Aozora (song) explained

Aozora
Cover:Aozora cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Blue Hearts
Album:Train-Train[1]
A-Side:Aozora
B-Side:Heisei no Blues
Released:June 21, 1989
February 6, 2002 (rerelease)
Genre:Punk rock
Length:14m50s
Label:Meldac
Producer:The Blue Hearts
Prev Title:Love Letter
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Jōnetsu no Bara
Next Year:1990

was the eighth single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. The song was recut from the group's third album Train-Train. This song was written in opposition to the continuing apartheid of the time. "Heisei no Blues" (平成のブルース), the B-side track, was not on the album Train-Train.

The song was covered by miwa in 2010, for use as the ending theme song of the animated film adaptation of Eto Mori's novel Colorful.[2] Mone Kamishiraishi worked with Glim Spanky on a cover of the song for her 2021 album Ano Uta -2-.[3]

In December 2019, the song was published as a picture book with illustrations by French artist Botchy-Botchy. Publisher is Gendaishokan and is only available in Japanese for the time being. The book also features a 2 pages original text written by Yoshimoto Banana, who is a fan of the band ´The Blue Hearts’.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bluehearts.com/album3.html Train-Train
  2. Web site: Barks . miwa、尾崎豊とブルハのカバーを映画『カラフル』に提供 . 2010-07-03 . Japanese . 2010-07-21.
  3. Web site: 上白石萌音がカバーアルバム2枚の収録曲発表!キャンディーズ、沢田研二、フィッシュマンズらカバー . 2021-04-29 . . Japanese . 2021-05-01.