It is easier for a band to reinterpret an old song that was previously unknown than to cover a song that is already somewhat famous among the public.
As for the cooperation between Shinichi Iwahashi and Tetsuro Oda, ZARD's cover of Tetsuro Oda's old songs can once again increase Oda Tetsuro's attention, which will be beneficial to the momentum of Saeki Misa's subsequent debut.
The plan that Sachiko Kamaiike decided to implement out of her sensitivity to the times came at the right time in every aspect.
After Oda Tetsuro agreed to the matter, a few days later, Shinichi Iwahashi went to the recording studio and interviewed several members of ZARD. When it came to covers and cooperation with outside composers, it was more difficult than producing an original single.
Qu Lai is in trouble, and there are some things that Iwahashi Shinichi has to do personally.
Theoretically, the Music Business Association manages the copyright of the song on its behalf. If you plan to cover it, you can pay the copyright fee through the Music Industry Association and even directly bypass the creator of the song. But in actual operation, not only the creator must be obtained
For permission to use, you also need to contact the record company where the copyright of the song belongs.
However, the album this song is on was released during the BEING era, the predecessor of VERMILLION Records. At that time, BEING was just a production company and did not have the ability to independently release records. Likewise, it did not have the distribution rights for that album.
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That album was released through BMG Records, which had an agency relationship with BEING at the time. In this way, the person to say hello was not the current VERMILLION Records, but to ask for a courtesy license from BMG Records.
, a copyright royalty will be sent through the Music Association.
BMG Records made a small fortune by accident. I didn't expect that someone wanted to cover the old records that I had helped represent many years ago. I happily agreed and said a lot of polite words.
Although BEING, which is now VERMILLION Records, owns the original disc copyright of that album, the band wants to make a new arrangement and production of this song, completely bypassing the restrictions of the original disc rights. After the song is completed and released
, the only one who really has something to do with this song is Oda Tetsuro.
In this way, Iwahashi Shinichi was saved a lot of trouble.
The nominal chief producer and music producer of ZARD is Shinichi Iwahashi, but in fact, Haruko Akamatsu is specifically responsible for it on a day-to-day basis, and the music production is basically taken care of by the band themselves.
Iwahashi Shinichi is happy to see the band control their own production style, and has already planned to include the band as self-producer as a condition of renewal when ZARD's contract expires.
contract.
Iwahashi Shinichi took it upon himself to help Kamai Sachiko with the issues related to the song cover. Akamatsu Haruko, the de facto agent, also appeared with him on the day he arrived at the recording studio.
This time, Akamatsu Haruko also contributed a lot to this cover song.
However, it is too early to say such things. At least not in the recording studio.
After Shinichi Iwahashi accepted the greetings from the members, he sat down on the sofa. Sachiko Kamaike sent over the lyrics she had written.
After taking over the lyrics, the band members were still chatting with Shinichi Iwahashi.
Seeing their relaxed expressions, Iwahashi Shinichi was convinced that Akamatsu Haruko had taken care of everything in the band. With a leader like Akamatsu Haruko present, the band could operate smoothly.
But at such times, Akamatsu Haruko often remains silent and does not interrupt the chat between the members and the producer.
She stood a little far away from Kamai Sachiko. When Iwahashi Shinichi retracted his gaze from Akamatsu Haruko, his eyes naturally fell on Kamai Sachiko again.
Sachiko Kamaiike looked like a female student whose homework was being checked. But rather than saying that she was nervous, it was better to say that after she handed in the test paper, she remembered that some questions seemed not to be written that way, showing a subtle hesitation.
He lowered his head and looked at the scratch paper.
The paper was scrawled and revised, and among the messy traces of writing and scratching out were short sentences with elegant handwriting. At the top of the draft paper was the title of the lyrics: "Try harder."
Shinichi Iwahashi read the lyrics silently, just like Sachiko Kamaike's usual writing style, which is colloquial but sophisticated. It is easy to understand without showing off, and the words are simple but not superficial. As long as you read it, you will know the beauty of it.
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After Shin Iwahashi turned his attention to the draft paper, Sachiko Kamaiike looked at him seriously.
The band has been popular for a long time, and Kamai Sachiko has written hundreds of lyrics. Some of them have been published, but more of them were written in a flash of inspiration and then put away.
Ordinarily, at this point, I would no longer be nervous about it.
In fact, she was not nervous. Rather, she was looking at Iwahashi Shinichi's expression and recalling every kanji or kana she wrote. Although Kamai Sachiko was standing in front of Iwahashi Shinichi, it was more like standing in front of him.
By my side, I was reading my own lyrics with him at the same time.
