Miki Matsubara (松原みき, Matsubara Miki) (November 28, 1959 – October 7, 2004)… Read Full Bio ↴Miki Matsubara (松原みき, Matsubara Miki) (November 28, 1959 – October 7, 2004) was a Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer from Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.

Matsubara was born November 28, 1959[2] in Kishiwada, Osaka in Japan. She spent her childhood in Hiraoka Town, Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka.

She grew up in a family of four, including a father, a mother and a younger sister. Her father was a board member of a hospital and her mother was a jazz singer who had sung with the Japanese jazz band and comedy group Crazy Cats. Matsubara started learning the piano at the age of three and later became familiar with jazz. As a child, she went to Sakai city's Hiraoka Elementary School and then in 1972, entered Poole Gakuin Junior High School. Around this time Matsubara became interested in rock music and joined the rock band "Kurei". In 1975 she started in Poole Gakuin High School and became active as a keyboard player of the band "Yoshinoya Band". They would play songs at a live house called Takutaku located in Kyoto. Matsubara was described as an excellent student and was expected by many around her to attend college, but at that time she had already made plans to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. In 1977, when she was still in high school, Matsubara went to Tokyo alone at the age of 17 to make her debut as a singer. The Japanese pianist Yuzuru Sera found her playing music and singing in various places in Kantō such as in the live music venue Birdland located in Roppongi, Tokyo.

Matsubara started her career in 1979 and is known from hit songs such as her debut and immediate breakthrough "Mayonaka no Door (Stay with Me)" which has been covered by numerous artists,[5][6][7][8] including Akina Nakamori.[9] The song was ranked 28th on the Oricon Chart,[10] and according to that chart sold 104,000 copies and 300,000 copies announced by Canyon records. Some of her other known songs were "Neat na gogo san-ji (ニートな午後3時)" and "The Winner" among others.

After the release of the song "Neat na gogo san-ji" Matsubara became a well-known singer during that time. She was offered by many to perform in college festivals, concerts and so on. The song even gained a feature in a commercial of the famous Japanese multinational personal care company Shiseido, only less than two years after her debut.[3]

Miki Matsubara received a number of artist awards.[1] Amidst her career, she formed her own band called Dr. Woo.[3] Matsubara also had some international work with Motown jazz fusion group Dr. Strut in Los Angeles (becoming a backing band in the album recordings for "Cupid" and "Myself"), Tokyo and Osaka (Hall concerts), later releasing a jazz cover album entitled "BLUE EYES". In that album she covered some famous jazz songs like "Love for sale", she also covered the soft rock song "You've Got A Friend" originally written and sung by Carole King.[11]

Her vocal range was that of a mezzo-soprano.

During her music career she released 8 singles, and 12 albums. Despite her work being mainly domestic, outside of Japan she was also known for her work as an anime singer and songwriter, singing the opening and ending songs to anime such as Dirty Pair: Project Eden, although recently with the popularization of city pop her other work has gained overseas fans as well.[12] While singing theme songs for the anime Gu Gu Ganmo, she performed under the name Suzie Matsubara (スージー・松原). Matsubara's song "THE WINNER" was used as the opening for the Gundam OVA-series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.

From the 1990's forwards she especially worked on anime soundtracks and music for commercials. Matsubara composed songs for a couple of anime, some of her most known musical compositions were for the anime series Gundam. Matsubara composed songs for several singers, like Hitomi Mieno, but her most notable works were likely with the singer and actress Mariko Kouda, whom Matsubara composed multiple songs to. Kouda's song "Ame no chi special (雨のちスペシャル)", which Matsubara composed, was featured in the five-minute music television and radio series Minna no Uta as a music video in 1997. It attracted a lot of attention and ranked 28th place in the Oricon chart. The song was repeatedly rebroadcast until 2004.

At the end of 2000, Matsubara sent an email to those around her, including her company and the members of Dr. Woo, stating that she could not continue her music career and that she would not be reachable after the message went out. She stopped all music activities and disappeared from the spotlight altogether. In 2001, it was revealed that Matsubara's actions were prompted by a late-stage cancer diagnosis she had received at the time, after which she subsequently began treatment. Matsubara spent her final years battling her illness.

