Weekend J-Pop: Ayumi Nakamura, “Tsubasa no Oreta Angel” (Angels with Broken Wings)May 24th, 2009 by Adamu |
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【中村あゆみ】 翼の折れたエンジェル (Ayumi Nakajima Nakamura, “Tsubasa no Oreta Angel” (Angels with Broken Wings))
This song from the 80s has a definite “Japanese woman sings Bruce Springsteen” feel to it, right down to the E Street Band-style saxophone. For lack of anything better to do, I listened to this song about 20 times on the way back from the US recently. You might remember it was used in a recent beer commercial, though I forget which one.
May 24th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Oh, that takes me back.
It’s Bonnie Tyler, though, not Springsteen.
May 24th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
True enough:
May 24th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_HsjpSVaI
May 24th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
It was used in some commercials for Kirin Strong Seven.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDYzQUmWEGQ
May 24th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Right, thanks. I should have remembered that since I thought it was hilarious that they had this gigantic ad campaign for what’s basically Schlitz
May 26th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
“For lack of anything better to do, I listened to this song about 20 times on the way back from the US recently.”
Either the first part or the second part of this sentence is a total lie.
May 26th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
I guess you are wired differently from me. I mean it’s not the best song ever, but there are certain hooks in it that made it worth repeating. Sometimes boredom will make you crazy. I was also reading while the song played