, I … retired from my first job and was wandering around. It was also in 1997 that I was interviewed for a part-time job at a snack in the city with the tag “Membership Club” on the entrance door and got fired on the first day.

I think it was destined to meet Saraware ten years later. What?

This time, the same 1997 album, American guitarist Ry Cooder revived and produced “Buena Vista”, a veteran Cuban singer and musician who was once active on the front lines, whom he met in Cuba while traveling.・ From “Social Club”.

The album title was the name of an existing membership-based music club, which became their band name, and then a documentary film was released.

One song from such a wonderful album.

“AMOR DE LOCA JUVENTUD”. In Japanese, it means “sloppy love in youth”, but it’s a song that makes you feel happy.

In March, the sun became brighter toward spring, and when I thought it was warm, it snowed, it was blown by strong winds, the cold returned, and so on. Is it yes?
The Japanese title of “Aguas de Marco” is “March Rain”.
The duet with Elis Regina is a very famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim, a musician who represents Brazilian music, but this time I would like to listen to Elis’s solo version (1972).
It seems that March is the end of summer in Brazil, but the laid-back melody feels like March in Japan! The cherry blossom season has finally begun and I want to relax and enjoy the arrival of spring ♪

The sun is shining in the spring and I’m excited. It’s still cold, but I feel hot in winter clothes.
This season, when the days get longer and the feelings get brighter. I want to be free from the cold and troublesome things as soon as possible!

Today from the Style Council’s 2nd album “Our Favorite Shop” (1985).
The bossa nova-like rhythm and gentle voice are very comfortable songs.
The flute performance is also wonderful ♪

The Tokyo Olympics were just held last summer and are now in the middle of the Winter Olympics! I’m glad that you can continue to enjoy the sports festival!

However, I am not good at watching the competition in real time. Even though I don’t know the player’s career and the hardships of the special training so far, I feel like a relative and I’m thrilled and I can’t watch it live.

After the results are obtained, I calmly look at the digest version, etc., and I am really entertained by warming my heart, screaming, and giving a big applause.

This song is a documentary film of the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics
From “Grenobles” directed by Claude Lelouch.
The work was done by Francis Lai, who is familiar with French cinema music. The main theme song of the movie is famous, but this “Killy’s Theme” is said to be a song in honor of Jean-Claude Killy, who was overwhelmingly active in alpine skiing at that time. Nicole Croisille, who is famous for the theme song of the movie “Man and Woman”, Daba Dabada … ♪, is singing.

Happy New Year 2022! Greetings have been delayed, but I look forward to working with you again this year.
The first song of the new year is “Orfeu Samba”.
It is an insert song of the movie “Black Orpheus” (1959) composed by bossa nova guitarist Luiz Bonfá, and is one of the representative songs of bossa nova. There are other famous songs in the movie. This is a comfortable song with a refreshing guitar tone and a different arrangement from the movie version.

May 2022 be a year of calm like this song!

It’s finally Christmas.

For this day, Christmas has been produced in the city for a long time, and I’ve become accustomed to it, but I’ve finally realized it just before that.
A few more days this year.

By the way, my favorite Christmas song “O Holy Night” will decorate the big bird of this year’s music column.

It’s great that a big singer sings, but this song is still a chorus! The beautiful chorus seems to purify your mind. My main Christmas is to eat a treat while saying that.
It was
I wish you all a wonderful Christmas ♪

And thank you for visiting the music column again this year.
Have a nice New Year holidays! ︎

December is already the second half. It’s getting colder, but how about winter bossa nova?

Brazilian guitarist and composer Oscar Castro-Nevis’ 1956 song “Cry if sad”. At that time, I was only 16 years old when I made this song …

I was wondering who the version was good because it was sung by various people, but I chose the version sung by Gal Costa, the queen of Brazilian music.

The silky voice is a very comfortable song with a slower tempo than the original ♪

If you notice that it’s kind of cold, winter is right there.
The temperature dropped for a while, but the warm days continued for a while, so I felt good and felt envious.

Every year, Drew is not good at this time. The latter is the pattern in which the latter wins as a result of alternating feelings of impatience and escapism that we must prepare early to reach the year-end and New Year holidays comfortably. Is there anyone similar? This is the type who wants to find friends and feel at ease.
No, it’s going to be the end of the year as it is!

By the way, this song will be the end of the popular Michel Berger special feature (unknowingly). A beautiful melody gently sung by France Gall on Berger’s gentle piano. It seems that it was recorded on the B side of the single version of the column “Confession of Love” (1974) two years ago.
I don’t understand the words, but I’m fascinated by the feeling of happiness.
It is a recommended song that will make you feel at ease when you are tired of the busyness of December, the lonely battle (cleaning), or before going to bed ♪

Autumn is deepening and my melancholy mode is accelerating. Please get along with me who wants to get rid of the mellow mood of autumn and indulge in a lot of thoughts with a moist song.

Last time, Michel Berger’s song continued from the last time, so thank you again this time.
This song, which begins quietly from the story, is the Japanese title “Confession” sung by Francoise Hardy.

It’s a hit song in 1973, but I first learned about this song about 30 years ago.
At that time, I was longing for the Ennui route and thought that the cool and laid-back atmosphere was cool, but even if I wanted to play it, my true character soon came out and I couldn’t finish it, and I ended up with the current character.

When I listened to the song for the first time in a long time, my delusion switch was turned on. It’s a song that makes you feel like an ennui person just while listening to it ♪

Autumn Moist Song Festival (without permission) is being held! So this time, Michel Berger, who was active as a French pop singer and composer, provided the song to France Gall for the first time, and the Japanese title is “Confession of Love”. It’s a romantic love song.

Speaking of French gals, “Dreaming Chanson Doll” (1964), which has an impressive young and vigorous singing voice, is famous, but after a period of rest, it was produced by Michel Berger in 1974. Revived as a full-fledged adult singer from a former idol. It seems that they got married two years later.

Even though it was hot all the time when autumn started, it suddenly became cold and my heart was squeezed. a little bit! It’s not over yet, autumn! Soak in the sentimental mood and listen to it ♪