City Pop
City Pop is a Japanese music genre from the 1980s. A time when japan had an economic and technological boom.
City Pop is kind of a mix between soft rock, funk, disco, R&B, and pop.
Playlists
- Tatsuro Yamashita
- Come Along - Tatsuro Yamashita - radio host Kamasami Kong
- Best of Tatsuro Yamashita
- City Pop Playlist
- Mellow Days Playlist
sidenote: Tatsuro Yamashita makes me want to buy a telecaster
Plastic Love
Plastic Love is an excellent song by city pop legend Mariya Takeuchi. The song wasn't that popular when it originally came out, but in modern day, Plastic Love has become insanely popular thanks to the power of the internet.
Plastic love is a narrative that touches on how we lean on consumerism(buying electronics) to fill in the dark/empty lives we have.
From a musical perspective, I find it interesting that the chorus/hook of the song doesn't show up until the song is about 80% done.