[Walking & Smiley]
No.13 "The Tourist" by SHOGUN(Band)
Hi. Today's song is "The Tourist" by "Shōgun".
It's a comfortable swinging pop-Jazz in a walking rhythm.
The performer is a known expert pop-rock group, "Shogun".
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Song data
| Title | The Tourist |
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| Artist | Shōgun |
| Album Title | |
| Catalog Number | MHCL-30041 |
| Track No. | 7 |
| Duration | 3:40 |
| Released | 1979 |
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| Lyricist | |
| Composer | |
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About the creators
Casey Rankin Lyricist
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Mitchie Nagaoka Composer
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Kazuo Ohtani Arranger
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Sound impression
Walking rhythm
This seems to be a swinging pop-Jazz in a walking rhythm.
Skillful
The funky & skillful play is the beauty of SHOGUN. And a rich & powerful performance of the horn section makes the sound of "SHOGUN" gorgeous & festive.
It was one of the distinctive feature of them, even they didn't have a horn section in member.
Comical
Another unique feature of SHOGUN music is the lyrics mostly written in English. They were created by the band guitarist, Casey Rankin.
Thanks to him, "SHOGUN" could keep a stylish image, like a western rock band.
By the way, the bassist "Mitchie Nagaoka" is taking a vocal on this song.
He is a Japanese guy, and not a native speaker of English at all.
Perhaps, that is why this song sounds pretty comical, since his non-fluent English reminds us some laughable troubles which we, or our friends were experienced in the overseas.
About the artist
ShōgunThe professionals
"Shōgun" is a 6-piece (Now 4) pock-rock band teamed up by expert studio musicians.
The group was showing a different class performance in the '70s, in terms of playing technique. And, was very popular, particularly among the amateur musicians.
"Shōgun" debuted in 1979 with a single, "Otoko-tachi no melody" (A melody for the men). Since then, 10 singles, and 9 original, live, and 3 best albums have been released until now.
Short Bio.
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| Song Title | The Tourist |
|---|---|
| Artist | SHŌGUN |
| Album Title | ROTATION |
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