After being told by her doctor that she only had three months left to live, Matsubara died on October 7, 2004, at age 44 due to complications from uterine cervix cancer. Her death was announced to the public two months later.

Misty
Miki Matsubara Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Misty' by these artists:

A.K.A Misty I Yesterday’s just passed with our memories While the …
Acker Bilk Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Ahron Kupner what are the words i don't seem to understand what seems…
Andy Williams Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Anna Maria Flechero Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Aretha Franklin Oh look, just look at me I'm as helpless as a…
b.l.underwood In the misty moonlight By the flickering firelight Any place…
Barney Kessel Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten Up a tree And…
Barney Kessel Shelly Manne And Ray Brown Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…

Ben Webster Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Bent My boat moved out to sea And friends grew small from…
Billie Holiday Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Billie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Billie Jo Spears Oh, it's been such a long, long time Looks like I'd…
Billy Eckstine Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Björk Look at me... I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Björk & Trió Gudmundar Look at me... I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Blüe I can sleep with my back to the door open For…
Bob Bellows Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Bob Brookmeyer and Friends Misty Island Rescue, here we go (here we go) Misty Island…
Bobby Darin You look to me Like misty roses Too soft to touch But too…
Booker T. & The M.G.s The Mar‐Keys I'm taking on the whole world alone, but i can't take this…
Bruce Johnson Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Buck Meek Miss misty was a stoned skinned gal She didn't stick around…
Buddy Rich & His Buddies Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Butterknife Dance gently down the street Heart melting bittersweet You f…
C.I. Williams Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Caamp You know I cant, eat without you And I cant sleep…
Carmen Mc Rae Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Carmen McRae Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn Trio Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Carmen McRae and Shirley Horn Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Carmen McRae and The Shirley Horn Trio Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Carmen McRae; Shirley Horn Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Carmen McRae;Shirley Horn Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Carol Sloane Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Carter Benny Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Chris Connor Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Chuck Brown Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Clark Terry and his Jolly Giants Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Clay Aiken Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Clem Snide Misty The smiles of Wisconsin Smile bright, thanks to you Mi…
Count Basie Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Cromok MISTY Searching for an anwser wondering trough different pl…
Crosby Bing Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Curren$y Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keep the E in it, Chevy's on…
Dakota Staton Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Daniel Michaels and His Orchestra Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
David Grisman & Stephane Grappelli Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
David Huntsinger And Friends Misty Island Rescue, here we go (here we go) Misty Island…
David Swanson Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Davy Jones; Sarah Vaughan Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Della Reese Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Dexter Gordon Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Dianne Reeves Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Dinah Washington & Quincy Jones Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Donny Hathaway Look at me I'm, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Doris Troy Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Dorothy Donegan Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
duke ellington Look at me, I′m as helpless as a kitten up a…
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Duke Ellington; Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
E. Garner & J. Burke Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Eckstine Billy Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Edacity I've been falling still don't know where I'm going Can't sto…
Eduardo Bartoli & Friends Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Ella & Duke Ellington Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Ella Fitzgerald (The Complete Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife - 1960) Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Ella Fitzgerald - Topic Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Ella Fitzgerald Paul Smith Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Ella Fitzgerald-Billie Holiday Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Ella Fitzgerald. Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Erick Lobo tiempo, sin verte Te fuisteis en la noche Caminas con miedo …
Errol Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Erroll Garner Trio Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Etta James & Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Etta Jones Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
evän Misty Blue Oh it's been such a long long time…
Frank Sinatra Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten Up a tree And…
Freddie Hubbard Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
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Garner Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Gerry Beaudoin Trio Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Gladys Knight Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Glenn Osser Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Grappelli Stephane Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Green Benny Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Gunned down Horses Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Gwada Soul Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Haruka Tojo 君のこと知ってるよ记忆の中雾がかった言叶が浮かぶおかしいな别れた日涙こぼす理由がほら思い出せないよ …
Hathaway Donny Look at me I'm, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Henry Mancini His Piano and Orchestra Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Hot Swing Trio Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
