Aozora (song)
"Aozora" (青空, "Blue Sky") 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.
| "Aozora" | ||||
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| Single by The Blue Hearts | ||||
| from the 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 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Masatoshi Mashima | |||
| Producer(s) | The Blue Hearts | |||
| The Blue Hearts singles chronology | ||||
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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’.
References
- Train-Train Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. bluehearts.com. Accessed February 22, 2008.
- Barks (2010-07-03). "miwa、尾崎豊とブルハのカバーを映画『カラフル』に提供" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- "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". Natalie (in Japanese). 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-01.