Sake & Tears #3

May’s edition of Sake and Tears is a bumper episode, featuring a whopping 26 songs of bargain bin brilliance. Along with the usual cuts from cult crime and samurai films we have two sets of three song comparisons throughout the show, dotting different versions of ‘Yanagase Blues’ and ‘Dreams Open At Night’ amongst filmic curiosities from Tatsuya Fuji, Hiroki Matsukata and Shigeru Amachi, stone cold classics from show regulars Keiko Fuji, Mina Aoe, Hiroko Ogi and Shinichi Mori and even a cursory look at City Pop, a fusion of jazz, soft rock, funk and soul that became the soundtrack of Bubble Economy-era Japan. Full Track list is below:1.  美川憲一 - 柳ヶ瀬ブルースKenich Mikawa - Yanagase Blues2.   奥村チヨ - 恋狂いChiyo Okumura – Love Madness3.  黛ジュン – 土曜の夜何かが起きる 黛ジュンJun Mayuzumi – Something Happens On A Saturday Night4.  若山富三郎 - 極道ブルースTomisaburo Wakayama – Gokudo Blues5. 森進一 - 誰よりも君を愛すShinichi Mori – I’ll Love You More Than Anyone6. 李成愛 - 避けられない運命Lee Sung Ae – Unavoidable Fate7. 藤圭子 - 柳ヶ瀬ブルースKeiko Fuji – Yanagase Blues8. 沢たまき - カスバの女Tamaki Sawa – Kasbah Woman9. 天知 茂 - 非情のライセンスShigeru Amachi – Ruthless Licence10. 渥美二郎 - 釜山港へ帰れHiroki Matsukata – Nemuri Shiro’s Theme11. 西田佐知子 - 一対一のブルースSachiko Nishida – One On One Blues12. 三島由紀夫 - からっ風野郎Yukio Mishima – Afraid To Die13. 扇ひろ子 - 夜がわらってるHiroko Ogi – The Night Is Falling14. 安藤 昇 - 黒犬Noboru Ando – Black Dog15. 鹿内孝 - 本牧メルヘンTakashi Shikauchi – Honmaki Fairy Tale16. 由紀さおり - 夜明けのスキャットSaori Yuki – Scat at Dawn17.寺尾聰 – Habana ExpressAkira Terao – Habana Express18. 河合奈保子 - 霧雨の埠頭Naoko Kawai – Fog Rain Pier19. 八神純子 – シークレット・ラブJunko Yagami – Secret Love20.渡辺真知子 - フォグ・ランプMachiko Watanabe – Fog Lamp21. 藤竜也 - 花一輪Tatsuya Fuji – Flower Round22. 藤竜也 - 夢は夜ひらくTatsuya Fuji – Dreams Open At Night23. 三上寛 - 夢は夜ひらくKan Mikami – Dreams Open At Night24. 藤圭子 - 圭子の夢は夜ひらくKeiko Fuji – Keiko’s Dreams Open At Night25. 青江三奈 - 柳ケ瀬ブルースMina Aoe – Yanagase Blues26. 小林旭 - 修羅の伝説Akira Kobayashi – Legend of Turmoil Theme(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJPAsYnWDds&t=80s)