山下久美子 (Yamashita Kumiko) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.

Birth… Read Full Bio ↴山下久美子 (Yamashita Kumiko) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.

Birthday: January 26, 1959 (age 52)
Birthplace: Beppu, Oita Prefecture

Yamashita made her debut as a singer in 1980 with the single "Bathroom Kara Ai wo Komete" released under the label Nippon Columbia. But, it wasn't until 1982 that she gained a hit when she released the single "Sekidou Komachi Doki". In 1985, she married BOØWY's guitarist Hotei Tomoyasu but divorced twelve years later in 1997.
However, she became a single mother when she gave birth to twin girls in 2000 with the father unknown.
In 1991, she switched labels and went to Toshiba EMI when she released the single "Tonight (Hoshi no Furu Yoru ni)".

とりあえずニューヨーク
山下久美子 Lyrics

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どのチャンネルもつまんないけど
何となくテレビ
きっとあたしこのまま
つけっぱなしで
眠っちゃいそう眠っちゃいそう
まだあきらめが
つかないなんてやな性格だぞ
ちょっとひとりワインで

涙もろくちゃ
恋は出来ない恋は出来ない
とりあえず
ふられたってことは
ふられたってことね
それが似合うよな
部屋じゃないからダメ
とりあえず
ふられたってことは
ふられたってことね
それが似合う
ニューヨークだったらいいのに
ひとりぼっちもしゃれてるけど
映画じゃないから
例えばいきなバーで
ひろわれもせず
終っちゃいそう終っちゃいそう
ホラ冗談がいえないなんて
何かおかしいぞ
さっきアドレスノート
ひとりめくって
ためいきついたやぶってすてた
とりあえず
ふられたってことは
ふられたってことね
それが似合う
ような街じゃないからダメ
とりあえず
ふられたってことは
ふられたってことね
ここがもしもニューヨーク
だったらいいのに
とりあえず
ふられたってことは
ふられたってことね
それが似合うような
女じゃないからダメ
とりあえず
ふられたってことは
ふられたってことね

ここがここが
ニューヨークだったらいいのに

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 山下久美子's song とりあえずニューヨーク depict a woman who has just been rejected by her love interest. She feels that all the channels on TV are boring, but she still keeps it on, unable to sleep. She is the kind of person who cannot easily give up, resorts to drinking wine alone, and cries easily. She knows that she is incapable of falling in love at the moment, but she wishes to be in New York, a place where she can look cool even when she is alone. She feels that she cannot make jokes and finds herself ripping up her address book out of frustration.

The song highlights the coping mechanisms of a woman who has been rejected. She wishes to be in a place like New York, where she can be independent and look cool even when she is alone. The song also highlights the vulnerability of the woman, and how she wishes to seem emotionally strong but struggles to keep her emotions in check.

Line by Line Meaning

どのチャンネルもつまんないけど
Even though all the channels are boring

何となくテレビ
just watching TV aimlessly

きっとあたしこのまま
I'll probably stay like this

つけっぱなしで
with the TV on

眠っちゃいそう眠っちゃいそう
I'm about to fall asleep

まだあきらめが
I still haven't given up

つかないなんてやな性格だぞ
That just shows what kind of person I am

ちょっとひとりワインで
So I pour myself a glass of wine

涙もろくちゃ
I'm too emotional

恋は出来ない恋は出来ない
I can't fall in love, I just can't

とりあえず
But for now