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Lead by drummer Jackey Yoshikawa, The Blue Comets are even today still one of Japan’s national treasures, and continue to perform occasionally on national family TV spectaculars. They began in the early 1960s as an all-purpose eleki instrumental group with occasional lead vocals, adapting their act to whatever the current pop trends threw at them. Backing Akira Fuse on his ‘Let’s Do the Swim’, transcribing timeless standards into eleki style for their Christmas LP or recording versions of The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Michelle’ for their own BEST HITS ’66, the smiling faces of flautist/sax player Tadao Inoue and guitarist Tasunaki Mihara remain something of a fixture on Japan’s NHK-TV .
Discography:
- GRAND HIT PARADE VOLUME 3 (Columbia, 1963)
- GRAND HIT PARADE VOLUME 3 (Columbia, 1963)
- CHRISTMAS WITH ELECTRIC GUITARS (Columbia, 1965)
- CHRISTMAS WITH ELECTRIC GUITARS (Columbia, 1965)
- BLUE COMETS '66 (Columbia, 1966)
- BEST HITS '66 (Columbia, 1966)
- BLUE COMETS '66 (Columbia, 1966)
- BEST HITS '66 (Columbia, 1966)
- CHRISTMAS WITH BLUE COMETS (Columbia, 1967)
雨の赤坂
ジャッキー吉川とブルー・コメッツ Lyrics
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あなたと二人 歩いたね
すねて泣いてた 可愛い嘘が
別れ話の はじめとは
赤坂 赤坂 ぼくは悲しい
ひとつの傘で 坂道を
消えてしまった 幸福だから
過ぎた思い出 さがすのさ
赤坂 赤坂 今夜は一人
あなたと逢った 赤坂で
後姿の 愛をみた
さよならしたら もう二度とは
足音さえも 帰らない
赤坂 赤坂 ぼくは泣きたい
The lyrics to ジャッキー吉川とブルー・コメッツ's song 雨の赤坂 depict a couple walking in the rain through the district of Akasaka. The singer reminisces of the past times spent with his lover, sharing an umbrella, and walking up the hill together multiple times. However, it seems that things have changed, and now he is alone, searching for the memories of their happiness that have disappeared. The lyrics suggest that they have had a conversation about separating and the singer is left heartbroken.
The themes of separation and trying to hold onto memories are present in the lyrics of the song. The reference to Akasaka adds to the nostalgia of the song, as the district of Akasaka is often viewed as a romantic location in Japan. The repeated use of "赤坂 赤坂" adds to the melancholy of the song, with the singer feeling sorrow in his heart.
Overall, "雨の赤坂" is a nostalgic and emotional song that captures the melancholic feeling of lost love and trying to hold onto cherished memories.
Line by Line Meaning
小雨にしずむ 赤坂を
The singer and their loved one walked together in the rain that fell lightly on the streets of Akasaka.
あなたと二人 歩いたね
The singer walked together with their loved one in the rain.
すねて泣いてた 可愛い嘘が
Despite putting up a cute lie, the singer was sulking and crying.
別れ話の はじめとは
The beginning of their conversation was about breaking up.
赤坂 赤坂 ぼくは悲しい
The artist is sad about what happened in Akasaka.
ひとつの傘で 坂道を
The singer and their loved one shared one umbrella as they walked up the hill.
幾度も二人 歩いたね
The singer and their loved one had walked up that same hill together many times before.
消えてしまった 幸福だから
The happiness the artist experienced with their loved one has now faded away.
過ぎた思い出 さがすのさ
The artist is searching for their memories of the past, even though it has already passed.
赤坂 赤坂 今夜は一人
Tonight, the artist is all alone, remembering the memories they had in Akasaka.
あなたと逢った 赤坂で
The singer met the loved one in Akasaka.
後姿の 愛をみた
The artist saw the love in their loved one's back as they walked away.
さよならしたら もう二度とは
After their final goodbye, the singer knows they will not meet their loved one again.
足音さえも 帰らない
The only sound left is their loved one's footsteps that will never return.
赤坂 赤坂 ぼくは泣きたい
The singer wants to cry over what happened in Akasaka.
Writer(s): 橋本 淳, 三原 綱木, 橋本 淳, 三原 綱木
Contributed by Xavier I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
グループサウンズ大好き
綱木さんが作った作品です。完全なムード歌謡ですが、好きな曲ですね。
nako4529
この歌大好きです。角川さんも歌ってましたが、やはり元歌のブルーコメッツのほうが好きですね。
すながっち1976
バンド中、一番ロック志向の強い綱木さんが作ってしまった歌謡曲（曲の完成度は流石）。ゆえに前作「さよならのあとで」の際、散々嫌がっていたらしいですが、やや粘着的な綱木さんのボーカルが、後期ブルコメシングルによくハマるのは、何とも組み合わせの妙というか、数奇な運命を感じます。ギターも東京ロマンチカを想起させ、大ちゃんのサックスもムード満点です。
うちのねこさいきょう!
大ちゃんは本当に素敵な人です。
wang xing
学生時代の曲で、大変思い出深い曲で懐かしい
青山太郎丸
当時は生まれてはないですが、最近聞いて好きになりました。中々いい曲です
小西善治
学生時代を思い出します😃😄中学3年の高校受験、ながら族でしたから深夜のラジオを聴きながら勉強をしたことを思い出します😃😁😃😄昭和の歌詞は、奥深いですね😃😄😊
changerion sanzenpontan
あの筒美京平さんが
アレンジしてるのですね。
筒美京平さんって
ムード歌謡の曲ってイメージが無いので新鮮に聞こえます
昭和40年代の筒美京平さんの
曲はとても素晴らしい曲ばかりです。
ヒラノユウイチロウ
1969年のblueｺﾒｯﾂのSPはgs路線から一掃し､Mood歌謡路線だった👌‼️「雨の赤坂」❤️😊👏は、名曲です👌‼️
camo mille
はい、そう思います。
「雨の赤坂」と「さよならのあとで」はまるでふたごみたい。すみれいろの涙や甘いお話もいいですね🎵