Yurie Kokubu - Just A Joke - [1983] Relief 72 hours

Track: [09] Just A Joke
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Vocals: Yurie Kokubu 国分友里恵
Lyrics By: Masako Arikawa 有川正沙子
Music By: Tetsuji Hayashi 林哲司 and Yamashita Tadashi 山下正

**LYRICS**
gūzen futari ga deau Pavement
anata wa mukashi to kawaranai

miryoku tekina shisen karuku sasōkeredo

kusuriyubi ni wa kirari to ringu
moekaketa mune kyū ni sameteku

It's Just a Joke gomennasaine
It's Just a Joke tsukiaenaiwa
It's Just a Joke aishiteta no wa
jiyūdatta anatayo

yūzū no kikanai onnadato
anata wa hisoka ni nigawarai

omoide kowasu hodo kimae yoku wa naiwa

watashi igaito Fantastic
saki no yometeru koi wa iyanano

It's Just a Joke imasara nani o
It's Just a Joke tashikameauno
It's Just a Joke anata tokui no
Joke desho?
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偶然ふたりが出会うPavement
あなたは昔と変わらない

魅力的な視線 軽く誘うけれど

薬指にはキラリとリング
燃えかけた胸 急にさめてく

It's Just a Joke ごめんなさいね
It's Just a Joke つき合えないわ
It's Just a Joke 愛してたのは
自由だった あなたよ

融通のきかない女だと
あなたは秘かに苦笑い

想い出壊す程 気前良くはないわ

私意外とFantastic
先の読めてる恋は嫌なの

It's Just a Joke 今さら何を
It's Just a Joke 確かめ合うの
It's Just a Joke あなた得意の
Jokeでしょ?
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“Relief 72 Hours”（1983） 　Yurie Kokubu
1st debut album, released in 1983　　Produced by: Tetsuji Hayashi

1. Snob Night - 0:00 (Composition, Arrangement: Soichi Noriki)
2. Profile of Love - 4:46 (Composition, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi)
3.Weekend Love - 8:04 (Music: Yoshiyuki Sahashi, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita)
4.Love Song - 12:07 (Music: Tetsuji Hayashi, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita)
5. Hurry Up Taxi Man - 16:15) (Music: Ken Sato, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita)
6. Revolving Door - 20:50 (Music: Ken Sato, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita)
7.Dancing Tonight - 24:50 (Music: Tetsuji Hayashi, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita)
8. Alone at the Party - 27:57 (Composition, Arrangement: Soichi Noriki)
9.Just a Joke - 32:16 (Composition, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita)
10.Last Woman for You - 35:21 (Music: Tadashi Yamashita, Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita)

Vocals : Yurie Kokubun,
Drums: Jun Aoyama, Tatsuo Hayashi, Shuichi Murakami,
Bass: Koki Ito, Yasuo Tomikura
Guitar: Susumu Nagata, Toru Tatsuke, Takeshi Kon,
Keyboards: Soichi Noriki, Haruo Togashi, Akira Nishimoto, Kan Inoue,
Percussion: Nobu Saito
Chorus: Yurie Kokubun, Tetsuji Hayashi, Ken Sato, Hidetoshi Yamada, Mizuki Koyama, Teruyo Sakuma
Trumpet: Toshio Araki, Kenji Nakazawa
Saxophone: Mitsuru Hokoku, Genji Sawai, Jake Concepción,
Trombone: Osamu Shiomura
Strings: JOE Group

Yurie Kokubu is a Japanese female singer-songwriter and lyricist.
She debuted in 1983 with the album “Relief 72 hours”.
She was originally a vocal instructor under jazz singer Martha Miyake, honing her skills in studio sessions.　
　
She belonged to RCA, the Air label to which Tatsuro Yamashita belonged, and was a singer with a lineage linked to Minako Yoshida ~ Taeko Onuki ~ Mariya Takeuchi ~ EPO of “RCA Sisters”.
She performed with Toshiki Kadomatsu on "It's Hard Two Say Goodbye" in '83, and has participated as a chorus in Tatsuro Yamashita's live performance since '88.

The album's producer, composer Tetsuji Hayashi, also composed and produced "September" to Mariya Takeuchi, "Sad Color Sea" to Masaki Ueda, and Anri's "I Can't Stop the Loneliness" were big hits and he was also gaining momentum.

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Whaat?! only 4k views? this song needs more recognition its so fucking good

[sienguo]

偶然ふたりが 出会うPavement
あなたは昔と 変わらない

魅力的な視線 軽く誘うけれど

薬指には キラリとリング
燃えかけた胸 急に さめてく

It's Just a Joke ごめんなさいね
It's Just a Joke つき合えないわ
It's Just a Joke 愛してたのは
自由だった あなたよ

融通のきかない 女だと
あなたは秘かに 苦笑い

想い出壊す程 気前良くはないわ

私意外とFantastic
先の読めてる恋は 嫌なの

It's Just a Joke 今さら何を
It's Just a Joke 確かめ合うの
It's Just a Joke あなた得意の
Jokeでしょ?

It's Just a Joke ごめんなさいね
It's Just a Joke つき合えないわ
It's Just a Joke あなた得意の
Jokeでしょ?