Yutaka Ozaki was a true legend of Japanese music, a rebe… Read Full Bio ↴1965 - 1992
Yutaka Ozaki was a true legend of Japanese music, a rebellious figure who revolutionised J-Pop/Rock, created a string of timeless records and cemented his status by dying a gruesome, untimely death in a Tokyo street at age 26.
He was born in 1965 in Tokyo`s Setagaya-ku, and debuted in 1983 with the single 「15の夜」 (juu-go no yoru) when he was still a High School Student. This track was the first single from "SEVENTEEN'S MAP" 「十七歳の地図」, an album unusual in that he wrote and performed all the tracks, but a staggering achievement considering he really was just 17 at the time he wrote it. His youthful experiences are at the heart of the album; most songs concern the stifling circumstances of teenage life, boredom, sexual awakening and the confounding of expectations. There is a dark, perhaps even desparate, tone to the record that belies the superficially MOR sheen of the production and it is hardly surprising that the record continues to strike a chord with todays teenagers, as well as being held in high esteem by their parents, themselves children of the 80s and victims of the strange days of the economic bubble.
Although his first record is his masterpiece, the five that followed are of a similarly high standard, especially 1985s 「回帰線」, which contains 「卒業」, a song about graduation that captures something of the emptiness and dread of post-High School life in Japan.
In April 1992, he was found naked in a Tokyo street, dead as a result of pulmonary edema. Although this official cause of death has been disputed, and some people believe he was murdered, what is certain is that he had consumed large quantities of drugs and alcohol on the night he died. A career spanning six albums and only 61 songs was over, but he remains a highly visible figure in Japanese music, his songs are often covered and are karaoke standards, and there are numerous books and tribute albums.
His most famous songs are 「I LOVE YOU」 and 「卒業」, both of which appear on 「13/71 THE BEST SELECTION」, essential listening for anyone with more than a passing interest in J-Pop or Japanese culture.
COLD JAIL NIGHT
尾崎豊 Lyrics
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渋滞のロードレース
空からはいつものように
繋がれた人が踊る
不満とナイフ 押し込められた
護送バスの中で誰もが
何かが少しだけ違う
生き方強いられる
一つだけ聞いておこう
動機と心の病の上に罪名が被さる
脅えと目眩 諦めに似た
雑居房の中で誰もが
跪いて一滴の水を乞うのだろう
Cold jail night
都会の夜空は紅く燃えてる
罪を抱いて
Cold jail night
吐く息は白く 脅え切った瞳の中
夢を見る
五十日振りに見る太陽は
少しだけ痩せてた
監獄の太陽は俺の前でちぎれてゆく
寄りかかる壁に刻まれた傷
太陽のあたる場所を誰もが
忘れるために殴りつけた傷みもない
裁判という台本を読む
真の正義が始まる
生き方を今削り取られて
比べられている
毎日毎日覚え込ませる
繰り返す仕事に誰もが
先を争い真実さえ
口にする余裕などない
Cold jail night
都会の夜空は紅く燃えてる
罪を抱いて
Cold jail night
吐く息は白く 脅え切った瞳の中
夢を見る
Cold jail night
都会の夜空は紅く燃えてる
罪を抱いて
Cold jail night
吐く息は白く 脅え切った瞳の中
夢を見る
The lyrics of 尾崎豊's song COLD JAIL NIGHT paints a picture of a city covered in smog and traffic congestion. The people are connected like puppets, dancing in the usual way, and everyone is feeling a little different inside the armored police vehicle where they're all confined with knives and frustration boiling in their minds. As the song goes on, the scene shifts to a prison cell, where the sun shines on everyone but only reminds them of freedom lost. The lyrics talk about how everyone is forced to live a certain way, and how they compare themselves to each other, and even how they forget the pain they felt in order to forget the pain everyone felt.
The chorus is one of the most powerful moments of the song: Cold jail night, the city's night sky burns crimson, holding onto their sins. The breath they exhale is white, and their eyes are full of terror and aching for a dream. This song delves into the themes of confinement, frustration, helplessness, and the feeling of being compared to everyone else. It showcases how the city can be a place that feels like it's suffocating the people, trapping them in a never-ending cycle of work without any chance to express their inner selves.
Line by Line Meaning
スモッグに煙る街並みは
The smog-filled cityscape is
渋滞のロードレース
a traffic jam race,
空からはいつものように
From the sky, as usual,
繋がれた人が踊る
connected people dance,
不満とナイフ 押し込められた
Trapped with knives and frustrations,
護送バスの中で誰もが
Everyone on the escort bus,
何かが少しだけ違う
Feels something slightly different,
生き方強いられる
Forced to live a certain way,
この暮らしが始まる前に
Before this lifestyle began,
一つだけ聞いておこう
Let me ask you one thing,
動機と心の病の上に罪名が被さる
Why is a crime falsely attributed to motive and mental illness?
