Yume wa Yoru Hiraku explained

Keiko no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku
Type:single
Artist:Keiko Fuji
Album:Shinjuku no Onna/ 'Enka no Hoshi' Fuji Keiko no Subete
B-Side:Tokyo Nagaremono
Genre:Enka
Length:4:09
Label:JVC
Prev Title:Onna no Blues
Prev Year:1970
Next Title:Inochi Azukemasu
Next Year:1970

is a Japanese song. The song was composed by Komei Sone. The song was originally noted down in a juvenile classification home.[1]

The lyric of the song was re-written by various lyricists. Mari Sono's cover version of this song was released in 1966. However, the song is best known for being sung by enka singer Keiko Fuji. The song was included in her album Shinjuku no Onna/ 'Enka no Hoshi' Fuji Keiko no Subete (lit. "Woman in Shinjuku/ 'Star of Enka' All of Keiko Fuji") released on March 5, 1970. The album topped Japanese Oricon charts for 20 consecutive weeks. Her version of this song was named . Her version of this song was released as a single on April 25, 1970. The single topped Oricon charts for 10 consecutive weeks.

Japanese folk rock singer Kan Mikami also released his version of this song with his new lyrics in 1972. However, his version was banned from being used on the air.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1億3000万人のメモリーソングBEST10 (Best Ten Memory Songs for 130 million people). Shobunsha. 2009-02-18. 2009-03-28. ja.
  2. Web site: Umezu Kazutoki plays the ENKA. Doubt Music. 2009-03-28. ja.