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.
Neat na Gogo 3 Ji
Miki Matsubara Lyrics
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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 お茶の時間に
何げなく問いつめた February
あなたは そうよ 次の週には
八階この部屋消えていた
忘れなさいよ 涙のダイアリー
春風吹いている 季節ならば
I′m gonna feel neat, neat everyday!
恋の数ほど女は
Neat, neat everyday!
自由になれるわ
未来を愛して愛して
She's just neat!
She′s just neat!
いつかどこかで また逢えるでしょう
やせがまんした 私だった
だけどある日 突然 Bell が鳴って
あなたの声が 聞こえたの
愛の出逢いの 西五番街
もう一度待っているよと April
私は何故か 次の瞬間
私はいないと 答えたの
薄れてゆくわ 涙のメモリーズ
歩道に花束 まき散らして
I'm gonna feel neat, neat everday!
恋の数ほど女は
Neat, neat everyday!
自由になれるわ
未来を愛して愛して
She's just neat!
Oh neat, neat everyday!
恋の数ほど女は
Neat, neat everyday!
自由になれるわ
未来を愛して愛して
She′s just neat!
She′s just neat!
She's just neat!
She′s just neat!
She's just neat!
She′s just neat!
The lyrics to Miki Matsubara's song Neat na Gogo 3 Ji describe the singer's relationship with a man, which begins with her being able to recognize him by his footsteps on the stairs. However, one day she notices a different scent on him, signaling that something has changed. Later, at tea time, she asks him about his plans, and he reveals that he will be leaving their eighth-floor apartment the next week. The singer advises him to forget about her and move on, promising that they will meet again someday. As the song progresses, the singer contemplates her feelings of sadness and tries to move on, claiming that she will feel "neat" every day, even if it means being alone.
The meaning of this song is heavily influenced by the time period in which it was written, the 1980s, when societal expectations around relationships were changing in Japan. Specifically, this song touches on the changing attitudes towards women and their desires for independence in relationships. The lyrics depict a woman who is struggling with her own feelings and trying to find a sense of agency within her relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
階段登る 靴音だけで
I could recognize you just by the sound of your footsteps climbing the stairs
あなたとわかる 私だった
It was me who could recognize you
だけどある日 突然違う香り
But one day, I suddenly smelled a different fragrance
あなたの胸に 見つけたの
I found it coming from your chest
テーブル囲む お茶の時間に
During tea time, sitting around the table
何げなく問いつめた February
Just casually, I asked you about February
あなたは そうよ 次の週には
And you replied, 'Yes, I will be gone by next week'
八階この部屋消えていた
You disappeared from this room on the eighth floor
忘れなさいよ 涙のダイアリー
Forget about it, my diary full of tears
春風吹いている 季節ならば
When the season of spring comes with the blowing wind
I′m gonna feel neat, neat everyday!
I'm going to feel neat, neat every day!
恋の数ほど女は
There are as many women in love as there are stars in the sky
Neat, neat everyday!
Neat, neat every day!
自由になれるわ
I can become free
未来を愛して愛して
Love the future, love it
She's just neat!
She's just neat!
いつかどこかで また逢えるでしょう
We will surely meet again someday, somewhere
やせがまんした 私だった
It was me who had to endure hunger
だけどある日 突然 Bell が鳴って
But one day, the bell rang suddenly
あなたの声が 聞こえたの
I heard your voice
愛の出逢いの 西五番街
At the west side of the fifth avenue, the place where we met
もう一度待っているよと April
April was waiting for you again
私は何故か 次の瞬間
For some reason, at the next moment
私はいないと 答えたの
I answered that I wasn't there
薄れてゆくわ 涙のメモリーズ
My memories of tears are fading away
歩道に花束 まき散らして
Scattering a bunch of flowers on the sidewalk
Oh neat, neat everyday!
Oh neat, neat every day!
She′s just neat!