脅えと目眩 諦めに似た
Filled with fear and dizziness, almost in despair,
雑居房の中で誰もが
Everyone in the crowded cell,
跪いて一滴の水を乞うのだろう
Kneels and begs for a drop of water,
Cold jail night
Cold jail night,
都会の夜空は紅く燃えてる
The night sky of the city glows red,
罪を抱いて
Embracing the guilt,
吐く息は白く 脅え切った瞳の中
Breathing white mist, with frightened eyes,
夢を見る
Dreaming.
五十日振りに見る太陽は
The sun, after fifty days,
少しだけ痩せてた
Has gotten slightly thinner,
監獄の太陽は俺の前でちぎれてゆく
The prison's sun is ripped apart in front of me,
寄りかかる壁に刻まれた傷
The scars etched on the leaning wall,
太陽のあたる場所を誰もが
To forget the place where the sun shines,
忘れるために殴りつけた傷みもない
There's no pain left to beat away,
裁判という台本を読む
Reading the script of the trial,
真の正義が始まる
True justice begins,
生き方を今削り取られて
My way of living is now being taken away,
比べられている
Being compared to others.
毎日毎日覚え込ませる
Forcing to memorize, day after day,
繰り返す仕事に誰もが
Everyone in the repetitive job,
先を争い真実さえ
Competing for the future, without even mentioning the truth,
口にする余裕などない
There's no room to speak out.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 豊 尾崎
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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スモッグに煙る街並みは渋滞のロードレース
空からはいつものように繋がれた人が踊る
不満とナイフ 押し込められた護送バスの中で誰もが
何かが少しだけ違う生き方強いられる
この暮らしが始まる始まる前に一つだけ聞いておこう
動機と心の病の上に罪名が被さる
脅えと目眩 諦めに似た雑居房の中で誰もが
跪いて一滴の水を乞うのだろう
Cold jail night 都会の夜空は紅く燃えてる 罪を抱いて
Cold jail night 吐く息は白く 脅え切った瞳の中 夢を見る
五十日振りに見る太陽は少しだけ痩せてた
監獄の太陽は俺の前でちぎれてゆく
寄りかかる壁に刻まれた傷 太陽のあたる場所を誰もが
忘れるために殴りつけた傷みもない
裁判という台本を読む真の正義が始まる
生き方を今削り取られて比べられている
毎日毎日覚え込ませる繰り返す仕事に誰もが
先を争い真実さえ口にする余裕などない
Cold jail night 都会の夜空は紅く燃えてる 罪を抱いて
Cold jail night 吐く息は白く 脅え切った瞳の中 夢を見る
@user-bq3cw6qn6y
coldjailnightの
デモ音源だけど
ギターのメロディが
LoveWayなんです❤❤
わたし自身LoveWayは
ヘビロテするくらい大好きで聞きまくってるので
この音源のイントロ
聞いたとたん、
あっLoveWayだ！って
わかりました❤
@user-yz7kq5bq8r
デモテープには、ライブにもcd音源にもない尾崎を感じられるのでありがたいです！！
@user-wv6du4dq2u
尾崎豊さんの歌声、綺麗
@japanesewatchresearch
須藤さんもっとデモを放出してくれ
@user-cx5lp9dz6j
尾崎豊飲んで曲は何を聴いても私の心に響きます。
現在もなお‥。
@h.5026
貴重ですね！
疾走感あってカッコいい！！
@kojiutsumi
アコギじゃ絶対披露しない曲。デモ音源は触れてはいけない良さがある
@ta-san3950
イントロ(もしくはメロディライン)はLOVE WAYなんだなぁ。
初めて買ったCDが｢LOVE WAY/COLD JAIL NIGHT｣だったので感慨深いです。
@user-bq3cw6qn6y
たしかにそうですよね❤❤
わたしもLoveWayは
ヘビロテするぐらい
大好きです❤❤
@jean-ken-pnjean-ken-pn3596
いい声してる
@yuyo5033
「寄りかかる壁に刻まれた傷、大陽の当たる場所、誰もが」 コレの意味わかるのは拘置所入った事があるだろう～♪
特に冬だな。
経験から生まれる詩ってほんとに生みの苦しみから出来上がったってって感じる、尊敬ですわ。