Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo explained

Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo
Cover:Chisato Moritaka - Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chisato Moritaka
Album:Rock Alive
Language:Japanese
English Title:Even If I Become an Old Lady
B-Side:Jitensha Tsūgaku
Recorded:1992
Length:4:16
Label:Warner Music Japan
Composer:Hideo Saitō
Lyricist:Chisato Moritaka
Producer:Yukio Seto
Prev Title:Concert no Yoru
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Watarasebashi/ Writer Shibō
Next Year:1993

is the 16th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Hideo Saitō. The single was released by Warner Music Japan on June 25, 1992.[1]

Background

Moritaka wrote "Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" when she was 20 after being told by male staff of her management that women reach their prime at age 19. The song describes a woman's wish for a man to accept her, regardless of her age.[2] [3] [4] [5] It partially draws inspiration from The Beatles' "When I'm Sixty-Four".[6]

The song was used as the opening theme of the NTV drama series . Moritaka wrote the lyrics for the B-side, based on her experiences commuting to school by bicycle.[4]

Music video

No music video of the song was made at the time the single was released, but in 2001, a re-edit of the song performance from Moritaka's 1993 live video Live Rock Alive was included as a music video in the DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 15, which was a mail-in order exclusive for those who purchased the first edition release of DVD Collection Nos. 1-14. On June 25, 2022, Warner Music Japan uploaded a remastered version of the music video on Apple Music to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the single.[7] [8]

Chart performance and reception

"Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" peaked at No. 15 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 228,000 copies, and has since become one of Moritaka's most popular songs.[9] [10] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ in December 1992. During the 43rd Kōhaku Uta Gassen, when Moritaka was part of the Red team, host Hikari Ishida introduced the song as .[2] [11] [4]

In his 2019 article, music journalist and blogger Tomonori Shiba noted that the song symbolized a shift in women's attitudes during the Heisei era.[12]

Other versions

Moritaka's 2013 live album YouTube Public Recording & Live at Yokohama Blitz features, with the lyrics of this song performed to the tune of her 1990 song "Aru OL no Seishun ~ A-ko no Baai ~ (Moritaka Connection)".

The song was remixed by tofubeats in the 2014 collaboration album Chisato Moritaka with tofubeats: Moritaka Tofu.[13]

In 2015, Moritaka re-recorded the song for a series of Kosé cosmetics commercials she starred in.[14] This version, titled was included in her 2017 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 10.[15] [16]

In 2019, she performed a brief a cappella version of the song in a commercial promoting DHC Queen of Serum anti-aging skin cream.[17] [18] [19]

Personnel

Certification

Cover versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ｢私がオバさんになっても｣(CD) . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-03-31.
  2. Web site: 平成を駆け抜けた "森高千里" . . 2019-05-08 . 2020-03-23.
  3. Web site: 森高千里「私がオバサンになっても」（後編）（3）花開いた「森高ワールド」 . . 2012-07-09 . 2020-03-23.
  4. 『私がオバさんになっても』セルフライナーノート . Chisato Moritaka . Moritaka . Chisato . . 2012-06-01 . 2020-03-27.
  5. Web site: 森高千里はいつオバさんになるの？THE MUSIC DAYで披露したミニスカと歌唱力「話が違う」と話題に . Coconuts Japan . 2018-07-09 . 2020-03-23.
  6. Web site: Chisato Moritaka . Alexey . Eremenko . . 2020-03-29.
  7. Web site: ベスト・アルバム『ザ・シングルス』及び「私がオバさんになっても」(MV）を6月25日(土)より遂にデジタル配信(ダウンロード/サブスクリプション)開始！ . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2022-06-24 . 2022-06-26.
  8. Web site: 森高千里ベスト・アルバム『ザ・シングルス』及び「私がオバさんになっても」(MV）を6月25日(土)より遂にデジタル配信(ダウンロード/サブスクリプション)開始！ . . 2022-06-25 . 2022-06-26.
  9. Web site: 私がオバさんになっても/森高千里 . . 2020-04-05.
  10. Web site: 森高千里(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164721/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/moritaka.html . Japanese . 2021-08-16. 2011-05-24 .
  11. Web site: 43rd Kōhaku Uta Gassen History . . 2020-03-23.
  12. Web site: 昭和の「オバさん」と令和の「女性」 平成4年の「私がオバさんになっても」（森高千里）【柴那典 平成ヒット曲史】 . Shiba . Tomonori . Book Bang . 2019-10-18 . 2020-03-30.
  13. Web site: 森高千里 with tofubeats 森高豆腐 . . 2020-03-31.
  14. Web site: コーセー『アスタブラン』 『エスプリーク エクラ』、新CM 代表曲「私がオバさんになっても」を新アレンジ！森高千里さんが魅せる、自立した女性像にご注目！ . PRTimes . 2015-09-30 . 2020-03-26.
  15. Web site: ｢デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ"LOVE"Vol.10｣ . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-03-27.
  16. 森高千里 『私がオバさんになっても（スローヴァージョン）』 【セルフカヴァー】 . Chisato Moritaka . Moritaka . Chisato . . 2017-09-29 . 2020-03-27.
  17. Web site: TV-CM「クイーンオブセラム」女ざかりは19だと誰がいったのよ篇 . . 2020-03-24.
  18. Web site: 森高千里が語る 「私がオバさんになっても」を書くきっかけとなった"ある一言" . . 2019-04-19 . 2020-03-23.
  19. Web site: 森高千里が『私がオバさんになっても』の歌詞を儚げに口ずさむ「DHC クイーン オブ セラム」新CMに出演 . Music.jp . 2019-04-06 . 2020-03-23.
  20. Web site: McKee . Original Pilipino Music . 2021-04-14.
  21. 佐藤まりあがお風呂でうたってみた 私がオバさんになっても / 森高千里 - Tiny Bath Concert by フィロソフィーのダンス . Philosophy no Dance . . 2021-03-22 . 2021-03-24.

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