SUGAR BABE was a Japanese band formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1973 and split up … Read Full Bio ↴SUGAR BABE was a Japanese band formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1973 and split up in 1976. The original lineup consisted of 山下達郎(Tatsurō Yamashita), 大貫妙子(Taeko Ōnuki), 村松邦男(Kunio Muramatsu), 鰐川己久男(Kikuo Wanikawa) and 野口明彦(Akihiko Noguchi).
Together for a brief three years and just one album, Sugar Babe has become somewhat of a legend in Japanese pop music circles. Featuring a pre-solo debut Tatsuro Yamashita (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Taeko Onuki (vocals), and produced by Yamashita and Eiichi Otaki (guitarist/vocalist for Happy End), Sugar Babe played melodic, well-crafted tunes heavily influenced by American pop. The group made its live performance debut in 1973 at the farewell concert for the band Happy End, with a tight set showcasing the members' strong musicianship and defined by vocal tradeoffs between Yamashita and Onuki, strong arrangements, and exquisite songcraft. Sugar Babe's lone album, Songs, produced and engineered by Otaki, was release in 1975 as the flagship release of Otaki's Niagara label. Songs channeled Yamashita's worshipful obsession with American pop from the '0s and '0s and soul music. While sales of the record were marginal, in retrospect it can be said that Songs was at least partially responsible for launching the fertile pop music scene that exploded in Japan through the '70s. From the funky, soul-laced euphoria of "Show" to the Isley Brothers influenced "Down Town", which became the group's signature tune, the record showed a band that was on top of its game. While the band broke up in 1976, due in part to the bankruptcy of their record label, both Yamashita and Onuki went on to have long and successful careers, and remain active as artists. Songs was re-released in 1999 on the Planets label, rekindling interest in the band and its music, and introducing it to a whole new generation of artists and music lovers. Even today, several decades after the dissolution of the band, their songs are a fixture on radio programs and in the sets of cover bands across the country.
Together for a brief three years and just one album, Sugar Babe has become somewhat of a legend in Japanese pop music circles. Featuring a pre-solo debut Tatsuro Yamashita (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Taeko Onuki (vocals), and produced by Yamashita and Eiichi Otaki (guitarist/vocalist for Happy End), Sugar Babe played melodic, well-crafted tunes heavily influenced by American pop. The group made its live performance debut in 1973 at the farewell concert for the band Happy End, with a tight set showcasing the members' strong musicianship and defined by vocal tradeoffs between Yamashita and Onuki, strong arrangements, and exquisite songcraft. Sugar Babe's lone album, Songs, produced and engineered by Otaki, was release in 1975 as the flagship release of Otaki's Niagara label. Songs channeled Yamashita's worshipful obsession with American pop from the '0s and '0s and soul music. While sales of the record were marginal, in retrospect it can be said that Songs was at least partially responsible for launching the fertile pop music scene that exploded in Japan through the '70s. From the funky, soul-laced euphoria of "Show" to the Isley Brothers influenced "Down Town", which became the group's signature tune, the record showed a band that was on top of its game. While the band broke up in 1976, due in part to the bankruptcy of their record label, both Yamashita and Onuki went on to have long and successful careers, and remain active as artists. Songs was re-released in 1999 on the Planets label, rekindling interest in the band and its music, and introducing it to a whole new generation of artists and music lovers. Even today, several decades after the dissolution of the band, their songs are a fixture on radio programs and in the sets of cover bands across the country.
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SONGS (30th Anniversary)
SUGAR BABE Lyrics
DOWN TOWN 七色の黄昏降りて来て 風はなんだか涼しげ 土曜日の夜はにぎやか 街角は いつでも 人いきれ それでも陽気なこの街 いつで…
Show 話に疲れた頃には 誰かが歌い始める ネオンの輝く 素敵な Show の始まりだよ 僕は君を街へ連れ出そう 僕は君に愛を囁…
SUGAR 通り過ぎないで 微笑みの温もりに 足を止めてごらんよ 通り過ぎないで 微笑みの温もりは 君の為にあるのさ…
いつも通り きっとあきらめるわ 今 いまなら 何も無くしたものは ひとつないし 街は いつも通り きっと いつも通り街は にぎやかな…
すてきなメロディー 夜ふけのさみしさ ひとりの時は 心の片隅の夢を開けよう Oh...すてきなメロディー Oh...流れて来るでしょう 星空…
ためいきばかり 熱いコーヒー 飲んでみても 頭は重く 朝の気分は夕べの続き 夜は全ての影をおおうから あの子がいなくても いつもと同じこ…
今日はなんだか 今日はなんだか 遠い君の声が 聞こえる様な気がする 今日はなんだか 少しはましな 朝の香りがするからさ あの時君の心が僕…
蜃気楼の街 明日 家を出たら うつろな風に 身をまかせ 流れるまま ひとつこぼれ落ちた 心のかけらを 捜しに行こう 遠のく窓明りと …
過ぎ去りし日々"60's Dream" 今 この曇った空に 沈む街角で 鳴り響く ウェディングベル 耳を押さえても 心が痛むだけ 涙がこぼれそう 今 心に甦る …
風の世界 さみしがりや 私を 尋ねて来た あなたは風 開け放した窓から 夜の影と忍び込んで渦巻く 心を覗かれないよう 固く閉ざした…