The difference is that Shinichi Iwahashi is reading the lyrics, while Sachiko Kamaike is looking at Shinichi Iwahashi's expression and thinking about his views on the lyrics when recalling the sentences he wrote.
Finally, Shinichi Iwahashi changed his sitting position, raised his head, and said, "There have been enough changes."
Bassist Tomohisa Kawazoe, who speaks outspokenly, still does not change his quick words, "Our lead singer, San, may regret it at any time unless the master tape has been completed and sent to the printing plate factory."
If I hadn't worked with Tomohisa Kawazoe for many years and we knew each other's tempers well, I would have thought that he was acting strangely.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't respond to Kawazoe Tomohisa's harsh witticism, and looked at Kamaike Sachiko, "The lyrics match that piece of music very well. They are the same step-by-step and continuous."
Kamai Sachiko listened carefully to his comments, neither shy nor complacent. She explained, "I think if I can encourage everyone, a little bit would be good. So, try to think of it and use more straightforward words."
"There's something about the lyrics that I really like."
Iwahashi Shinichi told her, "I didn't say the word 'come on' directly."
When he said this, Kamaike Sachiko suddenly showed a touched expression. But she still listened silently to Iwahashi Shinichi's words.
Shinichi Iwahashi and Yukiko Kamaichi said, "Say words like 'come on' when you are already feeling exhausted, sometimes it has the opposite effect."
When you are proud of yourself and are climbing to the top, you can certainly gain strength from words like "Come on!"
However, ZARD, GENZO, and even the entire recording industry and entertainment industry will have to face 120 million people who have exhausted their strength and cannot bear the word "Come on!"
Iwahashi Shinichi showed an approving expression and changed his subject, "However, I think you must already understand these things, Sachiko, so there is no need for me to give any special instructions."
Kamachi Sachiko was very modest, "No...Iwahashi-san's words inspired me."
She was not expressing humility to her boss. In fact, when Sachiko Kamaike wrote the lyrics, she had not thought as deeply as Shinichi Iwahashi.
It wasn't because she understood the public's need for a support song that she wrote a song that didn't directly say "come on!" but replaced "come on" with "just a little bit". It was just a song.
Due to intuition and a certain sense of belonging, I decided to write such a lyric.
From this perspective, Kamai Sachiko is a true genius, capturing the pulse of the times in every detail.
Shinichi Iwahashi expressed his approval, and the band members listened to the conversation and joined in with their opinions. Team leader Tatsuya Hirakawa was half polite and half sincere, "Describing these subtle emotions is what Kamichi is best at. Although with her
Even after working together for so long, I’m still surprised by this.”
Akamatsu Haruko left, but a genius like Kamai Sachiko was found. Hirakawa Tatsuya felt lucky in his heart. What he was lucky about was not that Akamatsu Haruko left the band and Kamai Sachiko joined, but that he decided to let Akamatsu Haruko be the band in the first place.
's lead singer.
With Sachiko Kamaiike's band, we must have reached a higher level.
It is because of this awareness and awareness that the leader, Tatsuya Hirakawa, supports Kamaike Sachiko's ideas many times. Even if he cannot accept it for a while, he will try his best to understand it. As a band with all members having creative ability, they are willing to
Covering an unknown old song also comes from such an understanding.
Tomohisa Kawazoe continued his indistinguishable words of good words or venomous words, "But I tried harder, and it was just a little bit closer. I wrote like a marathon."
The members were not surprised by his poisonous tongue, but even so, they were still a little sweaty.
Only Kamai Sachiko herself remained silent at this moment, as if she had joined Akamatsu Haruko's silent camp.
Iwahashi Shinichi felt that Kawazoe Tomohisa had a good idea. He smiled and said: "It makes sense. After that, I will send this song to NHK and ask them to see if it can be used as a support song for the marathon."
Although Kawazoe Tomohisa can't speak, Shinichi Iwahashi's drive to do whatever he says makes the members even more nervous.
...Then again, if you don't have this kind of personality, you wouldn't want to set up a record company for a band.
Akamatsu Haruko spoke at the right time and replied to Iwahashi Shinichi, "I understand, and I will contact NHK later." The two of them seemed to be singing in harmony just for this moment.
She finally joined the conversation, and at this moment, the only one who was truly silent was Sachiko Kamaiike herself.
Shinichi Iwahashi looked at Sachiko Kamaike's worried look.
When you are exhausted, words like "come on" sometimes have the opposite effect.
However, if you pursue straightforward colloquialism too much, it will dissipate the power of this song as a "support song." Sachiko Kamaike listened to the conversation and thought about her lyrics in her heart.
She thought about it and suddenly realized that the most incongruous thing was actually the title of the song, wasn't it?