She's just neat!
Writer(s): 三浦徳子, 小田裕一郎
Contributed by Kaelyn K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Kaidan noboru kutsuoto dake de
Anata to wakaru watashi datta
Dakedo aru hi totsuzen chigau kaori
Anata no mune ni mitsuketa no
Teeburu kakomu ocha no jikan ni
Nani-ge naku toitsumeta february
Anata wa sou yo tsugi no shuu ni wa
Hachikai kono heya kiete ita
Wasure nasai yo
Namida no daiarii
Harukaze fui teru
Kisetsunaraba
I'm gonna feel neat, neat everyday
Koi no kazu hodo on'na wa
Neat, neat everyday jiyuu ni nareru wa
Mirai o aishite aishite
She's just neat! She's just neat!
Itsuka doko ka de mata aeru deshou
Yase gaman shita watashi datta
Dakedo aru hi totsuzen bell ga natte
Anata no koe ga kikoeta no motto
Ai no deai no nishigoban-gai
Mou ichido matteru yo to april
Watashi wa nazeka tsugi no shunkan
Watashi wa inai to kotaeta no
Usurete iku wa
Namida no memoriizu
Hodou ni hanataba
Makichirashite
I'm gonna feel neat, neat everyday
Koi no kazu hodo on'na wa
Neat, neat everyday jiyuu ni nareru wa
Mirai o aishite aishite
She's just neat!
Neat, neat everyday
Koi no kazu hodo on'na wa
Neat, neat everyday jiyuu ni nareru wa
Mirai o aishite aishite
She's just neat! She's just neat!
@Ashirogi4736
Today celebrates 15 years of Miki-Chan's death and nothing more fair than celebrating what was her life than listening to her legacy.
@whitelotus6230
why do you celebrate death?
@Lara-vo6rp
18 year now, time flies
@selamolsun1993
he meant commemorate i guess pal you know that celebrate word fits for both sad and happy things @@whitelotus6230
@kyikyi_6487
@@whitelotus6230 it should be happy, we are remembering the person and it is good that we dont forget them as we tend to try to forget sadder events.
@josukeanao4228
Uma Deusa não pode morrer, apenas volta para o céu
@KlysmanOficial
Exatamente
@paulatejand123
F😭
@1126megu
化粧品のコマーシャルソングだったと想う。松原みきといえば、｢真夜中のドア｣より｢ニートな午後3時」。
@user-sw2yc4mz4w
Kaidan noboru kutsuoto dake de
Anata to wakaru watashi datta
Dakedo aru hi totsuzen chigau kaori
Anata no mune ni mitsuketa no
Teeburu kakomu ocha no jikan ni
Nani-ge naku toitsumeta february
Anata wa sou yo tsugi no shuu ni wa
Hachikai kono heya kiete ita
Wasure nasai yo
Namida no daiarii
Harukaze fui teru
Kisetsunaraba
I'm gonna feel neat, neat everyday
Koi no kazu hodo on'na wa
Neat, neat everyday jiyuu ni nareru wa
Mirai o aishite aishite
She's just neat! She's just neat!
Itsuka doko ka de mata aeru deshou
Yase gaman shita watashi datta
Dakedo aru hi totsuzen bell ga natte
Anata no koe ga kikoeta no motto
Ai no deai no nishigoban-gai
Mou ichido matteru yo to april
Watashi wa nazeka tsugi no shunkan
Watashi wa inai to kotaeta no
Usurete iku wa
Namida no memoriizu
Hodou ni hanataba
Makichirashite
I'm gonna feel neat, neat everyday
Koi no kazu hodo on'na wa
Neat, neat everyday jiyuu ni nareru wa
Mirai o aishite aishite
She's just neat!
Neat, neat everyday
Koi no kazu hodo on'na wa
Neat, neat everyday jiyuu ni nareru wa
Mirai o aishite aishite
She's just neat! She's just neat!