J. Burke Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
J.J. Jackson West Oak Hill Where you'd drive me around In the misty morn…
Jackie Gleason Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Jackson Wooten West Oak Hill Where you'd drive me around In the misty morn…
Jake Shimabukuro Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Jane Monheit Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
jank morning comes i wake up, ride my bike to school ride…
Jenny Elisabeth and The Gunned Down Horses Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Johnny Mathis Glenn Osser Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Johnny Mathis; Arranged & Conducted by Ray Ellis Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Julie London Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
June Christy Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Kate Bush Roll his body. Give him eyes. Make him smile for me, Give hi…
Keely Smith Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Kelly Jones Hey, Misty What's on your mind? You look miles away You can'…
Kenny G Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Kenny Rogers Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Kessel Barney Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
King Curtis Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
KinKi Kids "Kawaita kaze wo dakishimetara Nodomoto tsukisasatta mitai" …
Kyosuke Himuro 薔薇のシルエットデリカシー盗みたくなる瞳が俺を見るおまえに世界をやれるのは baby その腕じゃない Ooh…
L.A. 4 You look to me Like misty roses Too soft to touch But too…
Laufey Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Les Brown & His Band Of Renown Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Lesley Gore Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Linus' Blanket Misty in your eyes It fades away slowly For you itll be…
Lloyd Price Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
London Studio Orchestra and Singers Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Louie Prima and Keely Smith Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars Black and white, big brown eyes I met you on…
M.C The Max I'm taking on the whole world alone, but i can't take this…
maggery Now that fall is starting I've got so much time to…
Mark O'Connor & Jane Monheit Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Mark O'Connor Wynton Marsalis and Jane Monheit Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Marty Robbins Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Mathis Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Mathis - Johnny Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Max Greger Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
McRae Carmen Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Mike Laatz Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Mina Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Misty No crickets, no creatures are a stirring On the last night…
mithrilblue You take a whole lotta breath away I been drinking in…
Morrison James Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Nat King Cole (By Erroll Garner & Johnny Burke) Look at me, I'm as…
NCT 127 난 요즘도 정신없이 하룰 보내 어떤 날은 날씨조차 잊은 채 하나둘씩 펼쳐진…
Nina Simone Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
OKAMOTO'S All my love is here to make me alone It's like…
Oscar Peterson Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Paul Ponnudorai Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Peggy Lee Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Quincy Jones Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Ray Stevens Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Reeves Dianne Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Rhoda Scott Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Ronnie Price & Orchestra Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Roy Eldridge Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Rusty Hudelson Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
S.Grappelli & M. Petrucciani I'm taking on the whole world alone, but i can't take this…
S.R.C.O Misty I Yesterday’s just passed with our memories While the …
S.V.P Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Sarah Vaughan & Quincy Jones Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Sarah vaughan ft. Quincy Jones Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Sinatra Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten Up a tree And…
Solomon Burke Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Soundwitch I think of you... I'm sick Leave my side It's the best way …
Stan Getz and Dave Brubeck Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Stan Getz/Chet Baker Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Staton Dakota Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Stéphane Grappelli Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Stephane Grappelli & David Grisman Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Stéphane Grappelli & Michel Petrucciani Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Steve Lawrence Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Stphane Grappelli Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Teresa Brewer Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
The 4 Freshmen You look to me Like misty roses Too soft to touch But too…
The Del McCoury Band Look at me I′m as helpless as the kitten on the…
The Del-Tones O come all ye young and fair And those who are…
The Four Freshmen You look to me Like misty roses Too soft to touch But too…
The Gene Harris Trio Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
The L.A..4 You look to me Like misty roses Too soft to touch But too…
The Poll Winners Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
The Real Group Look at me I\'m so helpless as a kitten up a tree and…
The Vibrations Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Tore Halvorsen Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Turre Steve Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
v.a. Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
V.I.S. Misty Moonshine fills the night The Divine fills me with lig…
Various Artists Out here in the quiet of the night Beneath the stars,…
Venna The Quick witty Slick drippy hip with city kids Silly rich a…
Verhoog Fallin' over backwards She was hummin' "Death and Taxes" Got…
Will Hedgecock Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Williams Andy Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Young Hearts Hot lights and sentimental needles Showtime's tonight, yeah …
Zhang Fei I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree And I…
今井美樹低い雲に覆われにじんでる東京タワーシルクのように煙っているこんな景色が好きなのそれは私の心に少しだけ似ているか…
氷室京介薔薇のシルエットデリカシー盗みたくなる瞳が俺を見るおまえに世界をやれるのは baby その腕じゃない Ooh…
Ella Fitzgerald Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up…
Julie London Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Miki Matsubara:

- Cupid - 風に吹かれてひらひら揺れている Cupid... 肩で息をする度また一つ恋が生まれる翼の影が動く... 雲に隠…
-Cupid- 風に吹かれてひらひら揺れている cupid 肩で息をする度また一つ恋が生まれる翼の影が動く雲に隠れてひら…
Ai wa Energy 言い切るやさしさ覚えてたみたいね物語のプロローグじゃ迷っていたのに夢をぬり変えた季節のいたずらそんなこともよ…
Aitsu no Brown Shoes あいつの忘れたブラウンシューズ日曜なのにどこへもいけずポーチの片隅ほこりまみれなんだかとてもかわいそうみ…
Bay City Romance 海風の中でタイをゆるめてベイシティロマンスあなたと二人赤い靴が似合う港佇むだけでもう帰れそうもないムード感…
Caribbean Night 腕を伸ばせばたくましい肩目を開ければ星ふる夜空甘い囁き耳にからみつき波に消えそうな Harbor Light …
Cryin' 約束したのはわたしよでかけてるなんてあなたの鍵を持つことが馬鹿らしくなるわ吸いさしの煙草誰の口紅今頃あな…
çœŸå¤œä¸ã®ãƒ‰ã‚¢/stay with me To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…
Dream In The Screen I was wearing a blue shirt Because I saw you Lemon yellow…
French Cinema くわえ煙草が良く似合うショートカットのパリジェンヌ話の仕草がアンニュイでどこか似ているジーン・セバーグ雨に煙る…
Hello Today 郵便受けはみ出す手紙の文字は肩並べ歩いた女友達マドリッド消印雨にかすれ別々の人生思わせる Hello, …
Hello Walls Hello, walls 話相手は Hello, walls あなたしかいないあの人が好きな女優のポスターはがした…
His Woman I say good-bye 思い出に言えるのよサヨナラと Please hold me tight 思い切りお願…
It's so Creamy 陽ざしのアドリブ光るウィンドウ二人の心のモザイクみたい歩調をゆるめたあなたの影私をすっぽり包みこむわ優し…
Jazzy Night Fukinukeru yoake no kaze Sayonara no maebure Ano hito no kur…
Koi ni Oyobare 黒いパンプスウキウキはねて彼の部屋まで恋にお招ばれこれは夢なの? 思いがけないあなたのプロポーズ恋にお招ばれ…
Love for Sale Love for sale Advertising new love for sale Love that's fres…
Mayonaka no Door Stay With Me To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…
Neat na Gogo 3 Ji 階段登る靴音だけであなたとわかる私だっただけどある日突然違う香りあなたの胸に見つけたのテーブル囲むお…
One Summer Night One summer night あなたを見かけて知らず知らず恋に落ちたわ One summer night カンパリ…
Rainy Day Woman 紫の入江のように都会は季節の帆をたたんでいるあなたより先に目覚めて寝顔を見つめて5分泣いたわグラスに半分のジン・…
Riverside Tango 夢見みたいだわスウィートカクテル楽しかったサイレントラブ 2人で聴いたコールポーターもベッドのそばのミンガス…
Safari Eyes 摩天楼のらせん階段昇る赤い靴音午前2時の Moondanceに浮かぶ都会が妖しかった Silence 答えのない…
Sannin de Odoranai あの頃私とあの娘はライバル (娘-こ) クーガの助手席奪い合ってたあなたの背中しゃ火花を散らして向き合うテラス…
SEE-SAW LOVE Kyō kara wa kimi dakedo Moyashita ano address book Totsuzen …
Somewhere Somewhere いつも気がつくけば貴方の腕の中このままを続けると寂しすぎるわ貴方に似合う人に最後までな…
Stay With Me To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…
That's All 耳鳴りのなかで遠のいてゆく碧い影なにを喋ってるの窓をつたう雨たどる指先はもうわたしを忘れているのね濡れたド…
The Winner 眠りのない夜を数えきれず過ごした傷ついた痛みがただ一つの思い出 I DON'T WANT 優しさはいらない I D…
Wash Go for it! Dakishimeta sono-te wo kyuu ni yurumenaide Kuchi…
Yuuyake no Jikan Desu 久し振りに早起きしてとてもゴウカにお洗濯だから朝食美味しい朝食バルコニーを開け放し九月の風肌に感じだか…

真夜中のドア -Stay With Me- To you, yes, my love to you Yes, my love to…

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