去東京本來預計收些日本80'S女歌手"麗美Reimy",怪的是原本在diskunion網站查在庫很多間分店都還有"R"這張跟精選集,結果遍尋不著最後在渉谷的ROCKFAN挖到一張.

Reimy本名堀川麗美,1984年出道發了第一張專輯"REIMY",遂後以才氣與甜美歌聲殺死無數日本少男少女心(大概就是日本80年代的綺貞吧XD).姐姐堀川麻由美MAYUMI也是活躍於80年代的音樂圈,曾經幫今井美樹小泉今日子酒井法子等歌手作曲,也拍過電影和寫真集.

喜歡岩井俊二電影配樂的人應該熟悉,1993年起Reimy以REMEDIOS之名幫連續創作了五部岩井早期電影的配樂分別是:煙火(Uchiage hanabi)/無名地帶(Fried Dragon Fish)/愛的捆綁(Undo)/情書(Love Letter)/ 夢旅人(Picnic).這段期間REIMY已停止個人專輯的發行.

我的第一首Reimy來自於石寬川執導的SUKIDA!畫面配成的,阿葵名畫面,經典到不行,片段中女高中生苦澀又說不口的愛戀,配上1986年發行的專輯My Sanctuary中的Just Only You,讓我兩天看了不下50遍.Just Only You或許算不上Reimy最暢銷的金曲,但無論是勾人心弦的旋律或是純情少女心的濃烈情感歌詞,讓人不禁伴著初戀的回憶,一再按下Replay.

這次挖到的是1989年發行的言葉のない友情(Friendship without words),當中最紅的當屬Angel這曲,懷念20年前表達情感的方式是如此誠懇直接,而非現在隱藏一大堆譬喻讓人解讀(謎)啊!



Reimy也習於以英文寫詞,專輯中有首HUNDRED&SEVEN LIVES 是全英文詞,好聽!


成名曲是這首愛にDESPERATE,在我出生八個月後Reimy出道了!


Reimy開始幫岩井俊二作配樂時是29歲,算算今年也有40來歲了,歌迷們在Reimy出道20週年發起了麗美Encore復出的連署,希望她能再多給我們一些柔情吧!

近期在港片阿嫂中聽到曾經出現電影煙火裏的Forever Friend,怎不驚喜?!歷久不衰的溫柔,和真摯,用一首歌的時間擁有,就很好.





    Hold me like a friend
  Kiss me like a friend
  Say we'll never end
  Searching for the color of the rainbow
  Melody never say good-bye
  I'll believe you

  Hold me like a friend
  Kiss me like a friend
  Say we'll never end
  Searching for the color of the rainbow
  Melody never say good-bye
  I'll believe you
  
  Some people handle love and never try
  I can almost fly with your wings to set me higher
  Some day we'll see the world
  and through the grey have faith in our hands
  
  Hold me like a friend
  Kiss me like a friend
  Say we'll never end
  Searching for the color of the rainbow
  Melody never say good-bye
  We always be forever friends
  
  Hold me like a friend
  Kiss me like a friend
  Say we'll never end
  Searching for the color of the rainbow
  Melody never say good-bye
  I'll believe you
  
  When the river flows
  Off to part us both
  Only HEAVEN knows
  I'll be a boat to sail arround you
  Melody never say good-bye
  I'll be near you
  
  Some people handle love and never try
  I can almost fly with your wings to set me higher
  One day we'll see the world
  and through the grey have faith in our hands
  till the river ends..