Takeuchi started her own career with a single "Modotte-Oide, Watashi no Jikan" in 1978. From the late 1970s to the early '80s, she has recorded 5 albums and several singles including top-ten hit "Fushigi na Peach Pie". Those materials have featured dozens of Japanese and North American distinguished songwriters, instrumentalists, and producers, such as David Foster, Jim Keltner, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Kazuhiko Kato, Kunihiko Kase, Shigeru Suzuki, Takashi Matsumoto, and her future long-term partner Tatsuro Yamashita.
"Heart to Heart", one of her songs co-written by Roger Nichols and released in 1980, was recorded by the Carpenters two years later, and became the last recording for the late Karen Carpenter.
In 1981, Takeuchi married to a singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, and stopped her career temporarily owing to the pregnancy. After her comeback to the Japanese music industry in 1984, she has accomplished huge commercial success more than when she was single. From that year to the present, she has recorded 6 successful studio albums that mainly consisted of her self-penned songs, and all of them have reached #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart.
As a singer-songwriter, she has produced 8 top-ten hit singles on the Oricon, including "Single Again", "Kokuhaku", "Junai Rhapsody", "Konya wa Hearty Party" and her only #1 hit "Camouflage".
ボーイ・ハント
竹内まりや Lyrics
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Someone waits for me
A smiling face, a warm embrace
Two arms to hold me tenderly
Where the boys are
My true love will be
He's walking down some street in town
And I know he's looking there for me
In the crowd of a million people
I'll find my Valentine
Then I'll climb to the highest steeple
And tell the world, he's mine
Till he holds me, I wait impatiently
Where the boys are
Where the boys are
Where the boys are
Someone waits for me
Till he holds me, I wait impatiently
Where the boys are
Where the boys are
Where the boys are
Someone waits for me
The song "Where the Boys Are" by Connie Francis serves as the inspiration for the lyrics to 竹内まりや's "ボーイ・ハント." The opening verse establishes the primary theme of the song - a woman is searching for love in a city, and she is sure that she will find it among a sea of men. The chorus repeats the phrase "Where the boys are" to emphasize the importance of this feeling of anticipation and longing. The second verse creates a sense of urgency, implying that time is running out for her to find her true love. She knows that he is out there, searching for her as she also searches for him. The final verse returns to the hopeful tone of the opening, declaring that she will find her "Valentine" in the crowd and confess her love to the rest of the world, once and for all.
Line by Line Meaning
Where the boys are
I yearn to find a place where I can meet eligible men.
Someone waits for me
I know there is someone out there who is meant to be my romantic partner and is waiting for me to find them.
A smiling face, a warm embrace
When I find my true love, I will be greeted with a loving and cheerful demeanor and held closely with tenderness.
Two arms to hold me tenderly
I long for a partner who will embrace me tightly and treat me kindly.
My true love will be
The man I am destined to be with will be the one who captures my heart and soul.
He's walking down some street in town
I imagine my future partner is wandering around the city looking for me, unaware of my existence.
And I know he's looking there for me
Despite not meeting yet, I feel confident in our fateful meeting and I believe he is searching for me just as I am searching for him.
In the crowd of a million people
I know that the search for my true love may involve sifting through countless potential partners in a vast sea of people.
I'll find my Valentine
Despite the challenge, I am confident that I will find the person meant to be my romantic partner.
Then I'll climb to the highest steeple
After finding my true love, I will want to declare my happiness and love to the world from the highest point I can find.
And tell the world, he's mine
I will want to express proudly that the man I have found belongs to me and me alone.
Till he holds me, I wait impatiently
Though I am hopeful and positive in my search for love, I admittedly am growing impatient to find my partner.
Where the boys are
Finding my true love means going wherever eligible men are located.
Someone waits for me
Despite any wait or obstacles, I am confident that I hold a special place in someone's heart and that our paths will cross when the time is right.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-lt5jq5ei7k
竹内まりやさん、小生一度御本人をお見かけしたことがあります‼️
丁度二十歳(１９７９年)の頃、
どなたかのミニコンサートにゲスト出演されていらっしゃいました‼️
山国育ちの小生には眩しく、憧れでした‼️
改めて大学に行って良かったと思います‼️
個人的には、
『駅』
『シングル アゲイン 』
が特に好きです‼️
@ketanranbhidkar5866
Wake up babe new mariya takeuchi video just dropped
@user-hw2iu6lj4o
ボーカリスト竹内さんの真骨頂。
すばらしいです。
@user-bg8oy8ep7i
まりあさんが歌うと格別ですね。
@asadanaoki5065
バレンタインデーにありがとうございます♪🎉❤
@user-ni3uc6xs8d
とても丁寧に歌ってますね、自分の青春時代が偲ばれる
@user-hd9jw8pn8g
いい曲ですね。
ついウットリ❤初めて聴きました。ありがとうございます。
@Juan.Padilla1998
I hope Mariya's team upload more music videos and official music soon 🙏
@user-qd6wi2iu9s
まりやさん、最高😆♥️‼️
@user-pl5xw9sj8k
❤
@user-dn6ty6if7k
そういえばこのCD持っていました。懐かしいです。達郎さんからFMでサイン入りテイシャツいただいた記憶あります。